Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22
The DEADLOCK
IS BROKEN
Mayor McCarthy's Appoint
mentS Confirmed
AT A SPECIAL MEE TING
The New Officials Assumed Their
Duties This Morning..
No Contest.
AT A SPECIAL MEETING

Inc dIQerIldLllC O6dAlOGA AS SACnSA ~N~
Mayor Mccarthy is happy. It all hap
pened Saturday night. Late in the even
ing the mayor received assurances from
Alderman Kroger that he would aban-
don the fight being made by the obstruc-
tionists against the mayors appoint
ments, and he at once decided to call an
extra session of the council Saturday
night. Notices were at once sent out to
the aldermen, and all but two-Bryant
and Archamba ult-respOnded.
The Mccarthy men felt jubilant when
the aldermen lined up in battle array IN
the council chamber. They felt that the
battle was won. and all that remained
was to put the finishing touches on. The
opposition aldermen were not dismayed,
however. They CAV it out cold that al
though they had lost one of their cohorts
they had gained another-Alder1nan
Knowlton, and were still in a position to
deadlock the council.
When the mayor raped for order he
handed the city clerk the following an
n%ouncement, which was read:
This special session of the city coun-
Gil of the city Of Butte, Mont, is con-
vened for the purpose of submitting to
you for action thereon the names of GER
kdIll pClSOllS 1Ol III ~ OAAANNS "
this municipality and designations OF
officers"
Il will now proceed to nominate Peter
Sanger for chief of the fire department"
said the mayor, with a smile.
II want to say now, MIR. Mayor, That I
shall vote for no combinations until the
several committees are appointed" said
| Alderman KnowltOn.
"Well, tina is very kind Of you but we
| will proceed to business" coolly respond
ed the mayor.
Alderman Krcger asked and was grant
ed permission to make an explanation.
| He said that he did NOT think the repub-
lican members were treated just right by
the mayor, inasmuch as they had not
been consulted as to the mayors APP
pointments. He did not approve of the
deadlock, however, and hereafter he
would vote in favor of the appointments
! when he could co~nscientlously do so.
The mayor replied in kind. He said
his position in the matter was well I'M
derstood and he did not care to review
his own or the councils troubles.
THE clerk will call the roll" COM
manded the mayor.
The vote was 8 to 6. as follows:
Ayes-Elderkin, Ferns, Kelly, Kroger,
Macarthur, Medin, Paige, Smiths.
Noes Bausman, Britt. Knowlton,
Noyes, Siebenaler, Virtues.
J. declare NIL. OdIlSeI uuAy cloCtcu CHl6I
Of the fire department." said the mayor.
Doesn't it require a majority of the
whole council to CONFIRM" asked Sic
benaler.
mo in my opinion replied the mayor.
II rule that Mr.. Sanger is confirmed"
Then followed the nomination of Owen
Cunning as assistant fire chief. Mr..
Gunnig, the mayor said, had been a fire.
man for years and at present was a
member Of the fire department. Cunning
was confirmed by the same vote.
"For street commissioner, I nominate
J. ]. Cotter," said the mayor.
Alderman Knowlton voted for Cotter's
confirmation, making the vote 9 to 5, a
clear majority of the whole council,
which practically settles the Brannagan
matter.
John ]. Lavelle was next named for
chief of police and was declared con-
f1rmed by a vote of 8 to 6.
Joseph p. Callan's name was next pro-
posed for city clerk.
Alderman Elderkin asked to be ex.
cused from voting, which left the vote TO.
confirmation Z to 6. Later, however,
upon the personal solicitation of John G
Holland, the retiring city clerk, Alder.
men Knowlton and Elderkin voted for
Callan, making his confirmation beyond
all question.
Then followed the nominations of w, r.
Scheffel as second assistant city clerk
and DIR. ]. N. Alexander as city physi-
clan. Both were confirmed by a vote of
8 to 6.
Clinton McNeill was named as in.
spector of weights and measures. Alder
man Kroger voted against his confir.ma-
ton, making the vote Z to Z.
The vote being a tie." said the mayor,