The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-23
Anti-BOodlers in Control of the
Council Committees.
The Finance Committee to Find
Where the City Money Il.
sssxestfos Of . Clash Betwesa ceaseil
and Mayor-Ths Bassness Nen's 10y
eest Meeting Fesspoaed-Mr. Her
bsrs's rrtp Nersh.

TACOMA. May Especial. i-Tomorrow
morning the new finance committee Of
the city council will meet and undertake
the heretofore unaceomplished task Of
finding out where the city's s7so. i0l
deposit in the bank actually is
L 10 proposed to have City
Treasurer Boggs and City Treasurer-elect
McCanley accompany the finance COM
mittee from bank to bank and overhaul
the city's funds and ascertain how much
IL represented in cash. as required by Law
and. If not in cash. how much by
warrants. 1t is the understanding
that no bank will be embarrassed.
and that security will be ac-
cepted in lieu of funds reported on
hand. City Treasurer McCauiey's bond 10
~ not acceptable to all the counciimen in
its present shape without the city council
understanding how the city's funds are
and how they have been banked. Con-
troiler Benham's bond was approved in
open council after the council had been
two hours in caucus over the mayors pro-
posed appointments and McCauley's bond.
Mayor Orr was ready this evening to
send 10 the city council the appointments
Of ex-Deputy Sheriff j. b. Croake for chief
VI t0tstUt oua eA-SaokC SotASS "EGhSt-
sham for city attorney. He vas spprised.
principally BY the Harris votaw contin-
gent Of the council. that these appoint
ments would not be confirmed if
sent in tonight. They were not
sent in. Politicians and friends
of Wickersham, Croake and Mayor Orr
hlmsslf are nonplussed. Some time ago
the mayor announced ON the side that II
any of his appointments were rejected he
would send the same name back each
week fifty-two times . year. 1t ip the
understanding that Jack Shackieford
could have been confirmed for attorney,
and possibly Link Davis for reappoint-
ment for chief tonight. Nine votes are
required to confirm, eight to reject. In
balloting for city clerk 8. A. Wolf. Pop
ulist, led with seven ballots, nine being
required TO elect
President Harris considers the finance
and fire and water coinmittses the most
important at present. While he gives the
chairmanship Of the former TO Cavendsr,
~ Il had been stated In the Posr-IsrKxII-
aKScEa that he would do. still he places
four OF the most active Anti-boodie coun-
ciimen on the committee with the new
Republican member from the Second
ward, who thus far has committed no act
identifying himself with the so-called
boodless, except to stand ~ the candidate
for those who were understood o. obstruct-
ing the financing Of the city in the inter-
est of taxpayers.
Votaw, Who with Harris. made the dead
lock Highland the significance and i'm
portance Of that fight bids fair to be ap-
preciated more by the hindsight than Il
WAS by the foresight OF most taxpayers
Is placed at the head of the IRE and water
committee. and 10 given Lister and Wat
SON to constitute . majority In case OF
emergency Warner and Cove, Lee and
Humphrics. Of the Republican opposition
to the Harris-v otaw Republican and Pop
ulist combination. are dropped down the
line - chairmen OF committees of lesser
importance. Cove. the chairman Of the
former finance committee, will have little
TO do ~ chairman Of the committee on
streets. because few new streets are being
opened. The Democratic members. Pincus
and Glen, who sided with the opposition
to Harris and yotaw. are not given COM
mittees, being in the minority.
The Populisss. Nash. McGrath. Hart
man, Watson. Thompson aud Lister, were
all gwen CuaifuauSHipe. W0Ho tuo
avoxed anti-boodlers are given majority
Of the important committees, President
Harris considers the appointments. on the
whole, fair to sll concerned, ana in pre-
pairing thcm he says he endeavored 10 Sc
cnre harmonious effort In committee
work.
The complete list Of committees fol-
lows:
Finance - Cassnder, votaw. Lister.
Hartman, Harris-4 anti-boodle.
Health aud police Thompson, Warner,
Pincus
Fire and water-votaw. Pincus. Lister.
Cavender. Watson--32
JudiciAry--W Warner. Lister, Cove. Votaw.
Nssh--32.
ssreets-Gove. Glen. NA.h. Humphriss,
Thompson-2-S.
Claims Nash. Junstt. Lee. MeGrath.
Gieu--2-3
Harbor and water 'front.' McGrath Cove.
Watson, Lee, Lis,er--3-2
Library-Hartmsn. Cove. Csssndsr--
H.
Pus.,c buiIdings-Lee. Hartman. Junett
IL
Elections Watson. Warner, Gien--i-2
Enrolled ordinsnee--Li Lister. Glen. War
uer--f-2
Hospitals Mash, Watson