The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-16
OnIv Two Voted on Resolution
 Which Was Adopted TO MEET NEXT TUESDAY
Several Policemen Were Suspended On Various Charges at Meeting Last Nleht-PhIlips VIII
 Reply.

At A special meeting of the police commission last night resolution re- auesting the resignation of Commissioner George e. Phillips was introduced by Commissioner Lucian Brown and adopted. Commissioner Phillips did not tender his resignation, but stated to the board that he would make a statement at called meeting to be held next Tuesday night fin which he would reply to the resolution and also to the charges pre- ferred by Mayor Ward.
 All of the members of the commission were present at the meeting last night except Commissioner Eugene Fies, who Is absent from the city The room of Chief Wer was crowded with spectators and officers, and much interest was shown in the discussions in regard to the resolutions introduced by Commissioner Brown and Warren.
 The following was the resolution in- troduced by Commissioner Brown and
 
 Whereas, The recent charges made against Commissioner George G. Phil lips, of this board, in connection with the management of the Rabbit Foot Sa- loon" were sustained by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, in revoking the li- cense of sejd saloon. therefore,
 Be it Resolved, That this board of commissioners hereby request Commits sioner Phillips to tender his resignation ne. ftnar lna- Nf tt,t 4ol~z at once"
 The charges referred to In the resolu- tion were those preferred by Mayor George B. Ward against Commissioner Phillips, alleging that the commissioner was guilty of intimidating officers in the discharge of their duty. It was claimed that the commissioner had prevented off cers from entering the Rabbit Foot" saloon while discharging their duties.
 Commissioners Wouldn't Vote.
 When vote on the resolution was call ed Commissioners Brown and Warren voted aye, but Chairman Parker and Com missloners Jones and Donahoe passed their votes. Commissioner Brown then rose to point of order, and called for an "aye and nay" vote. Commissioner Donahoe stated that it had been allowed by the board at previous times for com missioners to pass their votes, and that he thought it was in order now.
 Commissioner Brown insisted on an aye and nay vote but Chairman Park CT ruled that the vote had been taken. Accordingly the resolution stood adopted. In declining to vote on the question. Chairman Parker made the following statement:
 Tn passing my vote on the resolution just voted on l wish to say that l did 1t for the reason that this body has no Jurisdiction over one of it's members they being elected by the voters of this city. As a citizen I have expressed myself very freely to Commissioner Phillips and he knows my views on the matter. Com missioners Jones and Donahoa endorsed the statement of Chairman Parker as ex- pressing their reasons for not voting.
 Commissioner Phillips then said that he would answer the resolution in a state ment to be made to the board at some future time. On request of Commission CTS Phillips, Brown and Warren, Chair
 
 meeting would be held on next Tuesday.
 Phillips Wants Proofs.
 After the resolutions requesting the resignation of Commissioner Phillips had been introduced, Commissioner Warren offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
 "Whereas, there have been charges i'm puging the character of members of the police commission, which have subjected all the commissioners to criticism and bring the entire police department into disrepute; and
 "Whereas, by the commission seeing fit not to have said charges investigated a belief has been created in the public mind that some of the commissioners are interested in the protection of crime and are using their official position and in- huence to prevent or hinder the impar- tial administration of law for pecunary gain; and |. s,Whereas, no commissioner innocent of such charges, should, through legal technicalities, allow said charges to stand undisputed or weakly denied, but should court a speedy and public investigation;
 Be it resolved, That said commission hereby challenges the proof of all charges of araft or other unlawful acts Of any commissioner or officer of the police de- partment and promises full fair ana public investigation and an unwhitewash- ed determination of the charge, upon the merits of the case"
 l The monthly report of Chief Wier was then presented to the commission. The chiefs report for July was as follows:
 Total amount of fees collected by clerk. $1S7S.
 Total amount of fines paid to warden of l jail, sl12475.
 Total amount of stolen property re- covered, s1Ses,5O
 Total number of arrests, se7S
 Total number of felones, $44.
 Bound over to criminal court, 1T.
 Misdemeanors, 934
 Policemen Tried. 1 Policeman A. D. Brown was tried and suspended for thirty days on charges preferred by Chief Wier of being in a saloon and taking a drink there and also of smoking while on duty. Lieuten- ant Martin Eagan testified that he had 1 seen Policeman Brown in the saloon of Joe Marsicana, and that he had taken a drink. Brown stated that he had or dered a bottle of beer in the saloon men, tioned, but that he did not drink 1t, all though at first 1t was his intention to | do so. He said that he and Officer Me- Knight had just arrested several negroes l Tn a crap game and thatnthey had ex-