, 1873-11-08
THE IiOUG1I ELEVATOR CASE.

rho 1sonrtl OF Trade n1coi. ID Cnnsitlor
tho Report OF tfao Com fnittcc+ but Al.
jo,,rn without Taking Amy Acttosi4s
Col. En0uxll Proclaim .T,lant, IL Ellis
Firm AFRO 1sxpc1lcd, All t1le Other Elo-
vAtor Mon Must Go AlOMEs
Tho Board Of Trade held meeting III tho
Opon-Doard Room yesterday afternoon, to con-
slider Tho report OF. the Conmittco In tho uough
Elevator case. President Culver called tho meot-.
Ing to order, aud briefly Htated Its object. ''''
It was moved to diHponso with tho reading OF
tho report and. some discussion? enaued, which
ended when tho motion prevailed. !! q II.
Col. Hough Haid that - they we're, tho princl-,
pal parties Interested It wau juBtico to tliom md
tho tradc that tho report should DO read. Ho
had askcd for'the Committee Of Investigation
and that Committee had produced voluminonH
testimony, which could not be road, but tho re-
port; should bo.., r. they wero guilty, ha was
ready to stand It II not, ho should DO exonet-,
atcd: Ho dositea to lake lip tho report III dotai1.
But tlisro wore many defects in tho lam, and
thoy might be- remediod. 1Io; desired :to
havo::. tho report read, and ,ho: hoped
to have time for defenao aftcrwnrd. It ;.ho did
wrong, eyory warehouseman in tho city was In
tho wrong, Thog wore all in tho Bamo boat,
and if~o was wrong oil were wrong. They
should meet the whole question. THOR mama
was made tho figure-head; md ho propoBsd to
show tho tail OF Iii. IT they roro to bn elasatcd
OF tho Doprd Of Tradp, othora would have to bc
elevated with tholn.,: They should not. be,
tnboood al6noc. -,
Objection was mnde that Mr. Il. III. Hough
was not atnombor, and had no right to ta1h: . !.
Ho said lie would appear ah attorney for his
brother. Hehad complimentary ticket from
Mr: II. q. Rasnney offered The following, -
Hesortd, Tint tho Secretary ii hcroby instructed to
forward to tho State Hoard Of Railroad and Warehouse
Warren, ind Prssty; Viii tequest thnt ii lrsceive
such attention. and bo made thoh1as Of auch action,
~ seorns proper. " 80 ''' 90 " ''
Mr. Ranney then said the Board of Trade had
State out Of tho Jurisdiction Of tho board, and
tho whole matter should ba fcn,itted to tho Rail-
road md Warehouse commissioners. IT,. l.
Dir. Hohgh began to speak agaln, Nhen ho was
Interrupted by agentleman who remarked that
Mr. Hough WAS not on trial. =. s. IT, -
Mr. aurney.. moved AZ q substitute, that the
testimony aud report DO printed and submitted
to the members of tho Doarl. .-',' ;, -. 4
. The President; said TINT the Messrs: Hough
not been arraigned befere the Board. w. =
Mr. Gl1rney believed tie members Of the
Doard we're, a jury, and they could not be az.
peosed to arrivo at a conclusion untn they had
read the 9FlQeGuDk -. r t.. :
Mr.. nanney moved to lay Ntr. Gurney's aubBti-
tute Oh tho table, because tho Board Of Trade
bad nothing to do with the Testimony. II was
takeu for tho benent Of tho State Doard. !!
Mr. R. n. Hough eaid every membor Of thu
Board Of Trade was interested in hearing the
testimony and II Irregularities we're being prao:
ticed, they should. be corrected. II ho had done
wrong, o. charged, he was liable to go to tbs
States Prison. -: SC : :.:'.:;t
Mr. Ranney aaid tho Board Of Trade could moi
| send him there, but the State Board could. -
:. Mr.. Hough said 1t made no difference. Tht
| Board Of Irado waa certainly interested In cor.
roofing bad praetices.
Col Hancock said the Boatd should carefully
consider tho report and testimony. Ho waa ir
favor of adiourning for ton days.
>, Mr.. Il: II: Hough said he WAS ready ct anj
time, but le preferred that the report and teoti
mony should be understood. ), 49,:
Mr. Rahnoy moved to amend his own reaolu
'tioa by accepting tho report and sd1ourning fol
He was declared ont of ordor.
| Mr, Gurnoy's motion was unanimously adopt
cd, md the Board adjourned to meet at tho cal
OF the Presidont.