The Arizona sentinel., 1902-10-15
THE UNKlNDEST CUT.

little poodle dog editor of the Sun. The poor little thing didn't mean it; but with his most ser vile intention to do his master a good turn, and his assinine stu pidity in knowing how to go about it, he has unwittingly her. aided to the world the unfitness of Eugene s. Ives as the presld- ing officer of the last council. Throughout the whole campaign the republicans have been will ing to accord to Ives fine and discriminating knowledge of parliamentary law and now comes along this poor little in significant poodle dog editor and takes from the Senator the little which he already had. How did it happen? Just like this. The Sentinel last week published the official record of the killing of tine eight-hOur law by the last council. That record was made by Ives and democratic cOun- cil. It showed that one mem Der of the council, (Andrews) was absent and that eleven including Ives (Mr. PreSident) were pres ent. Now everybody knows that no motion could prevail without the support of majority of those present-in the instance under discussion six would be necessary to carry a motion. MT. Blair, an enemy of the bill and the same Blair whom the laboring men of Pinal county af- terward turned down, moved to lay the bill on the table. The motion carried by the votes of Blair, Campbell, Riordan, Shan non, Warner and Ives.
 Immediately after this vote was had and the bill tabled, MT. Warner, another enemy of the bill, moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was laid on the table. Now right here is where the poor little jumping jack editor of the Sun, who knows nothing save to jump and bark out 'liar." whenever Ives pulls the string and says ''repub- licans, editor!' let his foot slip. He says the "motion was out o1 order" If it was out of order a good presiding officer would have so decided. It is a fact wei
 known to all that every legisla
 tive body makes its own rules
 In this particular the last coun
 cil was no exception to the rule
 Early in the sessio1a committee on rules was appointed. I've: WIS d member of that tcommittee
 They reported and the counci
 adopted the rules of the Twent
 ieth council. Now, Ives certain ly was familiar with these rules
 and if the motion referred to wa
 out of order he would have SC
 declared and we would have en
 tirely a different record. But h.
 put the motion, and the counci
 voted on the mOtion-nOt on
 point of order. By putting tn
 motion Ives acknowledged it t
 be in order. The Sun in effec
 says that Ives did not under
 stand his business when he di,
 this-that he was out of Orde
 and in so saying it prOclaimS hir l somewhat incompetent as a pa1
 liamentarian. We think unde
 the rules of the council the mo
 ton was in order and we d | know that the very procedur under discussion has been tn
 method used by several of tn s past legislatures of Arizona t 9 defeat legislation. It has bee the practice for an enemy of
 - measure to move to lay it on tn
 table. Then all opposed to tn
 measure vote aye" When it a tabled one of these same CT |. emies move to reconsider thi r vote. No question of order e raised-never. The motion | put and all of the enemies of th
 measure vote "no." and if the
 be in the maiority-the measul n is defeated. It is said to | e 'Iaid on the table beyond recall u This is precisely the record e this case and Ives voted to la