Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-02

aaopted by tho old Council al the be-
ginning Of It's term. They lost cut In
committed nd when Council recon-
vened the rules were offered and q
report signed by tho majority meme
hers was submitted recommending
their adoption. Councilman Mulvena
offered a minority report recommend
ing an amendment TO rule No. ~
changing the ma sority rule TO two
thirds majority rule.
Murray. Flies Protest.
Councilman Murray took the floor
and explained the meaning of the new
rule and he declared that for two
wears past there had been practically
no partisan vote in the old Council.
you are adopting rule that VIII
make this Council a partisan body,
he said. "a object TO IL. You should
have the same rules we haa during
the past two years | intend 20 per-
form my duties here during the next
two years Just as | have done during
the past two years and | certainly OBJ
ieyt To any partisan rules of that kind.
Councilman James b. McMsnus.
member from the Eighth ward, who,
Il became evident. will be the majority
floor leader in the new Council, OK
plained that IL has always been the
recognized right Of the majority OF
any body 70 make the rules govern
ing that body and that they felt il
only proper that the majority should
maintain that power OF the majority
in city Council lie declared that
under no consideration would the ex>
pulsiun rule be invoked for any par-ts-
san purpose and ae said no member
need fear expulsion proceedings be-
ing brought against him for partisan
reasons.
McNabh Leads Fight.
II was at this iuncture Councilman
N, Nabh came into The fight on behalf
ii his colleagues on the minority side
81 the chamber. lie said the move
looked % him like a direct compliment
Is himself and the member from the
Fourth ward. James T. Taylor, the
other new Democrat member am
not afraid OF expulsion shouted Mr.
M.%abh. Il know my rights here
Nv commission is from the people.
epploy til, best lawyer in Delaware
~ the year and | would not hesitate
4 minute 10 call upon him il 1t be-
comes necessary II the twO-thirds
,4.to IN effect for the past two years
Vas good enough for The members
II the old Council il should he good
enough for this Council.
Now YOU have two new Democratic
members. however. ! do not fear eN-
pulsion and we can play politics too.
I have seen majorities turned INTO
mincrit,es My only objection % this
proposed rule is the principle Of the
hing. IL you don't propose 10 use Il
for partisan purposes WIZ do you put
il there. I cant take any other mean
me from Ii. There seems to be iear
that someone is going to start some
hing but there is no need for that. !
pjedge myself now that / will vote for
snvthing that is for the good Of the
citv whether it is offered by Re-
publican or a Democratic member. Is
appears To me that YOU are starting
1ut wrong
Councilman Alexander r. Abrahams
expla med that there ate two new Re-
publican members as weIl as two new
Democratic members in the new Coun-
t,l. he said the ma iority rule was the
regular rule of the Council and that
~ change vas made }aRt year = The
tvvo-thlrds rule had been me HNcep-
ton
NJ Murray aeclared they were
starting to make Democratic and 2
Republican Council out Of lt- some
thing which they did not have Tor ms
"a Il two years He charged that they
we're starting as partisan Counci
ana AZ announces that II the ma-
ioritv wanted tc piay politics he wodle
ic the same although he dio nor va Fl
to resort 70 this.
Repnhlicans Retain Power.
MI NJ Manus. rising ID bis feet de'
,larea that they have no fear and tha'
I .hev knov no fear but they did no'
propose IL place the power Or tht
I g.,.reH n he hands III The manority
He ve~~cn % explain that under ths
+vv,-thHas rule if expulsion proceed
ings were started # would take a.
iaass ono or the minority members
,-,tas r. make fhe two-thir6s vote and
nat the minority could easily oioch
sacn Z move bv remaining away
N, Nabb said Il it were a good "a use
they could easily get AZ least one O
I sbe minority votes 10 make up theil
wo-thirds ma ioritv. He then explain
" that he did not propose TO argue
ne case further and the vote on tbs