The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-14
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ton, that demand the consideration of
the senate of the United States.
Therefore, am of the opinion that a
further investigation should be had in q
proper tribunal concerning all of said
transactions with all the various charges
that have been made to the committee
concerning the subjects intrusted to
them for investigation, and which, for
want of time, have been wholly neglect
ed or only partially considered. And
am of the opinion that j. A. HOssack is
unworthy 10 sit as a member of this
house. JOHN HALL.
TOPEKA, Kan, March z, 1879
MAJORITY REPORT.
Report of three members of the COM
mittee on investigation, viz: A. w. Cal
len, j. Keller, and r. ID. Hartshorne.
To the Hon. Sidney Clarke, Speaker, and
the members Of tie hOnSe Of representa-
tices Of tie State Of Kansas.
We, the undersigned members of your
committee, appointed on the 18th day of
February, 1879, under the following reso-
linton re-
specially report as follows:
The committee met on the 9TH day of
February commenced taking testimony
on the Sth day of February and has been
in session almost daily, and frequently
nightly, from that time to the present,
and has examined about forty-five wit
nesses; and in the examination of these
witessses an almost unlimited latitude
has been given for the purpose of elicit
ing the facts regardless of legal forms
and technicalities.
And we find, from the testimony taken,
that Hon. John J. Ingalls,, the recently
elected United States senator, used no
corrupt means TO secure his election to
the United States senate, and that neith-
er of the late senatorial candidates were
guilty of bribery or corruption in the
late senatorial election.
And we further find, that John J. In
gals, the recently elected United States
senator, has not been guilty of any cor
ruption in office. The only testimony
bearing upon this point being the testi-
mony of Charles H. Miller, late United
States marshal, the substance of which
| is that he received list of grand Jurors
in the handwriting of Hon. John j. In
gals, and that he Senator Ingalls) want
ed him (Miller) as United States mar.
shall to pack the United States jury with
men whose names appeared on said list,
for. the purpose of preventing the indIct-
ment of certain citizens of this State, all
of which the testimony of S. NJ. StrictleI
directly cOntradIcts, and we find from
the evidence taken that Hon. John J. In
gals did not write said list, and that he
had no knowledge of the same.
l. And we further find no evidence
against any member or members of this
house, which would warrant or justify
their expulsion from this house.
And while it is true that the commit
tee has taken large amount of Irrelev
ant and incompetent testimony, yet be
lieving that the subject has assumed Sc
much prominence in the minds of the
people of this State, that they would be
better satisfied to see and read for them
selves all the testimony taken, and be
lieving that it would be but an act OF
Justice toward all of the late senatorial
candidates, and the members of this
house, and that the good name of the
State demands that all the testimony be
published, therefore, we respectfully re
commend that a correct copy of all the
the testimony taken, be placed in the
hands of the State printer for PUBLICATION
together with a copy of the reports of the
committee, for publication, and that the
original testimony, subscribed to by the
witnesses, be deposited with the secre
tary of the State, for preservation in his
office, and to this end, a resolution is
submitted herewith.
and discharge of the committee asked
for. Signed.
A. w. CALLEN,
i j. II. KELLER,
r. ID. HARTsHONE.