The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-23

MIR. Schley thought this one of the most inter-
| esting and important matters, a committee or
| the Legislature had ever been called upon to con-
slider, and desired to be heard.
! Mr.. Alexander said that Mr.. Purnell's witnesses
had been excluded by the ruling of the committee,
and he did not consider that Mr.. Prs case was in
the testimony taken. The chairman witnessed and
stated that the two of Jarret Us. Purne and
Kerr as. Gather had been examined together, or
such was the committees decision, and that the
witnesses in Mr.. Gathers case were the witnesses
in Mr. PurnelPs. This Mr. Alexander objected to,
and said that Mr.. Hagner, who had informed him
that Mr.. PurnelPs witnesses were ruled out, had
entered two protests, which would be found on the
journal of the committee. IH#aF
Mr.. Freaner, the Chairman, stated that the sub
penas were TO testify in the case of Jarret as.
Purnell, and Kerr rs. Gather, and asked Mr..
Purnell if he had not furnished him with blank
subpoena. Purnell replied, Yes, but he had sent it
to Baltimore to Mr.. Gather. Mr.. Freaner said he
could not help it; if Mr. Purnell did not avail him
self of the benefit of the summons, it was his own
fault.
Mr. P. did not recoect that his name was in the
summons mentioned by the Chairman Mr.
Freaner asked Mr.. Purnell if he had not sent his
Mr.. P.'s) clerk to him (Mr. F. in his seat in the
House of Delegates for the subpoena, and if he did
not send it by said clerk? Mr.. Purnell thought it
probable, but did not distinctly recollect the fact
Some two or three subp9nas were produced, and |
think two out of the three coupled the names of
Jarrett rs. Purnell with Kerr as. Gather. The
CuatFmdH observing tnat the SuDpUnaS were
at his room he would look at them, but
he thought he understood the "drift."
Mr. Wallis agreed with Mr.. Freaner in his I'M
Outstanding of the matter.
Mr.. Freaner said that the ruling out of witnesses
occurred in this way-when the first ward was ex
amined, there a large number of witnesses
some six or eight perhaps, whose testimony was
only cumulative, and they determined to examine
a less number from the other wards in order to
economic time which is important matter at this
stage of the sesson-that the questions before the
committee he thought would affect Messrs. Gather
and Purnell alike but that he would see the mem
bers of the committee who might remain in town
tomorrow and submit all these matters about the
connection of the cases, and whether they would
hear the argument, and at what time they will be
ready to do so, and apprize counsel of the fact.
cannot forbear to say that Mr.. Freaner, the
Chairman, has exhibited the most commendabe
zeal in regard to the matter of this investig
On yesterday the House was being engaged in an
almost continuous session from 10 A. N. to almost
10 p NJ, on the Eastern Shore Railroad bill, in
which Mr.. Freaner took an active part in opposing
He attended the session of the House till Z P NJ,
the hour he designed for the Committee when he
came promptly to its room, and was there engaged
till late hour at night, thus consulting the conve-
nience of parties, counsel and witnesses all of whom
belive, were anxious to get away from town,
without regard to his own. He has done his
whole duty in this particular, and all who have
witnessed his zeal will willingly and cheerfully &C
cord it to him.