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Tremont Hotel, Galveston.
ALL COAST COUNTRY LANDS ARE
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CHANGES APPROVED.
Charter Amendments Committee
Indorses the Present Status.
POSTPONED.
CIVIL
SERVICE
ORGAN RECITAL.
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NORWOOD-CROSSMAN.
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Concerning a Mother’s Duty to Her Young Daughter. Together with a
Chat with Miss Marie Johnson.
Request to Restore Date if Possible.
Illiterate Voters Practically
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GALVESTON TRIB GNE.
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Last Wednesday afternoon Mr. Walter
L. Norwood and Miss Rachel F. Crossman
were quietly married. Mr. Norwood is an
attache of the Levy undertaking estab-
lishment and Miss Crossman was a belle
in her circle. The friends of- the young
people tendered them a complimentary
reception last night.
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The joint committee on amendments to
the charter of the city of Galveston held
last evening was productive of a very ani-
mated discussion of the changes which
had been made in the amendments by 'the
committee on cities and towns. There
was very little light shed upon the mat-
ters beyond that published in The Tribune
of last evening, and the meeting wound up
with an indorsement of the amendments
as drafted in legislative committee, save
that the representatives from Galveston
are 'to be requested to have the civil Serv-
ice amendment restored to its pristine
usefulness.
The members of the committee present
were M. Ullmann, chairman, Pat Barrjr
and George E. Mann, constituting the
Chamber of commerce delegation; W. B.
Thomssen, secretary, George F. Pierce
and George Welp, the Labor legislative
council delegation, and Aidermen Borden
and Norman, now constituting the delega-
tion from the city council.
During the meeting the following who
have visited Austin concerning the amend-
ments were present: Dr. C. W. Trueheart,
chairman of the sewerage committee; Da-
vid Hall, city electrician and member of
the same colmmittee, and Mr. Calloway of
the charter committee’s lobby. Among
others present were Secretary McMaster
of the Chamber of 'commerce, C. E. Bal-
lard and H. M. Walker of the Labor legis-
lative council, President Runge and Coun-
sel J. B. Stubbs of the Galveston city rail-
road.
Chairman Ullmann in stating the object
of the meeting said that reports had been
circulated durirl^ the past three or four
days that the amendments proposed by
the committee had been altered in. such a
way as to render them unrecognizable;
hence, the meeting had been called. He
was happy to state, however, that some
Of the objectionable features had since
been satisfactorily arranged, but he
thought it best for the committee to meet
as the News had an article upon the mat-
ters and The Tribune had gone into them
at length, and the public would expect to
hear something from the committee. He
called upon Mr. Hall to tell the committee
about the changes in the a,mendmen,ts.
Mr. Hall begged to be excused from mak-
ing a statement until the arrival of Dr.
Trueheart, chairman of the sewerage
commission.
Mr. Barry suggested that Mr. Hall might
proceed, as the only change made in the
sewerage amendment was to provide for
the purchase of the existing plant.
Among the friends of the Galveston
charter amendments there is considerable
stir today over the “blind voter” clause in
the legislative committee’s report, which
effectually disfranchises illiterate voters.
Many lawyers interviewed by Tribune re-
porters today express the opinion that it
is unconstitutional, and such representation
will be properly made at Austin. The
clause seems to have got lost in the shuffle
at the committee meeting last night, or it
would most likely have called forth a pro-
test.
lows:
“Resolved, by the joint committee on
charter amendments, that the draft of
charter amendments, as finally modified
' and reported from the committee of town
and city corporations of the lower house
is approved and indorsed by our'eommittee
as being the best that could be secured
under the circumstances, and our honor-
able representatives are respectfuly re-
quested to do all in their power to secure
the passage of the same at the earliest
practicable day..
“Resolved, that Mr. David Hall is here-
by requested and authorized to repair to
Austin and co-operate with Galveston’s
representatives in promoting the early ac-
Judge Mann—You don’t undertake to
say that the committee wanted that
change? It comes down to a question of
agreement between Gilbough and Harris?
We have a right to know at whose In-
stance the chang-e was nta.de.
Mr. Borden evidently lost the point of
the contention. He remarked that both
representatives had voted for the amend-
ment as changed.
Dr. Trueheart made a talk in which he
suggested that the adoption of Mr.
Thomssen’s amendment might result dis-
astrously to the other important measures
in the bill, as the committee on cities and
towns Is sick and tired of the whole mat-
ter. He suggested that if the secretary of
the joint committee would write Harris
and Gilbough, the date in the civil service
clause might be restored.
Mr. Welp said it appeared to him that
there was a bug under the chip some-
where—that some one was trying to gain
an advantage for the next election. If we
have to wait two years we may as well
have no civil service amendment.
Mr. Thomssen announced that he would
change his amendment so as to endorse
the amendments as drafted, adding “Ex-
cept that we request our representatives
to change the date of effect of the civil
service section if possible to- May 1, 1897.”
Mr. Borden accepted the amendment. Mr.
Barry expressed his objections to it, and
the amended resolution was put to a vote1,
being adopted with Mr. Barry dissenting.
The committee adjourned.
ing of the committee, and at that meeting
Mr. Harris secured a postponement until
Friday night, saying that he could, not get
a proper hearing before, but would have
parties there on Friday night who would
state that the amendments introduced by
him were authoritative and that the whole
thing would be settled then. On Wednes-
day, Mr, Thomssen said, he telegraphed
for Mr. Skinner, speaker of the Labor leg-
islative council, to come to Austin, as he
wanted somebody there to represent the
labor side of the case. There were persons
there who were trying to arrange things
so that he (Mr. Thomssen.) would be com-
promised by the other amendments. On
Thursday Mr. Stubbs was telegraphed
that the committee purposed acting upon
the transfer system amendment and un-
less the City railroad company would
make some concessions, at least in the
way of giving the west end transfers to
the extent they are given the east end in
summer, the adoption of the transfer
clause would be insisted upon. Mr. J. B.
Stubbs sent a telegram saying such con-
cession would be made. It had since been
learned that the City railway company Is
figuring upon giving the transfer system
a trial, and probably the desired result
might be accomplished without legisla-
tion.
At the meeting on Friday night Messrs.
Schmidt and Ludgate were present in the
interest of the Harris amendments, and
David Hall, C. B. Stubbs, Mr. Calloway
and City Attorney Smith and himself for
the joint committee’s amendments. Mr.
Gilbough insisted upon all the committee
amendments being adopted, and Mr. Har-
ris urged the incorporation of his amend-
ments in the bill, and his motion to con-
sider both together carried. Mr. Gilbough
read the committee’s amendments and
they were adopted as read, save that the
$200,000 bonds are to be issued in small de-
nominations for sale in Galveston at the
option of the council; the sewerage clause,
by compromise between Maj. Mott and
others provides for the acquisition of the
present sewer plant by the city through
arbitration.
When the civil service amendment was
reached, Mr. Gilbough had a. slip of paper
in his hand upon, which w'as written “July
1, 1897—August 1, 1897,” and in conversa-
tion with Mr. Harris he said: “I will go
the full length of it and make it August 1,
1897,” and he struck out the nearest date.
Mr. Thomssen presumed that his action
was pursuant to some understanding with
Mr. Harris, and that Harris had been
given the benefit of it.
The age for admission to the fire de-
partment was also changed from 25 to 21
years. The transfer system -amendment
was also struck out.
Mr. Pierce—By whom ?
Mr. Thomssen—Gilbough.
Continuing, Mr. Thomssen said the sec-
tion of the charter providing for the cre-
ation of a board of water commissioners
was amended by striking out the. provis-
ion that it be constituted of five taxpayers
appointed by the mayor, and making it
read five taxpayers to be appointed by the
mayor and three aidermen to be selected
by the council.
Mr. Hall corrected him saying the
amendment read, “three freeholders” and
not taxpayers.
Mr. Thomssen also said that an amend-
ment proposed by Mr. Harris to keep city
officials away from the polls was adopted.
He said the conditions in the committee
were peculiar. The members were reluc-
tant to vote either against Mr. Harris or
Mr. Gilbough, both of whom they like. In
voting on ward elections they took a bal-
lot and it resulted six for the measure and
six against it. Mr. Thomssen said he had
made inquiries concerning the transfer
system of Chairman Ward of the house
judiciary committee, of Judge Wilberson,
reporter of the supreme court; of Judge
Beard of the committee on cities and
towns and of Attorney General Crane, and
they were agreed that if the railway’s con-
tract with the city made prior to the con-
stitution of 1876, gave the road the right to
charge 5 cents as the fare between sta-
tions, the cutting of that fare in two by
transfers would be unconstitutional.
Mr. Calloway called attention to the fact
that the committee also accepted Mr. Har-
ris’ amendment providing that officers of
the election shall not go in the booths to
prepare ballots save for blind voters.
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Mr. Norman moved, that the committee
receive Mr. Thomssen’s report and "take
no further action in the matter.
Mr. Borden moved to amend Mr. Nor-
man’s motion so as to receive the report
and thank the secretary, following a vote
upon which he wanted to introduce a reso-
lution.
Mr. Norman opposed the resolution, but
Mr. Borden said it was in effect the same
as Mr. Norman’s motion.
The Borden amendment, accepting the
secretary’s report, with a bouquet, was
adopted, and Mr. Borden passed his reso-
lution to the secretary, who, by way of
introduction, stated that Representative
Gilbough had given every assistance possi-
ble for the adoption of the joint commit-
tee’s amendments. “If any changes have
been made, I don’t think Mr. Gilbough is
to blame,” said hei.
This brought Mr. Pierce to his feet, who
inquired: “Do you base; your judgment
upon his action or upon what he told
you?”
“Upon his action.”
“He told me yesterday that he was re-
sponsible for the change in the civil service
amendment,” said Mr. Pierce.
“I think the change was made as a
matter of compromise,” said Mr. Callo-
way.
“Do you know the reason it was
changed?” the chair asked.
“No; except that Mr. Gilbough said to
Mr. Harris, ‘I will go all the way and make
it Aug. 1,’ ” Mr. Thomssen replied.
The Borden resolution was read, as fol-
Secretary Thomssen was then called
upon to report what had been done in Aus-
tin, and he went into the matter in detail.
Pie said that on March 9 Dr. Trueheart
went to Austin and requested the, chair-
man of the house committee on cities and
towns to postpone action on the amend-
ments of the joint committee until Friday
night, that being Wednesday. The News
of the following morning stated that the
postponement had been made at the re-
quest of Representative Harris, but the
statement was in error. Col. Mott had
said there was more behind it than, that.
If the meeting had been held on Wednes-
day night the joint committee’s amend-
ments would have been adoipted, because
Mr. Harris did not send the other amend-
ments in until Thursday. Upon arriving
In Austin, Mr. Thomssen said, he went to
Mr. Gilbough to get a statement from him
as to the postponement; he was mad be-
cause the meeting had been postponed.
Acting Chairman Sluder of the committee
on cities and towns was next seen, and he
said the meeting had been postponed at
the request of Dr. Trueheart, who claimed
authority to ask it. Thomssen said he
didn’t know where the doctor got his au-
thority. Mr. Harris' said Dr. Trueheart
came 'to him and requested that he (Har-
ris) go with him to Chairman Sluder;
Harris introduced them and Dr. True-
heart requested the postponement of the
committee meeting, because he didn't
think there would be a quorum, and the
meeting was postponed. Sluder told Gil-
bough that he thought he could get a floor
report on the amendments on Thursday,
but he failed to get it. On Friday night
Dr. Trueheart, Isaac Heffron, Mr. Stubbs,
City Auditoi’ Thompson, City Attorney
Smith, Aiderman Norman, Superintend-
ent of the Waterworks Peek and himself
were before the committee. The amend-
ments were discussed at some length, Mr.
Stubbs pointing out the unconstitutional-
ity of the street railway transfer system.
On Saturday an understanding was had
with Heffron that by inserting a certain
clause in the sewerage amendment he
would agree not to oppose municipal sew-
erage, which agreement the city attorney
refused to endorse, because of the - suit
brought by the city against the sewer
company. On that day Mr. Reiger, chair-
man of the committee on cities and towns,
returned to Austin, and he announced
that when the amendments came before
the committee again he would try to make
the hearing final. On Tuesday Mr. Gil-
bough succeeded in getting another mee.t-
The balance wheel of a woman’s life is menstruation,
formance of this function depends her health.
Irregularity lays the foundation of many diseases, and is in itself symptom
of disease. It is of the greatest importance that regu-
larity be accomplished as soon as possible after the flow
is an established fact.
. Disturbance of the menstrual function poisons
the blood. In young girls suppression develops
H latent inherited tendencies to scrofula or con-
IS sumpti°n, and no time must be lost in restoring
® regularity. Many a young girl goes to her grave
so because this difficulty has been thought lightly of,
W and mother has said, “Time will bring about a
M3 cure; she is young, I don’t worry about her.”
O Mother, when you see your daughter languid
A and indifferent to things that usually interest a
3 young girl, when you note that flush on her cheek,
that glassy appearance in her eyes; when your
q daughter tells you that even the weight of her
W dress waist oppresses her, and that she has terri-
™ ble pains in her stomach shortly after eating, don’t
ignore these signs ! If you do, you will be follow-
ing your daughter to the grave, for she will die !
This is gospel trutA—she is developing consumption of the bowels!
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is the greatest regulator known
to medicine. Make haste to use it on the first appearance of the tell-tale
symptoms; it will restore all the female organs to their normal condition.
Miss Marie Johnson’s letter to Mrs. Pinkham, which follows, should inter-
est all mothers and young ladies. She says :
“ My health became so poor that I had to leave
school. I was tired all the time, and had dreadful pains
in my side and back. I would have the headache
so badly that everything would appear black be-
fore my eyes, and I could not go
studies.
menses.
that my friends became alarmed.
is a firm believer in your remedies from experi-
ence, thought perhaps they might benefit me, /
and wrote jrou for advice. I followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
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It will only be a matter of two years.
Judge Mann—But why give up two
years?
Mr. Borden—Nothing can be done Ln this
world save by compromise. No one man
can dictate what shall be done.
Judge Mann—But that is just what our
representatives are trying to do.
Mr. McMaster had been pacing the floor
impatiently for some moments, as though
he had something on his mind, and he
proceeded to reveal it. “I have positive
information, from one of the gentlemen
present when Representatives Gilbough
and Harris arrived at a decision upon the
civil’ service clause, and he says that. the
change came from Gilbough, and that
Harris took no interest in it one wray or
the other,” said. he. “I saw two others
who concurred in that statelment. I have
been investigating these rifatters for two
days, and in two or three places in town
I have found abundant evidence that there
has been work done upon the part of some
who came before this committee to
change the amendments, so as to be able
to use the pap in the fire department, the
pet institution which you want to save,
as well as that in the police department.
There are people in this town instrument-
al in having this committee called together
in their interest, who have had the' civil
service amendment changed to kill what
you have done. And yet these people have
represented to you that they want to hold
the fire department in its present efficient
state! I have this evidence in such a
way that I knotw lit is true.”
The chair called upon Mr. Hall for a
statement, and he said that he felt himself
in honor bound to support the amend-
ments as agreed upon in committee. When
he got to Austin Friday morning the
prospects seemed remote for the adoption
of any charter amendments. With others
he exerted himself to bring the conflicting
parties together, and securing a meeting
of Gilbough and Harris they were gotten
to agree as far as possible, then to' com-
promise on other differences and only to
go before the committee upon those things
upon which they could not agree. This,
he said, was the spirit in which he went
into the fight, and he was going to stand
by the result.
The chair was about to put Thomssen’s
amendment, when Mr. Borden made an-
other appeal for its defeat, and Mr. Pierce
claimed the privilege of another talk. He
said he didn’t want to leave the committee
meeting with the understanding that
there had been any knifltfcg done. “We
came into this committee in good faith,”
said he. “If things g6iS wrong, it is cus-
tomary to cast the cd in,m upon labor, but
I want it understood that the labor com-
mittee has stood up to the rack in the in-
terest of these amendments as firmly as
honest men could do. I don’t want to
think that any other members of this
committee h'ave done differently. When
we were informed that this change was
made, we met land ‘agreed that it emas-
We wrote
our representatives asking for their rea-
sons, but didn’t get them. I saw Mr. Har-
ris at the depot in Galveston .on Sunday
and asked him about the matter, and he
said: ‘If any person says I offered to
change one section, of these charter
amendments, he tells an infernal lie.’
Now, I don’t think it right to cast any re-
flection upon Mr. Harris in this matter.
When we saw Mr. Gilbough he said: ‘I
am satisfied the change ruins the civil
service amendment. I will go back to
Austin and have the original date re-
stored. Take my word for it.’ I don’t get
these statements from hearsay, but from
the representatives themselves. Mr. Gil-
bough said he made the change with no
idea of its effect. He says it was wrong;
why approve the action?”
Mr. Norman—For that very reason I of-
fered my motion.
Mr. Borden said he felt satisfied that
the amendments had been changed to ac-
complish the greatest good, and he
wanted them to pass as noiw drafted. Mr.
Gilbough had assured the charter com-
mittee that he would admit of no changes
in the amendments, and now if they had
'been changed he was sure it had been the
result of compromise.
Judge Mann—To whom did he make the
concessions?
Mr. Borden—He must have made con-
cessions, becaue he told us he favored all
the amendments, and the changes have
been made in order to get the bill through
the committee on cities and towns.
church.
follows:
1. Prelude and fugue in A minor.J. S. Bach
2. Fantasie, op. 101 (new).......Saint-Seans
Note—Camille Saint-Seans, one of
the greatest of living composers,
was formerly organist at La Made-
leine, Paris.
3. Sonata in C minor, No. 5.......Guilmant
(Dedicated to Clarence Eddy.)
1. Allegro Appassionato. 2. Adagio.
3. Scherzo. 4. Recitative. 5. Choral
et Fugue.
Note—Alexandre Guilmant has been
organist at the church of LaTrinite,
Paris for the past 25 years.
4. (a) Siciliana (new)......M. Enrico Bossi
(In Ancient Style.)
Note—M. Enrico Bossi, one of the
foremost organists and composers
in Italy, is director of the Conserva-
tory of' Music, Benedetto Marcello
at Venice.
(b) Toccata (new).......Filippo Capocci
Note—Filippo Capocci, one of the
greatest organists and composers of
organ music in Italy, is organist at
the church of St. John the Lateran
in Rome.
5. Double theme varie (new)......Rousseau
(Written expressly for and dedicated
to Clarence Eddy.)
Note—Samuel Rousseau is choir-
master of the church Ste. Clotilde,
Paris.
6. Pastorale in E (new)......E. H. Lemare
Note—Edwin H. Lemare is organist
and directoi’ of music at the Holy
Trinity church, Sloane Square, Lon-
don.
Andante in D (new)................Hollins
Note—Afred Hollins, the famous
blind organist of London, is one of
the most remarkable players of the
present time. He is thoroughly fa-
miliar with all the great English or-
gans, and the extent of his reper-
toire is astonishing.
8. (a) The Question (new).. .Wolstenholme
(b) The Answer (new)....Wolstenholme
Note—W. Wolstenholme, one of the
most talented of English composers
for the organ, is totally blind. He
has received the degree of Bachelor
of Music at Oxford.
9. Allegro, op. 81 (new).
Tonight Clarence Eddy, the well known
organist, will give a recital at the First
Presbyterian church between the hours of
6 and 8 o^clock. Preceding this and com-
mencing at 5 o’clock the annual mission-
ary tea will be given. After the organ re-
cital the tea will be resumed. The pro-
ceeds of the tea are for the support of a.
missionary, as is customary with this
The program of the recital is as
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| tion of the legislature on said di’aft of
charter amendments.”
Mr. Pierce had the floor again. “This
committee passed a set of amendments,
and pledged our prospective representa-
tives to them. Have they kept faith with
this committee in changing those amend-
ments without the consent of this body?
In my opinion that faith was not kept.
With reference to the civil service amend-
ment, as changed to take effect on Aug. 1,
the amendment is killed outright. We
waited upon Mr. Gilbough concerning this
matter, and he said he did not understand
the effect of-the change, but he is now
satisfied that if it does not go into effect
until Aug. 1, the measure, will be killed.
He said he would go back to Austin and
have the date, changed to May 1. Now,
if we adopt that resolution, we say that we
don’t want civil service. The city govern-
ment is organized by the first of July,
and if the measure didn’t go into effect un-
til Aug. 1, it don’t amount to anything.
We don’t know who will be mayor or ai-
dermen, or who we will have for chief of
the fire department, and every man. in the
fire department will be in danger, and the
police department will be upon the same
■ lines. iYou say the charter already prac-
tically demands these things, but it de-
pends upon who we have for aidermen and
mayor. Mr. Gilbough realizes the fact
that if the amendment as now drafted is
adopted, it will not be worth the paper it
is written upon. But I want you to under-
stand that if this committee decides that
civil service should not be adopted, I am
with the committee. I did not come here
with a knife up my sleeve, but I am ready
to stand by the will of the majority.”
Mr. Borden replied that there was no
member of the committee more strongly
in favor of civil service rules than him-
self, but he did not think it wise, after all
the work which had been done with the
house committee', and after the reaching
of a compromise, to trifle with the commit-
tee. The floating debt and sewer bonds
had been provided for, the system of elec-
tions at large had been. preserved, and he
didn’t think it advisable to reopen the
questions, and would, therefore, insist up-
on his motion.
Mr. Norman thought that Mr. Borden
should withdraw his resolution, and simply
vote upon the motion to take no further
action. “Your resolution indorses every-
thing that has been adopted by the com-
mittee,” said he.
“I want it to be, indorsed,” Mr. Borden
replied.
Mr. Thomssen moved that the. Borden
resolution be amended so as to indorse the
amendments as drafted, “except in the
matter of the action of the) committee on
civil service reform.” Judge Mann sec-
onded it. »
Mr. Calloway said he had talked to many
members of the legislature, who had in-
sisted that the Galveston people get their
representatives together, so as not to have
a fight on the amendments in the house.
The effort had been made, and he thought cula'ted the section entirely,
had there been more time the representa-
tives would have been closer together upon
appearing before' the committee than they
were. The civil service matter was a com-'
promise measure. Harris, he understood,
wanted the date deferred, while Gilbough
wanted to carry out the wishes of the
charter committee.
Mr. Hall—Harris went further; he want-
ed a number of the clauses eliminated ; but
the date of the measure’s effect was post-
poned until Aug. 1.
Mr. CaHoway'"further said the change,
was a compromise measure. If the com-
mittee asked a reinsertion of the original
date, matters would be thrown back where
they were before the week of work was
put in for the amendments, and he didn’t
think the change in the date would vitiate
the measure.
Mr. Thomssen—It certainly will.
Mr. Norman said it might be better to
have the measure take effect Aug. 1, and
Mr. Pierce retorted that the city govern-
ment is organized by July 1.
“But it can become operative two years
hence,” said Mr. Norman.
“The amendment might be repealed by
that time,” replied Mr. Pierce.
“That’s hardly probable. Anyway, sew-
erage is more important than civil service,
and we may kill sewerage by asking.any
changes now,” said Mr. Norman.
“Our representatives are agreed upon
the basis of the report, of your secretary,”
said Mr. Calloway. “The bill will pass.
If we send this civil service matter back
the amendments will be as they were be-
fore consideration, by the committee. I
would suggest that if we leave the ques-
tion open a.t all we leave it with our rep-
resentatives.”
Mr. Thomssen suggested that he ’might
change his amendment so as to provide
that the government to1 be elected in June
put the civil service rule- into effect.
Mr. Borden reiterated his statement
that the adoption of Mr. Thomssen’s
amendment would necessitate another
trip over the rocky charter amendment
road.
“But Mr. Gilbough has already agreed
to restore the date,” suggested Mr. Pierce.
“Mr. Gilbough might agree and Mr,
Harris might not agree,” said Mr. Callo-
way.
“When have you seen Mr. Harris?”
asked Mr. Pierce. “I saw him Saturday
night and he says he is not responsible
for the change.”
Judge Mann said if there was an under-
standing with Gilbough that he is to re-
store ‘the original date in the amendment,
It would be better- not to approve the
house committee’s action, because if . ap-
proved as it stands, Mr. Gilbough would
make no change. “I for one am not will-
ing to approve what would be practically
the emasculation of civil service rules.
When the charter amendment committee
met two years ago civil service was thor-
oughly. discussed, but action was post-
poned because the time was not- considered
propititious, organized labor not then ap-
preciating civil service and being opposed
to it. But this time the proposition comes
from organized labor. That we should al-
low our representatives to emasculate
that important amendment, that we
should give them a getting out . place in
ratifying what they have done in trying
to kill that amendment is preposterous.
Leave it there; charge ‘them with it. Har-
ris has told a member of this committee
that he is not responsible for the change;
Gilbough says it is a mistake. I believe in
giving them a chance to rectify it, but I
am opposed to ratifying it.”
Mr. Borden—It will emasculate the
amendment only until after the election.
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