The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-23

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hI; ot Public Instruction and by virtue of
their office as Commissioners for Investment of the
school bonds to wit band IA 4 school District No'
ana O9nI No l. School District No Comanche County,
A MONTY without the consent of the other Com
missioner, Hoh \. L. Williams then Attorney General
and against his advice and instructions.
\, Lne cohlhct OF said Commissioners Smallwood and
hesD i "a purchasing said bonds, pnrporting to have
Deeh Issued by School Districts Nos. and J. Comanehe
his emphatic manner tS, e S;S hands WsSe nrthIs -
ana that the said Smawood and McCarty Commissioners
Of said bonds witt No bonds Shall be purchased until
me Attorney General has examined them and satisfied
hse that they are legal in and substance" is
| reprehensble. ~
, our committee for prudential do not report
genuinfness Of signatures but withhold the same,
enai prosecution has been commenced; aud We are
OF the opinion that the publication of all the testimony
gh ftJndlce the rights of the party charged 50 that
where these bonds negotiated and sold And your
eomnittee ,i would recommend that no part OF the
hony tken IN the investigation oil the sale OF said
bonds by said A. j. Mowry the permensnt school fnnd
oe published for the reason that persons who read the
VIII form an opinion as 70 the guilt oi the party
charged and thus be disqualified from being impanIelled
on me in Shawnee County where said cause is
And your committee respectfully recommend the adOp-
uoP :. OF the following resolution, viz:
sentative from the Third District Donphan County in
the House of Representatives the State of Kansas be
' '''-' THos. t. TAYLOR,
I'D. BRUMBAUGH,
G. NJ KELLOGG,
ID. II. PAGE.
SANFORD HAFF.
Mr. Reve sent to the Clerks desk letters relating
to the A j. Nowry and asked that they be read
and spread at length upon the Journal Said letters
read follows:
MowRY MR..
TOPEKA Feb H. Is76
Hon T T TAYLOR Chairman IF COra~ittee state
Dear Sir II learn frum The report of the House pro-
ceedngs of Friday, the I1th instant published in the
Commonwealth that committee report submitting
the testimony taken by your commtter in regard to the
rad Of the two Comanche school bonds bought by the
School Fund Commissioners well the Testimony tax
en- under the resolution auorzng your committee to in
The Commonwealth sreport that committee states
lin the report that you submitte). that committed
forgery in making said school bonds and that received
the money for the sale thereof from the State Treasury
Now Mr. Chairman desire To state to you and to your
committee and through you To the House Of Representa-
ives that did not in any Wise make or forge nor assist
in making forging said bonds either Of them that
l do not know who did make. them that do not and
did know that they false forged in whole
or in part and any testimony which have taken or
received which in auywise tends to connect with the
making forging of said bonds of possessing any
knowledge that they false spurious is not true in
Your committee and now repeat that did not sell the
bonds to the State the School Fund Commission
agent Alexander Mills who brought te bonds to To
peka and who sold them and paid to him the whole of
Imost respectfully ask you aud your committee to al
low me to and examine all the testimony taken by
your committee both questions above stated and all
Testimony which anywise mpcates is supposed to
impicate in fraud or wrongful act in connection
with those bonds and that may be allowed to call wit
before you testify in explanation of such mat
tiers as, unexplained seem to attach guilt to me- do
examine the testimony give you the names Of all wit
nesses want called if any that you may summon them
to attend.
As a member of the House of Representatives claim
the right to be heard not only ior myself Snt ior the
House shall take final action in regard TO the charges
against me- am innocent OF all criminal or corrupt con
% not fear an
Very respectfully &C.
\. j. MOwRY.
MI. MOwRY.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF KANSAS
TOPEKA, Feb. Is, 1876.
Hon. A. ]. MowKY-Dear SIR The Committee
in your has been reported to the House of Repre-
sentatyes and is in its possession and eontro For
any relief you desire you will be compelled to apply di
reetly to the House of Representatives
Your ob,dt servant.
1. I. TAYLOR.
Mr. Revile then offered the following resolutions
Resolred That A. J. Mowry be- and he is hereby allow
ed in person and by his attorney to inspect the tesmo
to this House. which in anywise tends to mpcate said
Mowry in any fraud criminal in connection with
the making issning sale of the COmanche school
bonds bought by the School Fund Commissioners and
axe of such portions of such testimony he
ResoIred further That further proceedings the case
Si sald A j. MONTY be postponed until "Wednesday the
fairs be authorized and directed such witness
ss to appear and testify before them as said Mowry may
and report the TO this House before the morn
ng of Wednesday next.
Mr. Click moved that all further proc ceilings be post
poned until Saturday, the 26th. Lost.
The que st!On then taken adopting Mr. Revlles
resolution tabOye and the House refused to adopt said
and proceeded expel Mr. MOwry by adopt
ing the preamble and resolutions reported for that pur
pose, by vote of Is TO 81.
n,t thag gf,.. EoI,, T,Jr a.
attorney addressed the following letter the Speak
sr of the House:
TorDKA, February aith, ls76.
Hon d. c. HASKELL. Speaker of the House of Repre-
In the DAILY Commonwealth report of
he House proceedings the 22d inst find the follow
ng:
"Op motion of Mr. Campbell of Doniphan go copies of
he testimony and report of the Committee State f
airs in the of A. j. Mowry ordered printed
And have been the State Printing Office and there
ind ready for printing the report and testimony used in
he House Of Representatives the 18th inst and the
preamble and resolutions adopted by the House the
9TH, declaring Mr. Mowry's seat vacant. As that
or and the accompanying testimony to be printed
most respectfully submit as his counsel and in his in
crest that such publication ought to be accompanied
With extract from the Journal of the House proceed
nps the 18th inst showing in full Mr.. Mowrys letter
o Mr. Taylor, Chairman of Committee State Affairs
ir. TaylOrs reply to Mr.. MOwrys letter and the pre-
mbe and resolutions offered by Mr Ieyille that Mr.
lowry be allowed and examine the testimony tax
against him. and call witnesses explain the me
eore final action was taken and the vote of the House
efusing to adopt Mr.. Revlles resolutions and the
yeas and nays the resolution of expulsion based
pdrte hearing
Mr.. Mowry expelled from his seat by the Of
he House. and do propose to retry his before
tribunal But he is charged before the District
Ourt Of Shawnee County with the commission of great
ime and is under heavy bonds for his appearance to
he next April term for trial. These facts were not
nOwn to the Committee State Affairs the | ,
Ouse will appear from the following suggestive par
graph copied from the Committees report
Your Committee, for prudential reasons, do re-
the senuineness of signatures but withhold the same,
criminal prosecution has been commenced, and We
Of the opinion that the publication all
Jh prejudice the rights Of the party accused that
and impartial trial could be had in the County
here these bonds negotiated and sold and your
ken in the investigation Of the sale Of said bonds Ly said
j. MOcry TO the permanent school fund tbe pubishedl
the that persons ct9 read ae testimony viii
opinion to the guilt Of the party charged and
be disqualified from being impanneed the petit
Try in Shawnee County, where said cause Is triabe.
1t is possible that some may sugget that the adop
on by the House of Representatives of preamble
ting that person had male false statements, and
rhine Of perjury and had become fugitive from jus
ee and the adoption of resolution that for such Of
nses he be expelled rom his a member of the