Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-12

strike back. O'Bren made a lunge for Ring
and the latter caught his hands. President
Zimman advised OBrien TO let the matter
drop and the councilman from the Fifth did
so.
O'Brien's BIOod BoiIs.
The blood Of O'Brien was hot, however.
and he walked from the recess where the
alteration took place out into the council
chamber and across to where the mayor
was sitting on the north side OF the room.
He noisily demanded by what right police
men were stationed at the doors and coun-
cllmen refused egress. The mayor was in
no mood for conciliatory talk He told
O'Brien It didn't make any difference. that
as long as he was mayor he was going
to run. things" The exchanges grew
warmer and warmer Most of them would
look silly in print. but they were delv-
cred with clenched fists, the mayor very
white and o'Brien very red. Both talked
as loud as possible. Finally they walked
into the center of the council chamber and
o Brien was moved to shout:
81 don't care. / have paid for every
thing I've got and that is more than you
can say"
The mayor promptly responded that
oBrien was liar Each had his fists dou-
bled up
The excitement was finally quelled but
not for long. Zimman started to talk The
mayor broke in and interrupted him with
haunting remarks, but Zimman contented
, himself with begging the mayor to be fair
Then OBrien pitched in again and for
the second time the mayor left his chair
and the two stood Immediately before the
clerks desk shaking their fists in each
| others faces, OBrien Offering insult at
| every turn and the mayor replying in kind
o'Brien partly pulled of his coat and Of
fered to fight any man then and there
whom the mayor might name.
Turns Down All Motions.
Getting back to business again, Nicholson
refused to entertain any motions the
majority members made regarding ap-
proval of the committee report About
this time IL looked as though Zimman and
| o'Brien were about to bolt the policemen
at the doors, but Nicholson gave Attorney
Connel the right to address the council.
| Mr.. Cornell said the council was free to
act upon the ordinance and in so doing
! would not in any way be in contempt of
court. zimman and Cornell had a sharp
! argument, as TO what Cornell had agreed
with Judge Sutton that he would do re-
! garding the new ordinance. Attorneys
Breen and Connell reafarmed their respec-
tive views of the controversy
After the minority had tried vainly to
adjourn the meeting. it was agreed to let
Attorney Connell go before Judge Sutton,
and have him define on the order what he
meant by pending ordinances. Zimman
asked permission to accompany Connell.
and took up his hat and started for door.
Officer Lahey blocked his way. Temporary
| President Nicholson shouted;
"officer you can't stop that man. Let
him pass
Mayor Moores called forth, as loudly as
his impaired voice permitted: II order you
to stop that man. Do not let him go out"
Zimman stood still whereupon Nicholson
delivered his speech, hurting defiance at
the mayor, police force and all the COM
bined and consolidated powers.
COnnelI with suttOn's o. X.
Attorney Connel came in with Judge
Sutton's endorsement on the temporary in.
junction saying 1t was meant to apply to
ordinances introduced prior to October 3
This released the ordinance in question.
The majority asked for roll call to re.
fer back to committee reports, as the reg.
ular order of business had been proceed.
ing with Interruptions and ordinances had
been reached. The vote stood five for the