Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-01

| against the action OF the Democrats
is that the Second Branch had adj
| journed before the joint session was
ordered. The facts are as follows.
| Mr.. Hazlett made a motion to adjourn.
Mr.. Hill Immediately, in the face of
protests from the Democrats, put the
motion as follows: AS many as
favor the motion say aye" There he
stopped, and Immediately declared
the Second Branch adjourned.
Mr.. Hill violated a plain rule Of
Council and the law by putting the
motion before notifying the First
Branch. The following will make this
point clear. Rule 40 of the ordinance
governing Mr.. Hill (but he did not
seem to realize it, reads as follows:
AT all meetings of Council the
branch first wishing to adjourn shall.
notify. the other branch of its desire
to do so, and the presiding officer of
the branch in giving notice shall not
take a vote On fthe question of adj
journment until an answer is received
from the other branch"
Mr.. Hill was, OF course, in desper-
ate straits and a little thing like
breaking his oath of Office and the
plain requirement not to take a vote
ON the question Of adjournment before
notifying the First Branch did not
bother him. Rule % of the anne o.
dinance requiring Mr.. Hill to grant a
roll call on any question when de-
manded by two members. does not
seem to be in Mr. Hills book or era
mum. Not only two. but half a dozen
Democrats demanded the roll call on
ayes ana noes on the motion Of Mr..
Hazlett, but Mr.. Hill could not see
or hear and yet the 1ntelligencer says
that such plainly illegal actions OF
the part of Mr.. Hill ought TO be APP
pealed from or they stand. Ii the In
telligencer had seen MIR. Hill dart
from his presiding chair after doing
his part, ever its acutenesS and agll-
ity would not have made it swift
enough to catch the fleeing Hill.
Mr.. NJ. A. Chew, n of the Republic
can insurgents, said anent the talk OF
appeal to the courts:
You will remember that when Won
der Abe was kidnapped the court ruled
that it did not matter how he came
within it's jurisdiction. If he wanted
to bring a criminal proceeding against
his abductors that was another matter.
This is a case somewhat similar. 1t
does not make any difference what
means were employed to get the Re-
publicans to the Council chamber. They
were there, and were not deprived of
their rights as Councilmen. They
could have made nominations if they
had desired to do so. Everything done
in the Council meeting was strictly in
accordance with the law and will stand.
There is no question about that"
In this connection it is apropos to
call public attention to the fact that
the Democrats and independent Repub-
licans were ready to transact business
at the meeting of Tuesday night. When
a quorum was secured Wednesday
morning they, as a matter of fact, did
proceed with business in the Second
Branch with a view to clearing the
table. The First Branch, however,
controlled by a majority of the regular
Republicans, adjourned. If there IS
any criticism of Council upon this
point let the blame be placed where it
justly should rest, upon the regular
Republican members.
lie desperation Oh the hepuDllcduS
and their keen anger and d~isappoint-
ment over the, turn which affairs have
taken, was evidenced by an incident
which was reported to police headquar-
tiers this morning. Mr.. NJ. A. Chew
was going to his home in the East END.
While passing the alley on Wood
street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth,
some person thew a brick which passed
within an inch of his head. If it had
struck him it would have resulted In
serious, perhaps fatal injury, as it was
a large brick and thrown with consid-
cradle force.
Mr.. Chew turned in time to see the
man who threw the missile running
down the alley. He believes the at
tempted assault to have been made for
political reasons. Mr.. Chew stated
that II he suspected mat such mean
would have been resorted to he would
have taken the precaution to arm him
self