Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-10

REPORT HAD BEEN CHANGED

SQCADBLE.
REPORT HAD BEEN CHANGED
And Slipped Through the Second
Branch without Being Discovered.
| Personnel of the Committees-Nev
Electric Railway Ordnance Pre-
scented - Miscellaneous Business.
After great many Intellectual at
tempts, Council finally got down to bus
ines last night There was a definite
understanding that there was to be
nothing of a political character during
the session. The proposition came
from the Republicans, and was prompt
ly accepted. The appointments of the
Board Of Public Works would have
been submitted for confirmation, but
the Democrats were not disposed to
press the matter, in view of the fact
that Judge Hervey has not yet render
ed his decision in the mandamus pro-
ceedings.
There was a preponderance of senti-
ment favorable to proceeding with the
business OF the city, and those who
were not disposed to do so yielded to
the public feeling in the matter.
In the First Branch eleven members
answered to roll call, and in the Sec
ond twenty-four members. The only
matter which provoked much discus
sion was the report OF the conference
committee upon the personnel OF the
various standing committees OF Coun-
Gil. There was a misunderstanding as
to what the committee had really
agreed upon, and 1t necessitated an
other conference and report. 1t be-
came evident that there was some sort
of hocus pocus practiced upon the re-
port before it reached Council. 1t was
not a correct report or the proceed
ings of the conference committee, nor
was he report which was finally adopt
cd, the report agreed upon at the meet.
ing held about two weeks ago.
A peculiar fact is that Mr.. Lavey, the
new member from the Second ward, has
not been placed upon any committee.
Nobody could, or would, explain this
omission. A Democratic member of
the committee said an efforr was made
to put Mr.. Lavey on committees, but 1t
was voted down The only reasonable
inference is that the Republicans will
contend that Mr.. Lavey's election was
illegal.
The committee which underwent the
greatest changes in the course of the
manipulations was petitions and re-
monstrances. The names of Robert
Hazlett e. B. Plant, John Ochsen-
kuhn and John Cummins were taken
from the original report, and the names
of Philip Maurer. Hermann Zwicker, ia
coI5 Reitz and Thomas Burke were sub
st1tuted. The saloonkeepers were not
represented en- the original commit
tee.
On the elections committee the name
of William Knoke was substituted for
DR.. I. NJ. Haskins. On police, Mr..
Chew was substituted for Mr.. Beck
EFT. On ordinances, Mr.. Brown was
substituted for DR.. Megrail. On the
committee report, the names of Messrs.
Hamilton and Fair were written over
other names. which had evidently been
scratched out
The discovery that the changes had
been made in the committee report
caused considerable conmotion and
adverse comment The report was in
the handwriting of Clerk Walter Worls,
and was signed by Chairman Hamilton
of the conference committee.
The personnel Of the committee, as
finally adopted, are given below:
standing Committees.
Accounts-R. F. Hill. VIM. Brown,
John Warehouse.
Cemeteries-H. w. Fair, W. r. Cooey,
c.. Kronjaeger, n G. Hamilton, John
Ochsenkuhn, H. NJ. Schockey.
Claims-Philip Maurer, P. ]. Scally,
Jas. Marshall, John Cummins, James
Cummins, VIM. Tracy, John Ochsen-
kuhn, H. Zwicker.
Contracts-Wm. G. Myer, f. B.
Plant, Jess Shafer, NJ. A. Chew, John
Waterhouse, N. c. Hamilton.
Elections-Robert Hazlett, A. E..
Scheehle. John Beckett, E. B. Plant,
John Ochsenkuhn, Jos. Weidner, W. P.
Megrail, VIM. Knoke.
Equalization and Appeals-N. c..
Hamilton, Eugene ST. Myers, Otto Kali
bitter, NJ A Chew, Fred. Myer. Jos.
Weisgerber, John Ochsenkuhn. Jess
Shafer.
Finance-N c. Hamilton, William