Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-05
Tho ingalls, investigation.

3 .t W. - WASHINGTON, ID. O., Jan. ID.
fered before the Senate Committee on Priv.
feges and Elections in the case OF senator IN
gals: ~ no '"1
the memorialists stated that they INTENDED 70
prove by this witness that a member OF the
Anthony he had been offered money by In
galls's friends to vote for Ingalls,, ana tnnt ne
had kept the money over night. but sunering
from rSmorsc he had returned IL next day ana
voted>against Ingalls,. GOV. Anthony,s csl-
dence on this point was ruled inadmis-ibie by
she ,Sa Of Srrr ne AGAINST
Senator ingalls, could not be SUSTAINED ny
hearsay evidence of this sort. Gov. Anthony
further testified that about the time OF the
election he was approached by II. q. Dawes.
who said he had been sent by senator ingalls,
to interview Anthony, and that II Anthony
the contest for the Senatorship, he would
place the resignation of the Postmaster at
Senator ingalls, would use his influence to SO.
cure the appointment of any person anthony
might choose to nominate for the posi-
tion- This proposition, Governor Anthony
said, he rejected then and there. At the con-
clusion of his examination Gov. Anthony,who
to testify before the senate Sub committee at
Topeka, explained to the committee his rea-
son for this refusal. 1t was. be said; simply I
sas Legislature for the position now held by
Senator ingalls,, and he did not believe IL
fair or honorable thing to do, to come forward
to do so by order of tile senate. This expla-
nation seemed to be entirely satisfactory to
President Purcell, OF the Manhattan Bank.
of Manhattan, Kas, contrndicted the testt-
mony given by ID. R Wagstah and Byron
Roberts. lie stated he had received s. 900 from
the President of the Topeka Bank, January
q, and sent IL on the same day by his private
clerk TO his bank ut Manhattan. and that no
part of IL had been retained or used by him In
the Senatorial contest. Purcell also stated he
had never paid nor offered Wait, m"nbero OF
the Legislature, any. sum whatever To In
At the request of Col Everest counsel for
Senator Ingalls,, the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections ordcrcdto be printed
and made part of the record In the ingalls,
case four papers filed with the Sub committee
in Kansas, but not then Incorporated In the
record, which were signed by counsel for the
memorialists, entirely exonernting from
Sc members of the Kansas Legislature who
voted for Ingalls,, thus narrowing tho charges
down to four members. .
..I 81. -. WASHINGTON, Jan. ..
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections resumed consideration of the In
J. v. Admire testified IN substance: lie was
unfriendly to Ingalls, NJ the commencement of
the Senatorial contest, but afterward, I'm view
of party interests. he gave him a lukewarm
bell, a member OF the Kan sas legislature that
he (RaybelD could get money for his vote for
S SersoSa Sno~sdse Of tha p"yn "e Of amy
moneys by Ingalls, or any OF his friends for
corrupt purposes. -. go.
j. J. Barker testified he was at Topeka dur
ing the Senatorial contest; that he was q Dem
ocrat, and that in IN interview with Senator
Ingalls, the senator told him he wanted some
Democratic votes, and wanted him (Barker)
to talk to 1--WE Democratic members. whose
names were mentioned, and that he saw these
members and told them that money was be-
ing used I'm the Senatorial election.
and that they could get money
for their votes; He wns shown two let.
I'm which he stated that Ingalls, had offered
him money with which TO buy Democratic
votes, and was asked whether Ingalls, had
given to him or placed under his control any
money to be used I'm securing his nc election
rs Senator. This question Baker declined to
answer, but afterwards in his cross .examfns-
ton the same question was asked by Ingallss
counsel and he then answered. "nO."