The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-25
MEETING.

franchise Ordinance Passed Organized
Labor's Protest.
At twenty minutes past IL o'clock, when
President Murphy called the midnight SEES
sion to order, there were crowded in the
Council chamber all who could find eeats
there. and many were Obliged to
stand around the walls and at the
open door. John H.. Pearson and
three members of the Dickson family were
prominent among those present. and the
round face of Simeon Coy doomed from
around the rear of the presidents
chair. A delegation from the labor
unions occupied the chairs to the rear of
the Councilmen's seats. A call of the roll
showed all present with the exception of
OF Messrs. McGill and Young. making q
total of nineteen.
That finished, Mr. Ryan called for ordi-
nance No. 90. which is the street-railway
franchise. and which was then in the
hands Of the committee. MIR. Rassmsnn
asked him why the committee did not make
q report on it. 1T WILL" said Mr.. Ryan,
and he forthwith submitted it,. 1t was in
brief. that the committee had had the mat
ter under consideration and hat IL re-
ported favorabiy on it's adoption.
The report vas signed by every
member of the committee but Mr..
Gauss. He rose to say that the reason that
his name did not appear on it was because
there had been no called meeting of the
committees; that he had hunted for Mr..
Ryan when he had had il. but
supposed that he did not care to
have him sign. MIR. Ryan retorted by say
ing that he knew that Mr.. Ganss was not In
favor OF the passage of the ordinance. and
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him. The report was adopted without any
controversy.
At this juncture Mr.. White made a mo-
ton to defer action on the ordinance until
the regular meeting night. No sooner were
the words out of his mouth than the deep.
base voice of Mr.. Schrader was heard
moving that Mr.. Whites motion be laid on
the table. There having been a second to
II, q vote was called on Mr.. Schrader's mo-
ton. and it was carried by a vote or Is to
4. those in the negative being Messrs.
Gauss, FrasbaDer, Linz and White.
Mr.. Casper then called for the reading of
the ordinance the second time. 1t was put
TO n 4 vOce vote, and carried. AS the
White again addressed the chair, saying
that before any action was taken be had a
resolution from the Central Labor Union
which he wished TO introduce. 1t was
called for. and was as follows:
To the honorable body OF the City Council Of In
dianapollr, greeting:
At the meeting OF the Central Labor Union of
the unions of said city, the following resolutions
we're adopted:
Resolved. That we. the representative Of the
several labor organizations OF said city. pro-
test against q thirty-year franchise being
sran'ea 10 any s.Ieereaf company ana
larger fare than eight fares for "a cents. We
also request your honorable body TO defer action
until the public has time TO consider IL.
This was signed by T.. A. Perkins. John
Dnnon w a Rnxa Tamaa (arrnll - L.
Croft. ID. L. Kennedy. IL. II. II. futile, A.
Il. Leoben burg.
1t had been hastily prepared by the CON-
mittee from that organization while wait
duly voted that it be received. Mr..
White then said that the Central
Labor Union was represented at the meet
ing. and il was his desire that ir be heard
on the subject which was IN for discussion.
Permission was granted. Casper sug-
costing that the speakers remarks
should be limited TO fifteen minutes.
President Murphy said that when . man
was asked to address the Council, il was
not supposed that his time should he linn
tied. and that Ee should not do so.
This won for him a round of applause
from those sitting on the rear seats. Mr..
Cooper got MP and wanted TO know by
what right any outsider could talk TO the
by saying that he hoped that there
was no member of the body of
which he was a member that was
SO bigoted or so narrow minded IS to refuse
to hear any man who wanted to ddress II
on matterf of Importance to the
people. Mr.. ID. F.. Kennedy spoke for
the representatives of labor present,
and those who are able to he there. he said.
After . few general remarks he continued:
w as labor representatives. have been
taking u great deal OF interest in these
questions for some time. Several months
ego we met in orr hall and adopted