The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-03
INVESTIGATION IS
KILLED FOR KEEPS.
Little Probability of Further
Effort to Push I.quiry.
MEMBERS TALK OF AFFAIR
Since the Defeat of the Minor Resolu
ton Monday Night, the Sentiment
Asat st SUCH Course Has
Galn.d Ad lit ,nai Strength.

By the action Of the Common Council
Monday night refusing 70 concur VIII
! the Board OF Aldermen in the reso-u-
ton Calling Tor the appointment ia
comm .tee of seven 20 investigate al
legged corruption among members OF the
CiCy Council and otner officials OF the
city, the death knell was sounded TO
any further efforts on the part OF me
Board to prooe into the mum rous
rEmors which have ben ahoat for many
months. This is the opinion OF fully
three-fourl of the members of the
Council, and it is sac to say that should
another reso ution calling tor an lives
tigation be introduced it would receive
scant support.
Those who have consistently opposed
tie measure since it was Fl. st introduced
are natura ally elated over the success Of
their efforts. while those who favo: ed
the adoption of the measure are dis
gusted with the whole thing. This re-
fers, of course, only to members of the
Common Council and tie pair n of the
resolution, Alderman John 3. Minor.
MEMBERS TALK.
Several members of the lower. branch
who have assis ed Mr.. Minor in every
conceiva BILE manner with the hope Of
bringing about the investiga ton, were
seen yesterday afternoon and almost to
a man they said they were through wi h
the whole affair. They also int mated
that should similar measure come up
before them they would vote with TIE
majority TO kill it.
ct is apparent now" sad g well known
and ardent supporter of the inve=tiga-
ton. that a large majority OF he Com
mon Council, number of whom can
possibly have nothing to fear from an
inquiry, are opposed to the proposed in
vestigauon. and I am now firmly con-
WINGED that a great MAORI Of the rep
:teentative citizens and property hold
ers OF the city SIDE with them I have
yet the first man to meet who condemns
the action OF the body Monday night or
upon the previous occasion. when it was
Tiled. and my only reason for supp TT
ing the resolution was that was n
o. member of the body, and having
nothing TO -Sear. favored free and full
inquiry into my official acts, in view
Of the limitations made by the grand
jury in their miserable report. I don
believe any good wot;ld have come OF
an tnvestisa ton, and 7 think that q
large number of members who favored
the adoption have done so under the ap-
prehersion that they were voting in ac-
cord with the sentiment OF he pubic
Mr.. BLANF-,S POSITION.
This brief EXPRESSION seems to strike
Z number Of other Counciluen who IA
vored the investigation as hitting the
nail on the head. and never again viii
such 9 measure have near1v SO many
supporters as did the ore killed At the
meeting Monday right.
It was erroneously stated in The Times
yesterday morning that when the first
investigation resolution was killed. BY
the Common Council Mr. J. NJ Blanks.
OF Lee Ward. re-ired voted against he
n~orosirion This was rot the case. Mr..
Blanks was rot or-sent at tn. meeting.
and had not the City ATTORNEY ruled that
he was not member of the body he
wou'd have supported the measure at
the meeting Noo64v nf~ft having sig
.iaed zs1e<::l TO Alderman John 3. Minor.