, 1881-03-16
And tho Commissioners Given One
Day in Which to Present
Their Side.
A Great Deal OF Wrang]ing Over
TechnicaIities During the
Proceedings.
They Finnl]y Get Down to Business, and
the Examination of Witnesses
Proceeds.
It Differs in No Material Respect from
That Already Listened To by
the Committee.

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Special DIspa,tA 10 Tht catsaeo Tribune.
SrRlEurlELu. Ill.,, Mnsch 15.--'rho fnvestlga-
tiou OF tho charges aKainst tho railroad Conf
missloners was resumed this afternoon, Sentor
Fuller In Tho chair.
fEarslEnE announced that. rs Messrs. snnfor,l
and It[dlle,. of tho tock island, anu Grny, Of tho
Michigan Southern. Ind been summoned and
failed 10 put IN an appearance, be would like m
attachment to issalo.
Wtthrow statcd that Sanford wasill and could
not conc. Riddle could come, but he dd npt
know anything touching tho matters Of this ILL.,
testj1nuon rs far as developed. II Riddle wcrO
absolutely necessary, ho would come OIL tele.
GRAIN.
Ilartling stated that he would dspe.ise With
tho attendance Of Riddle II be could yet SAnforh
Or Sage here. 6age had returned frnm Dntfaih.
Wtthrow wanted 10 know what Harding OK
peotcd to prove from tho testimony OF Sanford
or saxe.
SENATOR 1.ASSISd aA1D IT WAS NOT FAIR
to PROFOUND In advance tho Intrrrouatorlcs thut
would bo presented to Hnge n1d Sanford. Ii
0Aatory and technical motions were to come up
In this why tho Investigation might as we'll be
abandoned.
Scnntor Flrer thought Harding could toll in a
general wny what ho expected to prove by tho
witnesses.
Senator Gallon wanted to nsccrtain II 1t would
lie sufficient for Harding In statc thnt hc nro-
poses to prove tho cbarvcs tv fha yvltnesscs..
Senator Filler thought such would 10 Altogether
too general,
Wlthruw said TINT TIartlIrv-Iawvcr. sturch
manufacturer, tho solicitor In chnncery-hAd
been su1Ntnonlng witnesses TO produce books
and pnuers withouk thu knovlc.tvc of tho f,om.
mlttee, md in supporting hin allegation rcn1 n
iettor from Harding to Tucker notlfylnr the
latter to produce ocrta,n pookn and nonors.
The Char stnteil thnt Tim original anhnr,nns
did not ask Tor looks
Wtthro,y nskcu TINT tho Committee keep Tho
Investigation within fts own tnutfs AMI not nj
low 1t TO 10 Into the hauds of Harding.
Senator Lann1np wnntett tn tnow n tho ro.,.
roads haye takeu from Tim inycstuatlon nil tbc
ground 1t stands on. Such, bo thought. waa
A RADICAL. cIAynr ~ ,r1rr 1,,,nn,,Au
aa mi r,fnnl liv nz,oc,i ,,ror ,ytthr,v aoe ,.,,,
10 buIl,Ioza III roao Ina, ns thov III t:,,arn
counyrv ,,nat,ces IN acr,hor, Hi,,nnts I1ss,,,,..s
1stter To T1,cxcr ,xos co,,r,co,s and ncn,ln,nnrs
". It slmply NOTIFIED him lint ho ,yo,,ti hn ~.
au,rcl to pIo,ucc cortaln l,ooks and m oors.
IInr1tnr statcl thut h. wuntcd ,ha ,,rtlo,,o,
nametf To nuf IN nm nrnooronoo
Fircr moved tint iInr,,no tcli ,vhot he er-
pccted to proyo Nv tim nnrtics no,n,r,
Itor,l5nr statcd tnat ho ornccto,l to nr,po In,
them TINT tho Rock Islnpi RnoI vav., snccia,
rates and rebates, and vae gully Of uu,ust dis
crtuinatjon,
u""."N . ..
~ ,.,,Ieu s'.1. e"!a 1s M. %ue ,a'tfuaos "ere
.'n,a.a n.oa . ae n'oao eothh'a-
..'', "ulo anue. til"i' "na tao cnafRes pre-
.s1a .e.'a "osu ns"t'asi ,ne1a' ...
ou''atoE S"l!ot' sata y Raa slhp'y queseoh as
~ 1oe PeEo8nt'fo ot Iho committee. 1t Waa TOO
'a.o " "ssenps " Feslu'so Hatalng 70 state 10
y aoSnnc" "aAt MS Witnesses Would e"car to. all
wv toh'ul'ttee naa 10 10, III case tno Witnesses
setusoa 10 peoauce themsetvos, books, and
pnpero' was 10 ..... ..-...
ATTACH THEM AND BRING THEM TO srnlNG-
FIELD.
ceaator Ianher onered resolution requiring
tuu ptoaeeauou u GLOSS thoIt cvluehce to-day
auu to.norfow, ama tue commissioners to close