The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-10
CHARLTON AND MYERS TALK.
The Passage Of the Rockwell Bill Will
Not Affect the City Election,


So mr.. Charlton Says - Alderman
Myers Contends That His Motion to
Take Recess Was Put TO Vote, but
the other Aldermen Present Disagree
With Him-The Factions Canvassing
Together AEain-A Battle Royal Be-
tween the Followers of Maj. schwarz
and Alderman Myers Predicted Soon.
Alderman Charlton returned to the city
yesterday morning from Bryan county,
where he had been attending court. His
attention was called to the bill changing
the time of the election of city officers
to the first regular meeting in
February, which, was an
nounced in yesterdays Morning News.
has been introduced in the legisla-
ture. Mr.. Charlton seemed 10 regard the
bill very lightly. There will be no fight
made on the bill that know Of he said
Let it pass. It doesn't interest us. We
have already elected city officers. The bill
might control the next election of city
officers. but it doesn't affect the election
held by the present council"
DO you think that Alderman
Myers failure to bring up his
adjournment of the last regular meet
ing establishes the legality of the cleo
tion?" Mr. Charlton was asked.
Not at all Mr.. Myers motion to re-
consider would have had no effect one
way or the other, even if he had brought
it up. 1t could not have been carried.
I HI e = NI,-N
Mr.. Myers made no motion, and that he
did not comply with the rules Of council
in his method of procedure. I amended
that rule myself shortly after becoming a
member of this council and 1 think
know how it was intended to work. 1
will refer you to the very action Of coun-
ell. which led to the modification of the
rule"
Mr.. Charlton referred to the minutes
of council to two meetings in 1898, where
there was fight as to whether the City
and Suburban railroad should be allowed
to double track its line on Abercorn
street The vote at the first meeting in
April was to 5, the mayor voting in
the negative The minutes showed that
Alderman Charlton gave notice at this
meeting that at the next regular meeting
of council he should move for reconsid-
GRAFTON of the action of council The min
utes OF the second meeting in April showed
that Alderman Charlton made his motion
for reconsideration at that meoting and
was successful, the action of the pre-
vious meeting being reversed.
1T was this action" said he, that led
to the amending of the existing rule as
the meaning of the rule as it then read
was not very clear
Alderman Myers, in conversation with
n Morning News reporter, claimed that he
had not been fairly treated in the report
Of Wednesday nights meeting of council
Alderman Myers claimed that his motion
that council should take a recess, subject
to the call of the chair was put TO a vote
and carried and that 1t should have been
so stated. Several other members OF the
board who were present, however, stated
that the report as published was correct
and that the motion to take a recess was
not put to VOTE it not being customary
to put these motions to a vote unless
there is a difference of opinion, il being
accepted that the motion to adjourn, or
take a recess, is the sense of those present
unless some objection is raised.
Alderman Myers explained that his rea-
son for moving to ask recess was not
because he expected to have Alderman
Screven present when the council con-
vened again in order that he might have a
second to his motion to reconsider. 1t was
agreed in caucus, he said. that a recess
should be taken, in order that certain i'm
portant matters might be brought before
the board at a subsequent meeting and
this, he said, was what prompted his mo-
ton for a recess.
There are indications OF some lively
| times ahead in city politics. A meeting
was held at the longshoremen's hall last
| night, said to be in the interest of Mai
| Schwarz. The Fourth District Club
also held its regular Friday
night meeting. AS predicted in the
| Morning News recently an effort to
make the nomination of the Citizens Club
! for mayor Dec before Dec. g. the time for
| which the nomination has been set, is to
| be made A meeting of the club is to be
! held Monday night week. at which
| 1t is believed the supporters OF
| Maj. Schwarz will endeavor to make
! the nomination. a meeting of the
! First District Club, which is also
said to be strongly in favor of Mai
Schwarz was also held last night 1t was
reported last night that the objects OF
all these meetings was to consider plans
for the next meeting Of the Citizens Club
and to make preparations to put Mai
| Schwarz through at all hazards. If this is
attempted the tug of war between the sup.
perters Of Maj Schwarz and Alderman
Myers is likely to be a severe one. 1t will
be battle royal