Show C TY COUNCIL MUDDLE OJI iRA AND TiE OTHER REPUB LIOAN MEMBERS CRITICIZED I Public Business Greatly Obstruct ed By the Action of the Majority A Conference to Effect a Compromise Com-promise Nay Be Called The discord in the city council caused caus-ed by the attempt of the Republican members to usurp the power of the president to appoint all standing committees com-mittees and which resulted in such a disgraceful burlesque at last Tuesdays meeting caused a great deal of talk in municipal circles yesterday The almost universal verdict of the citizens citi-zens irrespective of party affiliations was a condemnation of the course pursued by the Republican majority With few exceptions it is reasoned that inasmuch as the Republicans have I none other but themselves to blame in elevating Mr Newell to the chair they ought now to take their medicine By precedence the chair is entitled to name all committees moreover the council works under Roberts rules of order which clearly provide that any abrogation of the rules of the house can not take place without one weeks notice of such intention being given In amending the rules without notice the Republican majority clearly overstepped stepped their authority and it is diffi cult to understand on what grounds their claims to appoint the committees are founded Councilman OMearas attitude in the fight is severely criticized as coming with had grace owing to the fact that after being turned down by the members mem-bers of his own party in aspiring for the presidency of the council he stirred up the contention within their ranks resulting in the election of Newell Many of those who witnessed the lany winessed performance per-formance last Tuesday night branded the tactics of the councilman from the Fifth as of a bulldozing order In attempting at-tempting to lead the Republican forces regardless of parliamentary rulings by the chair many asserted he assumed the position of an obstructionist President Presi-dent Newell in announcing his standing stand-ing committees did what was his privilege privi-lege under the rules and in tabling the communication the Republicans have placed themselves in a position of blocking the public business Communications Com-munications claims and matters of serious se-rious importance that require the immediate im-mediate action of the committees In order to be brought properly before the council are now piling up in the recorders office to the detriment of the tax payers There was some talk among the members of the opposing factions yes i terday of coming together and endeavoring endeav-oring to effect a compromise while others declared unequivocally they would fight to the bitter end I is more than probable however the former for-mer course will be adopted and this at present seem the only sensible solution to the tangled mess soluton |