The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-13
SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION.

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R~uorts Of the House Committee on the
Charge Of Corruption In the Late Elec-
ton OF United States Senator.
ToPkxA. Kas., March THE following are
the three reports submitted to the House to-
day by the committee appointed to investigate
the charges of bribery in the late election OF
United States Senator:
FIRST REPORT.
Mr.. Speaker of the House of Representatives:
February 6. 1s79-The House adopted the
following resolution:
WAEREAs, 1t in charged that during the pro-
gress of the late Senatorial election acts OF
bribery and corruption were resorted to to in
fiuence the votes Of the members of this House
for United States Senator; and,
WHEREAS The honor of the State and integ-
rify of this House and the character OF the
Senate of the United States demand that . full
and impartial investigation shall be had OF
the facts and circumstances connected with
the aforesaid charges; therefore,
Resolved, That . committee OF hve members
be appointed, whose duty it shall be to inves-
tigafe all charges of bribery and corruption
Connected with the late Senatorial election,
and all charges of corruption IN ONCE made
against the recently elected Senator, to the end
that the innocent may be vindicated and all
acts of bribery punished, and said committee
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ter oaths and send for persons and papers.
February 8, lS79.-The Speaker announced
the following members to constitute the COM
mittee provided for by the foregoing resOlu-
ton, namely: Mesers. Randolph. of Coffee;
Callen, of Davis; Hall, of Neosho; Harris horn.
of Neosho and Keller, of Jackson.
February II, 1S79.-The House adopted the
following resolution:
Resolcei, That the committee on investiga-
ton be, and it is hereby authorized and in
structed ~ fellows: That whenever in the
progress of this investigation, any testimony
shall have been offered and taken by such COM
mittee, affecting the honor and integrity Of
any member of the House or any of the late
Senatorial candidates. such members OF Sens-
torial candidates shall be notified and shall be
permitted to appear in person to defend against
the same. to the end that the facts may be
made known and justice be secured in the
premises.
The committee met on the 9Th, 10th, 18th
and 18th Of February, 1879, and partially ex-
amined certain witnesses, one member of the
| committee being absent, it was ordered that
| such witnesses should be recalled and re-exam-
| ined, and their testimony reduced to writing
| which hiss been done.
February Ii, lS79.-The committee met
| organized and issued sabp9nas for witnesses
Under the authority of the resolution, the COM
mitee employed as its clerk Ward s. Presbey
who served until his resignation, February Is
1879; was accepted; thereupon the committee
employed ~ its clerk Z. r. Mcbride, who has
| served up to dat..
| The following witnesses have been examined
and their testimony reduced to writing: GIL
White, J. 8. Danford, W. Small, H. i Anderson
C. J. Brown, /. J. Raybell, J. b. Clogston, h. c
FISHER, Frank Playter, Z. W. Majors, +. NJ
Shaw, Z. II. Brown, J. A. Hossack, John Fran.
els, j. q. Merritt p. l. B. Ping J. X. Hallowell
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Pangborn, G. A. Eddy, George l. Bevins, W
X Henderson, j. NJ. Hutchinson. John Puter-
| baugh, VIM. Congdon, N. 8. Coates, s. +. TOlle
G. w. McClintock. X. B. Shadduck, Charles
Collins. John ID. Knox, G. Z. Faulkner, 8. f.
Sheldon, A. A. Thomas, l. n. Wood, Joseph
Donahue, George T. Snaritt, 7. b. Ellison K b
Armstrong, Rissell, 8. NJ. Briggs and s. NJ
Stricken.
Other witnesses have been subpenaed, but
have not been examined, for want of time
The committee ceased to take testimony on
the 9Th day of March, 1879.
H. ID. Anderson, of Salina, named in the
| testimony, of H. +. Anderson, was duly sub
penaed and called before the committee. He
has failed to appear and testify.
The committee has been unable, for want
| of time, to make full and thorough inquiry
into certain alleged acts of bribery and cor
| ruptiOn during the late Senatorial election, OIL
| to fully investigate charges of corruption ir
office made against the recently elected United
States Senator.
the committee have done their work faithful
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