Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-19
ALDERMEN VOTE
/. FORPOL|CE PROBE
Adopt Resolution Appointing
Committee to Investigate Vice
Commissions Charges.
COUNCIL TO MEET TONIGHT
Fuller Sharply Criticizes Mayors S
Course in Dealing With
Vice Agitation.

1crcd by Alderman Puller asking Judge
ID. c. Richardson to impanel special
grand Jury TO conduct an Investigation
Of the whole Police Department. the
Board of Alderman last night with
out n dissenting vote. adopted a reso-
luton offered by Alderman -Grundv,
providing for the appointment OF Il
joint committee TO investigate tho sub
jcct matter Of the three reports Of the
Vice Commission and report it's recon
mendation TO either branch of the
Council
president letters Of the Common
Council. who Witnessed the proceed
inHs. Immediately after the adjourn
mon, OF the Board. instructed City
clerk August 10 call special meet
Ing Of III" lower branch for o'clock
tonight 10 act on th" joint resolution
adoutcd hy tho Aldermen. It will.
without auestion. hc concurred in and
signature.
TENT OF RESOLUTION
ADOPTED sly ALDERMEN
The text OF the C;rundy resolution
adopted by the BOARD follows:
''i'" II resolved by the Council OF tho
city of Richmond. the Common Council
q
That the communication from Hls
Honor. til. Mayor. George Ainslie, and
The rcpOr, OF the Vice Commission ard
al the papers accompanying IL. sub
rnittcd to tho Board OF Aldermen
March IS 1913, be and arc hereby re-
ferred 10 special joint committee
composed of two 90 members Of the
Eoard OF Aldermen ana three 80 mem
bcrs Of the Common Council. to be ap-
pointed by tho presidents OF the re-
snective branches: and II shall be the
duty OF the said committee to invesii-
cate the subject matter OF said report
ana papers. and report TO either branch
with their conclusions and such recon-
rn"ndations as they deem proper. and
said committee is hereby expressly. au-
'hori2.d 10 require the attcnda nee OF
witnesses ana the production OF papers
deemed by them necessary in making
said 'ivcstigniior: and the city At
iorrey Is required 10 attend the sit
iings of said Joint committee aud aid
thcn in said nveet.gat!oa And th.
SUM Of ninety dollars ,tao) or so
much thereof as ,nny he necessary, bc
and the same iv hereby Appropriated
out OF any money in the treasury no,
Otherwise appropriated TO pay tic ex-
pensc incident Ia the, making OF sich
'nTcstigntioU."
rhCkED COUNCIL CHAMBER
HEARS PuLLER'S ARGUMENT
packed Council chamber was on
Land TO witness the proceedings which.
except for sharp attack BY Alderman
'uller on tho G;runGy resolution and
on the courso tina; the Mayor has pu--
sued !" The vice agitation. was devoid
"f anything sensational. The crowd
stood patiently for ihrec-u quarters OF
"n hour while The Eoard debated Ii"
little hudpet' resolution. only TO leave
"lihoui hearing the sensational cy!-
acnce that had been expected
When city Clerk August reported
nc communication from the Mayor
ontaininE his recommendation that
ne Council investigate the conduct OF
ihn Police Commissioner. named in
report No. of The Vice Commission,
A!dcrman Pu!ltr moved that the read
nE Of the commissions three reports
ne dispensed with. The motion was
carried unanimously, and the reports
wetc no; again referred 10.
40 REFERENCE MADE
TO ACCUSED COMMISSIONERS
alderman Grundy thercupon offered
his resolution providing for the an
pointnent OF n joint invcst:Eating com
mitcc. md Alderman Fuller took the
floor with thirty minute speech ia
which he opposed such n course on the
GROUND that II was ill-advised. recon-
acnGinG instead that the whole mat
ter be turned over to special grand
jury.
70, single reference was made TO
commissioners We'll, Mccarthy. or
ioode--the three members OF the po-
lice Board who are accused in the Vice
commissions last report OF official
wrongdoing grave enough to warrant
q full investigation.
Immediately before adjournment
President Adams took the floor with
statement in which he expressed the
hope that the newspaper men present
would exercise due discretion in the
treatment OF the matter contained in
the Vice Commissions third report.
His experience with Richmond news
papers, he said, warranted him in be
licvinE that n request OF this kind
vas almost superhuous. and that the
ncwspa per men would in this case. as
they have done in all Other, exercise
a sare censorship as regards unneccs-
sary and unsavory detail
MITCHELL WANTS
REPORT SUPPRESSED
The admonition to the press was
taken seriously to heart by Alderman
Mitchell, who promptly made a motion
placing the three reports In the GUS
tody OF the clerk, to be sacredly
guarded by him from unofficial eyes,
and delivered by him to tho special
Investigating committee for such dis
position as that body saw At. The mo-
tion was carried, and the Board ad-
journed.
Having had previous assurance that
the Mayors communication, once It was
opened and presented to the Board,
would be public property and open to
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