The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-14
Iton. Rogers and Ferguson favored and
voted for the report
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put 0ect1ueQ 10 state Whefner ne voted
for Il or not. Another member Of
the committee stated that he did not
4 vote for the report and that Council
man Workman would not have signed
the report had he been present.
/ The report was laid on the table
by the Aldermen 70 be taken up at a
meeting which win be held on call of
the chair. A debate took place over
the proposal to- hay the report over
until the next regular meeting of the
board, thirty days hence. hut the pro-
posal to delay the matter so long was
| defeated. and. on motion of Alderman
Paul, special meeting was provided
| for.
The. debate revealed the fact that
there will be. opposition to the re-
port. Ordway PuIier declared that
he would never vote for the. report
| until he had examined the evidence
and until 1t had been proven TO the
satisfaction of Ordway Fuller that the
members of the Police Board were
guilty.
Accompanied by Seven Papers.
The report of the Council commit
| tee is accompanied by seven papers.
These are resolutions TO put into legal
effect the recommendations OF the re-
port, and require only vote by Coun-
| ell to make the committee report law.
One of these papers liz resolution OF
censure of Mayor Ainslie. Chief Wer-
ner and the whole police force. An
other calls on Commissioner Well and
another on Commissioner Goode to
resign. In a third are contained
necessary changes In the city charter
which are recommended for the bet
terment of the police work, and an
other paper makes requests OF the
Police Commissioners to make new
rulings for the government of the de-
partment.
Already Printed In yirginian.
The report Is in almost exact con-
formity with the preliminary outlines
of its contents published exclusively
in the Richmond Virginian of Monday
and Tuesday. The remarkable ac-
curacy OF The virginian's outlines
is shown by the report
The report of the Vice Commission
was presented at the end of busy
session and the body adjourned inn
mediately after deciding as TO the
disposal Of the report. After the clerk
had read the report and the accom-.
panying resolutions Alderman Gilman
moved that the report be laid on the
table until the next regular meeting
of the body. Alderman Paul de-
clared that this would be unreason-
able an the public was waiting for
the report He moved as substitute
That the report be laid on the table
until the board was called in special
session by the chairman Alderman
Christian said that he thought the
board should vote at once. The MEM
bers are as we'll prepared to vote now
as at any time" He though the mem
hers would be continually harassed"
during an interval If such were al
lowed
Alderman Pulier took the floor to
explain why he favored long in
teryal before action on the report. He
undertook to discuss the report. bun
was interrupted by Colonel Grundy on
a point of order that he could not dis
cuss the report However, the point
was not sustained. and Mr.. Fuller con-
tinued The report is astounding to
me in one particular" said Mr.. Fuller,
but he did not make clear in what
particular He expressed a desire TO
study the whole body Of evidence In
order that he might he able to vote
according to the conscience of Ordway
Fuller"
Consider Report I'm Special Meeting.
The discussion was ended by vote
on the substitute motion of Alderman
Paul and t,ne report will he considered
in detail at a special meeting. Presi-
dent Adams had not decided last night
when the special meeting will be
called
The report of the committee fol-
lows a long fight
This prospective meeting postpones
the joint meeting of Council for the
election Of police commissioner to
take the place of Commissioner Nc
Carthy. wflose term has expired Pfesf--
dar n Vi
will not call The joint session until
both branches have disposed of the
investigation.
Disagrceing Members.
Members of the committee who dis
agreed with portions of the report
were Aldermen Grundy. Aldermen
Workman and Councilman English.
Colonel Grundy stated last night
presenting the report, that he signed
it as chairman Of the committee, but
that he could not concur in the full
report.
Mr.. Melton is out OF the city.
Mr.. English said last night there
were several sections OF the report
to him. He strongly
advocated the proposed change OF
charter placing one man at the head
of the Police Department, and the in
crease In numbers so the three pa
troll system could obtain. He handed
the clerk the following terse note
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen:
Gentlemen: Not being able to con-
cur in all of the views expressed In
the foregoing report i respectfully
decline to sign same.
Very respectfully
EDGAR b. ENGLISH.
Member of Committee.
The hill of Stenographer winston
for Si,547.10 is for the cost OF taking.
down and transcribing testimony.
VIII Not Resign.
Neither Mr.. Goode nor Mr.. Well
would express themselves last night
They will confer with their counsel
today and abide by what agreement
may be reached between them. I
Mr. Goode stated on Saturday. after
having read the forecast of the report
in The virginian. that ne would not
resign, but would stick TO his seat
as commissioner from Marshall
Ward. The term expires next July.
and with its expiration the position
goes out OF existence automatically.
Mr.. We'll stated on Saturday that
he would not express himself until he
had been officially notified OF the re-
suit OF the hearing. His term as com
missioner from Henry Ward expires
next year also. and the place ceases
automatically.
Mr.. Goode was represented at the |