The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

COUNCIL TABLES DEMAND
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/ dalton of the committe was lost by
/ vote of 10 4.
! The warmest lighting occurred over
| the Goode recommendation. Council
/ men Edgar r. English and Gilbert
/ X. Pollock were the leaders In be-
half OF dealing lightly with Goode ana
of failing to censure the department
for NOT enforcing the laws Each made
| several speeches Councilman Seaton
smoke in favor of standing by the re-
/ mort of the committee. Other speak
ers during the course of the debate
were Councilmen Haddon, Ratcliffe and
/ Pitcher.
The move by Mr.. Pollock came inn
mediately after the test vote on the
Goode recommendation. Councilman
English and Pollock had argued with
! heat against asking the resignation
of Goode, Pollock holding that the
| Council should not act on the, hearssT
evidence of the committee and It's wit
nesses. However. the motion of Mr..
Pollock to reprimand Goode Instead
OF asking for his resignation was lost
bv vote OF eight to seven. Fol-
lock here took advantage OF state
ment made earlier in the course OF the
debate by Councilman seaton TO the
effect that Seaton would vote for "A
| motion to have the evidence In re-
gard to- Goode printed and argued be-
fore the Council by the city attorney
and counsel for Goode. Seeing that
his fight to let Goode down lightly had
been lost and before the vote could
be taken for the committees recon-
mendation. Pollock announced that he
would take Mr.. Seaton UP on his pre-
yfous proposition. This gave him
enough votes to delay action, and the
melton prevailed
when the vote came on the resolu-
ton of censure of the Police Depart
ment including the Mayor. Council
men Haddon. English and Pollock OPP
posed IT, saying that evidence before
the committee did not show any knowi-
edge on the part OF the Mayor that the
law was not being enforced. The mo-
ton to eliminate the Mayor from CEN
sure was finally changed to a motion
TO reject the whole recommendation oil
censure. and this was done by vote
of twelve 10 three.
Session In Detail.
After appeals by Councilman Eng
fish and Councilman Pollock, and adj
ditional remarks by Councilmen Sea
ton. Haddoh and Pilchr. the resolu'
ton asking Police Commissioners
Goode to resign, was tabled, by tht
Council, TO be taken up at a latei
meeting, at which time the City AZ
torney and counsel for Commissioner
Goode. will he asked to be present. ;.
At this meeting the entire evidence
~ ttxrfaN tr-rr ~.
nittee will be produced. so far as Il
concerns Mr.. Goode.. and the Council
, manic body VIII take UP ss@ werk al
ready accomplished. by the committee
This conclusion was reached after q
substitute resolution presented by Mr.
English. designed to merely censurt
Mr. Goode, had been defeated by thu
close vote of to S. President Peters
casting the deciding vote.
Seaton Presents Case.
Mr.. Seaton. subchairman of the
special committee, had presented the
case He stated In earnest words
that from the evidence before ts,t
committee there was nothing for thai
body to do. but request Mr.. Goode &c
retire from the Police Board. He
deplored the fact that 1t was his duts
as we'll as that of the other members
of Council, to carry out the swishes
of the committee, as evidenced by a
! majority report, This conclusion had
been reached after full and thorough
investigation, and after everything had
been done to get at the bottom of the
whole AFFAIR.
II feel the full responsibility i'm
posed upon me-, said MIR. Snton. land
while 1t hurts me TO have to copdem
any man, I cannot see that there Is
anything else for the body to do.
have no personal feeling in the matter.
If / acted upon my own feelings.
might urge another step. But we
are here to transact the business OF
the city, and In doing so. our senti-
ments and our personal feelings must
be set aside. I would be the last man
TO aid in the lumiiiation Of any man
or any family. But we are here to
do what we believe to be the right
thing for the city OF Richmond.
/ III there are those who think the
committee did not do its duty. ! am
willing TO vote for proposition by
i which Mr. Goode and Mr.. Well. too
may get every advantage which may
help in the solution of this problem
SO far as / am concerned. personally
Z am satisfied. But IL there are
others who may not have sat through
) the investigation, and who think they
may be more enlightened. / will agree
} to vote for resolution giving the
! City Attorney and counsel for Mr..
Goode the rights of the floor, so that
} all the details may be brought out
all the details which were brought out
at the sessions Of the COMMITTEES"
Pollock Seizcs Situation.
Grasping this situation, Mr.. Pollock
, took advantage of the remarks made
. by Mr.. Seaton. He said that he felt
/ glad they had gotten together. He
, had just urged the passage Of the
substitute offered by Mr.. English. That
! substitute was lost. Mr.. Peters cast.
> ing the deciding vote
i Following ID his statement, Mr.
Seaton did vote tor the Pollock feso.
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