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A. Once in a while when I got a chance. 

 Q. You put the motions as chairman ? 



A. When there were any of them put; a good many of them 

 weren't put. 



By Chairman Ryan: 



Q. How did you transact business there ? 



A. By a sort of conversation; Mr. Knevals and Mr. Basselin would 

 talk the thing over and agree to do a thing and tell Mr. Train to put 

 it down; once in a while I got a chance to ask them if they would 

 vote upon it. 



By Mr. Connelly: 



Q. "When you presided the secretary was always present; at the 

 meeting of uny commission there have to be minutes kept of the pro- 

 ceedings and at the next meeting the minutes of the preceding 

 meeting are always read ? 



A. They ought to be. 



Q. The minutes read that Mr. Cox presided ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. When you adjourned you adjourned subject to the call of the 

 chair ? 



A. No, sir, never; the chair never called a meeting. , 



Q. Howwere the meetings called? 



A. They agreed they would have one and I said I would come ? 



By Chairman Ryan: 



Q. Do you mean to say you were always agreed to whatever they 

 said? 



A. About meetings. 



Q. About the policy of the commission ? 



A. No, sir; I was not. 



Q. You only made silent protests ? 



A. Yes, sir; a great many of them, but on the minutes you will 

 clearly find where I voted no; it didn't do any good, though. 



Q. Did the secretary of the commission ever furnish a copy of the 

 "blue book "containing the modus operandi of doing business? 



A. Yes, 6ir. 



Q. Did you find the way to preside ? 



A. Yes, sir; I am first rate in parliamentary work; I have been at it 

 for half of my life, and I know how to do it; I tried to start off in the 

 way that it should be done in order, and I requested that any one 

 having a resolution of any importance to make should make it in 



