Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-21
SOLDIERS TAKEN
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4syj @SContlnueG from Page I'D
was made upon the committee with
whom the proxies had been placed to
bring them in. 55 - .
While the committee was search
ing for the Cromwell proxies, Mr..
Fish said to President Harahan:
Mr. Chairman, the question. be-
fore the meeting is on my motion to
adjourn" 5l: sS +
+ President Harahan replied There
is an amendment before us, and you
have objected to the party making
it, stating that he is not a stock
holder. We are. trying to discover
whether he is. Z
6 He did not propose the amend
meht, /" said Mr.. Fish. ~ will cor
rect you as to a matter of fact
Mr.. Cromwell interjected: 81 do
propose the amendment
We'll, you did NOT said Mr.. Fish
with some feeling, and he demanded
of President Harahan If he intended
to put his motion to adjourn. B
Not until it is decided whether
the gentleman has right to offer
the amendment here, z said President.
Harahan. \,
He has mot offered an amend
ment, = declared Mr.. Fish.
Well !, You stopped him, Z replied
President Harahan, tartly. .:
T did nothing of the kind" re-
Joined Mr.: Fish with emphasis. 81
said that he had no right to speak
in this meeting" s5 .t.s .5.l. s
I'VE will decide whether he has or
not" said President Harahan. 1.-THE
proxy committee is investigating the;
facts" b q. II Ia III
rs he a stockholder?" demanded
Mr.. Fish. II.
| 'tYou say he is not was the res
| ponse. 81 understand that he is, The
only reason 81
You Understand that he is stock
| holder" 4 inquired Mr.. Fish with
much earnestness.
| eyes"
when / tell you that he is not?a
well, ] don't have to take your
word for everything. !,
"You had better" declared Mr..
Fish and with a manner that indicat-
ed that the end of his patience was
| approaching. ..
II take the record, said President
Harahan. Now, / want to conduct
this in proper manner, Mr.. Fish.
I am going tostreat you properly. and
I insist on your doing the same to
me.
rs YES, Then you had better keep
asciyil tongue in your head = retorted
Mr.. Fish,
My tongue is civil. Mr.. Cromwell
says he has proxies here and
4 3. H. Farrar and Mr.. Bomeisler,
counsel for Mr.. Fish, stepped in
front of him as he was about to
reply to President Harahan, but he
| again demanded that his motion to
i adjourn be put. s
! II will not put your notion re-
a joined the chairman, until it is de-
cided whether this gentleman has a
i right to offer an amendment to this
Il resolution. !"
Il Mr.. Leman, another Of Mr.. Fish's
Il attorneys, raised point OF order and
j was informed by Mr.. Harahan that
4 Mr.. Cromwell had as much right
in the meeting as Mr.. Leman.
Whats that?n demanded Mr..
Leman, rising to his feet, Il am q
| stakeholder in this company and al
Esuch have attended Its annual meet.
i ings for the last sixteen years. and
You know 1t. =
President Harahan was silent.
The proxy committee ait this juno.
ture reported that Mr.. Cromwell Was
properly equipped with proxies. and
MT. Cromwell announced that he de
sired totwithdraw his amendment Il
the resolution introduced BY Mr.
Fish, which was adopted and tf.
meeting was over till March 2.
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