Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-25

j quorum present. The court sustained
objections to questions touching upor
the name in which the quorum wal
secured. Mr.. O'Brien said there wer'
no minutes Of the proceedings after ad'
journment on Tie morning OF February
9th. He was not present when Mr.
Hill was deposed. Mr.. Shafer was II
the chair when the oficer brought wit
ness back. He ordered a roll call ane
Mr.. O'Brien complied, but kept no rec
ord, because it was illegal. He called
the roll because he wanted to get home
and to bed.
The court sustained objections to Of
fers by Col. Caldwell to prove that
pretended joint session was held, and
pretended election took place, with
many members present under compul-
sion.
The City Clerk was next questioned
regarding the regular meeting held
March 18th. The minutes were offered
in evidence and the witness testified as
10 corrections in the minutes ordered
by the Second Branch. to which tbs
minority members protested.
Mr.. O'Brien's cross-examination was
conducted by Mr.. Russell. He said he
left the Council chamber and went
home under an arrangement with the
Mayor that he would return If he were
wanted. There were sixteen Second
Branch members present on the night
of the 26th, and 25 out OF % next morn
ing.
CrOss-ExamfnatiOn.
What was first done after Hill took
the chair?"
Took a roll CALL"
Witness again told the circumstances
connected with the motion to adjourn.
When the negative vote was called, men
cried, I'VE won't stand for that" hold
on" etc. The cries were made both be-
fore and after the result of the vote
was announced. Witness left after the
result was announced. He denied that
he folded up his books and papers and
left while Mr.. Hill was putting the
motion. He was the first person to
leave the Second Branch chamber. He
did not know who followed.
What did you understand by the
that was created when Hill
put the motion to adjourn?'
L can't understand what they meant.
l knew a motion to adjourn is not de-
bateable, and 1 didn't know what thew
were trying to do. Some of them are
liable to do anything. Perhaps they
didn't know what they were voting
on"
was there SO much going on o
could not distinguish what was said9o
1 couldn't distinguish what was said
L neard some of them protesting against
the adjournment. | didn't hear anv of
them protest against the attempt to adj
lourn. can't answer for what thew
a IN their minds. | don't know what
they were trying to do"
MI. Brlen could not say whether
Mr.. Hill was trying to ascertain the
meaning of the protests. He thouyb+
the Democrats had time to explain. Mr.
Brlen was on the stand when court
took a recess at noon.
~Ex-President r.. F.. Hill
was the nrst witness called to the stand
III the afternoon. He was examined nv
Col. Caldwell and r-oss-examined a.
considerable length by Mr.. Russell
MT. Hill told about taking the chair
and ordering a roll call which sbowed
a quorum to be present. When the mo-
tion to adjourn was put, the negative
vote was called, and he declared the
motion carried. Some of the Democrats
Were on their feet yelling, but he paid
no attention to them, as "a motion IN
adjourn is not debatable," n they
did not address the chair properly. Ha
heard no call for a division. or for Tho
ayes and noes.
he started out of the room. when
Mr.. Schafer stopped him. and said he
would prefer charges against him I'M
less he would return to the chair. He
produced a paper whichshe said ON
tanned the charges. He went to the
First Branch chamber, and returned "a
the Second Branch while the Joint SEES
/ was in progress. He did not re-
member that anybody came over from
the First Branch with a message.
i did not think it necessary to notify
the First Branch that we were ready
to adjourn, because we had not been
notified that the Branch was in SEES
sion"
Isn't it customary to send such a
message?"
1T is the usage. I dc not know that
ut is absolutely necessary"
Cross-Examination.
Had any arrangement been made
between you and Mr.. Hazlett about adj