The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-29
The Two Branches Of the Council Recon-
mend Sweeping Reductions.
ALDERMAN BLAKE DRAGS IN POLITICS
And Then Bolts the Cnuous-ihe "ee""s
Was SHINY Attended-Changes IN the
CITY Engineers oGice-The Gas
supcrintendent's Salary Reduced

emf and five aldermen. Indeed, so sim
was tbe attendance that Mr.. Turpin was
moved to comment upon it during tne
course Of vigorous speech. lie de-
clared boldly that the large number Of
alsentoes was due to intention not chance.
and reelected severely upon any one who
shifled his duty when the city wasa IL
such severe straits.
MIR. BLAKE "BOLTED"
The sensation Of the meeting WAS sprung
by MI. George Med. Blake. who moved
That the sontiment OF each member of
the caucus be taken to see whether he
was going 90 support Bryan and se"aIi'
and tne Chicago platform. If be was not
going 10 DO that Mr. Blake declaI ca Ae
/ lad no business I'm caucus oi Demo
ciauc" members OF the Board OF Alael-
men aud Council AIR. blakes sing
motion was received hy the caucus
with marked astonlshment ana WAS
promptly laid on the table hy an over
| wholmine ma any. MI Blake thcreupon
| took his hat and "bolted' the caucus.
Tho caucus met shortly after u. clock,
Mr. Turpin in the chair
Air. Blake. as soon ~ the body was
1 called 20 order said that he understood
| tbat me cali was for "a caucus OK the
Democratic members OF the Council
There was a report. DE said that there
were some members of the Common co1a-
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THOSE EMPTY CHAIRS.
.ry.,, ca, all +re-o ernnf,- charms" le
..i5 oD .,,e . ro...nb.rt '' cannot De cotton to-
rrtror I'm Vote ON these appropriations
". a. Nancy Hanks Gait. I'm the heat ~
those thInes ON our heads tau YOU if
fba .iuos were normal wa would De called
to account for- our failure TO pcrlom cur
duties"
Air. Turnin declared that ho himself i'm
tended To vote for Bryan and seWlll. and
would take 10 lis bed if Bryan were lea-
ton. but DE dil not think that Those
things should Doe dfaelcd into CAUCUS
where the affairs OF lhe city were 10 be
considered.
AIR rl4xe made another short eneeoh
contendife that whom n Democratic eau.
o,,s ,r,s called 10 should De Demo-
cratic caurns lie said that he was sufc
/ hat empty seats were caused 10y the call
tor a "Dcmocmtic' caucus.
A yo.e was hcn taken ON the motion
on Mr. = ke 10 lay The resolution on the
table, and it was carried. The recorded
vote was as follows.
Ayes-Messrs. Turpn, Zimmerman ~
leu, Blanks. Briggs. C4sAe. CottreI
BloOmhcrg Lbcl. Fisher. Gunst, harc.-
SON. lo1son. Jones. John y. King. k0ln-
tree. Stokes Tanner. WaAerstein Wla.en
90
Noes-1lessrs. Blake. Burton. Smith,
Vaughan. Lauder, Noble, aud Pollock
8.
The result Of the vote having been an-
n0unced. Mr Blake after declaring thar
he was in favor OF the report of the l.e-
trcnchment Committee as whole nt
ON account Of opinions az FIRST expressed
by him could not remain i'm the caucus.
took bis hat and left the room.
Air. Lawder requested 20 De- excused on
account of "A majority OF the board Of Ale
dermen nat beinr present. Ills request
Was granted. and O. long argument then
cnsuel aas TO whether the caucus should
proceed 90 business with the small atteu-
dance present. or should adjourn After
stirring appeal from Mr. Turn.n the
body decided tO take up the report OF the
Committee on Rotrcnchmcnt and Reform
without further rrclimlnarioe
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Considerable time was spent I'm discuss
in- the ordinance relating TO the Encis-
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