Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-10


meeting of Council. The body moved
in a very rusty way, its wonders TO per-
form.
TWENTY-FIVE members answered to
their names in the Second Branch ana
fourteen in the First. The features OF
the session were the first annual ad-
dress of Mayor j. Randolph Butts, which
will be found in full elsewhere, and the
new Committees.
During yesterday and before the
meeting was called to order, there WIS
a very considerable stir among the
Republican majority over the ugly sit
uation caused by tne unlawful and ille-
gal appointment of the joint standing
committees. During the day City So
licitor Nesbitt was consulted, and a
number of reports were in circulation
as to what would be done about IL.
One of these rumors was that an ordl-
nance would be presented amending
tie rules of Council so as TO make the
illegal committee appointments legal.
Another was that a resolution would be
offered directing the Committee on
Committees TO make new and proper
|. y
City Hall, last evening, was to the ell
feet that Council could not do any
thing because of the provisions of rule
SO, and that therefore, an illegal act
must remain in full force and effect.
This was too funny for belief, even
when a Republican Council was fac
tor in the case, but two Republican
members solemnly declared that they
had been advised by counsel that in
asmuch as Council had accepted the
report of the Committee. it would have
to stand. Later, this was considerably
modified. and it is we'll. Council might
accept a white elephant or a sperm
whale. or declare black 10 be white, or
the moon 10 be made OF imported
Sweitzer. but that would be no reason
why a wrong declaration o: an lnJudl-
cion action should be regarded as bind
ing on anybody. A city ordinance de-
clares specifically how standing COM
mittees of Council shall be appointed,
and Council had deliberately violated
one of its own laws, and the particular
law laid down for the guidance OF Coun-
ell. The only manly way out of the
mess was to regard the action taken as
null and void, and do it all over again.
What Council actually did, last night,
will be found further along.
When the reading of the minutes was
completed. in the Second Branch, Mr..
Hahne said:
Mr.. President as far as the report OF
the Committee on Committees is con-
cerned, l think we ought to drop that out
of II. until the Committee, which ! under
stand is in session. makes another re-
port. I think We had better let that mat
ter stand until as the Register says. 1t is
gotten right / understand that there are
but about three of the Committees right"
The Chair-If you wish to protest, l will
make a record of it, but I don't think your
objection comes in at this time. Unless
there is an objection, the minutes will be
approved as read.
Mr.. Hahne-I don't think they ought TO
be approved in that shape.
The Chair-Do you wish your protest
recorded?
Mr.. Hahne evide~tly did not care to
press the matter. and the minutes were
signed This ended the matter for the
time being. Later. however. the Commit
tee on Committees. after a conference
among the Republicans. went out and
proceeded TO do the work of selecting COM
mittees over again, and at 9:25 submitted
a substitute for the report made a week
ago. and which the Register pointed out
on Monday morning was not in conformity
with the ordinance prescribing rules for
Council. The report was as follows:
ACCOMPLISHMENTS r.. Horkheimer, r.,
and Gartley, D. Higgins, r.. chairman.
Cemeteries-Haller. R.. Mcdonald. r..
Williams r.. BUGGY. R., and Hoe, d. Hal
Ter. r.. chairman.
Claims-Strobel. D.. Hazlett. r.. Berry,
r.. Bachmann, r.. Fair r.. Schmidt. D.,
Higgins, r., Knoke, r. Higgins, r., chair
man.
-weidebusch, D., Arndt, R..
Travis. r.. Uselton. r.. Mcclure, r., and
Schmidt. D. Arndt. r.. chairman.
Elections-Otto R.. Meyers, r.. Fair.
r. Zwicker. r.. Nesbitt. R., Ebeling, r.,
Hahne. r.. McKelvey, r. Hahne. r..
chairman.
Equaliza ton and Appeals-Connely, r.,
Meyers R., Halter, r.. wicker r.. Nc
Fadden. r.. Strobel. D.. McKelvey, r.,
and Hahne. r. Hahne, r.. chairman.
Fire-Otto. r.. Mcclure. r.. Mcdonald,
r. Baird R. Gartley, D.. wicker. r..
Nesbtt. R.. and Hahne. R. Mcclure r.
chairman.
Finance-Ebelng. r.. Megrail, r.. Hork-
heimer. r.. wicker, r.. Dawson, R., Mes
btt. r., Berry, r.. and Chew, R. Hork-
heimer. r.. chairman.
Health-Watson. d. List, r. Schmidt.
d. McKelvey. r.. Meyer. R, Beckett. r..
Bucey. r.. and Williams, r. List, r.,
chairman.
Lichts-Haller. R. Strobel. D.. Otto. r.,
Baird. r.. U.selton. r. Hoe D.. Travis, r..
and BUGGY r Travis. r.. chairman.
Ordinances-Watson. D. List r.. Haz-
lett. r. Fair R. Weisgerber. D.. Bach
mann. r.. Baird. R. and Williams, r.
Baird r.. chairman.
Petitions and Remonstrances-Bach-
mann. r. Mcclure. R. Kiudelberger. R..
Williams. r.. Ali. D. Hazlett. r.. Brad
bury. r.. and PAUL, D. Hazlett. r.. chair
man.
Salaries-List. R.. Weisgerber. D. Haz-
lett. r.. McKelvey. r.. Watson. D.. and
McFadden. R. McFadden. R.. chairman.
scales-Hazlett. R, All. D.. Halter, r..
Kaiser. d. List. r.. Megrail. r.. Miller.
r. Weidebusch. D. Ahl. D.. chairman.
Streets. Alleys and Grades-Hazlett. r.
Meehan. D.. Otto. R. Schmidt. D. Knoke.
r. McFadden. R. Megrail. R.. and Nc
Lure. r. Megrail. R. chairman.
Police-Arndt. R. Horkheimer. R.
Nesbitt. R. Chew. R. Dawson. r.. Zwick-
er. R. Ebeling. R.. Bradbury. r Dawson.
r. chairman.
Internationally. R.. Horkheimer.
R. MeLure. r. Schmidt D.. Nesbitt. r.,
u-beli,g p Higgins r. and Hahne. r