The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
Sharp Interchange of Nuds Takes Place In Stock-
 holders Meeting
FISH WINS HIS POINT
 IN ADJOURNMENT ORDER
Harriman's Counsel Tries To Check Fish's Moves During the Meeting, But the Latter Carries the Day
 and Meeting Is Adjourned.

Chicago, December 2O.-A warm verbal l encounter took place today at the annual l meeting of the Illinois Central railroad | between President Harahan and Stuyve- sant Fish. In the end the latter secured
 his object and the meeting was ad- 1 journed in the manner in which MT. Fish desired and in accordance with the order of Judge Ball. to March ?. 1908. It was | stated when the meeting was called to order that the only matter to come be- ] fore it was the adjournment to March 2. MT. Fish. however, desired it to appear i on the record that the adjournment was taken for the purpose of awaiting the de- cision of Judge Ball on the right of the l Union Pacific and the Railroad Secur- ties company to vote the stock now stand Ing in their names, and which were tenn porariy enjoined prior to the meeting l in effect He, therefore, introduced resolution worded as foows
 Whereas, by an order entered on De- 1 cember f9. 1907, in the case af George F. Edmunds, ct al vs. the Illinois Central 1 Railroad company, ct al, in the superior court of Cook county, Illinois, it was in- 1 structed and decided that the present I adjourned annual meeting of stockholders for the year 1907 should be further ad- journed until Monday, March g. 1908, at 12 o'clock, noon, to await the decision 1 of the court on the right of certain stock holders to vote at said meeting. 1 Resolved That this meeting do now adjourn until Monday, March g. 1908. at l l2 o'clock. noon.''
 Cromwell Uses Pencil.
 A copy of the resolution was shown in advance of it's introduction by Mi Fish to William Nelson Cromwell. chef ooun-
 sel for Mr RIarrimaS4. Al. Cromwell drew pencil through the words 'to await the decision of the court on the right of certain stockholders l. vote at said meeting.. and signihed q desire that they be omitted from the resolution. | This MT Fish declined to do, declaring 1 that they were the essence of his resolu- 1 ton because he desired that the stock holders should be specifically informed of the actual reason for the adjournment. As soon as the meeting was called to 1 order, MT. Fish introduced his resolution and MT. Cromwell, who sat close beside the presiding officer. President Harahan. offered an amendment leaving out the words to which he had objected MT Fish declared that he desired to l be shown what right Mir Cromwell pos | sessed to take part in the meeting. say | Ing that he knew he was not 4 stock 1 holder MT Cromwell declared that he was there by view of proxies of which l he was possessed Mir Fish demanded l that the proxies of Mir. Cromwell be produced and call was made upon the committee with whom the proxies had been placed to bring them in, Fish Starts Something. While the committee was searching for the Cromwell proxies, MT. Fish said to President Harahan:
 MT Chairman, the question before the i meeting Is on my motion to adjourn" President Harahan replied:
 There is an amendment before us and 1 you have objected to the party making l It, stating that he Is not a stockholder We are trying to discover whether he is.' "He did not propose an amendment" said Mir. Fish. "I will correct you as l to the matter of fact" l MT Cromwell interjected: "T do propose an amendment" "Well, you did not" said Mir Fish, with some feeling, and he demanded of President Harahan If he intended to put his motion to adjourn.
 "Not until 1t Is decided whether the
 
 amendment here" said President Hara- han.
 You understand that he Is a stock holder?' queried Mr. Fish With much earnestness.
 Yes"
 "When I tell you that he is not?' Well. I don't have to take your, word for everything"
 Patience Exhausted. "You had better" dc lared Mir Fish In tone and with a manner that indi- cated that the end of patience was ap- preaching.
 "I take the record" said President Har- ahan NOW I want to conduct this In a proper manner Mir. Fish. I am going to treat you properly and l insist on your doing the same to me"
 'Yes Then you had better keep a civil tongue in your head" retorted Mir. Fish.
 My tongue Is civil. MT. Cromwell says he has proxy here and"
 Judge Farrar and MT. 1auermeister. counsel for MT. Fish. stepped in front of him as he was about to reply to Pres ident Harahan, but he again demanded that his motion to adjourn be put.
 "I will not put your motion." rejoined the chairman until 1t Is decided wheth- CT this gentleman has the right to offer an amendment to this resolution"
 The proxy committee at this junction reported that MT. Cromwell was properly equipped with proxies and Mr. Cromwell announced that he desired to withdraw his amendment to the resolution intro- , duced by Mir Fish, which vas adopted and the meeting went over until March ?.
 The arguments in the hearing of Judge Ball were continued today, Judge Farrar occupying all day with his argument.
 It is believed that the consultation of MT Harriman's counsel will occupy at least two days and possibly longer. decision Is not now expected until the lat