The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-14

You're out of order.'
 You're out of order'
 "Gentleman, I declare you out of order and everything you do illegal"
 What? appeal from the ruling of he chair; you cant appeal from the ruling of the chair in any such way"
 "Oh, see the new Mayor. MT. King acted as Mayor all of last year and evidently you gentlemen want him to serve for another year He put Mayor Stewart in a hole, but he cant put this fellow in any hole"
 You're out of order"
 These are samples of the remarks with which Mayor Valentine pune 'uated the session of the City Coun- gil last night, called for the purpose of electing city officials for the ensu- ng term. The meeting was as har- monious and peaceful as a pack of strange bull dogs in blind alley The fun started immediately after he reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, and one of the councilmen who tried to get recogni- ion of the chair to put motion was declared out of order. frequently before he had chance to state his motion
 Valentine informed the council that the entire meeting was unlawful and Illegal because. he stated. NO city officials can be elected except at a regular meeting of the council, and this is a special meeting called at the request of the councilmen."
 He then read the request for the call signed by all the councilmen which stated clearly the purpose oI the meeting was to elect city offic- ials, and also read his call He then informed the council that any action
 aken by them would be illegal, and signified his intentions of taking the natter to court. He dwelt great leal on the dignity and powers of his office as Mayor of Juneau, and told the council where to head in" On the first motion put by MT. King, Valentine declared the motion out of order. Mr. King appealed from the decision of the chair, and was informed that he could not ap- peal, because no one could put a motion or question to the council but himself, and he refused to do SO Mir. King then asked consent of the council for Gunnar Blomgren to pre- side, and put the motion, which was adopted, and Councilman Blomgren | put all motions from that time for | ward.
 Immediately after Valentine inform ad the council that any action taken by them would be illegal. MT. King moved that Judge H. H. Folsom be declared elected as city attorney 1 Mir. Valentine refused to put the mo tion and it was put by MT. King The vote was unanimous. Judge Fol som then stepped into the room and was requested to leave by Valentine He did so, standing in the doorway to the clerks office for the balance of the session, but promised tht councilmen that he would come il when requested to do so.
 MT. Valentine then declared thu election illegal on account of it's no having been taken by ballot. and alst on account of the questions havins been put by one of the members O the Council, who was not the prope presiding officer. An appeal iron the decision of the chair was thel taken, and Valentine again refused to put the appeal.
 ! A motion was then passed that al elections should be by word of mOutl and Judge Folsom was again elected
 The other city officers were electe'
 in rapid succession. all votes bein
 unanimous and all being put to tn meeting by MT. Blomgren.
 I Valentine served notice on the cour cil that he would veto everythin that they had accomplished durin
 the meeting and when the Councl ladiourned. he was seating on tn ] table. writing out his veto.