The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-08
IT WAS eleven TO TEN.
Mayors Appointments as Given in
the Triubne Confirmed Last Night.
HICKEY HAD A TIGHT SQUEEZE
RObltne and Taylor and Peter un:gerty
Named rs Cold. Bloodcd
Dismissal OF MciIaic. Coleman
and Lewis.

teroay morning Mayor Bailey last nigh,
named the two candidates for chiefoi
police, Frank r. Robling and Joseph
Taylor. as patroimen, Peter Haggerty
OF the Twentieth ward, also as pa
trolman. and 7. J. Hickey as chief OF
the fire department.
The dismissals sent in were Patrol
men John l.. Mc1alc, James ii. Cole
man and Thomas V. Lewis. Council
confirmed the mayors action In every
instance. although Nickey's appoint
ment was approved by the narrow mar
gin of one vcte, Mr. Williams. Of the
Fifth ward. coming to his rescue wher
defeat stared him IN the face.
After it was seen that the admins
tration had the necessary eleven votes
the balloting was carried on in a care
less manner. some of the Republican
members voting contrary to their eX'
pressed convictions, either through
ignorance of the exact nature of tn,
motion or in u sort of "its-themselves
-that's-in-it" spirit.
All members answered roll call and
the biggest crowd that ever packed tn,
council chamber was there. Every
available inch of space in the gallery
and on the floor was occuoied and &
big crowd out in the corridor kept fight
ing with Janitor John Marshall for ad.
At one time there was a concerted rusf
against this guarded portal and Mar
shall was nearly sent on his feet.
Chairman Sanderson jumped from his
chair and rushed to the assistance OF
the door tender. The crowd was awet
by the chairman's stentorian tones anC
ceased the crushing. Then the door
was closed and only opened when mem.
bers wanted to come In or go out unit
after the excitement was over. Among
the prominent men noticed in the
throng of spectators were Alderman q
B. Wright, X. n Black. a. 4. Bedford
George $. Horn. John J. Durkin. c. c
Donoven, &. Comegys, joseph O'Brien
X. j. Murray, d. w. Vaughn, a. J
Casey. John j. Murphy, p. f. Golden. NJ
]. Kelly, w. J. Welsh, Alex Dunn. p
+. Griffin, r. j. Jennings, +. j. Nc
Cam, George O'Donnell, John +
Mahon. James O'Boyle and c. q. Bo'
land. There was a session OF common
council on in the other chamber, but
the members spent most OF the time
in the select councils chamber, onl!
returning when Chairman Grier woulc
send out to bring in four or five OF then
to make a quorum.
THOSE FIVE ENVELOPES.
While Clerk Lavelle was reading the
minutes. Secretary Beamish entered
with five envelopes in his hand and de-
posted them on the clerks desk. The
little stir and buzz of whispered con-
versation which followed this was the
only token of interest given by the
spectators during the three orders OF
business which precede "communica-
tions from the mayor and other heads
of departments"
This order having been reached Clerk
Lavelle laid open the first envelope and
read the appointment of u. j. Hickey
to succeed II. Il. Ferber as chief of the
fire department. Mr.. McAndrew, the
member from the Twenty-first ward
moved to refer the nomination to the
fire department committee with In
structions to report forthwith. MI
Chittenden jumped to his feet with an
objection. raising the point of order
that this would be equivalent to a sus-
pension OF the rules and required a
two-thrds vote.
The rule on the reception Of appoint
ments is that they shall go to commit
tee unless a twO-thirds vote favors I'M
mediate consideration. Mr. Mean
drew's motion was clever one to Sc
cure immediate consideration on ma
jority vote. by taking advantage of the
inadequacy of the rules. Mr. Manley
and Mr.. Roche contended that while II
was true 1t required a two-thirds vote
to prevent the nomination from going
to committee there was nothing In the
rules to prohibit council from directing
by q majority vote Il committee to re-
port forthwith.
Chairman Sanderson looked up the
rules but failed to find anything direct
ly covering the point. He stated, how
ever, that he had hand in framing the
rules and it was his belief that the in
tent of the rule in question was mani
feStly to give a committee adequate
time for the consideration of an ap-
pointment and to do away with haste
in the matter. If the motion of the gen.
tleman from the Twenty-first should
prevail. he said, it would nullify the in
tent of the rule. therefore he would
have to decide the point of order wei
taken and declare the motion out OF
order.
APPEALED FROM DECISION.
Messrs Mccain and Kearney ap.
pealed from the decision of the chair
Mr.. Roche said he was surprised al
the action of the chairman. A com.
mittee. he argued, can report at any
time. The chair very sarcastically re-
marked that it regretted having occa.
stoned Mr. Roche any surprise and add
ed that the only matter before the
house was the appeal.
The motion was then put shall the
decision of the chair stand notwith.
standing the appeal" and it was decid
ed in the negative by the following
vote:
Ayes--Ross, Finn, Thomas. Durr
Chittenden, Wagner, Fellows, Schroe
der, Lansing-9
Nays-Kearney. Williams, Clarke
Roche. Robinson. Manley, Mccain
Burns. Frable, Coyne, McAndrew-l1
The original motion to refer the ap.
pointmcnt to committee with instruc.
tions to report forthwith was then put
and carried:
Ayes-Kearney, Williams, Clarke
Roche, Robinson, Manley. Mccain
Burns, Frable, Coyne. McAndrew--1l.
Nays-Ross. Finn, Thomas. Durr
Chittenden. Wagner, Fellows, Schroe.
der Lansing, Sanderson-1O.
The fire department committee
Messrs. Durr, Finn, Fellows. Burns
and Frable retired, and after an alb
sence Of about twenty minutes, re.
turned with two reports. The majority
report signed by Messrs. Durr, Finr
and Fellows, merely reported progress.
1t being the belief Of the signers thai
an investigation should be made of Mr.
Hickeys eligibility under the law.
Mr.. Chittenden moved to aGODt thi,
report and Mr.. McCann moved to. la
the motion on the table MIR. Mccain
however, withdrew his motion and Mr.