The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-28
IT BROKE UP IN A ROW.
Members Of the Common Council Could
Not Agree.

Not Agree.
A row of a vocal character brought
last nights meeting Of common council
to an abrupt and confused adjourn
ment. Following the joint session, the
common branch convened in regular
session. The members, with few eX-
ceptions, had been worked up to
combatative pitch by the oratorical
tactics of Members Battle, Sweeney,
Mclean, ct al, during the joint session,
and during the meeting of the common
branch following, Mr.. Molr left the
chamber in disgust and was followed
by other Republican members.
The incidents leading up to such a
condition were somewhat exciting and
served as a reminder of the swaddling
epoch of the city when a councilmanic
fracas was not an uncommon occur
rance. In the absence of President
Nealis, Mr. Schadt was selected to &C.
cupy the chair.
Forthwith Was Omitted
Music began to be felt and heard in
the air when Mr.. Battle moved that the
of Minooka be referred to the printing
committee with instructions to report
| forthwith The chair precipitated a
war of words by putting the motion,
which was carried, without alluslon to
forthwith" Mr.. Sweeney then re-
minded the chair of his unintentional
error, and the remark brought from
Mr. Robathan protest against forth
with" being included in the motion.
Mr.. Battle Joined in the argument
and upon that gentleman's statement
| that he had included forthwith in his
motion the objections of Mr. Robathan
were withdrawn.
But that was only the mild crescendo
which led up TO the real fortissimo OF
the evening. After the committee had
retired the chair instructed the meeting
to go into the fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh orders of business in turn
While in the seventh order the commit
tee filed into the chamber and Mr.
Sweeney interrupted the reading of an
ordinance to ask that the report of the
committee be received at once.
Moir Raises a Point.
Mr.. Moir remarked that only in the
third order Of business could commit
tee reports be received and that, mas
much as the chair had erred in conduct
ing the meeting into the seventh order
the request of Mr.. Sweeney was ou
of order Mr.. Robathan echoed the po
sitton assumed by Mr.. Moir,
The two Republican members wert
being constantly interrupted and a
one time six members were on the floor
Mr.. Norton, the by-sequence chairman
of the printing committee, was clamor
ing for permission to present the repor
on the printing of the Minooka ordi
nance; Mr.. Grier was demanding tina
Mr.. Norton be recognized; Mr.. Sweene!
was trying to make himself heard ant
explain his understanding Of parlla
mentary law; Mr.. Battle was saylnl
things In a loud voice about forth
withs," and Mr.. Moir and Mr.. Roba
than were rising to points of order o
asking the chair to rule on the question
: which had occasloned the disorder
After the excitement had prevaile,
for several minutes and was at it
highest, Mr.. Schadt ruled that the re
port of the committee should be re
ceived, although no motion had bee
made that the session so into tn
third order Of business.
"Ill not stand by any such hum
bug" said Mr.. Molr, who accompanie,
the remark by picking up his coat an,
hat and passing from the chamber
Mr. Robathan followed suit, and MI
, Godfrey and Mr.. Williams, each Re
publican, arose with the intention o
departing.