The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
WHAT MAYOR SAYS
ABOUT SPEECHES. {:
Cites Record to Show
TheyWere Not-ReSuIt of
Committee Episode.
SESSION TO BE
HELD TOMORROW
Members Will Probably Issue
Reply to Statements Made in
T. p. A. Address-Several
Said to Be Inclined
to Pass Matter

Another move in the controversy be-
tween Maror Mccarthy and certain
members of the Finance Committee
will probably be made at ) o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. at which hour the
committee has been called to meet.
The purpose of the session is to for
inulate reply to the Mayors refer
ences to the Finance Committee in his
speech to the Travellers Protective AS
sociation Thursday night, and some of
the members declare that statement
viii be issued. and will make warm
reading. Others are disposed to consider
the matter with less seriousness, and
some are understood to favor passing
the incident over without further no.
ticc. Indications are. however, that a
formal reply will be made, and that
it will be given to the public at once.
Mayor Mccarthy was seen last night
with reference to the general situa-
tion which has arisen In connection
with the recent fiery session of the
Finance Committee, and his own two
speeches.
He was asked IL he would issue a
counter statement should the commit
tee make one. He would not discuss
the subject for publication, but the im-
preston prevails in circles closeato His
Honor that he will set forth his side
fully If ho finds any conf int between
his views and those of the Council-
men as to what did actually take place
at the much discussed meeting.
Mayors Statement.
The Mayor did not seem Inclined to
70 into any details last night. but
when pressed fora statement he die
that neither of his recent speeches in
ary way resulted from the Finance
Committee, episode:
s.The assertion that the address y
of the Mayor delivered before the
Joint session; of the Council ON the
Goth Of February was the, outcome
or was suggested by any occur
renee or incident which Stranspircd :
in n certain Finance Committee
meeting, is peculiar, In View OF the
fact that the first Suggestion of
I'M address by the Mayor on the 4
finances of the city to the Council
was made In December, and the
resolution of The Council inviting
him to make tho address In jan
nary was passed by the Council
and went to the Board, where 1t p
was amended so na to fix the date
of the nddresH the latter part of
February instead Of january.
This amended resolution went buclS
to the Council, was pnsscd Ia Its s
amended fOlm, ana approved Nv
the Mayor on the 18th of january.
"Ti,us 1t VIII be seen that the ar-
ranEemcnts for this address, in-s.f
Guiding the complete action Of bOtl,
branches Of The Council, were all
made before the Finance Commits
tee met.
"Anoti,cr curious fact in c0nnec-
ti0n with much that has been said
concerning the Mayors rdd :ess ID g
thnt on the conclusion Of the ad-
dress the president of the Hoard of
Aldermen, presiding over the iOlnt
scHsI0l,, cnWrlilnentrd the remarks.
Nnl Aldcrmnn Gunst moved u vote
Of thanks TO the Mayor for his
yalunblc,y Interesting nnh inntrmc-
tive ,ldrcss, ana the Joint body
there present unanimously adopted
the motion.
"An0tIler singular fnet which
seems tN have been overlooked ~ 4
that ut the nunIl-dIscllsx meet
ing Of the Finance Committee, lM-
n,ediutciy after the NInyor's stntH-
nent OF Ills connection With Gers
tain transactions under review, n
prOn,incnt member 0f the commit
tcn, witl, the apparent approval OF
every nc,mbcr present, sWEEestcG
ti,p rcc0r,luti0n of a resolution cn-
lCcnunued on Eighth PaEe.l ig 51