ASKED TO LEAVE.

Samoa Weekly Herald, Volume 1, Issue 2, 3 December 1892, Page 3

ASKED TO LEAVE.

SCENE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. At tho Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday last, after tho minutes had been read and confirmed, a discussion took place as to the advisability of excluding tho representative of the Samoa Times from tho mooting 3 of the Council, on account of tho insulting remarks made in that paper concerning the sayings and doings of some of the members at Municipal meetings. The President, in reply to tho coiiir plaints of Messrs. Grevsmuhl, Osenhrueg, nnd Edwards, that formerly, when Mr. Cusack owuod tho paper, its tone had been much more insulting towards him than it -was now towards thoso gentlomen who felt aggrieved, nnd, he told thoni, that if the bounds of fair criticism wore exceeded, there was always a remedy jn tho shape of on action at law.

Mr. Edwards said there wes a difference between tho President's ease and tluir's, inafnaiieh as tho President drew a large sioMaj, while the other members gave tlieSij'timo and services gratis. .¥ Mr. Leonard thought that if tho representative of one paper was excluded the representative of tho other paper should also bo excluded from the meetings. '.\ Eventually it was decided, on a motion by Mr. Osenbrueo, seconded by Mr. Edwards,. "That the representative of tho Samoa Timos be requested to remain outside during the meetings of tho Municipal Council. Messrs. Osenbruog, Edwards, Grevsmuhl, and Leonard voted for tho motion, the President against. At the request of the President, Mr. Ch.'itficld left tho room.