Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-01-17


over railroads at reduced fare. Re
ferred to judiciary
Senator nj, Shape's bill declaring
eight hours If labor legal day, was
read and referred to committee OH
claims
Tho matter of distributing postage
stamps to the me embers tf the senate,
was called up again by Butler, Of
Pawnce, and the senate resolved it
should not be done by vote tf Is to
13 Absent 4.
1t WAS then moved to reconsider
the action of yesterday in regard to
newspapers.
A motion 20 lay that motion on the
table was tfrmed.
THE RAILROAD INQUIRY.
Special Correspondence Of The BEn.
THE 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 ses-
sion at the same time. Senator Rey-
nolds, of Butler, introduced Mr.. S
B. Ga'ey to tho committee, who said
he aup 3ared 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,
tion 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 onlou !
corn after 1t was found out whose
corn Ii was and that the freight &C entr
of tas Atchiscn a Nohrasls sna Bur.
lington 81 Missoori hsd sgrecd
TO LET THAT CORN 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 fir
the retail price at which he sold coal
and, according TO verbal agreement
he could not sell it for more or less
than the price fixed by the,compauy,
namely SS ton. This referred only
to Rock Spring coal.
The next witness called, sworn ant
examined was
HON. T. NJ. MARQUETTE,
who testified Us follows:
Question. Mr.. Marquette, what il
your business2 Answer. l am attor
ney at law.
O. What relation do you suatain al
attorney to the b & M. roadl A
Well am attorney for them.
@. Are you authorized as attorne,
OF the B. & M. railroad to issu
passes to persona on the road? A
Yes, l do issue them sometimes.
Q. What other officers ara authori
zed to issue free passes? A. Well,
am not authorized to issue passes.
sometimes hand thepl 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 fiji GERS ar
authorized? A. Well, Mr., Holdreg
is authorized to issue passes, and
believe his clerk.
q. Cau you state to what exten
free passes are issued upon the b. 4
NJ. road in this state? A, No, can
not. / cannot state that.
Q, The company keeps record
does it not, OF the passes issued an
the travel upon such pssses2 A. Why
/ believe it does, but / don't know.
4 don't know as l ever inquired as 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, as an attorney
authorized to hand them out but you
A. Well, ] auppose / am the respons
BILE party. Mr.. Dsweese Is an attor
nev likewise.
q, Can you state to the committe
what policy or object the company hs
in view in issulng free passes on II
: road! A. Why they send ma lot G
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 is! A, Well, as the a
torney of tho road, they allow me
PASS MY FRIENDS.
l sometimes pass too many. The
sometimes say have too many friend
Laughter
Q Is there any other considerable
I(nOcliidle1 n,, fub no1o I