The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-03-13
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ONERATED.
The Report Of the Investigating
Committee.

ONERATED.
The Report Of the Investigating
Committee.
Five Hundred Pages Of Bladder
| dash Hearsay.
The great cry made by the opponents
of Senator Ingalls, brought little wool
The ambitions Of the whole crew OF
malcontents who, headed by that played
out demagogue, Sid Clarke, obtained
the control of the organization Of the
House-which power they have used
for sixty days solely to forward their
own schemes by blackening the charac-
tiers of Others-have been snuffed out.
The Investigating Committee, raised
ostensibly to inquire into the methods
and honesty of the late Senatorial cleo
ton but really to smirch the characters
of Senator ingalls, friends and destroy
that gentleman's influence, and which
being composed of outspoken enemies,
has for fifty days and nights been re-
ceiving as evidence the retailed SANDERS
of the streets, of the Kansas City Times
and other irresponsible sources in the
secrecy of a star chamber, made its re-
port under cOmpulsion of the House
last Friday. A majority of the commit
tee being honorable men unite in re-
port completely generating not only
Senator ingalls, but all his friends who
took a part in this election. The two
minority members make each a separate
report, which reports embody only sur
misses guesses and apprehensions. Upon
the showing of one of the minority re-
ports made by Representative Hall, a
Democrat, a resolution was offered ex-
pclling Representative Hossack, when
Hon. A. w. Callen, one of the majority
and who opposed the election of Ingalls,,
declared that the evidence disclosed be-
yond any doubt that the whole matter
relating to Hossack was Matchmaking
of the most damnablc proportions,
which the evidence when printed would
fully disclose. The resolution for ex-
pulsion was the next day defeated by a
large majority. Saturday was taken NJ
by the House in listening to the evil
dence taken by the committee, and
when a vote was reached the majority
report was adopted by q vote of sixty
to forty-four.
Thus falls 10 the ground another das-
tardly conspiracy, fostercd by black
inailers and corrupt demagogues who
made the nights hideous during tho
Senatorial campaign, and who, as a last
resort, at the last hour, persuaded tn,
Supreme Judge of the State to becOm,
their tool. Unfairness and malice ha:
marked the entire course Of the OppOsi
tons proceedings, and the result il
Senator ingalls, complete vindicatioh
and their own infalnv.
The following are the reports in ful
of the Chairman and of the majority
the rambling nonsense of Hall not bein.
worthy the space:
10. Speaker cfMe House Of Representatiees:
From the testimony taken by youi
committee, find
First, That the charge that during the
progress of the Senatorial election act
of bribery and corruption were resorted
to with intent TO influence the votes o,
members of the House for United States
Senator is sustained, as fully appear
from tie testimony Of g. L.White, j. b.
Clogstcr, L. j. Raybcll, George W. Nc
Clintick, w. ii. Waite. ii. 4. Anderson.
j. A. IIossack, Frank Playter, T.. II.
Brown, +. w. Myers, II. &. Fissler, ano
other witnesses.
Second, In view of the partial and in
complete condition Of such testimOn,
before the committee as appears TO al
feet the honor and integrity of Hon. j.
j. ingalls,. and in view of the fact tina,
he has had no opportunity to be heard
before the committee, either in person
or by his attorney. to pefend agains
such testimony, find: That no acts OF
bribery and corruption connected with
the late Senatorial election, nor any
charges of corruption in Office, are prov
en- against him.
Third. Concerning each and all the
other late Senatorial candidates, | find
nothing in the testimony taken which
touches the honor or integrity of any
one of them.
The testimony of your committee l.
herewith submitted, and the action OF
the House is respectfully asked thereon.
The reports of the other members OF
your committee are respectfully sub
mitted herewith for your action thereof
RANDOLPH, Chairman.
Report of the three members of the
Committee on Investigation, viz: A.W.
Callen, J. IL. Keller and X. ID. IIarts-
horne:
To the Hon. Sidney Cdrko. Speaker, and TIE
Members Of lie House Of Representatives. 81
The House Of Representatives.
We, the unde. signed members ofyour
appointed on tine 9TH day OF
February, 1879, under the following res
olution respect
fdlIy report as follows:
The committee met on the 9TH day of
February and commenced taking evil
dencc on the S!h day of February. and
has been in session almost daily, and
frequently nightly, from that time to
the present, and has examined about
forty-fivc witnesses and in tie cXamin-
alton of these witnesses an almost I'M
limited latitude has been given for the |
purpose of ellciting the facts regardless
Of legal forms and tcchnicalities.
And we find from the testimony TAX |
N that Hon. j. j. ingalls,. the recently |
elected United States Senator, used no |
corrupt means to secure his election to |
he United States Senate. and that nei- |
her of the late Senatorial candidates |
we're guilty of bribery and corruption
II the late Senatorial election.
And we further find that John j. In !
rails. the recently elected United States /
senator, has not been guilty of any cor
'Upton in office. The only testimony
bearing upon this being the testimony
If Charles ii. Miller. late United States
MARSHAL. the substance Of which is that |
lie received list of grand jurors in the
of John J. Ingalls,. and that
he Senator Ingalls, wanted him (Miller)
IS United States Marshal to pack the
lnited States grand jury with the men
whose James appeared on said list, for
he purpose of preventing the indici-
ncnt of certain citizens of the State, all
# which the testimony of 5. NJ. Strick-
er directly contradicts, and we find
rom the evidence taken that Hon. j. j.
INGALLS, did not write the said list, and
hat he had no knowledge of the
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