The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-29
Reported Flop of Edward Block
to the Minority Gives Each
Side Fourteen.
WARD BOUNDARY BILL is UP.
Mccarthy of the Garbage Com
pany Says "It's an Even Break"
Now and No Need to Reor-
ganize the House.

| The House of Delegates Is without a
minority or majority side. This fact is adj
| mitted by several members on the erst-
| While majority side who concede that Ed
! ward Block has gone over to the minority.
| With full attendance the vote stands
| IA to IA. should both sides be compelled to
! show their hands on any vital question.
When asked concerning his reported flop.
| Edward Block said that he was not in a
| position to make a statement of any kind
Inc same members who admit that Block
mas gone over to the Fontana side, say
that Stops will stick with the Hughes side
When asked concerning the report that
Dan Meehan had also gone over. with the
speakership as reward, several members
OF the old minority said that Dan was all
right. Meehan said they must be dreaming.
Mccarthy who works for the Garbage
Contracting Company, said that there is no
use In reorganizing now 1t rs an even
break and nothing could get through with
out vote from the minority. He spoke
about IAN even break" but would have
nothing to say about Edward Block.
Delegate Hagerman. chairman of tho
House Committee on Redistricting the
Wards, introduced the skeleton of the bill
and 1t was read the first time. Tho bill
makes no changes. only stating that the
city will be divided into twenty-eight
wards"
The House will meet in extra session
Monday morning at II o'clock in order that
the bill may be read tho second time. It
Will be referred to tho committee, then the
fight will begin.
The minority members laughed ut any
possible changes which they might not de,
SIRE One member exhibited the confidence
OF all Of them when he said 1.-The bill
has to pass the House. doesn't it?'
STREET-CAR BILLS.
Doctor Marks's resolution asking for
joint committee to investigate the alleged
violations Of the city ordinances by the
street railway companies, was read and re-
ferred to the Railroad Committee.
Gazzolo introduced substitute resolution,
which was adopted, for the one introduced
by Griffin at the last meeting, in regard to
the investigation Of the operation Of the
street cars. The substitute asks that one
man be appointed to gather evidence at
salary of "a day. This makes the number
to be employed in this work definite instead
of leaving the number open, as was done
in Grifin's resolution.
Mccarthy introduced resolution asking
the Mayor to refuse to issue a permit to
the Paine Fireworks Company for an ex
hibition which, he said. was contemplated
at the corner of Grand and Laclede ave-
nues. He had petition signed by nearly
all Of the property owners in the neighbor-
hood of Handlan's Park which requested
that no permit be granted on account of
the noise and probability Of accidents.
Norp introduced a bill authorizing VIII
liam H. Niederlucke to erect fountain on
Bremen avenue near Twentieth street The
House passed resolutions of sympathy for
Delegate McAuliffe. whose brother was
killed last week. In the absence Of Speaker
Hughes. Speaker Pro Tenn. Meehan occu-
pied the chair.