The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-12
COUNCIL MAY PASS
sweeney BILL TO-DAY
Proviso May Be Made 10 Have the
Posse Item Of $1O2, 900 Re
main in the Treasury.
CHARTER AMENDMENTS BILL.
Favorable Action on Measure Ex-
pected at To-Night's Session
of the House of Delegates
Kelly Explains.
CHARTER AMENDMENTS BILL.

Developments Of yesterday Indicate that
the City Council will pass the Sweeney ap-
preparation bill to-day. and the House OF
Delegates the bill proposing five amend
ments to the City Charter.
Before adjournment the garbage bill, the
smoke abatement bill, the bill empowering
the Mayor to appoint q smoke inspector ana
assistants. the bill reducing the dog tax
from g to q per year. the bill permittins
the License Collector to employ suboroi.
mates in the collection department. the BILL
defining the use Of bogus license tags 10 De
O misdemeanor. and several bills correcting
conditions In the License Department Will
be passed, or. at least. most OF them. 49,.
Many Councilmen declared YESTERDAY tnas
the City Council must take de i,nn iii and
q majority OF the members e4pfeSsSu VIC
opinion that the Sweeney bill should pc &C
cepted. under condition that the M0zM0 loI
Deputy Sheriffs remain in the City treas,
urY as q special fund. 30 that the city Will
be able to liQuidate the obligation AZ any
time.
changed Views in such manner as to as
certain the general sentiment in relation 20
the bill: however casual discussions between
members in the last two days have resMs.eo
ly. prospects for passage Of the sweeney , Sn.
are propitious. Most Councilmen believe tn n.
for the best seIsy 'or
Speaker Pro Tenn. Sweeney OF the h9use
Of Delegates said yesterday that tho CnaI.
ter amendments bill probably VIII pc P3sss. =
than the insertion Of dates and minor
cIauses necessary to complete the sections.
Chairman Kelly Of the COMMITTEES on Lesis
sSs oP he saa q. IS S vii Vii
The only opposition expected may come
from Public ovns1shp Ds msme mn0 q
prodisious dimensions, which he desires TO
offer 81 an additional article to the City
Charter. Persons who have reaa Ins , W.,
In the Charter. whatever its intrinsic merits.
Delegates give assurance that the Chsrtes
amendments bill will be accorded enthusi-
astic support
DeleGate Kelly Explains.
Charles F. Kelly, member of the House
of Delegates from the Twentieth ware
yesterday made statement concerning the
Tuesday by the House Of Delegates reia-
tive to the Councils tactics toward the ap-
preparation bill and the condition OF In
It Was not his intention to sneer at the con-
6itions of the inmates Of the city instifu-
tions. and that his resolution cannot be con-
strued as such, as alleged by an afternoon
newspaper. Mr.. Kelly sad:
1.-The resolution was meant for an answer
to the City Council. which places the
b.ame for tho nonpassage OF the appropr,1n-
ton bill on the House Of Delegates. The
bill has been passed BY the House and =
now rigeonholed In the Council. becauee
the posse comitatrs item was not included.
With the posse item included. the bill can
not Iass the House for obvious reasons.
we were reminded by the Council that be
cause Of delay in sending the bill through
we were Withholding necessary funds from
the city institutions. We passed the biii as
soon as we could, under the provisions laid
down by the City Charter. We held special
meetings for this purpose.
1.-THE resolution simply reminds the Coun'
Gil that II the inmates Of certain city ID.
stitutions were shoeless . month ago anc
suffering from lack Of several necessities
at this time q month later their suffering
must have intensified. and in order to az
ord relief the Council Is entreated e
meet every day as did tho House to pas.
the appropriation hill. The bill 10 belnl
held up because Of the absence OF the posss
item. As for the suffering at the city IN
stitutions. the stories appearing In a Ger
tain newsxaper have been greatly exag
gerated. We were assured by the superin
tendents Of the Poorhouse and insane
Asylum that the inmates were not sunsr
ing on account of the nonpassage Of tn
appropriation BILL"