The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-07
SHIPM THEY RESIGN s?

piled Alderman o'Leary, against members
OF the police force for derellction OF duty.
but these charges were ignored By the
civil service board and laughed at"
Who laughed at thcmY retorted Alder.
man Thomas, rather sharply.
well, they were ignored all the same.
continued Alderman o'Leary.
Alderman Aubertln suggested that the
remedy might be found and the public
clamor for designations TO which Alder.
man oLeary referred. might be appeased
by the designations Of the chief of police
and the police committee.
Alderman o'Leary charged Alderman
Thomas with pandering to the newspapers
and continually getting himself inter
viewed.
Alderman Thomas retorted that the al
derman from the Fourth ward was pander,
ing to politics aud getting himself groomed
70 run for chief OF police.
The discussion was finally interrupted by
the motion being put and carried to refer
the communication of the chief OF police
to the police committee, but 1t was i'm
mediatey resumed by the reading Of the
following resolution offered by Alderman
o'Leary;
Whereas The conflicts between the
executive and legislative departments
Of the city government have prevented,
and are preventing, the proper transac-
ton of the public business and creating
scandals from which the city is suffer-
ing, and
Whereas, There seems no present
likelihood Of anything IN the nature Of
harmony and wholesome cooperation,
therefore. be II
Resolved, That It IS the sense Of the
council That the mayor aud all heads
OF departments aud each and all of the
aldermen, resign aud let the people
elect public servants who can and viii
ATTEND 10 the public business and stop
the present scandals
Alderman Miller moved the resignatlons
be accepted
Alderman Robinson said be did not favor
the resignation Of the heads Of depart.
ments, and he moved TO table the resolu-
ton.
Alderman O'Leary said he would except
the heads Of departments II each alder,
man would resign.
Alderman Thomas said the council was
full OF buffers and grandstand players
He did not feel, Ike Alderman OLeary,
that be had not done his duty, aud If auy
alderman wanted to resign he would vote
to accept their designations with pleasure,
but he would not put in a resignation with
a cable on IT, as Alderman O'Leary had
done
Alderman Auhertin said as far as he
was advised all the aldermen would be
asked TO resign by the people next April
His impression was that al, of them would
be voted out OF Office
Alderman Miller said he had no com.
plant 70 find against himself and tnat he
had served the people 10 his best ability
He charged that Alderman OLeary was In
fuenced by politics in his actions and he
asked that h either withdraw his re5olu-
ton or tender his resignation personally.
which he would With pleasure vote TO ac-
cept.
Alderman Robinson said his reason for
suggesting designations was that the coun-
ell could not accomplish anything. He did
not mean to resign himself hut thought
that it was time thar the whole board
resign when they could accomplish nothing.
Alderman 0 Leary resented the charge Of
Alderman Miller inst he was controlled by
politics Hc knew that Aldermen Thomas
and Miller had come up loaded for him.
Quite a lengthy discussion here followed
between Alderman O'Leary aud Alderman
Miller as to what each of them had So.
cured and had not secured for their re-
spective constituents.
Alderman Miller moved thar the resolu-
ton Of Alderman O'Leary be received and
fled.
Alderman OLeary said that inasmuch as
Alderman aiiller bad charged that he was
Influenced by politics be would say that
he would withdraw from the race for chief
Of police and run for no Office ia the gift
Of the people If all the aldermen would
resign.
Alderman scnnen moved that the resolu-
| ton be referred to the police committee
Carried by vote Of 9 to ?, Aldermen
Tufhy and O'Leary voting no"
Thus Alderman o Lesry's resolution goes
back to the committee Of which he is chair
man.