The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-18

for double salaries Buckle denied that
he had ever sought the appointment of
friend on the police force, not even
for 3. F. Stewart.
FILTBUSTERING TACTICS.
Then the flibuster commenced. Coun-
Gilman Callister, who, by the way, has
brother-in-law in one of the eight lille
gally appointed policemen, took the
floor to state that all the previous talk
was on an old issue He wanted now
to speak to the question of adopting the
resolution. He was opposed to it. In
his opinion it was not necessary TO
state in the resolution, for the purpose
of their dismissal, that the eight who
were illegally appointed are not police
officers He argued that they were de
facto officers and to officially claim
otherwise would be setting a danger
Gus precedent.
The leader of the obstructionists then
exposed his hand by saying he had
only, q couple of hours before, been
informed that Matt Rhodes appoint
ment as a duty sergeant by Captain
Samuel Paul, who illegally held the CT
flee of chief, was void, and if so, it
would mean that Rhodes would be in
eligible for reinstatement. Another
thing was that II. A. Heath had been
appointed mounted patrolman only by
resolution of the old council, and if so,
his tenure being at pleasure he would,
under the procedure to be followed, be
barred from oUsting Richard Edding-
ton, the cOuncilman's brother-in-law.
Callister continued that this question
had not been touched upon by the SUI
prere court, but he raised the issue
now. He wanted time TO investigate
the merits of his new-found informa
ton, and therefore, with the concur
renee of Councilman Wallace, request
ed the postponement of further con-
sideration of the resolution until Tues
day evening.
Howe endeavored to make point of
order on Callister's flibustering tactics,
but the latter quoted from the revised
statutes, showing that mere request
of two counciimen is sufficient to hang
up a committee report for a week.
Siddoway pleaded for a vote on the
motion to adopt the resolution. The
delay meant an unnecessary expense
of $50 a day, and in the oft-repeated
words of Romney, he asked that his
obstinate colleagues remember the poor
taxpayers, who would have to bear the
burden of the folly of further delaying
the imperative action.
Romney accepted the suggestion. He
claimed his record for economy was
better than some of. his colleagues of
asserted that he has never yet sug-
gested a single scheme that meant a
saving to the taxpayers. He protested
! that he stood for economy now as soon
as he found out what the right course
to follow was.
Fernstrom asked him if he thought it
economy to continue in the waste of SIS
daily for double police salaries, but the
member from the Fourth failed to an
swer the pointed query.
Evidently smarting under the pain Of
having his vote for the Illegal re
movals re-announced in last Sunday S
paper, Romney then turned his battery
upon The Herald. He charged that he
had been falsely quoted as having said
he wanted all the policemen retained
on the force. AS matter of fact, The
Herald has at no time attributed such
a declaration to Councilman Romney,
but his attitude last night would GER
tainly warrant placing that charge at
his door.
President Barnee ruled that, under
the city charters provisions, the delay
| asked for by Callister must be granted
IF that's your ruling" said Howe
Il want to go on record as being op-
posed to it"
And so am To- rejoined the presi-
dent, but it's the law
Robertson criticised the language in
the committees resolution, and de-
cl6red it had been too hastily drawn
up, and without due regard for the
eXigencies that were to be met.
Weller expressed the belief that Cal
listers request for delay could be re-
jected without breaking the ironclad
rule which had been so conveniently
made to help out the obstruction
scheme.
Buckle concurred with Robertson in
ridicUling the form of the resolution,
but he would vote for it if some slight
notifications were made.
Callister had won his temporary van
tage point again, and the council ad-
journed, On motion Of Allen, who has
modestly RETAINED from participating
in the discussions on the status of the
police force.
The anger of the evening did not en-
tirely vanish with the drop Of the
gavel, and as the councilmen wandered
out into the gloom with copies of the
constitutional conventions proceedings
presented them by Secretary of State
Hammond, the contentious were re-
newed. The raid made by several of
the members on the Towering plants
in the chamber added only to the in
digaation of the more sedate solons.
The parting until Tuesday night was
not suspicious of peace in the council