Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-28


- ~ Wlknssu aeied = clesk IS
the abs6ncs of 0Brien.. III rssoIution
~unseatins Z. F. mn vas read nd 5
roll call taken on 1t. HI eavs the
paper to the lily Clark afterward.
Eugene st. Myers. another insurgent
Republican. was the next witness. He
said Mr.. Hill did not take the negative
vote, but declared the Branch adjourn
ed after hearing the ayes. He dis.
tinctly heard Mr.. Weisgerber calling for
the ayes and noes.
Carl Kronjaeger testified that he
heard Or. Plant address the Chair. and
heard Mr.. Weidner's voice calling for
the ayes and noes. Hill did not ask
for the negative vote. ne heard sew
eral saying Mr.. President" Hill did
not look toward the Democrats at any
time.
Thomas W. Killeen testified that he
arose just as Hill stated the motion,
raised his arm and said: "Mr. President,
I demand the y and nay vote" DR..
Plant, Mr.. Tracy and Mr.. Weisgerber
were on their feet. but Hill ignored the
Democratic side and declared the mo-
ton carried. After the aye vote had
been taken, Weisgerber, Weidner and
Shafer were calling for a division on
the vote.
Patrick Fitzsimmons created some
amusement by describing the fight Of
City Clerk O'Brien from the Second
Branch chamber after Hill declared the
motion to adjourn carried. He was
closely followed by Mr.. Hill. His evil
dence corroborated that of others.
George ]. Weisner, Jos. Weisgerber,
Henry Kraft and George Ackermann
all testified to the same facts.
D~fsinterested witness.
George Wait, who is not a member
of Council, was in the Council chamber
when the absentees were brought in.
He was standing beside DR.. Plants
chair. He detailed what happened. He
said Hill was facing the Republican
side of the body. He called folA the
ayes, and after getting the AYE vote,
he declared the Branch adjourned. He
saw DR.. Plant, Weisgerber, Tracy and
killeen on their feet trying to get rec
ognition.
Mr.. M. A. Chew. insurgent Republi-
can, member of the First Branch, testi-
fed that when Hamilton moved to adj
journ, he made the point Of order that
it was a dilatory motion, the purpose
Of which was to prevent a joint session.
The Mayor agreed with him, but held
that in any event it would be necessary
10 notify the Second Branch. He sent
Mr. Scally over, but Scally passed Mr..
Weisgerber on the way. Weisgerber
brought a message that the Second
-ianch was ready to go into joint ses-
sion.
I'll MI. NHCW was
asked if he had affiliated with the Dem
ocrats, and he replied that they had
affiliated with him. He admitted that
his brother had been elected secretary
OF the new Water Board, and that he
worked a few days under him.
Mayor A. T. Sweeney took the stand
and testified as to what happened in
the First Branch on the morning of
February 9th, substantially as stated
by Mr.. Chew. He said no motion to ac-
cept the invitation to go into joint ses-
sion was made. He directed the First
Branch members to proceed to the Sec
ond Branch chamber, in accordance
with the rules.
John Ochsenkuhn and CHARLES C..
Schmidt gave testimony which corrob-
Grated that of the Mayor and Mr.. Chew,
relative to the message by Scally, and
the message from Weisgerber. At four
o'clock court adjourned until this norm
ing.