The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18

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tive thereto he forwarded TO that com
njttee.
Way Act Independently of Mayor
Sucb action, IL il maintained may be.
taken independent OF what NAV be suE
gested by the Mayor. The board can,
IL was said by a parliamentarian last
night, start the probe on it's own mi
tiative. and after the machinery has
been set IN motion, the papers handed
the board by the Mayor may be re
ferred TO that committee
This, Of course. simply DELAYS action
End publicity. fer, II the papers are
referred to a committee. without first
having been read or submitted to the
board itself. that committee will,
eventually, make them pubic prop
erty, although the committee might
determine to meet in executive ses-
sion during the proposed hearings
1t Is cited that there would be no
precedent beng set, az other commit
tees of Council frequently meet in
executive session.
TIL Board of Aldermen was called
for the purpose of considering the
Little Budget" and ANY other mat
t>rs." 1t is said that probably, be-
fore the papers from the Mayor are
reached. y member may offer a reso-
.iation calling upon city Council to
name jcin; committee to inquire
into the reports and rumors per-
tanning to alleged dereliction on the
Part of members of the Police Board p"
And II Is said that probably the reso-
luton may so farther and require all
papers or documents in reference TO
the matter to be referred to that COM
mlttee.
No Meeting of Council.
There will be no meeting OF Com
mon Council tonight. 1t had been
rumored around the city that PresI-
dent Peters. OF that body. would call
q meeting for tonight. so that con-
certed action by both branches of
council might proceed with little
delay as possible. This call will not
be made. however. and ii is not prob
able that Common Council Will be
called. il at all. before next week.
! From gossip around the City Hall.
there seems to be no doubt that par
Elementary tactics will be resorted to
! by some members of the board to
prevent publicity on the last report
of the Vice Commissioners.
There may be delay in the matter.
and then Il may be that the grand
Jury will be called upon to conduct
| the investigation. in order to prevent
the public getting the report toward
which all eyes have been set.
When the case comes up for a
hearing, eminent lawyers will be on
hand to represent the various In,rr-
ests. 1t was said last night that Leigh
r. Page and l.. O. Wendenburg would
appear in behalf of the commission
ers. City Attorney Pollard will look
out for the city.
That the hearings will be interest
ing goes without saying. 1t Is known
that many witnesses will be called,
addition to the policemen mentioned
in connection with the report The
policemen referred to as being mate
rial witnesses are Chief Werner, Cap
tains SowelI and Epps, Detective Ser
geant krengel and Patrolmen Gal
braith. Goldsby, Campidonica, ]. j.
Smith, Tucker and Sweet.
Counsel for the commissioners will
ask that members OF the Vice Com
mission appear as witnesses as well
as other citizens. who may know OF
conditions existing In the city in re-
cent years
Yodcr May Testify.
, II was stated yesterday that A. A
Yoder, publisher Of a weekly paper
here several years ago, Is in touch
with the situation. and would be kare
to testify.
| - I'm reference 70 the Investigation
Mr.. We'll said last night: II csrs
nothing about an Investigation. 1 al
conscious Of having done nothing e
b ashanned % n caTTJing 0at do du-