New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-03-06
THE SCHOOL TEXT BOOK BILL,

s ~ 81,
rl school text-book hill responsibility. renort
that they have been engaged in said investi-
cation at different times since their appoint
ment, with vie" OF ascertalnlng the truth OF
,ae ua oniiaS NO., ~ Y 1,,ho
claimed to know or believe that corrnnt means
have been used to defeat said hill. to furnish
said committee with the names Of witnesses
and such other evidence as thew MIGHT have
KNOWLEDGE Of and in every instance cansed snch
witnesses to come before them.
That the Testimony so taken is herewith sinh
mitted. AS to the effect of said testimony or
the bearing thereof. your committee do not feel
called mon to express an opinion. as the testi-
mony is very short and easily com prehended nv
the House.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
FDsr11ND RICE.
". 81. FELLER.
3. II. BISHOP.
N. RICHARDSON.
s. L. CAMPBELL
MIR. w. M. Campbell called for the reading
of the testimony. which was then read by the
chief clerk. as follows:
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cnas' W nrano'' e"orh'
On Friday there seemed to be a rumor af1oat
that money was being used in connection with
49, 1901 +o-t 100 BIN ra;h K1oss,,ar 49,
QUO soiooi 'eAO oooA JILL oeho' hiosene. anu
myself room together at the international.
We retired about ten. After we had been in
bed short time, persons raped at the door
.,a Ill co;1, - IL 49, ...,
anu o@l =. oeio. 10 s'D ~ " ie' 'Ae person
III olscoVereo IL 10 ne Ahoersoh' d member
OF the House. he stated his desire to speak to
Geib outside the room. Geib and Anderson
left the room. Some time thereafter Geib re-
turned. He seemed excited and said the
r1mor ,Aoat that money was nsed On tho text
hook hill was not ali false, He had heen
offered money for his vote Said he had heen
at the Merchants Hotel and had been offered
$500 for>his vote. That money was NOT ten-
dered him INT the nartv took q niece IF n,nar
and saw s. marked 1OO and said s. the nneasure
carried then + was marked 9OO hid NOT state
name Of man hut was piven To understand
the offer wonld he omen until morninp.
Geib seemed INDIGNANT. that money should he
offered him. I felt INDIGNANT and took it verv
seriously. T went to he'd and nothing more was
said or done ahout f. After went to bod T
henan to think the matter over and concluded
s. was. nv dirty To pet further proof If conld
The idea never entered nv head that would
chance nv vote on anv matterss NV sole oh
iect Vas ~ oct hold If money 90 as u evnose
The fact thai money was BEING used.
Next mornino the same subject came mn
concluded TO Get hold of money to expose the
matter & GeiR would on With me as a witness
After breakfast Geih and MYSELF went down
street to the Merchants Hotel. Thought it
must he done before the bill came nm for decis-
ion asked Geib if T conld denend On him
Geib said ssYon can denend on me- all +ha
fine,
Ge;b went NM stairs with p man and soon
came down, and motioned for me to come. W.
,va1Led ,,n sta;rs Ge;h sa;d ha had uo+> +.,e,,
monav W. went To the room Ga;h ;,,trn-
d,ned ~ ~ I,;hart H.I1 Ge;h 1oft ~ 800
r cat low, 49, Wy -oo-D'
Hol Ilo .sLed mo what +horah+ &c tho +ox+
hooil Iii sa;d tho,n,+ - voc anoa I,;1I
and o,,nh+ - ,1ass H. sa;J ba +ba,, 9o ~
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