Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-19
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The great srDatOria1 investi0n fios
which has been going on at Jeiicrsoui
City since tns n,iddic Of .Danamry ter
minated. yVsterdsv. as was 70 w rx.,
peeled from the outset, In .compIe,s
cxoncratioD Of Colonel Bogy ftpmf
amy C. . &c or imputatiom affecting
his integrity ~ candidate for ths
scnatorShip. For three long wceks-
Has this inefAblc l,urIcsque becI por-
mittcd to drag its slow length aloie,
, interfering with the public 6usi1 ga
and disturbing the public misd, To-
worse thsh no purp~se whateveI, ard
while we rsRfet that any of our Deli-
ocraiic friends should hare been n.-
duced to couniensnce the original if-
stitniion of proceedings, whore ihsr-
was clearly no ease 10 begin apnn-'
VIC do not envy the feelings Of
those conspirators who forced
the u after upon the attention
of the Legislature aud msds
ii motor otfG throughout he country.
Having ne purpose In view but TO
inilict personal injury upon the char
nctcr of The senator elect, and throw
di<crctiit upon tho Democratic par-;
", with view to making some lif-
tie political capital for themselves.
theirs has been most shameful dis
cOmhturc. They have failed TO make
single point from frat to la.', and
Colonel BOgy comes out Of the need
less, yet tryi:,g ordeal, vin,iicatrd at
the unwillin. hands Of his enemies
We congratulate him upon this''hap-
py issue out OF difficulties" and con-
gratulate the State upon the temina-
tion Of proceedings, by the liEe OF
which We trust il may never be dis
gracch again.
The following 10 tho report refer
red to by the Times:
JEFFERSON CITY, February g.
This mornin. Mr.. Bcll presented
the following minority report ffun.
the committee appointed TO ihvVsti.
| gate The charges Of corruption and
bribery in the late Senatorial contest.
The special committee to wl.om
was referred House resolution to in
vcstigatc certain reports that mOl1ey
had been used in the Scnr iOrfal Com
test. have investigated the saa,e, and
most respectfully beg leave 10 sub
init the following report.
1 After thorough and full invesfisa-
ti"n. giving the greatest latitude OF
inquiry. allowing all questions to DO
prurOiiu,ied that amy member Of the
committee saw proper, and cOnpel.[
ing witnesses TO answer the same.
First. Your committee find no ov-
idcncc, either directly or indirectly,
to crininaic the senator elect, the
Hon. Lewis '. BOyy, and we fully cx-
oncrate him.
Second. We furthermore find that
George l.. Doris, Of ST. Lonirf di,.
! attempt TO bribc tw" members of
this General Assembly by the "ffcr OF
81 900 1" each. tp4wii: the Hon. W. y
Pope, of Wright county,, and the Hon,
! Ciias. ~. Morgan, Of Barton, TO in
,iure them to vote for him (Gcory"
L. Dorri.) in the Democratic rrucus
for Cuitcd States Senator. And We
also lind that the said Doris placed
money In the lramds of othcr parties.
n lIo are net ircml,ers Of the General
Assembly, to advance his interest in
the election o: 'niird States Senator.
Third. We fimd, from the evidence
, that no mcInber of the General As
scinbly received dircetly-.. indirectly
any money or consideration to inflI-
rnce his vote, in any manner wllatso-
ever, in this Senatorial cOntcst.
Fnurtlr. For further facts We refer
you to ss.e evidence hcrew ith trans
mittcd 10 the House.
HENRY 4. NrwMsT,
T.. Chairman.