The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-01-16
REPORT
s4e REPORT
of House Committee appointed to investigate
charges Of conspiracy against Hon, John D
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charges Of conspiracy against Hon. John >
Pierce and, others. rs
Mr.. Speaker: Your special commit
tee of FIVE appointed upon motion O
Mr.. Pierce Of Ada County to inyesti
cate as to the alleged conspiracy
against Mr.. Pierce and other members
| Of, this House, and also as to- charges
and other imputations made against the
Ada Go. Delegation, and to enquire gen
orally, if any money or corrupt means
had been or were being used to pass OF
Eaefeat H. b. No. u, known as the Tel
erraph bill, hereby respectfully report
that they have performed the duty as
signed thera, aud have taken certain
written evidence herewith reported and
that they have come unanimously te
the following conclusions.
LIST That there was no conspiracy
against Mr.. Pierce or any other mem
Der upon the part of Mr.. P!att Burr OF
any member or members Of this House
favorable or unfavorable to said bill
to entice Mr. Pierce or any other mem
Der away from his seat on last Satur
day afternoon. r a4a
81. That some person unknown to
your committee did deliver a message
| to Mr.. Pierce minute or two before
| the House convened OH last Saturday
afternoon, purporting to have come
| from his wife, to the effect that one OF
his children was very sick, and his inn
mediate presence at home was needed,
but that the same was done without the
knowledge or connivance of Mr.. Platt
Burr or any member Of this House, and
further that very short time previous
to the delivery of the same, Mr.. Platt
Burr had learned that such a trick
would be attempted and had lmmedI-
ately informed Mr.. Pierce of the same,
and told him to pay no attention To 1t,
and not to blaine him Mr.. Burr that
I Mr. Pierce suppos;ng that Mr.. Burr re-
ferred to something that had already
been done, not that was 10 be done.
when the message came, acted IN good
| faith and moved the Adjournment on
Saturday afternoon last. That both Mr..
Pierce and Mr.. Burr acted honorably
in the matter, and no blame whatever
attaches to either of them. or 10 any
member of this House in the premises.
Sd. That the charge that "A 'l,ooi''
had been raised in Owyhee Go, and
was being handled and used by the
Ada Co. Delegation to defeat the pas
sage f the said bill was "a mere joke
on the part of Mr.. Burr. pun OF play
upon the name Of Mr.. Pool, the mem
Der from Owyhcc.
4th. That no money or other corrupt
means have been or are being used by
the friends for the passage, or ty lis
enemies for the defeat Of the said Tclc-
graph bill.
Your committee further state that a
large number vi witnesses had been
summoned, who appeared and were
willing to testify before your committee,
but that from the few examined and the
general gist of the evidence taken, the
conclusions formed by your committee
were so evident, clear, and irresistible,
that they considered it useless to make
further examination or to take further
testimony, and that, Mr Pierce, who
moved the appointment of the commit
tee, offering no further testimony, and
expressing himself fully satisfied, and
the committee, also being fully salts.
fled in the premises, did not take fur
Their evidence than that herewith re.
ported, as they deemed it useless and a
waste Of time =
All Of which is most respectfully
submitted.
ru "a. GEORGE l.. SHoUp, | r. rvr.
/ Ed 81. VS.. ANDERSON, / 4. !,
H. WV. CLEMENS, Com.
&C. w. STEWARD,
G. S. Nelson,
JAN. 6, 1875. sRNr cfs
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