Evening journal., 1897-07-10
DEMOCRATS WRANGLE.
Leary and O'Neil Evidently
Republicans Last Night.
TO MEET AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT

BIG SQUABRLE OVER THE CHAIR
MANSH1P OF THE FINANCE COM |
MITTEE- --TWENTY-ON BALLOTS
WE'RE TAKEN-TO MEET AGAIN
MONDAY NIGHT.
There was considerable wraneling
amcng the Democratic members of City
Council at its adjourned meeting last
night over the disposition of the chair
manship Of the Finance Committee.
President Leltch called The meeting to
order
On motion Of Mr. Smith. a nomina-
tion and election for chairman of the
| Finance Committee was gone
into. and Messrs. Robertson and
Leary were appointed tellers Mr.
Smith nominated as members of the FL
nance Committee James B. Oberly, Den
mis- +. Leary and Henry w. lebley.
When the vote was counted it was
found that the Republicans voted blank,
one Democrat did The same, and Mr..
O'Neil refused TO vote. This showed
that fight fer the leadership of Coun-
il was in progress, and It looked as II
Mr. Leary was the opposition to Mr..
Oberly
President Leitch declared it no cleo
tion and a second ballot was taken,
which resulted as the first
Mr. Smith then moved to so into an
election Of a Public Building Commit
tee. Mr.. Leary called for an yea and
nay vote, and with Mr. O'Neil voted
againsc the motion. This killed Il by q
vote OF Z to 3. Mr. Smith moved to adj
iourn, and again Messrs. Leary and
O'Neil voted with the Republicans.
Mr. Oberly then moved to take up the
finance squabble again. II prevailed.
The third ballot resulted the same as
the first On the fourth ballot it re-
/, suited fve for the nominees and eight
blank.
Mr.. Healey moved to adjourn Messrs.
I.eary and O'Neil voted with the Re
puhlicans. which lost the motion. The
= fifth ballot was the same as the fourth.
On the sixth ballot 1t was five for
the nominees and seven blank. The
seventh. eighth and ninth ballots were
s the same. Mr. Leary then moved to
take a recess, but his motion was NOT
= seconded.
Mr.. Watson moved to take the zenith
- ballct, but il resulted the same as the
u ninth.
e Mr. Healey moved on the eleventh
e ballot. and NJ was the same. He ther
o moved to adjourn until Monday ane
y Smith, Kane, Oberly and Cannon votet
l. with the Republicans.
Z Mr. Robertson moved to take another
Ie ballot, and still it made no change,
The thirteenth ballot was taken. Oh
v erly. Leary and Zebley got five; Leary
'r O'Neil and Zcbley, one; blank, six ans
d one did not vote.
al On the forteenth ballot II stood thre
I'd for nominees and seven blank.
M On motion OF Mr. Morris the fifteenth
'e ballot was taken, and still no chang
a. resulted. He also moved for the six
N teenth. Mr. Robertson moved for III
ef seventeenth and no change resulted
m Council then took a rest, and Ma
N Fisher moved for the eighteenth, nine
j. tenth and twentieth. Mr.. Smith move
lg for a recess for afteen minutes. ONE
at voted with the Republicans and tn
Id mcticn was lost.
D. Mr.. Smith moved TO take a recess 70
10 twenty minutes. O'Neil refused to vot'
rs 1t was lost by a vote OF to 6.
n Mr.. Cannon moved to adjourn. Leary
a. O'Nen. Kane and Healey voted with Tn
he Republicans, and it was lost by a vot
I'd of 10 TO g.
~ Mr. Healey moved TO take a recess 70
is ten minutes, and again O'Neil vote
r. with the Republicans.
The entire Council then "knocke
be of" for half an hour.
." The members goi together again, an
Mr. Healey moved for the twenty-iirs
be ballot. It still made no change lie the
CO moved TO adjourn until next Monda
.al night. and his motion prevailed
The Republican members of Counc
.et now claim that the Democrats cann'
ed legally name the committees, as the
should have been chosen last week. bl
n. the Democratic members say that u
.st committees must be elected as Counc
ny cannot carry on its business withol
tn committees The Democrats are in q
he majority and will overrule any obstac
en- the Republicans present.