The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-19
A BREEZY TIME
Invitation to Attend Bowl Presentation
Causes Sensation In City Council.

| The invitation of the general com
mittse having In charge tho presentation
| of the lemonade bowl to the gunboa
Wilmington on Tuesday next, which wai
received by City Council at the pgulal
meeting Of the body last night, creoled Q
discussion which was sensational In
| several features.
The invitation was handed Clerk Nor
rison after much of the Councils business
had been transacted. He read it, but be
| fore the motion was offered to accept, Mr..
Smith inquired whether Council was to
occupy carriages In the escort or was to
walk.
President Leitch informed Mr.. Smith
thnt the matter was a secondary condition
and the the Eleventh ward representative
resumed his seat only to bo succeeded by
Mr.. O'Neill, who thought that Council
should not play second fiddle" to any
member Of The committee and particular.
ly to Crowley Edwards" Mr.. O'Neill
thought the presentation should be In
charge of the Council, and as it was not he
would not vote to accept the invitation to
attend the ceremony Time was given to
put the motion, which was then accepted
every momber voting "I' excepting Mr.
O'Nicn.
Mr.. Zabley, who is member of the
conucil committee W hioh is acting with
the general committee in the presentation
exercises, then stated for the Information
of Mr.. SIN tn that council was to pay for
its carriage If any were used. The invita-
tion invited every member and as the gen.
cral committees funds wore limited, no
csIriago could bo hired. This reply led to
motion that council assemble at the
City Hall at l. 80 o'clock on the day of the
presentation and march to the Opera
House in body Mr.. Smith seconded the
motion but before it was carried q gener-
al discussion was begun.
Mr.. Leary did not think it the proper
thing to make Council bear it's own OK
pcnsc II any was incurred.
Mr.. ohcrIy remarked that he, as %
member of the Council Cominittee had
understood that carriages were to be pro-
vided for all tho invtau guests.
Mr.. Smith again got into the discussion
by remarking that he for one, did not
care to taEe any part in the exercises and
festivities thereto He considered he &c.
ton of tho Committee toward Council rs
the most ''discourtcous ever pnrpetratcd
upon munir;i. al bodr," He .urther
Thought the entire affair eight and lame.
Mr.. Hcaley WIS of tho same opinion.
II for another don't propose to have
Lilnekiln club invite INC to any such u
thing" said Mr. O'Neill III council had
charge Of the affair children would net
have to run Throughout the city for PEN
nles, he added.
Mr. Robertson thought Council had got
ton into such tlngle that it hardly knew
its position. If the body intends to take
part in tho exercises he thought he time
proper to decide Councils never trans
acted business by halves and il the MAJ ter
under discussion was to bU handled that
it would be q dscrediC to the cily, council
and everyone else
Mr.. smith by his time was frlning, and
obtaining the floor again rem ed that in
bis opinion the general committee did not
want touncil's committcc 10 info! IN
tho city buiy of any of its transaC ions
he believed he inviting OF he Council o
tho exercises WIS only nfmat cr of courtesy.
MIR Leary, VINO Is also II member Of lie
Council COMMITTEES, did nos agree with Mr..
Sml regard ng the business of the g5'i-
cral commit 60. l was he opinion OF MIR
Le ~ ihat Council had been treated fairly
i'll his respect.
AL the meetings Of the committee w,r,
pt". cLnd any member ri Council cuild
therefore atte.Id. He concluded by re-
marking that he believel the motion to
meet at the city hall u the hour mention
ed was out of order He thought If any Of
the members desired 10 attend they could
do so wi hout first y semblng at the Coun-
Gil Chamber. His sentiments wee met
with favor and the motion as stated was
lost.
This means til at if,Council Is represent.
cd at tho exercises it will not be q, u body.
is certain that none of tho Democratic
members will attend nor will they be at
the bnnquet In the evening for which IS
will be charged. .Ehe action of the body
was discussed after the session had come
to d CLOSE and it Was the opinion of many
people that the Democratic Councilman
la placed themselves in rather small
position.