, 1881-02-16
,vaa a,t necessary 10 maeprcscntetl by eoull-
sci. AL they desired wAs tho privilege of
| EXAMlNiStl 1ItE. WtrN ES9ES.


ENAM1NiSt r!tE WITNESSES.
Tho permission was granted.
4. n. Wright then mh,tn tho opening
speech for the prosecution. They did not
r,l1lu here 10 find famlt with tho Inspection
laws uf tho State. They werr tsontl enough.
II well administered. Thu complaints wcro
NIL tl,attu relative 10 tle "il,-lnsnrc-
tim" vi grain. No fa,llt WIS
FUND with tho "nut-inspcct1on." Tl,ey
appeared fur tho country shippers nsld l'ft''
tlurers, anl nskud s,ct relief ~ they cn''ltl
int obtain from, tltc iialrrAst atnl Warehouse
l,uar. TIE laws were pos'ry administered,
n,id tho evils complained 1T lal lastcd for
six years. y
Senator Filter wnutrsl to know how tho
farmer was Interested III tho "i|t'!1srcc-
tlou."
Mr.. Wright explained TINT tho farmer re-
cc!ycd froin tho country shipper tho prlco Of
the grain III Chiragn, less freight, cnflltls-
sion, tt,speciiutl cl1argcs. a'Wl II snla1t mnYg''t
for profit. lr tic er.ls!ps wcru mt sallsiac.
tory Tho cu,sstry shipper would have to stand
Il greater or less lt,ss. Thu consignpc II, Till
eugo i.atL ITO Interest hcyolld Ills cOlntnlssIoll
and the s,tcccss = OF his principal. They
llopc.t to SHOW tile difference III values RI
suttlnE from Inspection. AL they nskeI WINS
y rAlrlirui. i:XtCtir1OS ur Tilt: LAW.
Tho first .Gl,NrEu .yna then tnEtr1l ~, nj
lcgi.E Tint Duy,ic was II, Employ. Ut tieorge
4ArlluiEr, n warulluuse,lsa,, III Chicago. Tho
Turt Of his employment, c0ullra with his
o}ce, cun1t witlin the lN1rvleW Ut the stntutc.
Senator Ner.tcs ob}rcie.t tn Mr.. Wrlght's
arguing his cnsc before my testimony WIS
introduced. The witnesses should como
first, atpl then tic arguments ut counsel.
Atr. Wright statel That lie did not un'ler-
stnnt thut the rules of court w0tild govern.
If thu Committee 50 decidet!!. lle ,youls' coll
firm. Ifp ten stutttt Tint lIOEl1e'S employ
incnt by Ar!nonr waS notorlous. artl Guul
tu proved by Jalnes Barrel, Ar'no,'r's nj
i'oE,,e called for tie production of tcsti-
| LESS ARGUMENT.
Senator Gallon asked If there was any
othcr, witness who coultl prove w''at Barrel
III. Wright thought not.
On ,,lUtton, tlle Clntt trnall was Instructed to
issue Il subpoena fur Barre'.
| AtT. Wright said l1e expected 10 prove by
! Barrel TINT tiaguo llWl ACCEPTED cUtIslnls-
% ss Fg ~ Art p 1sr f ssnt cs1tn e' Sp SpTr!SS: prrS
! thai I}ugne ncccptcd the trust, rented tic
property, md ncceptMl pay therefor. t:GgrEn
lArlllUnr WAS ut tlle firm Of Armour, D0lt; "
Co., warclousume1l nG Chicago. Thu polnt
il that tho commissioners sl'on'l nut accept
any employment from nny wnrchonsel''Hh
under any circumstances.
isugua statc!l tint he understood what Ar.
MTgt eHta at ~ 70 H." fog rct,nnr u ",,,rsc n M
nss iMf "!i.. H.. in !,a ,,,t I'D tn ss's hrloUrs
tntir0rsu Armour ainl received llts co'nitits-
sio1, therefor llengscr t!!tt any business for e;
sa,,rt,., rinn,,r c,s".i viii tGn r",,ttuw nf
@ tic siores. To- e. The rentlns of rrai estate j. !!
naltio,t "s " W'tesn tie ,t,as H.. hah r. %srll
.U as,!5 r. " H. IL tn,s,. ~. Wr r,",r fnr
pnns;a,s punPGas ~ u,r;v i1s" I'M fr"'n tl,o Int.
tao''s ter recctvca tat'' the @ usual % co.!nissla.!.
Hsoteo Afhl0Ir ,.n ,o y r1!3t !tart.t, II, % to
'Kf y H,, i.,Sip.s s' "a, sn.sI;a Is ar,t fr i
;t'e nIGM1 ~, T. ,r,,,,nri,. r. ,n,
Enits,s' K rn,p,,r an,uns theu,. a,,d was ,nl,l
t"r',f'r r, ~ ~" ssii"r Itc ind never sS,iret
ereIor X se ,, s"r,: ny ~ i"u I,ad H., oyrr ~
cair.i nnv ~, ,anv ir,,, I,im t,trr TIM tic
cn,n1nissiHn f,,r renting tiia two sft,rrs.
Wr. Wrlght ncccrsc.i xtr. isoguo's state
mn.t ~ rnTrrrt nil ~ hrfng snhstuntiAjy
Whit Whit i,arrci would swear to we're llo here
iin thnmr1tt
I, c '4yns' ",,,s.,. -, .ror u., urry s,,srA,yrp
't a ~ ,n,tto n oo ,hon % ,," % mt II IN sr,t, ~,
Mr: I'arrel. ., observation-disclosures.
Ihu secora charge, liint taG Iu,'sSineL' ss,1i UT
lnu beetl cug'!.I.I o. " ennaE. ~, ~, ~" ;nl
terminal c'lnrres u tnllett 70 prosecute III.
tler tho provisions of;tllo statute. was takci
ur. 1:. ..,,.
III - itnlHW!n, ta hrst Wthsss, H., aeS.n!s' ns'a
TINT ho !Inu nttclttctl 4 1neetltlE ol tlo ~ wv
liniso ltnard til September. lh'H. a. HoEnG'
oificc. Wftnrss, complained tllnt 7 cert;lf,
ral! !rona WIS making illesAl lerltlnMl GhNlEes
aiul o1ierea to ius'ish tne prdo'i m il n su'ii, fi
Gni'Ittialht was agnt,'st !no ili!n0s, Get.lr!ii
Tl.c CnM''lisslnners saitl they wni!!'l a,lyesil @
gnte: Tn fot s , ii.;RosIS r.; ,e ,as.em S'e eMsf
! show. tho facts. Severn! hills wers producc'
showing charges Of 81 Or 81 for lrn:knEc.-. :.