Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-07

!Well, What are YOU going to do about
II?
That is tho attitude Of the Moss
Robinson Ant-Harwood combination.
There is rather queer inconsistency
running through it. too; for His Honor.
and Mr. Robinson hold that it is alhr
the councils hounlen duty under the
charter tortonfirrn the appointment of
Mr. Robinson to the police commissions
ershipvicc.Mr. NJ. V. d Doughty With
THIS understanding. Mr.. Robinson's-
name is still before the council. ana
Hhere could arise no necessity for reap
pointing him: but His Honor, the
mayor. yesterday. did reappoint him,
and therein lies the aforesaid inconsis-
tency. The last communication Of the
mayor to Mr.. Robinson reads as fol-
lows
Newport News. Va. July 4, 1899 :.
r. S. Robinson:
Dear Sir.-You We're appointed by me
to ill the Office of police commissioner
of this city July l, 1899, for the tenn
OF three years.
as there were no charges mada
agarsr YOU, can see no valid reason
why You were not confirmed by the
new city council.
shall hold to my appointment and
.:iiS 0<iS JiSI clli iiu HSTeDS opCOlnt
You by power vested in nc by section
~, city charter, q police commissioner
for the term of three years. said term
ending June 80, 1908.
A. a. MOSS.
Mayor.
Now the question asked by many
is Why, if the council is compelled to
confirm Mr.. Robinson whether it wants
70 or no. is he reappointed when his
llrst appointment from the mayors
standpoint has never been properly
acted upon?
Another question that is agitating a
large proportion Of the public is why
did the charter provide for confirmation
by the council if the council had no will
in the matter whatever. With equal
reason. they say. might a presidential
appointment stand without the senate's
confirmation: but 1T doesn't
And yet Mr.. Robinson has been duly
qualified to act as commissioner. He
has his Qualification and he fails
to find how any one can get behind
that Qualification. What is the other
side going to do about it?
1t is like a two volume novel The
first volume has been finished but the
second has scarcely begun.
There Is prospect for all sorts OF com
plca lions.
THE chief-ofpoliic still holds his Job
and His Honor has not yet preferred
charges OF any kind against him.
what those charges are no one knows
Inc, principal complaint now seems to
Zoe that he is not in harmony with the
administration and is in the way II
there lis anything else against him, no
one has heard it.
,N1attarS ,,,,1p; cE,, J,1,,x, 4,.,...
sadly mixed ANY way. The question
of the legality of the last meeting of the
council is a very important one and is
provoking much discussion. Common
Wealth's Attorney j. x. NJ. Newton
Will return to-day from Fauquier Coun-
~ and Will be asked to advise the coun-
Gil immediately upon the vexed point.
Should he decide that the meeting was
illegal, the necessity for another cleo
tlnn for = president OF the council
lis apparent. Mr.. t. I. Ford who waa
| in the field against Mr.. a. L. Powell,
iWho received the Office. has authorized
:lt'he announcements that in the event o.
another election he positively will not
be a candidate against Mr.. Powell He
lis Of the opinion that another election
should be held for the purpose of estab-
/ fishing beyond doubt the election of tn.
president, and of legalizing the ether
business transacted at that meeting.
! but It has never been his intention Of
contestin:s foe the honor again.
| Should 1t be decided that the last
meeting was Illegal 1t will proba bly be
, necessary to issue a special call for the
meeting scheduled for the 10th instant
because if the last meeting was not
! lN;;a!. the adjournment to the tenth
could het NAYS been legal either, any
moro than the election vi i president,