The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-16
COUNCIL PUTS OFF ALL ACTION WAITING FOR COURT DECISION License Schedule and Salary h. creases Taken Up at Meet-
 ing Next Week SUBURBS CAUSE RIPPLE AMONG THE COUNCIL MEN Resolution Providing for Election of Outlying Aldermen Ia Regarded by
 Majority as Premature-Re-
 ports of Committees.

Affairs of the City Council were badly bemuddled last night by the uncertainty of the ruling of the supreme court with references to the King Greater Birning- ham bill, and at one time the debate reached such a status that President Harry Jones, frequently referred to ss the Square deal man. of the council took 1t upon himself to leave the chair and make one of his Square deal" speeches in behalf of the outlying muni- cipalities. MT. Jones speech was quite spirited one and came as a mild surprise, but the council president was roundly applauded when he had concluded.
 Awaiting a decision Of the supreme court on the validity of the Greater Bir- mingham bill, which Is expected today. the Board of Aldermen postponed prac- ticaIly all action save the adoption of the report of committees, the matter of rais- ing the salaries of city fremen and police patrolmen and the report of the miscel- laneous committee on a license schedule for 1910 going over, to be taken up at an adjourned meeting which will be held on
 
 Suburbs Cause Farley.
 The object of barley between the alder mon last night was the report of the Greater Birmingham committee which rec commended that the municipal corpora tions soon to come into Birmingham be requested to furnish the City Council of Birmingham a correct list of the mayor and aldermen. from which lists the City Council of Birmingham agrees to select the aldermen to represent said new ter- ritory in the council of Greater Blrming- ham"
 A number of the aldermen seemed to believe that any action regarding Great CT Birmingham would be premature until the supreme court renders It's decision in the case, which is now in it's hands. there being, seemingly an underlying suspicion that If the decision goes against the greater city the council might be placed in an embarrassing position.
 Had the recommendation of the Greater Birmingham committee been left alone there would have been no discussion, but Alderman Perdus proposed substitute which the aldermen did not like. MT. Per dues resolution read; Be it resolved by the City Council of Birmingham that the municipal corporations soon to come Into Birmingham be requested to furnish to the City Council of Birmingham 8 correct list of the mayors and aldermen, should they prefer that the said mayor and city council of said municipal cor poration may suggest to this board the name or names from whom they desire their representatives chosen, and the City Council of Birmingham hereby agrees to elect from the same the aldermen to rep resent said new territory in the council of Greater Birmingham"
 Fearing that the council was taking a premature step which might prove to be a blunder several of the aldermen prompt ly jumped on this substitute and 1t was tabled in astonishing fashion, the vote be- ing 16 to 3. Alderman Jackson passing, with the regularity of clockwork, on every vote on the question:
 Alderman Moore Objects.
 Then came the matter of the adoption of the resolution embodied in the report of the Greater Birmingham committee, and Alderman Walter Moore came to the front. The word agree" In the commit tees report seemed to bother him consider ably, and, arguring that any action in the respect involved was premature, he opposed the adoption of the committee report, and moved that 1t go over until the adjourned meeting.
 T don't like the agreement in the reso- lution.'' said MT. Moore. and I can't obligate myself to vote for something which the law says I shouldn't vote tor D explaining later that the law said the City Council of Birmingham shall elect the aldermen from the new territory.
 MT. Moores resolution to allow the report of the committee go over followed and received second from Alderman O'Neill This brought President Jones to his feet.
 President Jonss Takes Floor. *
 .'I am pledged to a square deal for these incoming municipalities" he said, and that has been the attitude of this board for more than year. It has been intimated that the council Is opposed to allowing the new territories to select their own aldermen. This Is untrue and its source, wherever 1t be- Is untrue. hope the board will adopt this committee re- port and set this question clear. I am going to do all I can to give these people a square deal and nothing less than that should be given them"
 MT. Jones asked Alderman Moore to withdraw his motion and his request was granted, although MT. Moore stated that he would not vote for the adoption of the report and he consistently cast his vote with the nays. The report of the committee was finally adopted.
 President Jones introduced a resolution