The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
THE MEN WHO WILL DRAW UP
THE ISIPis ACHMENT ARTICLES.

Aldermen WylIy, smith and Wen
Designated by the Mayor to Pro-
pare the Charges Against the Fire
CommissIOners-Wiu Probably Re-
port at an Early Date-The Com
missiOners Arc siIcnt-Th cir
Friends Say They VIII Decline to
Recognize the Authority of CouR-
Gil.
After the meeting Of council last night
Mayor AIeldrim announced the appoint
ment Of Aldermen Wylly, Smith and Well
as a committee to formulate and present
to council charges of impeachment against
the fire commissioners, as provided for by
a resolution adopted at the meeting of
council Tuesday night. The three alder
men named win be notified of their ap-
pointment to-day.
Council took a recess last night subject
to the call of the chair. This means that
the body can be called together in regular
session at any time. 70 receive the
charges against the fire commission or to
pass upon any other business which may
properly come before 1t.
positively decline to discuss their pro0a-
BILE action wheh summoned to appear be-
fore council to answer to the charges of
. Impeachment. They may decline to APP
pear and the impression is that they will.
While the commissioners are saying moth
ing their personal and political friends as
sert freely that the commissioners will
take no notice of the action of council,
but will take legal steps to protect their
rights in the discharge Of the duties i'm
posed upon them by law.
THE commissioners would be fools TO
consent to such a trial." sad one we'll
known member Of the Citizens Club. 1T
would be trial before a packed jury, the
members of which are already on record
as to the course which they intend TO pur-
sue. Such a trial would be nothing more
than a farce. The action OF council in de-
handing of the commission the dismissal
of the fire chief and threatening them
with Impeachment In case they refused 10
do SO, clearly Illustrates this. Council
ought to know that il has no authority
TO impeach the comm sstoners. If it does
not know this the members of council
know that an attempt of this kind will
be resisted in the courts by the commits
sioners, and an issue raised which in all
proba Dility, would require several months
10. settle. Il would be the part of wisdom
for them to restrain their Impotence and
TO have the fight out in the legislature,
which conVenes next month"
The fire commission will meet this aft
ernoon. Besides the regular business TO
come before the meeting, Including the
opening of the bids for supplying the de-
partment with winter uniforms, it is said
that charges will be preferred by Fire
Chief Mcguire against several members
of the department. The firemen, whose
names are mentioned are Foreman Jerry
Murphy of Chemical Company No. /, Fore
man j. J. Connolly Of Steamer Company
No. l. Assistant Foreman j. J. Flynn of
Chemical No /, Assistant Foreman An
Fireman J G. Henderson. These were
all prominent in giving testimony against
the chief, both in the investigation by the
committee OF council, and that by the fire
commissioner and were in many respects
the strongest witnesses against him.
Herman and Henderson have been I'M
der suspension for some time on techni-
cal charges. What the charges against
the others will be. is not known. They
may be charged with INSTRUMENTATION for
daring to testify against the chief. AS
Chief Mcguire contradicted positively
much of the evidence given by these wit
nesses, it has been intimated that he may
intend to charge them with swearing
falsely for the purpose of injuring him.