Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-11
proposition that he (AIr. Marbnry)
had made in order to bring about a

4 had made IN order 10 sDTinS apoul
tcompromise.
Mr.. Ogden asked President Mar
bury if a counter proposition had
been made.
President Mlarbury said il had
been suggested that the license
lax be increased 500.
! On motion of Mr.. Brill Presiden;
Marbury's report was adopted.
The resolution providing that The
Two presidents be constituted a con-
ference committee and the license
ordinance We're then !sen1 TO the
Common Council, but that board
soon returned them.
An interchange of opinion follow
ed as 10 what course should be pur-
sued.
Mr.. Brill favored the return of the
papers to the lower board, but Presl-
dent Marbury and others saw no
way ont OF the deadlock by that
course.
Mr. Brill said the Board OF Al
dermen had been charged with hold
ing up the license bill. II was.
he alleged. an unjust aspersion. The
members of the board had been
criticised collectively and singly by
members of the Common Council,
which was an injustice. The odium
belonged to the Common Council
Mr. Brill further said that the prop
osed increase in the license TAX on
liuuor dealers was not commensurate
with the business at present. lis
did not speak in his own private in
terests but in the interests Of all
concerned. He alleged that condi-
tions we're by no means encourag-
ing at present to those who oheyed
laws.
Mr.. Brill. moved that the license
bill be recommitted TO the finance
committee.
President Marbury and Mr.. Field
saw no reason why this should be
done. as the Committee had already
considered the matter and made
their report.
MIR. Brill insisted upon his motion
and upon a vote being taken it was
declared lost.
Mr.. Field moved that the Alder
men recede from their action i'll ad-
opting the ordinance as amended
and his motion prevailed. Ayes,
:. No. Mr.. Brill
MIR. Field then moved that the
ordinance be passed as it came from
the Common Council. This was
los, by the following vote: Ayes,
lIessrs. Ballenger, Field, Ogden and
,Summers-4. Noes, Nlessrs. Hill
Brill. Fitzgerald and Mr.. President
Alr. Summers moved that the lie
cuse tay on liquor dealers be placed
at $50.
Nr. Ogden, made an amendment
that the increase be So.
Mr.. Ogdcns motion was lost by
the following vote: Ayes Messrs.
Ballenger and Ogen-2. Noes, Messrs.
Hill, Brill, Field, Fitzgerald. Sum-
mers and Mr.. Presideni-6.
\ vote was then taken on Mr..
Summers motion to make the in
crease $50, and ii was adopted By
the following vote: Ayes. Mossrs.
Hill. Brill. Ballenger. Fitzgerald
Summers and Mr.. Presidents.
Noes, Alcssrs Field. and Ogden.
The ordinance was sent to the
Common Council, but that board
soon returned it with the endorse
ment that they adhered to their form
er action.
Mr.. Ogden suggested that con-
ference committee be appointed IN
| order that it might he apparent that
the Aldermen were acting in good
faith. and he made a motion to that
! effect which was adopted. Messrs
i Ogden and Hill were appointed.
After being out for over half an
hour the committee reported lthat
they had been unable to arrive al
an agreement with Messrs. Williams
and Harrison. of the lower board
They stated that they had proposed
that The license tax on liquor deal
ers he increased s75. but the susges
ton had been declined by the mem
'bers from the Common Council.
The committee was discharged
and the Aldermen adjourned.
Common Council
The City Council held an extend
ed meeting last night at which mum
crous measures OF greater or les