The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-08

Sustained NInyor's veto of ordi-
nance appointing special tax COLI
lectorA,
After going through Il series OF
wrangles and system OF Alibusterlng
that to number OF spectators seemed
ludicrous. the Common Council last
night sent back TO the Joint investigat.
ing committee It's report on the charges
affecting Mayor Mccarthy and the
mination. SO far as the lower branch
was concerned. being happy finale
to tiresome farce.
The report of the investigators. alon 8
with the opinion of Mr. Meredith. wa,
presented. and instantly various mem-
bers awaited an explosion. Very
quietly Councilman Cannon arose from
his seat. Referring to the paragraph
which stated that the committee did
not know how 1t became public knowi-
sdge that air. Meredith had advised the
members. Mr.. Cannon said that City
Attorney Pollard requested Mr.. Mere.
dith 10 act in his stead. and that he
tMr. Canuon) knew the contents of the
,pinion from Mr.. Meredith's lips.
Then he sat down. There was Il
moment OF silence. 1t seemed as II
everybody hoped 1t would stop there.
Giving outward expression to the
wishes OF the body, MIR. David Meade
White loved that the report be filed.
Lynch Started Fireworks.
Councilman Lynch. however. want
cd the Meredith opinion read. aud
when Sergeant alarms RuskeN was
wadtng through it-.with few members
listening-Mr. CARRIER moved to sus-
Il Al I,
quickly finished.
Mr. Lynch then moved that the re-
port and opinion be put on the record
and forwarded to the Board o. Alder
men, for Its amusement. Mr.. W. l..
White objected. why perpetuate it:"
he asked.
The Lynch motion was killed by a
vote of 20 to 8, but that was only the
beginning.
The flibustering part came next.
When Mr.. Cannon made a motion to
accept the report, except that part
which referred to the method of the
Finance Committee in making up the
budget. as substitute or amen iment
to Mr.. D. NJ. Whites motion to file. the
latter, rising to n point OF order. held
that the question could not be put TO
q vote. President Peters held that the
point was not well taken. Mr.. White
thereupon appealed from the decision
OF the chair. For few minutes the
proceedings were suspended. The rules
were examined, Council sustaining its
president by a vote OF 81 to 5.
Whites New Point Sustained.
Mr.. Cannon was proceeding to speak
to his motion to amend. with more or
less Interruptions on points of order,
and with listless attention on the part
- ,h1r ,hn~ ~ all IN
White loudly demanded recogLition.
The gentleman from Lee Ward"
said Mr.. White. is out of order. He
Is trying to amend, when ii takes both
branches to strike out any part of Il
report of a committee created by joint
resolutions"
There was another suspension while
the rules were again examined. Presl.
dent Peters announced that Mr.. Whites
contention was right. The Cannon mo-
ton. therefore. could not be put. but
Mr. Cannon stated that he would de-
bate the question as to whether or
not the report should be received aud
filed.
Just about this time the previous
question was called, the vote being is
to IL. Somebody raised the point that
1T required two-thirds vote to call
that question. The rules We're again
vie point DelHS sustained.
Sitting on the foot OF the presidents
stand. Councilman Richards called the
pending question. which only required
majority vote. Mr. Cannon. however
on point of order, said the motion
could not be recognized. inasmuch
as Mr.. Richards was not In his seat
Mr.. Cannon made another attempt
to go on With his argument. He hal
not gone far when Councilman Mills
rising to point of order. which was
a threadbare Interruption now, said
there was nothing before Council to be
considered, that the Investigating Com
mittee had to bring in some report or
ordinance which could be amended
Chokcd on More Talk.
( Members. who had been fretting all
the while. and who had kept close tab
on the clock, awaited the ruling,
Mr.. Mills had called the proper card,
his point was sustained by the chair
and the whole business was sent back
to the committee to report again. Just
few minutes before the Committee
on Relief of the Poor had brought In
the result OF it's Investigation, as or
hered by joint resolution, and Mr.
Davis wanted to know II it was ac-
pompanied by a resolution or an ordi-
nance which could be amended, II any
body felt SO inclined. He was 4 in
formed that It was Identical In nature
with that OF the other but II had no
effect. M II
While he had the opportunity Of,
speaking Mr. Cannon said that there
seemed to be disposition on the part
OF members to treat this matter Of the
with Indifference, others
with contempt, and others with tho.
opinion that Council was Justified IN
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