The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-25
By Associated Press I

| By Associated Press
TOPEKA, Sept 23-Tfe third days ses.
sion of the sub ,,Jnmittee on Privileges
and Elections h&s been without much
| progress. Precii e' for large number OF
| witnesses were filed.
| Mr.. Riggs, of counsel for the memorial.
lists, said he could not complete his list at
present. He desired to reserve right to
add to his list, and thought it might be
completed in two or three days.
| No witnesses had reported to the Sergeant
alarms until eleven o'clock, wheu
| Writ Walton, Chief Clerk Of the
| House, was examined To prove that
| there was a certain number of members OF
| the Legislature, and that certain members
voted for certain candidates on certain days.
Counsel for the memorislisis had no other
witnesses whom they wished to examine at
present.
Chairman Saulsbury informed the couu-
| eel on the other side III At while he COmpre-
hended the difficulty OF presenting ,estimo-
| ny in regular order, he realized the duty Of
the committee 10 the Senate and the gov
| eminent and could not consent 20 delays.
The counsel for respondent, Mr.. Ingalls,,
stated that they had met counsel for the
| memorialists and that no agreement a. to the
admission of testimony taken before the
legislature investigation had resulted and
| none could result.
Counsel for respondent insisted that the
| sublelas should issue from the eignty-s six
gentlemen who voted for Senator lngall4
The question OF the necessity for all Of them
TO be present was fully discussed the
counsel for the respondent claiming that it
was by their votes that ingalls, held his seat
and it was due to him, to the State and TO
morality that they should appear.
+. L. Smith, manager Of the Western
Union telegraph Office, has been subpeled
| to appear and produce the kilograms from
his and from other designated ffces in the
State. He has been in communication
with his chief 10 day, but what he has been
directed upon is not known.
Upon Resembling at go p. W., Chair
man Salisbury announced the following
order: That the counsel for the memoir
alists furnish 10 the committee list OF the
names Of the members of the Legislature Of
kansas, whose actions in voting for Senator
lngalls 1t il not intended to impesch.
The following witnesses have reported 10
the Sergeant Geo T. Beven, c.
II. Miller, Luther Dickinson, G. A Morris,
l. II. Billinger, J. e. Hubbard, d T. An
thony, Writ Walton and f. l. Smith.
The counsel for the memorialists still in
sisted that no witness was present whom
they could examine. Chairman Salisbury
said he would expect them to be ready.
Three additional assistan.s Sergeants at
Arms have been appointed to expedite the
service of subpe1ss.
The Committee meets again at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The following paper was fled with the
Committee to-day. This includes all the
members charged with wrong in the sup
Elementary papers fied in the Senate Of
the United States Senate, but two are not
here. II ia expected that they will sign it
when they arrive here.
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND GENrLTMES OF
THE CoMMTTEE:-We, the undersigned
members of the Kansas Legislature, against
whom charges Of corruption were made by
F. S. Stumbsugh and L. F. Eggers, by a
memorial to the honorable Senate OF the
United States, dated on the 23rd day OF
April, 1879, respectfully urge that these
charges which are infamously false in
every particular 50 far as they effect each
OF US may be speedily investigated, to the
end that the truth may be known and our
characters INDICATED from the foul slam
ders made BY our malicious and character
less accusers"
Signed BY HsIloweIl, Ballard, Blackman,
Green, Hamilton, Price, Savage ard Rich
ards.