The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-02
COUNCIL IN WRANGLE
MINUTES OF LAST MEETING IN
 DISPUTE.
Alderman Roemer Endeavored to Get a Correction and Precipitated Un- seemIy scussiOn-Spectators
 Were Edihed Greatly.

The City Council at its regular semi monthly meeting last night. endorsed the long drawn out special session of last week, in which personalities were indulged in to so great an extent, by repeating the performance. Not until the city hall clock had rang out the hour of ten did the Coun- ell get further in it's proceedings than the approval of the minutes, notwith- standing the Aldermen were called to order promptly at 8 o'clock.
 As soon as the roll had been called Alderman Kohn asked that he be allow ed to reserve the right to move a cor rection of the minutes of the special meeting after he had opportunity to read them in the official proceedings of the Council.
 Chairman Forbes bowed in ready consent to the proposition, but Alder man Jackson raised the point that the President had no right to give this con- sent,
 Alderman Kohn then moved that he be allowed this privilege, but Alderman Sullivan could not understand the nature of the proposition and asked for stating that he could not understand Alderman Sullivan made brief speech.
 Clerk Read the Minutes.
 Alderman Kohn then moved that the minutes be read, but Alderman Gunter was opposed to this motion. He said that the rules of the Council provided that the minutes of the Council should be read. unless this right was waived by unanimous vote of the Council.
 The point was sustained and Assis- tant City Clerk J. J. Farley had an opportunity of reading the entire minutes. while the aldermen walked about, smoked cigars, held caucuses and didn't listen.
 As soon as the minutes were read Alderman Roemer moved that they be corrected to show that he introduced an amendment providing that the Montgomery Street Railway pay $10,- 900 for the franchise on Jefferson Davis Avenue and that his amendment was adopted.
 A motion to table this motion was made and Chairman Forbes endeavored to put the question But the proceed ings here baked. Chairman Forbes persisted in calling the Roemer motion to correct the minutes by inserting his amendment, the amendment or the Alderman from Four"
 Each member of the Council with a few exceptions. took a turn at telling the chairman how the motion should be put, and every time the chairman put the motion there was new techni- cal objection.
 After over a half hour of parliament tary points and an indulgence in mild personalities, the motion to table was lost, being supported only by Aldermen Forbes. Coins, Ruth and Sullivan and the motion to correct was carried by a unanimous vote.
 Alderman Gunter moved to correct the minutes by having the minutes show that the original ordinance for the Jefferson Davis Avenue franchise was never read, but in It's place the half hour of parliamentary points, and questions of personal privilege and in formation was passed.
 Sullivan Drops Into Slang.
 Alderman Sullivan said that he didn't know what was doing, but he knew that there was something "dldding." He said that the minority that had fought the franchise at the previous meeting was trying to defeat 1t by striking corrections into the minutes He referred in scatching terms to the departure from the chamber Of the minority at the previous meeting, when tho chairman inadvertently declared tho meeting adjourned and begged the minority to fight in the open.
 This speech. which took up a halr hour of the time of the Council was delivered in a voice that shook the unstable old city hall and convulsed the hearers of the Sixth Ward Alderman by it's witticisms. gotten off in choice Irish and slang
 During the speech chairman and everybody else forgot about the 'Sunter motion and Alderman Jackson moved a correction in the minutes to show that the report of the majority of the committee had been adopted.
 Alderman Kohn declared nas