New-York tribune., 1911-12-30

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code. Then the trouble broke loose, and
there was not calm minute for two
hours.
Alderman Willard. leader of the Rc-
uublicau minority, pushed his way 10
the desk with a motion that the reso-
luton be laid on the table. \ rolicsil
was ordered. II was followed win grea'
care as giving some indication OF 'h'
lino-np. some of the Democrats were
cut Of the room. and il looked as thougn
the code would go down ON the hrs'
crack.
Dowling called FOR absenteeS' ana Tue
,lerk went over the roll again Aider-
mon Nicon, Becker and half doze"
other Republicans. all demanded an ""-
,,o,,,cemept OF the way tho vote stood al
O., A. many Democrats tried to tell
,hem that no announcement WAS hec''-
sar, uutij after the last cali The De"-
o,r,ts were upheld by Nicc-Chairman
Eeu; There we're appeals from the de-
cisio, Of the chat, and demands loi
yotcy ON tn, appeals, but TO all oil u''
,ianor Bent paid no attention.
I, WAS announced at last that 'le NV''
s,ood ~ for and ~ against. Aldermen
willard and Bollos rushed to INC ron
and demanded a detailed vote HE
sbowed that Alderman Markert had neen
credited IN tho negative when ne u'-
clared. he had voted in the afilrmao'e c
This change made It 30 to 36, and Benz
declared tho motion lost.
Alderman Bowling smiled ana moNeu
tho urevious question, although he was
evidently worried, learning he had not
the forty votes needed TO pass the cooe.
1,Afora tho roll was called Borough
President NcAneny made the point oil
order that the board had no risht u
,,sse the code at that time Such an at
tempt. he said, was not only Vioiauoh
of the charter but a violation oi 'he
rules Of the board.
MoAnenys Point Of Order
tio no,pted out that the proposed code
would appropriate money IN that u
established several bureaus, and that TIE
charter required all such resolutions 10
he advertised Ave days before ocins
brought up for passage. This couo ",''
printed only two days ago Again '''o
President pointed out, as stated III ,'e
tribune yesterday. that the rules oi 'i'e
hoard were yiolated IN the rrih'ihs' "'
.,o, the now matter was not put N
italics and that which was to DC IePe'i'"
shown i'm brackets.
The galleries, which were filed WIN
opnonents of the code, broke out i'll dP
rlsuse. and Vice ce-Chairman Bent cai'eu
them 70 order. DowllDg started III 70
argue against the point OF order "he'I
Bent saved him trouble by saying l
win rule on that point The chair rules
that the point is not we'll taken.
He smiled grimIy AS he turned down
.be objections in an offhand way, SHOW
inc thai Tammany did not propose 10 DC
halked in its course by any mere techhi-
Calitics.
Then tho roll was called on the pre-
yjous question, and after repeated calls
for shsentees. who were brought in by
the sereoants- att arms from the lobby
The vote was announced as another tie
81 20 81. This time Tammany demanded
a detailed vote 1t WAS found that Al
dorman Kenny had not been recorded.
He declared nc had voted in the afiirma-
tive. and, against tho protest of the Re
UublIcans that a man could not be re-
corded after the final announcement of
vote, Kennys vote was counted and the
vote annCunced as - to 81.
Bent had ordered the roll on the pre-
Nious question, and the clerk was calling
when Alderman Callaghan. Republican,
OF Brooklyn. moved 10 adjourn. Dowl-
ing protest ed that 1t vas out OF order.
Canashan declared such a motion WAS
always in order. Bent ruled it was cut
If order and Pandemonium broke loose.
Half a dozen Republicans appealed
from the decision.
Bent would not recognize them. Cal
lsghan kept shouting, Mr. Chairman
Mr Chairman ar the top of his voice
Alderman Walsh, Democrat. started a
speech right beside Callaghan.
Half the members had crowded 10 the
front Of the room. Persons who had nc
business on the floor strayed in. The
clerk kept calling but could not hear
the responses. II was a bedlam. Many
of the members old not know what the
vote was about.
Are we proceeding to adopt building
code for the City of New York; asked
Alderman Nicoil.
we are" said Bent.
Tho galleries laughed, whereupon Bent
ordered them to keep quiet and had the
floor cleared.
The vice-chairman kept the Republi
cans TO their five minutes of debate, but
permitted the Democrats TO run over, in
several cases.
Borough President Connolly said tho
Republicans were making it hard for
him TO vote no. as they were making a
political question out OF it. II it was a
political question he would stick TO his
party and vote yes He believed, how
ever, that II was non-political and pro-
posed to vote against il, because he had
not been able 20 learn much about the
code, and what little he had learned was
detrimental TO the interests of Queens.
The preparation Of this code has been
going on for six years." said Dowling.
This draft has been made up of the
best things in the two previous drafts.
II was put together by Mr.. Moore, an
engineer. and Mr.. Kay, an architect. All
the objections have been disposed Of
A. s. Drescher Democrat, of Brooklyn,