A SCOTCH TOWN COUNCIL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 718, 21 January 1876, Page 3

A SCOTCH TOWN COUNCIL.

At a meeting of the Forfar Town Council, a very excited discussion took place in regard to a motion that the Council should petition in favor of the Permissive Bill. Councillor. Rutherford, in su mUPng the motion, «aid lie Believed they might as well argue or reason with Bed Indians as argue with Forfar Town Councillors. Whereupon Piovost Fyfe got up, and, in an angry manner, said ; You shall not speak of the Magistrates and Town Councillors of Forfar us Red Indians. I call you to order, sir; your impudence is unbounded. — Councillor Rutherford : Keep your temper.— Provost Fyfe: Hut can I keep my temper when you say that the Magistrates and Town Council of Forfar are a disgrace to IBd Indians? (Great laughter.) I shall take none of your insults, sir. 1 shall t«ke none of your impndenca; not a word of it sir.— Councillor Rutherford : I did not say the Magistrates were Red Indians.— Provost: You did, sir.—Mr Craig: I intended to support your views, Mr Rutherford, but you insulted Provost Fyfe.- -Councillor .Rutherford ; I deny that.—Mr Craig, rising and assuming a fighting attitude: I say distinctly you did. sir; you compared him to a Red Indian. —Councillor Rutherford : It is very unfair to bully me down.— Mr Craig ; And where’s the fairness of calling people Red Indians I—Provost Fyfe : I assert it was gross insult and gross impudence. —Mr Craig again repeated that Mr Rutherford had grossly insulted the magistracy, and amid great confusion he again assumed a fighting attitude, and placed hithind within a short distance of Mr Rutherford’s face. Ultimately the Council, by nine votes against three, resolved not to petition in favor of the Permissive Bill.

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