The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-16
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G~ooliellow, Handlan, HAller, Hamilton
Horkheimer, Jefferson, Kimberley, Lar
kin, Meyers, Pollock, Reeves, Simpson
vOeckler, Waite and waterhouse.
Scarcely had the roll been called wher
Mr.. Kimberly arose and said that ther'
was no President present, and when he
came into the room he found Mr.. Good
fellow 10 the chair, and without authori
", as the Council had not been properl!
Organized, as It had been called beiorl
time and without a quorum, and movet
that Mr.. Robert simpson act as President
This brought Mr.. Simpson and a hal
dozen others to their fee, who %endeavoret
70 attract the attention Of the Chair.
Mr.. Kimberly asserted that there was NJ
head.
Mr., Simpson declined tho protieret
honor, and q heated discussion took place
between Messrs. Arkle, Horkheiner
Kimberly and others on the exact status
Mr., Goodtellow then said that he va!
occupying his position by 0 legal election
and proposed 10 hold It.
ITO bridge over the difficulty" said Mr.
Kimberly, y move that we now adjourn
The yeas and nays were demanded will
the following result:
YEAs-Messrs. Horkheimer, Kimberly
VoCker and Watt.
NAYs-Messrs Arkle, Goodiellow, Hal
Ter, Hamilton, jefferson, Larkin, Pollock
Reeves, Simpson and Waterhouse.
So the motion 10 adjourn was lost.
Prior to this Mr.. Kimberly declared tina
he would protest against the whole even
ing's proceedings.
Council then proceeded TO business.
DR.. Reeves Immediately arose to q ques
ton Of privilege and was proceeding Il
read an article from yesterdays Register
signed by Simon Horkheimer, when tn
latter gentleman objected 70 the readinl
Of the article, supported by Mr.. Kimberly
The article was excluded, when Mr.
Reeves made the following speech.
Mr.. President: | desire to speak to
question OF privilege, which l believe
| always in order. I hold In my hand
copy OF the Wheeling Regiaer OF thi
morning'sdate.
Mi. Horkheimer-Mr. President, ! Oh
iect TO any business OF that kind. This |
a special meeting and / wish the chairman
to state for what specially this neetingha
been called.
The Chair Mr.. Goodiellow)-The gen
tlemRn objects to the reading ofany news
paper articles.
l. Dr.. Reeves-In parliamentary usage
and customs questions Of this characte
are always in order.
Mr.. Kimberly rise TO a point Of order
Such questions are always in order. pro
vided the assent OF the house Is obtained
DR.. Reeyes-Yery well, sir. The Wheel
ing Register OF this morning contained
card from Simon Horkheimer, in whicl
certain members Of your investigator
Committee were brought before the publ
attention. l am here to say, sir, the state
ments made in that communication ar
incorrect. They do gross injustice to no
only the Investigating Committee but t
the Clerk Of the Committee, who is to al
intents and purposes the creature oil thi
Council. Now, sir, I will simply state tn,
facts. Your Committee Of Investigation
met last Friday at 8 o'clock. A quorum
was not present. They went over tn
work which was
Mr.. Kimberly-I raise a point Of order
DR.. Reeves-1 am speaking to a point Q
order and expect to do 80 when my nam
asa gentleman and councilman has bee
attacked.
Mr.. Arkle-Aq question OF privilege is i
order at any and all times, and any ger
tleman has a right TO arise and address tn
house on q question OF that character.
DR.. Reeves-Then l begin again by sui
hitting to this Council the facts as l b.
lieye them to be, and as | 4 know them I
be. Your Committee Of Investigation, q
l said before, met on Friday evening, thre
members being present. They went owe
the work expected to be gone over; the
adjourned until Saturday evening, whe
a majority was present, and the work wa
gone over again. The same witnesses wer
present and examined, and eyery tier
gone over that was gone over on Friday
1t is stated in that communication that th
witnesses were not sworn. Remember
sir, those witnesses were sworn when fin
before the Committee. That Commute
has adjourned from day to day, and the
were Just as much under oath Us whe
they were before the Committee on tn
10Th day OF February last.
The Chair-You wish to contradict tn
statement?
DR.. Reeves-Then sir, on Saturda
evening, o quorum was present, and thes
Witnesses recalled, and every point o.
which they were examined on Frida
was reported. That communication state
that the Chairman ofthe committee, wit
Its Secretary, came 10 his office and real
him a report. That Is incorrect. Th
Chairman did not 60 to his office until til
Secretary was almost finished, / believe
reading the last paragraph Of the report
1t was Mr.. John Hall, q member Of tn
First Branch of Council and a member q
the committee, who went with the SeCre
tary. Then, heard the gentleman's oh
lection tothe report he has spoken OF Il
the newspaper. He admitted the fact
were substantially true and said, eth
man has resigned, don't blackel
his character, It will all go int
the newspapers, let him 20 dow
and out" | said to him, "What are yo,
willing to snbscribe to?" He answered
"Why, the simple report that his resigna
ton has been rendered, and recommend
it to be accepted" Said !, "Wjll vol
sign such a paper as that?" Said he
"YeS" Ipulled out a piece OF paper q
his store, and wrote the report as It cant
from his lips, and he signed 1t. He &C
knowledged the report was true substan
TALLY. said to him afterwards, aWil
you abide by this report and defend 1t /
Council objects to so brief a reportP" "a
WILL" said he. "But suppose Council
should not be satisfied with this, ant
should demand . larger report, wha
then2" Ny recollection Is ne said, "l
will sign It, but will 90 10 Mr.. Browne'
friends and tell them they had better b.
quiet in Council" II he believed Mr.
Browns record as iauItless as he would
have the public believe this morning
why did he recommend that his resigna
tion be accepted2 should have resisted
until doomsday before | should have
recommended!th the acceptance OF the resig
nation Of a man such as he Represented
this morning.
The honorable gentleman from the Sec
ond Ward, q few meetings since promptl,
responded when o member spoke OF poli
tics In Council matters. Among the rea
sons he assigned why the full report a
| read to him Rhould mt ha aphmi,Iai =,