The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-09
A GOOD COMMITTEE
CHOSEN BY the CITY COUNCIL
To Investigate the charges of Porter Smith
Against Mayor Grubb-A Short. Quiet
Meeting of Bolh BrAnOhsS-Pub'
lessntimont Requires Justice.


the partisans OF Porter Smith in the First
Branch OF Council Wednesday night to
secure committee TO investigate Mayor
Grubb, which would be 80 one.sided and
as to render the result certain
in advance, met with such an indignant
and emphatic protest from the public that
those who formulated that policy were
glad to abandon it. The matter was the
leading topic OF conversation all day yes
terday, and the prevailing expressions
were anything but complimentary to
Smiths gang.
Last night when Council met, the lobby
vas filed by such crowd as has seldom
been seen there on any occasion. Many
OF the leading business and professional
men OF the city were interested spectators,
and before the meeting they did not hesi-
tate 10 announce their confidence in the
Mayors innocence, or 10 demand an in.
yestigating committee in whose fairness
the people could have confidence. To
their presence was largely due the salts
factory outcome OF the meeting,
THE PlRsT BRANCH.
Mr.. Galligan raped with the gavel for
order, and the Mayor came from the Ser
geant's room aud took the chair. The
roll call showed thirteen members out OF
the sixteen present. Messrs. Myles, Nc.
Gregor and SchultZe were absent.
The minutes OF the last previous meet
ing were partly read and approved, and
their further reading dispensed with.
Mayor Grub said that as there had
been some objection to the appointment
by the Mayor OF q Chairman the night
before, he would request the Branch to
select its own presiding officer.
Mr.. Hoffman moved that Mr.. Caldwell
take the chair.
Mr.. Caldwell, sarcastically-"Thank
you'll decline the honor"
Mr.. Haller-"SeCond the notion"
The motion was adopted and Mr.. Cald-
we'll took the chair.
One or two general matters OF no special
interest were disposed Of, clearing the
table, and resolution from the Second
Branch was read, providing that the joint
special committee to investigate the
charges against the Mayor should consist
Of four members from each branch. This
was adopted.
Chairman Caldwell then announced
that on the previous evening Messrs. Dob
bins and Comerford had been appointed
members of this committee.
Mr.. Hoffman moved that Messrs. List
and Bingell, who had been nominated in
the Branch the night before, be chosen as
the other two committeeman, which
motion was adopted.
The resignation OF Mr.. William Myles
as Councilman from the Fifth ward Was
read by the Clerk. Mr.. Hoffman moved
to lay It on the table, which was done, and
the Brahch adjourned.
Outside OF the meeting last night Mr..
Myles said he had served the people as
faithfully as he knew how for years, yet
recently he had been villified and abused
till he was sick OF his position as Council
man. His friends will endeavor to induce
him to withdraw his resignation. Mr..
Myles has made good Councilman.
TIE SECOND BRANCH.
TheSecond Biauch was the irstto becall-
ed to order. 1t was ten minutesof o'clock
when President Sweeney raped for order.
The roll was called and all the members
RESPONDED except Messrs Peterson, Smith
and Vockler. On motion OF Mr.. Hildreth
the reading OF the minutes was dispensed
with. PresidentSweeney stated that he was
not aware OF the object OF the meeting; that
the call for it had been issued by the
Mayor, and he presumed that the meet
ing was for the purpose OF taking some
action in relation to the charges preferred.
against the Mayor. Nothing was on the
table.
Mr.. Waterhouse offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopt.
ed:
Resolucd,I That the joint special commit
tee to be appointed to investigate charges
against Mayor Grub shall consist OF eight
members, four from each Branch.
On motion OF Mr.. Cruise this Branch
took recess for fifteen minutes.
On reassembling the roll was again call
ed, Mr.. Peterson answering to his name in
addition IN the others. The First Branch
having concurred with this one in, the
adoption Of Mr.. Warehouses; resolution,
there was no business to be considered
and the Branch adjourned.
President Sweeney will appoint the
members OF the committee from his
Branch. The understanding Is that there
are to be two Republicans and two Dem
ocrats, as in the other Branch.
Mr.. Tracy was ordered to notify the
First that the Second Branch was ready
to adjourn, but once more the First had
adjourned without notifying the Second,
and President Sweeny, after announcing
in despairing tone Of voice that the First
Branch bad once more been guilty Of dis
courteous action, declared the Second ad-
iourned.
A FAIR COMMITTEE.
After Council adjourned last evening
President A. ]. Sweeney, OF the Second
branch, appointed the four members OF
that body who will act with the four pre-
viously chosen by the First branch as the
Joint special investigating committee. Mr..
Sweeney appointed Mesars. Lewis Jones
and S. P. Hildreth, OF the Seventh ward,
Republicans, Mr.. @. II. Miller, OF the
First ward, and Robert Crawford, OF the
Fourth, Democrats.
Mr.. Sweeney desired to provide for rep
resentation OF each ward on the commit
Tee, but this was not possible, owing to the
political complexion Of some Of the ward
delegations and to the additional fact that
several members declined to serve on the
committee il appointed,
This makes very fair and respectable
committee. Tho Republican members
are Messrs. Dobbins, List, Jones and
Hildreth, and the Democrats Messrs.
Comeriord, Bingell, Robert Crawford and
Miller. The Judgement Of this committee
will be accepted as non.partisan and Just.
This committee will, in all probability,
be called 10 meet at the City Hall this
evening for the purpose OF organization
and getting in Dhapo 10 do do as request
ed by Mayor Grubb-give him athofougl.
and prompt investigation. Mayor Grub
is not the only one who desires this. All
Of his friends, and they include the
friends Of decpncy and honesty in both |
parties, demand that the foul stigma at. |
tempted to be placed on him by The un-
scrupulous gang that Is chainpioning |
Porter Smith and conspiring to ruin one OF |