The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-14
ASTORMY SESSION.
City Council Was Divided on Nearly
Every Question.
BODY BADLY MIXED ON SOME MATTERS
Ordinance Adopting tieht-Rour Labor Sys-
lem Internationally Hefcaled.
WILL COME UP AGAIN AT kfXI MEETING
Motion Looking to Provisions TOR Ef-
fectivc Drainage for the Entire
City Adopted.
BODY BADLY MIXED ON SOME MATTERS
WILL COME UP AGAIN AT kfxT MEETING

The session of the city council yesterday
was rather stormy, inasmuch as there
were several propositions before the body
on which the aldermen were divided.
They arrayed themselves on either sida
of the particular question under discus
sion and the ratio in every Instance was
seven TO five. When the seven voted for
measure the Ave would vote against it,
and vice versa.
The irst division OF the council DC
Cured Immediately after the clerk had
finished reading the minutes Of the las
meeting Alderman Tuffly moved to adop-
all minutes not previously adopted. The
motion was seconded. but whom the vote
was taken the result was too doubtful to
be determined by the usual method and
the roll was called. The motion was lost
b. a vote of Z to ;.
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The main fight Of the session, though,
"as made over an amendment to the ordi.
nance for the purpose OF inaugurating the
eight-hour system for la6orers employed
W Alt WY 1 ne ltt1llA VI tue llHAt - pt-
euliar, being as it is that the amendment
stands adopted. while the ordnance is
dead. the latter having been killed evil
IDENTIFY through Misunderstanding on the
part OF the seven aldermen fayoring the
adoption of the amendment The proceed
irgs Of the council regarding this ordl-
nance ara somewhat amusing, and When
O.. d
great surprise to many OF them.
rhe original ordinance provided tina.
days work for laborers in the employ o.
the city would be eight hours. and that
the compensation of each should be 81
per day. The ordinance was introduces
and referred To the ordinance committee
at previous meeting The ordinance
committee reported favorably on it ant
recommended its passage at the meeting
yesterday. When the report was read b!
the secretary. motion was made TO plac,
the ordinance on its second reading. whicl
was done. Alderman O'Leary then ofGere
an amendment changing the pay day from
Wednesday to Saturday for those wogtdn
by the week, and providing that the labor
ers work only until p m. on Saturday.
and that they be paid not later than 81
The mayor said that the amendmen
would properly come UP after the thir
and Anal reading OF the ordinance, It wa
placed on its third ana final reading, an
the amendment was again offered.
Alderman Thompson moved to table th
amendment, but the motion was lost G
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ford, Thomas. Tuffly Bennett. Muller
Nay--Aldermen Robinson, Sonnen Mile
Thompson. o'Leary. Aubertin, Halvei
tom, There was constant wranghug a
through these proceedings and the aide
men seemed to get badly mixed up on Il
status of the ordinance and amendment.
The motion TO table the amendme
having been lost, the motion for its ado
ton was not put, but the original mott,
TO adopt the ordinance was. There was
division on this vote. ana roll call W
asked. Pending the roll call to determ,
the result OF the vote on the ordinance
discussion arose as u where the who
thing had drifted 1t was shown that [
original question OF the adoption OF t
woula be called to decide It's fate. T
vote on roll call was as follows: Aye
woolfofd Thomas, Tunly, Bennett, Niue
ler--5. NNay-Robnson. Sonnen. Mile
Thompson. oLeary. Aubertin. HaIye
toni.
A motion to adopt the amendment W
then carried. the same aldermen yoti
for the amendment that voted against t
adoption of the ordinance. and those "
voted for the adoption OF the ordnan
voting against the amendment. That IL
the matter badly mixed in the minds
some OF the aldermen, and when inform
tion was requested the mayor announc
that the ordinance had been killed b
that the amendment was adopted Tt
was an unusual occurrence. TO say t
least, but the ordinance was finally p
Ia tangible shape again before adjour
ment, motion by Alderman Halyert
instructing the city attorney TO draw
another ordinance including the amen
ment for the next meeting having be
carried.
PETITIONS.
From John Watson, grand secreta
Of the Grand Lodge of Masons Of Texa
asking that assessments for taxes again
the Masonic Temple be cancelled and !
aside. Referred to finance commit
snd city sttorney.
From Houston Labor Council. endol
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