, 1875-05-16

Nassrs. Hildreth and Campbell Asked
Concerning Their 0ratory.
Private Meeting Of the Council to Con
slider the Emergency.
a Con >mittea to b Appointed to 1nvesti~
gate the frauds.

tae SItiZenB' Association. tiled the lntorTogaEo
rlea 7.hich aro to be answered by the Aldermen
and lawyers who have been summoned to shoV
ca1as why they should not be attached for con.
temvt.
II "a following questions a1e to be answered b,
Tho mus Foley, r. W.: Warren. =. T. oullerton
Pat rick McClowry, James H. H1dresh, r. F
Bal ley, james 0Br1en, Q. Z. Woodman, D. "
ch Ek. j., George E. White, J. L. Camp
be Il, B. Quirt1 Michael Ryan, Nichola!
Fczhsrlt, Thomns Stout, Peter hahr, JAcot
Lenganher, Louis 6ohAnnor, David Murphy
Michael Sweeney, J. r. Corcoran, Arthur Disou
J. E. Q. Forrest, ". g. Gondy, II. r.. Tuley
Emery a. storrs, J. r. Root, 7. Lyle Dickey, ami
Francis Adams: !: ii.
7nt<rrogators 1-Wero You, and sach Of you- On ths
9th day at April, :1s75, members Of The Common
Council Of the dy of Chicago and hars you bean
Inte,Topatory e-sata whathe7 or not you, and each
out Of sad oonrt On ths o6h d.y Of April 1875, which
said writ Of injunction is n1ed In said eausel
yes, when were yon SO served7
at the Common Council on Monday, April -, 1s76
said Common Council adopted and pAssed
PREAMBLE AND ORDINANCE
Eernar od IN said May Is, 1875, and II yea,
was the same afserward reeonsidsred
Intfsvogutorx t-stata whether not you, and each
4A%AA@AAS"
oxdiR4nca2
I.terTo7atory s-stata whether or not, at the meet
Ing OF eaid Common Cpunru on April e, 1873, ona
Egbert Jarnsaon, oityA for he City Of Chicago
did not deliver opinion to satd Common Council In
the words and ngure. following IN substance.
Council not to xinlte tho injunxdon Ia not out In
FULL.
Interrosato9ve. stats whether or not It was o.
4ceount Of said opinion that the Common Council OF
the City OF Chicago reoonaidered tho adoption Of ths
preamble and ordinance aforcsaid1
fste7Togatorp 7-state whsthes or not "a Tho aa1os
City Of Chicago did not adopta resolution or ordnauca
E,Ep1oY COUNSEL
o1tssde Of tbs City Law Department to a8E1t IN de-
Tending satd suit and for the purposs Of advising
with said Common Council IN rtgard 70 their duhes
nlitee WAS appointed for that purpose and whethes
lawyers were engaged ior such PURPOSE and who s7ch
lawyers were,-gise thez names7
1,1e' Toq1to5y 8-St2te whether or not katd William
C. Goudy, Il r. Tuley, T. A. Storrs, End J. ?. Root
together with T. L Dlckcy, the Corporation Counsel
Of Chicago and Francis Adama Assistant oounael to
vass ths voto OF tho election hed April e, 1915,
and to disregard the Junction izaued IN mid canse
opinion W. not gwen by aid Corporation nd a.
snplosed s. sd oittss VT sh Z Soesenes to I'D
kztt7
TThs opinion Of tnn counsel sbove retarrsd to- ad~
vising the city that Judge williams hsd 10 tuzasdis-
I,.1roaatoey 1c-stste 1hethsr or not raid opinion
WEE read to, and IN the presence Of, the Common
Council Of the City ot Chicago 1t session held e.
Ir,terrocatoty l1-state wheshnr not N opln.on
giran by the attorneys to and At tno request
Of the tona1noa Council of Tie CITY Of Chicago, md
meeting, in kuhstsncs foowsv lThs opinion ad-
wishing the Council that the signatures tho election
lsrka was not necessary to the returns, il than given
in FULL
oAxvAssuso voTEs.
1nteTTo1atorv 1o-State whether or not, after thu
reading Of tho opinions set out in tho above ntarro-
cations to aaid Common Council Of the City Of Chi
Common Council when convened in sezsion, that tho
returns Of the judges Of election 10 pretended to
xt,o whether or not said election returns were ca-
vaehed at said tine by said Common Counc1l II yea
eta:s whather or not Jou did not Personally vots Ii
Irt<r1o3ctory ls-ssate who mads ia. motion to
canrnss e:id election retz,ns.
]nse7ooato7y l&.-ststs whether mex It the sanns
session 1t moved and carried that tae returns Of
aaid election bs spzcad the records Of said city;
yea s's:a whether Jou and each Of you voted In To-
I.4er, as1ory 1s.-stato who ta.1s thu motion md
spread On tha records Of said city shs result Of sid
election
MLDnETH
1nteyToQ1toTv 1e, TO b. answered by Aid. James n.
nil. .eh-Sta:e whether not in open session Of tho
Common Council Of this City Of Chicago tho even
tpe Of " 1s n support Of The right to e.n1ass
to raid Common Council III substance follows:
The Judge Who issued the Injunction has nsurped
the right that did not baopg to him, xn has trodleu
under foot common deeency. Tho law u1akea It OBJ
liEatorJ upon the Council to count tbs
votes, and tho Court could not deprive them
Of ua power. Let proceed lilo raen, men Of houor
end sense, and then e: TIC political tr1cas:ers and
de1nAgoeues, come in after.rard enjo tho Alder
qui.ous from the socs Of their feet to the crowns of
Lleir beads. There Was no honor among tho ncrn-
oetR of the Cihzens' Association, and tho Common
Council ought to show their contempt for them by-
proceeding 10 make canvass, though tho Court
honld azrogate to soN tho right to send every Alder
nsn to jati They were = Iaek Of trekstess
THAT tt lhtnka Of them BY setting At o1ce On the
etnrns, and did you nat also say, IN open sassloo,
u s ass oo1 q To aos
hat tho Council ought now 10 aut Nke men who had
be interest Of the pcop!u and not the interest act
i scoundralk who h&va combined for sa31ah purposes
f1ter1o7ato7y l8-To be answered BY James L. Camp.
'eu-Di1 you not, In open session OF the Common
;onraon Council Il tbs cty II Chicago 10 pzoeeea to
the returns Of tho judges Of said ELECTION and
I'D you not state that tho injunction issued In said
rupton7
1nte7Togato.y 1e-To bs answered by Ald., g. L.
you aot state in open session. OF Tbs
COMMON Councn. On Monday 6yenin3, May 5, 1875,
substance, that Sou lad been informed that ths
pinion Of legal counsel, aboye referred to, was
,rocecd With the canvass and state whether or not
on eonaldered the opinions Of said legal counsel
lrectiou and advico to the Common Council to
ass tho Totes Aforesaid
ALI. or THEM.
InkerrogdfoTu 10, to b. answered by al the abovo
ldcrraeu-stats whether not you and each Of you
eferrcd to, 1dvicA to i1o Common Counc1 to r<o-
aed and canvasa ths returns Of tha tudgca Of said cleo
Inter-oeaorr 2o-st.ts vhether or not prior to tho
lnV2aatnR the returns Of naid election md prior to