The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26
THE INGALLS, INVESTIGATION.

The senate committee to investigate
the charges of corruption against Sena-
tor Ingalls,, of this state, in the election
of last winter, met at Topeka Monday
Messrs. Salisbury, Vance, Logan and
Cameron were present. Mr.. Baily ar
rived later.
The attorneys for the committee are
Hon. Samuel Riggs, Lawrence; Mr.. L.
F. Eggers, Hays City, and Col. Il. S.
Stumbaugh, Rush county. Mr.. Ingalls,
counselors are Hons. John Martin and
A. l.. Williams, Topeka; \. S. Everest,
Atchison, and T. p. Fenlon, Leaven-
worth.
The following paper was land before
the committee by John Martin, Esq, at
torney for Ingalls,;
And now comes the respondent, John
]. Ingalls,, by his counsel, and consents
that all original kilograms and copies of
kilograms sent or received by him at To
peka, Emporia, Atchison and Wamego,
IN the state of Kansas, at Kansas City,
in the state of Missouri, and at Washing
ton, District Of Columbia, from the LIST
day of January, 1879, TO the 25th day
of June, 1879, may DC examined by the
committee in the Investigations herein,
hereby waving every and all objections
which may be made thereto. And re-
spondent asks that the honorable chair
man may cause Immediately subpnnas
duces tecunl to issue for said kilograms
and copies of kilograms, returnable forth
with.
Quite n large number of witnesses
were summoned by telegraph.
IA
were not ready to proceed, for the reason
that none of their witnesses were present
The counsel for Mr.. Ingalls,, for the
purpose of saving time, offered to receive
the testimony as taken before the com
mission appointed by last winters leg
islature, which was organized by Il ma.
iority of the members who were opposed
To Ingalls,. This proposition the mem.
orialists declined to accept.
The counsel for Mr.. Ingalls, made the
following statement:
The title of Hon j. J. Ingalls, To the
Office of u. ;. Senator from the state OF
Kansas being questioned and sundry
charges of corruption having been made
against him, affecting, if true, his per
sonal character and his right TO his
Office, and the character of some of the
representatives, OF the people who voted
for him for United States Senator, and
demanding the fullest and insisting
upon the fullest investigation of all mat
tiers connected with the election of Mr.
Ingalls,, to the end that there shall he nc
further question rs to the integrity ofhis
election, and with the full approval OF
Senator Iugalls We rs his counsel, request
and demand that a subpoena shall be is
sued by this committee to each and every
member of the senate and house Ofrepre
sentatives composing the legislature al
Kansas whose vote appears by the Jour
nal of the proceeding of the Legislature
to have been cast for MIR. ingalls,, com
handing them and each ofthem TO appear
before the committee to testify, by virtue
of which he is is now the senator from
this state. The purpose and design ot
this request is that the committee shall
have the opportunity to ascertain from
the sworn testimony of the SO members
of the legislature who voted for Mr. In
gals whether or not they or any one OF
more of them voted for him by reason OF
brides or currupt promises given or offer
ed by him or by any one authorized by
him.
The committee took the request un
der consideration. The committee adj
journed until ten o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
The prosecution were informed bp thu
commute AAAtib must St<ilG VITA
they intended to prove by each witnes.
for whom they ask a subpoena Or
Tuesday most of the day was spent il
arguing law questions by the attorneys
Senator Hallowell said that being one
of the witnesses subp9naed, he had pre-
pared denial. which he and others had
signed and others would sign upor
their arrival, which they desired to al,
with the committee.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen Of tn,
Committee:
We, the undersignd members of the
Kansas legislature, against whom charg
es of corruption We're made by +. 5
Stumbaugh and l.. +. Eggcrs, by memor
ial, TO the honorable senate of the United
States, dated on the 23d day of April
1879, respectfully urge that these charges
which are UNANIMOUSLY false in every par
ticular, so far as they affected each of us
may be speedily investigated TO the END
thai the truth may be known, and oui
characters vindicated from the foul
ISLANDERS made by our malicious and
characieFlesS accusers.
HAIIOwELI-