, 1881-03-10
Meeting of the Senate Committee to
Investigate the Railroad Board.
Counsel for The Defendants Objects to the
Charges ns Not I,elng Specific.
A Long Argument as to the juris.
diction of tho Committee.
Correspondence Of Interest in Connection
with the Two Pending In
vostjgations.

tsOrUYlTjpN 70 sISttEyt ACTION,

dPfctn@ Al5p4tth u 4He CHNcNQo lflDN"..
SrniHuY1Er.D, ILL.,. yhrch 9.-The investigation
of tho charges ngatnst tho Railroad Commis-
btoners nHd tho rnilrdnds preferred by George
+. liarrl,ng was resumed this afternoon, sol,ator
Fulcr III tho rllnir.
Senator Needles offered resolution providing
for suspension Of ft,rthor proceedings until
Nfter the conclusion Of Tho investigation now
pending before tho s1cNllllams Committee, ami
II report to Tho sonutu Ut NIL proceed ings had to
Inte.
This resolution was considerable OF a bnrnb-
shell 10 the nuti-r,,1lrpAl slo uf the Committee
md also to those who hnve csKngel In conduct
lug tho prosecution. l.cforc putting tho resolu.
ton tho Chur said il wns dno to tho prosccu ton
that they shu,,ttl have MI opportunity to spenk,
Harding satd this VIVA tho best plan to suppress
tho thnrRes. This wus what tho resolution
meant. lie merely presented hls chnrges to tho
hcWIlltams C0mmttcu; that WIS nll. lilo WIS
summoned bcforu'if.
Needles sath Harding bad
no BUSINESS 70 c11AiloE HIM WITH BAD
'FfIrN.
lilo did not desire to stlucieh Any charges.
Walker wantctl Needles to givo ono good rca.
son why tho present investigation should stop.
McWfil!a1us, Of tho House Committee. ex-
plRiucl hls position. lIdrllnH had rofnso1 to
Tile charges with him. Harding appeared be-
fore tho House Committee In response to
IL summons. Tho question was rniaed us to tho
luFlsuleuoH VI tnc tfhe4cs. ~ Was Hcetued tuat
tho House Committee hud no Jurisdiction.
iard tu9's chnrpes wcro uut before his COM
mlttee.
Seuator ranninB said II tho investigation was
wo,tnd up now 1t wonl't DO upon lane reAson.
Iho subject or Investigation 30 inr had been tho
9rhih inspection. 'and on thht there WIS 9oud
'aoal or spoount'on-a mattcr OF 1nugment-
when 1t camo to "llao " ours. Those charges Of
discrimination wcrr worry serious. It wns tho
SenhlR'H duty tn @fc1r from tbla Cnrnmtttep mn
tho question rs to ....
HOW THE ls0AltD HAD PERFORMED IT'S DU-
TIES.
shc,1'u this Commlttee stop they could never
answer therefor to its constituency. Neetllos
mad raid odt ltttle ntteiltlon to th!s Committee.
II tho Investigation lnonis anything thoy tntist
10 on. MoWll!nhs ndu,sts Ills Committee hns
not Jurisdiction. rus WIS tie proper Commits
tee to investigate. 1t would cid III smoke II
killed. row. ....
senator Neodlos asked II 1t was not all amokc,
Llnntng continued: Thoro had been good
denl OF tho fapof+ The questions OF discrimtnl'
'on' ete', scosnea 70 esoate so',o iceNns'
Ina'tman ru'lof saia personally NJ Woa'o ''ko
10 10 relleVod' He was opposca 10 tho fcsolu-
,,,. uoM LIT so'csal reaso"s' f'sst' because tae
Mc"Hs'ams totnniuoo httd no !nfist!cuon:
lsasu1n9 "as latefes|eu III 1no co1npiaH1s NJ nhn
tnuue ~ lug noaftt. 1nAt Wattef calno Wtlhih
9no 1ur'a'uteuon ol tuo 1iouae eomnlttco. TINS
WIS 'uo Only eomfnN1oo tlfat cou1u 1a'y 'oec1uo
Pn --.. ...- ..--..-... -. -. :.
THESE MA1fEfs OF ENTohTIoN, ETC.
lie was not willing to porinlt tho 1luusc COM
m1ttco 10 tako my material nwny from this
Committed.
Needles sail thoso was no deslrn to smother
anything either on bis part or tho RniIroaa Con,'
tnl6hionorr. lie Thought when ho o!scrod tho
resolution. TINT tho llktl1ng charges hud boon
auon,l,toa 10 tno Mo"l''ians Comnlttc. nc wns
Wrongly informed, 11il wlthtrow hEs resolution.
MnJ. Connolly said ho had fow questions to
psopnuta "pout tao ohafgos' waien might Mtt-
tcrlh14y 'esson INC lanof6 of tnls pouy' y. T.
tfceh' u teorln' WINS excused from attend'
nsee III "tncss uif aceouht OF Illness III MS
.sns. ~. ~ WIS o's oono W 'oo oast1ns 'o'e OF
the Cha!fmnt1s '......,-.... 49,,
Atthi 1unotdfo WftRht aros" and SAID that
~ wan;ea 10 pFopouno ono Single snoFt aucs-
uoa to H"guc. va
] wfanalo ehsucd, and Wright WIS not permit
1ea 10 OPEN up fha OLD chsc.
tonuelly salu ~ WIS tne 1htenuOn OF Lpo re.
epohaehta last nlRht TO
rRocEED wlrlI THE INVESTIGATION
| to-day. lie went bofore tho MpWllnms
| Commission and found tho 1Ilrllsg charges tlcd
thoro. Thoy were RrkulnE tho question or jurls-
dictton, md tlnalty agreed thoy bud nonc. Tho
chnrScs Aro not aPociilc enough to cnablo tho
commissioners to 70 nliond and tAko testimony.
waaa friotd OF the Railroad D0ar. md also Ut
tho ltai'roal laFy. lfe WIS ono OF tho founders
OF tho rnilroad Legislation OF the State which
| created tho 1soarts. and whom tho light WIS over
and tho battle practically won by tho people
charEos against tho Donrd wero tlod, not
by prtvato, but by n corporation. ito was
sAtistled thore wds something buck Of tho
ohargcs which bodcd no good for tho honest
uatnln's.Fauon .. 'no INV VI tne etato. rho
language OF iiaralns's ohnrses was that charges
,.,'4, MeA''s' VI uat'' o''' A"'S w tnao'' 'to