The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-21
FISH IN FIGHT
 WITH HARAHAN Encounter Over Putting of an Adjournment Motion at the Illinois Central
 Meeting.
GETS HIS WAY FINALLY
Trouble Over Motion Showing That Board Awaits the Court De- cision on the Right
 to Vote. tS3

Chicago, Dec. 20-A warm verbal en- counter took place to-day at the an nual meeting of the Illinois Central rail- road between President Harahan and Stuyvesant Fish. In the end, the meet ing was adjourned in the manner MT. Fish desired and in accordance with the order of Judge Ball, to March 2 1908.
 It was understood when the meeting was called to order that the only busl- ness to come before 1t was the ad- 1ournment to March 2.
 But Mr Fish desired 1t to appear on the record that the adjournment was taken to await the decision of Judge Ball on the right of the Union Pacihc and of the Railroads Securities com panies to vote shares of Illinois Gen. tral stock now standing in their names which were temporarily enjoined prior to the meeting in October. He, there fore, introduced resolution relative to the adjournment containing the words: "To await the decision of the court on the right of certain stock holders to vote at said meeting"
 A copy of the resolution was shown before it's introduction by MT Fish to William Nelson Cromwell, chief coun- sel. for E. H. Hartman. MT. Cromwell drew line through the phrase just quoted, and signified a desire that it be omitted from the resolution. To this MT. Fish declined to accede, de- claring that the words were the es- sence of his resolution. When the meet ing was called to order, MT. Fish in troduced his resolution. MT, Cromwell, who sat beside the presiding officer, President Harahan, offered an amend ment, leaving out the words in ques. tion.
 MT Fish asked what right MT, Crom- well had to take part in the meeting, since he was not 8 stockholder. Mir. Cromwell declared that he was there by virtue of proxies he held. Mir. Fish demanded that the proxies be produced but while the committee with which the proxies had been placed was searching for the Cromwell proxies MT. Fish asked President Harahan to put his motion to adjourn.
 President Harahan replied that there was an amendment before the meeting and that inasmuch as Mr Fish had objected to MT Cromwell who made it 1t was necessary to find out whether MT. Cromwell was actually a stock holder. Mir. Fish denied that Mir Cromwell had offered any amendment and demanding the question on his motion to adjourn.
 T will not put your motion,' re. K joined the chairman. until it is de- ctded whether this gentleman has the l right to offer an amendment to his resolution"
 MT Leman, another of MT. Fishs at < torneys, raised point of order and was informed by President Harahan E that MT. Cromwell had as much right < in the meeting as Mir Leman..
 What's that?" demanded MT. I,e- man. T am stockholder in this com. pany; and as such, have attended an nual meetings for the last sixteen years 2 and you know it." President Harahan was silent.
 \ At this point the proxy committee re. S ported that MT Cromwell was properly # equipped with proxies. and Mir Crom- ! well withdrew his amendment. The res 2 lolution was then adopted and the meet Y Ing went over until March g.
 The arguments in the hearing before
 Nudge Ball were continued to-day. MT 2 Farrar, for MT. Fish, took all day witt
 bis argument.