Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-17


over railroads at reduced fare. Re
ferred to judiciary
Senator nj Shape's bill declaring
eight hours If labor q legal day, was
read and referred to committee Oh
claims
Tho matter of distributing postage
stamps to the members of the senate,
vas called up again by Butler, Of
Pawnce, and the senate resolved it
should not be done by q vote Ct Is to
10 Absent 4.
1t wss then moved to reconsider
the action of yesterday in regard to
newspapers.
A motion 20 lay that motion on the
table was tirmed.
THE RAILROAD INQUIRY.
Special Correspondence Of The BEs.
II GRAIN BUSINESS.
LINCOLN, January 16.-Tho special
committee On railroads again met al
4 o'clock yesterday, all members be-
ing present except Britton, of Wayne,
who it appears was serving on another
committee, which was holding a ses-
sion at the same time. Senator Rey-
nolds, If Butler, introduced Mr.. S
B. Ga'ey to tho committee, who said
he aup3ared on behalf of the citizens
Of The state who are Interested in this
investigation.
THE FIRST WITNESS
called was Mr.. Oakley, of the firm of
Owen & Olkley, Of this city, who
testified that he was Induced to quit
the grain business partly through the
action Of the railroads, About three
years ago he had 80 COO bushels of
grain on hand, and when he sppliad
for rates on the Atchison & Nebraska
and B. & M. he could get no sstisfac.
ton from either road. They had on
one occasion an offer to sell corn to
parties In Chicago, and these parties
said they could not obtain rates onlouI
corn after 1t was found out whose
corn Ii was and that the freight agents
os ths Atchiscn.& Nohrasls sna Bur.
lington 81 Missoori had sgrecd
TO K THAT CORR sTAND.
In answer to Mr.. Galey's questions,
the witness further testified that he
was in the coal business and the agent
here tor the Union Pacific coal com
psny, who, he said, substantially iii
the retail price at which he sold coal,
and, according to a verbal agreement,
he could not sell it for more or less
than the price fixed by the;compauy,
namely So ton. This referred only
to Rock Spring coal.
The next witness called, sworn ant
examined was
HON.. t. NJ. MARQUETTE,
who testified as follows:
Question. Mr. Marquette, what i
your business2 Answer. l am attor
ney at law.
Q, What relation do you suatain 81
attorney to the b, & M roadl A
Well / am attorney for them.
Q. Are you authorized as attorne,
OF the B. & M. railroad to issu,
passes to persons on the road? A
Yes, / do issue them sometimes.
Q. What other c~ftioers ara authori
zed to issue free passes? A. Well,
am not authorized to issue passes.
sometimes hand then out. Some
times have blank passes given to M
and have the authority to give then
to persons-to my friends.
Q. Do you knQY what Ulcers ar
authorized? A. Well, Mr., Holdreg
is authorized to issue passes, and
believe his clerk.
q. Cau you state to what extern
free passes are issued upon the b. 4
NJ. road in this state? A, No, / can
not. l cannot state that.
Q, The company keeps a record
does it not, OF the passes issued an
the travel upon such pssses2 A. Why
/ believe it does, but / don't know.
don't know as l aver inquired ss t
that.
Q, You say that you sometime
hand them out? Yes; I sometime
have blank passes sent to me. Some
times 1t is necessary for me to hav
them.
q Is anybody else here or connect
ed with the company, az an attorney
authorized to hand them out but you
A. Well, / auppose / am the response
BILE party. MIR. Dsweese Is an attor
new likewise.
q Can you state to the committe
what policy or object the company hs
in view in issuing free passes on II
road A. Why they send ma a lot e
free passes. frequently need thel
in my department.
O. Ia the law department! A
Yes, sir.
q Do you hand out passes TO pei
sons not connected with the roat
A. Sometimes 1 give them to m
friends.
. Can you state what your obje,
in doing so isI A, Well, as the a
torney of tho road, they allow me
A 3 MY FRIENDS,
l sometimes pass too many. The
sometimes say l have too,many friend
Laughter
Q Is there any other considerable
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