St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-12
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At the Conference Committee
Copeland Sought to Be RecO.-
nized as the President OF tho
Assembly Offered a Report,
But President smith Wouldn't
Accept 1t. -
There was meeting yesterday after
noon of the conference committee, and
as might have been expected a slight
tinge of politics was mixed with the
session. This tinge arose from the late
attempt of the defeated Republicans to
organize the assembly, contrary to law
| and 10 the charter, aud as was but nat
.ural for them. an attempt was made at
yesterdays meeting to have the presi-
dent of therump assembly recog nized
by the committee. Although the X >.
publicans have slight majority of one
in this committee, their attempt fell Hat
through the firniness of Mayor Smith.
There were present. Mayor Saith.
Comptroller McCardy, Il. b. Bern~nt. Of
the water board; President Wiiirich. of
the school board, and City Engineer
Rundlett, also the members Of the varl-
Gus other boards entitled to seats on the
COMMITTEES. And last but not least there
were President Van Slyke, Of the as
sembly. aud Mr.. Copeland, aspirant for
the same position through the rump
organization.
The meeting was called to order by
City Clerk Prendergast, who announced
that the committee was without a chair
man. Therenpon Mayor Smith was
elect to fill the post occupied up to May
5 by Mayor Wright.
On roll call. when the CITY clerk called
president Of the assembly," both
Messrs. Van Slyke and Copeland an
swered the call. Comptroller McGardy
said that he objected to having Mr.. Van
Siyk.: serve Oh the committee until the
matter in controversy should have been
settled in the courts. 70 this Mayor
Smith replied that the committee had
no jurisdiction to determine the ques-
ton; that Mr.. Van Siyke was president
de facto Of the assembly as duly organ
lied.
At this point Nj. Copeland offered a
report and desired that it be received.
Again Mayor Smith quietly. but firmly.
informed the anxious gentleman that he
could not recognize him as member Of
the committee or receive any report
from him.
The customary reports from the city
officers and boards were then presented,
but Oh motion their reading was dis
pensed with and they were placed on
file. Again Mr.. Copeland called atten-
ton to the fact that he had report
upon the table and asked that it be re-
ceived. And again the mayor rewarded
him with the same answer and squelched
the ardor of tha member of the rump
house.
Mr.. Wheelock, after a brief consulta-
ton with Corporation Attorney Cham
berlail. who was in waiting, said that
he hoped the committee would not take
a one-sided view of the controversy aud
decide who was president of the assem-
bly, before the courts had decided the
question. He was not in favorof giving
any official weight to either side.
Mayor Smith replied that the legis-
lative bodies of the city government
WIN Ault Oi6ahiLOu oAA VCAO AOSOS-
niZed by the authorities.
by what authoritieso" queried Mr..
Copeland.
by ALL" said the mayor. "You have
no clerk"
II beg your pardon" came Copeland,s
rejoilider. I'VE havea clerk"
There is properly elected clerk.
and 10 other is authorized by law to
act" said the mayor. Mr.. Copeland
then relapsed into silence, and Attorney
Chamberlain said that the question as
to who is ''de fscto" officer could not
be determined by the committee. Mr..
Wheelock arose aud said that he de
sired to claim his right to file formal
protest against the ruling of Mayor
Smith, and wanted the protest entered
upon the record. This was done, and
Mr.. Copeland allowed to take such con-
ISOLATION outsof the fact as he might
elect. Mr.. Van Slyke offered a COM
munication, in which he stated that as
the charter did not require Of him to
file report until the next regular meet
ing, he had not yet prepared it.
Another objection was raised by the
Republican members of the committee,
but Mayor Smith ordered the commupi-
| cation to be received and placed on file.
Comptroller McCardy informed the
committee that there was no money in
the treasury to meet the contracts,
which. he understood. the school board
was about to make for the building OF
new school houses. 1t had been sup.
! posed that a balance of 100000 would
| accrue to the school board after all the
taxes of 1894 had been collected and
the apportionment tor the school board
had been set aside. But the taxes are
not all collected, and he desired to in
form the committee that under these
circumstances the contracts would not
be valid. MIR. Willrich replied that
there was no danger that the board
would make any contracts for which
there were no funds. All that had been
done was to secure some plans, which
could be used at any time when it was
desired that new buildings should be
| erected.
Mr.. WheelocK then moved that the
committee adjourn to the next regular
meeting in July, as by that time all
matters would have been adjusted. As
there was no special business to attract
the attention 0f the committee the mo-
ton prevailed.
| ONE MILLION STAMPS.