Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-06

remained ungiyen at the meeting of the city council last night, and about the only thing that was not discussed was the alleged piety of the late Ahkoond of Swat As to things that were done and discussed, among oth- CTS, the gambling petition, signed by almost thousand citizens of the city, was presented by ministers and citi- zens of the city. It was backed up with oratory of every imaginable sort, from the plain simple statement of C. A. Overlook to the fierce denunciation of Acting Mayor Prickett for his at titude on the petition by Pastor Oakes. 90 William Kline, suffering from strong CT personal feelings of wrong done by gambling than perhaps any other per son present. allowed his feelings to effervesce and the rafters rang with broken English in Yiddish accent. Then after the elocutionary talent had spent itself. receiving the ap- plause of the crowd and some of the aldermen, but falling upon others of the council without visible effect, the chair, which on this ocasion was fill ed by Alderman Homer Pricliett in lieu of Mayor Adamson, referred the petition to a special. committee com
 
 bers of the council, one of whom was non-committal on the subject.
 RepIete With Sensationalism.
 The gambling petition was not a starter in sensationalism which pre- ceded and followed its discussion. The roll cali had not any sooner been read than it was seen that stormy session was on tapis This came about upon the request of Alderman Greene that the council go into executive session 10 hear from the city attorney on the legality of the recent purchase by the city of the steam roller, over which some litigation is now impending. The council went into executive session and Acting City Attorney Richardson advised the council that they had pro ceeded illegally in that the purchase was not advertised. Mayor pro tenn Prickett then severely took Judge Richardson to task, alleging that he advised the course taken by the coun- ciI in this amtter. This the attorney most vigorously denied. Sharp asser- tions and counter assertions follow. ed and while the lie was several times close at hand no ones honor was di. rectly wounded.
 Dramatic Denouncement.
 And the adjournment of the council was most dramatic of all. Just in the throes of an important discussion Johnny Mullen entered the council chamber and in calm yet visibly agitat ed tones announced that a messenger had informed them that body oi armed Mexicans were advancing upon the town to raid the arms houses. I'm mediately the council adjourned and the heat of argument of the night and the business still on hand were for gotten in the common impulse of pro lection of self and home from the sup posed invasion of body of aliens. IT a minute the council chamber was de serted and the councilmen and audi tors were scurrying homeward to pre- pare themselves for grimmer busi ness than iagislating for the city.
 Anti-Gambiing Petition.
 When the roll was called all the councilmen were found present except Mayor Adamson. Homer Prickett wal elected mayor pro tenn and took the chair The first matter presented the minutes of the previous meetinf having been postponed, was the anti gambling petition. It was presented by C. A. Overlook, who, among othel
 
 lures of eighty per cent of the voters of the city, In the course of his re marks he said the city of Douglas di( not have to go to the territorial legis lature for means of killing gambling, that it was amply able to take care o it's own affairs As for territorial leg isIation he mentioned the case of E Paso. There was law against gamb ling in the state of Texas but not unti the city of Fl Paso went after thu gamblers was the evil stamped out Anticipating the argument that thu city needed the revenue he said tn, city did not want the sort of revenue that the gambling evil afforded. Thi' sentiment met with generous applauss from the half-hundred persons pres ent He suggested that the presen was the proper and only time to ac in the matter.
 Mir. Overlook was followed by vii liam Kline who feelingly proteste, against gambling and recited some O the troubles that have recently com' into his family TOT which gambling was partly responsible.
 Petition Represents Sentiment.
 Rev. Mir. Logic, of the Presbyterian church, in a short talk, analysed tn, petition for the enlightenment of thu council. He estimated conservativel, that 1050 persons had been seen ant asked to sign the petition. Of thi' number $50 signed. Of the 200 wht did not 100 assured the circulators O the petition that they were hearth! in favor of the movement. but fo one reason and another, mostly fo the sake of policy, did not care t