The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-18

two auditors are thoroughly honest.
 But would 1t not be just as well once
 in a while to change our auditorsY President Clark replied that it was n
 good suggestion. He added: T tell you
 there is not the slightest antagonism be-
 tween the directors and the stock
 holders. and everything looking In that
 direction has been manufactured for a purpose of which will not speak fur
 ther. One year ago 1t was suggested by some of the stockholders that 1t would be we'll to change the hour Of meeting from II a. m. to noon, and this was
 done. This meeting Is but a fraction Of the 1000 stockholders representing in-
 terests In the property of s2o, 100000. The | 1000 stockholders could not attend this
 meeting, and are their interests to DC subverted by those here today While the vote was being taken H.
 p. Talntor of Hartford spoke. He op- posed shutting off debate,
 Hon. C. B. Bowers of New Haven argued in favor of abolishing the op- noxious law and of having an open opportunity once year for the stock holders to free their minds. He be-
 lieved also that stockholders should
 once a year be passed free each way
 for the annual meeting He endorsed
 the proposed change of auditors, though against the present auditors not word could be said The annual meetings
 should be open for discussion.
 Vice President Hall declared the re- suit of the voting.
 MT. Taintor offered a resolution that
 the president be allowed to preside at
 the annual meeting, and allowing free and full discussion of the annual re- port.
 Hon. H. c. Robinson said the resolu-
 tion was out of order as long as the
 bylaw in question remained in force, but he would ask unanimous consent
 in order to allow 1t to be considered. Judge Taintor's resolutions were ruled
 out of order. He then asked for the
 unanimous consent of the meeting to
 consider the resolution. o. B. Dexter | objected, and this settled the matter. After further discussion President Clark said There is a time once every year when had rather sit on the back | seat, and it is at the annual meeting. Here is this bylaw which prohibits me l from entertaining such a resolution as has been offered. The manner of hold ing these meetings has been put into | the hands of the directors, but I be- | lieve that before another annual meet ing some change in the bylaws will
 be made and some elasticity given to | these gatherings. I sympathize with | some of the stockholders who want discussion, but under the provisions of | the bylaws I must decline to entertain
 the resolution that has been offered. But I have no doubt but that the by
 law will be modified.
 MT. Abbey said that if the meeting l discussed the matter until sun-down 1 ment, and upon his motion the meeting
 at 1:30 adjourned.
 The old directors were reelected by
 a practically unanimous vote; 192,649
 shares of stock were voted on. The | vote in detail was as follows:
 For William D. Bishop, 1883; Henry
 c. Robinson, 2,40s; Charles P. Clark,
 92,3S3; Joseph Park, 192,64s; Chauncey
 M. Depew, 192, 1888; Henry s. Lee, 192,-
 5S4: William Rockefeller, 192,649; Lev Brainard, 192,649; L Pierpont Nor
 192,3s3: George M. Miller, 192, ,649; JGnn M. Hall, 192,4OS; Charles F. Choate,
 192,649; Nathaniel Taylor, 192,649; Roy-
 al c. Taft, 192,649; Charles F. Brookes,
 1s2,649; Carlos French, 192,649; George
 J. Brush, 192,640; Luzon B. Morris, 192,-
 S30; I. DeVer Warner 192, ,509.
 For auditors Charles A. White and William M. Hudson were reelected. An opposition ticket supposed to have
 been put into the field by H. L. Good
 win, and which received a vote ranging
 from 25 to 269. was as follows: E. Hayes
 Trowbridge, H. G. Bennett, Elijah Ack- ley Henry Keeney, Silas A. Bartol,
 Fred L. Ames, Thomas Allen, William s. Williams, Francis B. Cooley, H. Syd- ney Hayden, Samuel McCauley and w. Waldorf Astor.