The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-25
 Two Hours of Speaking. But No Action. ALDERMEN ARE INDIGNANT Censure Mayor for Enforcing Street
 CarLaw. AdOps Resolutions UnanimOusly Di- rectins that other Ordinances Are To Be Put Into Eaect--out- ragged at the Press.

For two hours oratory and indigna- ton were turned loose at the special session of the City Council yesterday afternoon. The matter of the revoca- tion of the franchise of the Montgom- cry Traction Company. as was pro posed. according to the call for the meeting, was not brought up at all, the entire session being turned over to Aldermen, no less than six of whom rose to questions of personal privi- iege," to reply, if that be the proper term, to the mass of criticism that has been heaped upon them by the press and the citizens of Montgomery for their action in passing the ordinance providing for separate street cars. for the races.
 The newspapers of the city were &C., cused of all kinds of mean things, the meanest, of course, being statements that, the Aldermen are not wise in their action. Another mean thing of which the newspapers were accused. this time by President Gunter of the Council, was in publishing the opinions of others of the street ear sit- uation, but in never going near at least q dozen members of this Council. who were entirely familiar with the situa- .tion, and could have explained it."
 I by the various speakers, for taking a stand on the street car situation ~lth- out first having taken the cue as to their proper position and belief on the subject from the action of the members of the Council.
 Condemns Mayor, Toe,
 But Mayor Teague was really the central figure in condemnation of all the Aldermanic orators. Nearly all of 4k nd ffrue a~rafn Tft- ferred to the outrageous manner in which the Mayor had enforced the or dinance passed by the City Council, de- claring that the arrest of the motorInen and conductors on the various street cars Friday morning, for which he was held responsible, was entirely uncalled for. They apparently overlooked. for the moment, the clause in the ordin- ance they passed which holds the elsi- ployes of the Traction Company respon- sible for any violations of the ordin- ance on their cars.
 In the same manner, perhaps, one of the speakers overlooked the inconsist- ency of his position when he made tive statements, the one immediately fol- lowing the other, that "the Council had no part in ordering the arrest of the motormen," emitting all reference to the passage of the ordinance, and that ''when criticism is put on an admins tration, that criticism must rest on the executive head of the adHI Inistration,'
 No formal resolution of censure upon the Mayor for rightly enforcing the car ordinance until stopped by an order of injunction from Judge Sayrc, was passed though one was contemplated before the meeting was called to order according to statements by Aldermen. The official copy of the ordinance waS gone over by some of the Aldermen who assured themselves that 1t really required the arrest of the employees. aS well as the officials. The proposed res, olution was therefore dropped, the -Al- dermen contenting themselves with verbal denunciation.
 Gunter's Three Resolutions.
 Three resolutions were, introduced by President Gunter, who was relieved from the necessity of presiding over the session to enable him to make one of the "explanation" speeches and to introduce the resolutions, formally di- recting the Mayors attention to daily violation of three ordinances now on the city statutes. Two of these re- late to the operation of street cars.
 These resolutions are in full as fol- lows:
 "Resolved, That the attention of the Mayor be and is hereby directed to the continual violation of the ordinances of the city of Montgomery by the Montgomery Traction Company, by run ming electric cars not provided with lenders, and to the further fact that no attempt has been made to compel said company ta comply with the law as provided by the said ordinances"
 "Resslved, That the attention of the Mayor be and is hereby directed to the ordinance passed by the City Coun- ell of Montgomery compelling the use of electric bells on street cars, which ordinance is being daily violated by the Montgomery Traction Company"
 Resolved, That the attention of the Mayor, whose duty it Is to see that the ordinances of the city are enforced. be and is hereby directed to the continual violations Of the ordinances of the city by persons who on Commerce and oth' CT streets blockade and monop0lize the sidewalks and streets by using the sidewalk as storage warehouses. all contrary to the ordinances of the city
 It Is noteworthy that Mayor Teague i: interested in business houses on Com merce Street.
 The resolutions by MT. Gunter were each taken up in turn and passed or viva voce vote. no dissenting voices be- ing heard.
 As soon as the official call for tho meeting, setting forth the purposes fol which the session was held. was read by Clerk J. j. Farley. President Gun.