Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-22
The STATE CAPITOL.
Another Remarkably Exciting
Day in the Legislature.
A Forged and Fraudulent Com
mittee Report Circulated by
the Otos Statesman.
The Senate Unanimously Re-
pudiates and Deuounces
tie Document.
A Brilliant and Successful Bat
tie Waged by the Oppon-
ents ofthe Capitol Steal.
The Bribe-givers Crowd the
Hall Well-Heeled With
Lincoln Lucre.
Astounding Testimony of
Montgomery Before the
House Committee.
Closely Followed by tho Fatal Col
lapse OF His Memory OF
Men and Things
The Senate Railroad Bill In tho House
The Hall and Lobby Crowded
With Monopolies.
The Bribe-givers Crowd the
Hall Well-Heeled With
Lincoln Lucre.
Astounding Testimony of
Montgomery Before the
House Committee.
Closely Followed by tho Fatal Col
lapse OF His Memory OF
Men and Things
The Senate Railroad Bill In tho House
The Hall and Lobby Crowded
With Monopolies.

LINCOLN, February 2l'-The senate
consumed half the day discussing the
Kearney Reform school appropriation.
Ia tho committee of the whole the
amount was finally reduced from
$76, 900 to $685. and thus recon-
mended the bill for passage.
In the house the committee investi-
eating tho bribery charges on the
capitol appropriation had before them
Carl Montgomery, Of Omaha, who
fully corroborated the charge as pub
l,shed by THE BEE, concerning the
member bribed with $500.
He further testified that the leading
business men Of Lincoln contributed
large fund for conveying the appro-
priation. He declined giving the name
of the member, although admitting he
had himself shaken hands with him
when the incident related by The
BEE occurred and knew hira. The
committee will report to the house
and ask for instructions. Montgom
cry also declined to divulge the name
of the merchant, or rather leading
man of Lincoln, who made tho origi
nal charge. He intimated that If th'
hou insisted he would rather disclose
the name of the member than tn,
name of his friend. The senate com
mittee Ia also investigating the bribery
isc..Srass. ..
Special Dispatch TO The Bee
| CIRCUITS CANNON.
LINCOLN, February 21.--During Sh'
day pamphlet purporting to be thu
report of the joint railroad committed
and signed by Grout, of Otoe county
as chairman, and George L Brown al
secretary of the senate, and the frs
assistant clerk of the house, has beer
circulated very extensively through
out this city. This fact came to the
knowledge OF the special railroad com
mittee of the senate for the first time
this afternoon when Senator ReynoldI
offered the following:
WHEREAS, A certain printed docu
ment has been laid upon the tables ol
the members of this senate which pre-
tends and purports to be the report Of
the joint committee on railroads, anc
where fore this document Is not tn,
report of said Joint railroad committee
but as We believe it is an argumen
made and prepared by railroad authori
ty and dlctation, and under their su
pervision, and no part OF the investi
CATION that came under our knowl
edge, and as Joint report We brant
IL as fraud. IL is evidently intended
to mislead the people, and does entirel!
mlsrepreuent the whole senate portion
of said committee, we therefore de
nounce 1t as fraud and totally deny
that we concur In any portion of II
and we respectfully ask as question
of privilege that this explanation aut
reputation of this fraudulent rspor
be placed upon the minutes of thi
senate.
(Signed) s S REYNOLDS,
w. III. DECH,
EZRA Brown,
Committee.
The resolution was unanimousl.
adopted and ordered spread upon tn
records of the senate.
This action of the house specla
railroad committee was denounced b
many of the senator's as an outrage.
A committee of senator's, Messrt
Sewers, Harrison and Dye, were al
pointed to investigate and find out VIII
sent tho copy to the printer, an
place the responsibility where 1t bt
longs. George l.. Brown, Becretar
of the senate, denies that he eve
signed the document.
This has been the most exoitir
day of the session. The struggle
the senate over
, THE CAPITOL BILL
o attracted crowds of spectators to 81
floor and galleries, and the most sple
did debate was carried on for near
five hours. The most exhaust
speech against the bill was made
= Dech, who created quite q sepsati'
IS in asserting that testim ony had be-
10 given before the investigating comm
I. tee OF the house that inoulpa.es
t least one member and shows CORFU
Ia means had been used in securing !
s. passage. =.
,s Blown, of Douglas, and M
Shane also made strong appeals