Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-01-25
AMATEUR S0L0NS.
TIRE NEW CITY COUNCIL MEETS AND Or
GAMES.
Mr.. P. Jspson Chosen President Of the Second
Branch-A Joint Committee on Com
mites Appointed.

The new CITY Council assembled at the
CITY Hall. last evening, pursuant TO the call
of the Mayor, for the purpose of organic
ING. canvassing the returns of the election,
appointing Joint Committee on Commit
tees. and transacting such other business
as it might be deemed eXpedient To take up.
There was u large number of citizens
present, among them being u dozen or so
old members of Council, who strolled in to
look al the scene of their various triumphs
and defeats, during the two years they oc
cupied the legislative field. Candidates
for clty offices were there TO the tune of u
score or more, and they improved each shin
ing second 20 get in work, either on some
member, or on a citizen who had
pull" with one of the elect The
remainder of the audience not included in
the two classes above named. were of the
caste known as private citizens, who came
around 10 see lust now a new Council got
started, anyhow, and take general per-
spective glance at scene which occurs but
once in two years, and, as the lriShman
said. Not often them
AT five minutes of eight o'clock Mayor
Seabright called the Second Branch TO
order. by virtue of the authority in
him vested, and after directing the
officers on duty TO Quell the racket in
the corridor and lObbys, Clerk Thoner
read the report of Chief OF Police Del
orugge, setting forth that in pursuance To
the warrant TO him directed by the Mayor
he had summoned the gentlemen who APP
peared be elected as members of the
two Branches of Council TO assemble at
the City Hall January24, 1891, to there an
swer TO their names as members of Council
elect Clerk Thoner followed this by read
ing the list Of gentlemen who appeared to
be elected" as above, and followed IL with
the official vote cast in the respective
wards for COuncilmen \ resolution de-
claring the memberS-elect entitled 10 seats
from their respective wards, was then read
by the Clerk. and the members were called
up to the Clerks desk, two wards at Il
time, and sworn in by the Mayor, all being
present except Capt. Prince, of the
Seventh ward This being done the reso-
luton declaring members entitled TO their
seats was unanimously adopted.
The Mayor announced il 10 be in order
for the Branch 10 select a temporary chair
man. and on motion of Mr.. Maxwell Mr..
Edward Robertson was called TO the chair,
he being escorted thither by MesSrs. Max
well and Caps.
The Temporary President returned his
thanks. and announced the next thing in
order was the selection of permanent
President. On motion of Mr. Maxwell
the Branch resolved to 20 into an election,
aud Mr. Maxwell took the floor, and after
saying the Republicans were mot in il,
he nominated Mr.. f. p. JepsOn. Mr..
Marsh named Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Bailey
named Mr. Dennis OLeary. and Mr.. Schu-
man nominated Mr. Allen Brock, who de-
c,ined.
A ballot was taken, and resulted
For Jepson-Messrs. Brock, Capps, Had
Itch, Irwin, Jefferson. Kenney, Kreiter,
Maxwell. Mckinley. O'Leary, Robertson,
Walters Warneke, Weitzel and ZOeckler
-
For Maxwell-Messrs Craig, Freeze,
Kalbitzer and Marsh.
For O'Leary-Messrs Bailey, Filan,
Hoe Jepson, Klein, O'Malley and Schu-
man.
Not voting Prince
The President-elect was escorted to the
chair by Messrs O'Leary and Maxwell,
and returning his thanks, declared Council
ready for business.
On motion of Mr.. Maxwell. a resolution
was adopted appointing committee OF
eight, four from each Branch, on standing
committees. and il was adopted
His Honor the Mayor then appeared at
the Clerks desk. and the oath was admin
inferred by President Jepson. His Honor
at once went to the chamber of the First
Branch, where he call that body to order
President JepsOn announced that he had
selected As the Second Branch members OF
the Joint Committee on Committees.
MessrS Kennev. of the First ward, Brock,
of the Third, Bailey, Of the Fifth, and Max
well, OF the Seventh.
Mr. Bailey then moved to proceed to a
selection of seats. and after some discus
sion, IL was agreed TO- The drawing of
seats occupied some little time, and al the
conclusion of the lottery. the First Branch
was notified that the Second was ready to
20 into Joint session.