Show Mayor Smith Impeached PHILADELPHIA Sept 20The City Council Coun-cil this evening by a vote of 48 to 39 decided to impeach Mayor Smith on the charge of malfeasance in office in accordance with the recommendations of the committee to inquire in-quire into the matter Previous to this resolutions of censure couched in severe terms and offered as a substitute sub-stitute for the report of the committee were defeated by a vote of 42 to 43 There has seldom been witnessed such scenes of anxiety and excitement as were presented in and about the Common Council Chamber during the entire special session The gal leries and lobby were crowded to their ex treme limit and hundreds were turned away by officers who were stationed at the entrances No other business was transacted trans-acted and indeed nothing was thought of beyond the impeachment of Mayor Smith the first event of the Mud that has ever occurred oc-curred in this city After a vote upon the motion of censure as a substitute for the I resolution of impeachment and a vote on the resolution itself was taken the result 1 spread like wildfire through the city form lag the allabsorbing topic of discussion and J comment tonight |