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pnsEnEr EVENING NEWS. TUESDAY, MARCH 81, 1908

captain Of Police that this council WIN
hold him responsible for the manage
ment and control OF the police depart
ment until chief Of police shall nave
been legally appointed ana con-
hrmed. and be It further
Resolved That the said John H.
Burbldge, captain Of police, be ana ~
hereby instructed 10 Immediately re-
sumo the active management Of the p0,
lice department and 10 certify to al
payrols and vouchers properly charge-
able 20 the department until iufther
orders from this council
SHEETS CALLED a "USURPER."
Eardley urged that the resolution be
adopted and referred to Sheets as
'usurper"
Thomas interrupted him TO ask II he
had obtained legal opinion from
Attorney. General Reiser.' The inter-
ruption was unnotlced by Eardley VINO
continued with his remarks and NOV
ed that the resolution be adopted
SOFT SPEECH DAyELER
Dayeler then secured recognition and
made a tropical speech against the res
olution which he characterized as aD-
surd and ridiculous and not being worth
the paper on which II was written lie
defended City Attorney Nye and said
that according 10 the opinion OF that
official George 4. Sheets Is chief Of po-
lice and until the court ruled otherwise
the council should regard him as such.
He argued that the eight should act
like gentlemen and accept defeat and
abide their time until they got an OPP
portunity to get back at their oppon-
ents In another way He also roasted
city Auditor Reiser and said that that
official was very glad TO stay by the
opinion OF the city attorney IN the Chief
Deylne matter
FERNSTROM REPLIES.
Fernstrom then gained the
floor and made reply to Mr.
Dayeler, He said that that
gentleman as chairman Of the commit
tee which drafted the rules of the city
council recommended the adoption Of
rule H., which provides that the con-
hrmation Of appointments shall re-
quire a majority vote VI cuuncllmen
elected He then asked why Daveler
recommended such a rule when he knew
tion was not very consistent
DAVELER's CONFESSION.
Daveer interrupted Fernstrom and
asked him II he really wanted TO know
why he proposed that rule.
II do" was Fernstroms reply,
ITO catch suckers once In awhile"
said Daveer.
UfrEa, 10 t,t1f Tho ltpI g n apgtyap
| expected" said FernsrOm, "and l
want to say that he was not honest not
sincere and not a gentleman 10 propose
a rule just to catch suckers
PASSED THE LIE.
II wish to avail myself Of one priv
ilege" holly retorted Daveler, "and
that Is to call this man iarl"
CALLED TO ORDER.
President Cottrell raped for order
and told Daveler that he would not per-
NIT any personalities on the floor Of the
Fernstrom continued his remarks,
saying that the council had right to
get opinions from the city attorney,
but If It was convinced that ne was in
a political scheme II had a perfect right
to reject the opinions He said that
the council should stand by its rules
Ike gentlemen and in closing stated
that seven members did not constitute
the whole council.
WHAT THOMAS SAID.
Thomas urged that the council should |
not consider itself as above the law Of |
the land and II it made rules which !
were contrary 10 the statutes il |
should correct its mistake He thought !
the resolution was assonine and urged |
the council to stop It's faTce-ike pro- |
ceedings and settle down to business.
AGAINST PERSONALITIES.
Sharp then took the floor to arraign
the members Of the council for their |
bitter personalities which he considered |
lut OF place on the floor OF the council. |
Black introduced a subst tute resolu- |
tion which was voted down. After sew
aral more attempts on the part Of the |
Sheets men to defer action on the reso-
utlon. the roll cali was asked for on its |
adoption ana resulted in victory for
The antl-Sheets men.
THE FINAL VOTE.
The vote was: Ayes-Arnold. r. II. |
Davis, Eardley, Fernstrom. Robinson, |
Spence, Tuddenham and Cottrell.
Noes-Black Daveler a. j. Davis !
sharp Thomas and Vlgus. Hewlett |
having been excused, was not present |
At roll call.