The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-20
Details of the Inyestigation.

To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The English investi-
CATION was continued to-day. Hon. J. A. Kas-
son was called and invited to tell what he knew
about the allegation that Mr.. Weller had been
influenced by the elder English to absent him
self during a vote upon the English-Peell case.
Mr.. Kasson said he had no personal knowledge
on the point; it had been often remarked, gene
rally among the members in his vicinity, that
Mr.. Weller had been taken into a corner,
and thereupon Immediately left his place
in the House. He had heard talk of
this kind from half a dozen MEMBERS,
but could not recall the lam of any one in par
ticular as authority for the statement.
Representatives have said Mr.. English, ST.,
was on the floor importuning members to vote
for his son. Many members considered this an
outrage. Representative Ellis told the witness
he had no doubt of Peelle's election, and that
he had been importuned not to vote at all. Mr..
Ellis said Senator Voorhees,, to whom he was
under great obligations, had requested him not
to vote at all unless he could vote for English,
and that, under the circumstances, he
thought he could not vote. Half a
dozen Republican members, in converse
ton, said a Democrat had taken Weller
to a cloak room, and that after converSing with
English, sr., Weller had left the House. At
their suggestion the witness called attention to
it, but did not claim to have personal knowl-
edge.
representative 1ObUer SdlQ ne was asked sew
eral times to go back of the seats and see En-
glish, ST., but replied that he was too busy. At
forwards he received a note from English, re-
q~uesting an interview. He had an interview
with English, ST., in a cloak-room. English said
he understood the witnesses views were against
the right of his son to a seat, and that
the witness intended making a speech
on the subject. He requested the witness not to
speak, and said the witness might be mistaken
in his views. Mr.. Voorhees,, who was present,
caid ha thOuubt the wifpacc cho1ld not npaSc bic
views when the majority side of the House held
contrary views. Afterwards the witness told
Peelle he did not desire to speek. The witness
voted for Peelle throughout, as he felt in duty
bound. He considered English's conduct i'm
proper, and so told Mr.. Horr.
Other representatives testified that English
importuned them in the interest of his son. To
one he said; Can you stand by and see a Dem
oerat slaughtered i'll this wayF
MR.. ENGLIsH's TESTIMONY.
Hon. W.. H. English was then called, and tes-
titled that he had talked with many members
concerning his sons case, but never offered il
ducements to any one.
Question-Did you send a note to Mr.. Potter
requesting'h him to go to the cloak-roomF'
Il did not; but l met him there, and we had a
conversation regarding my sons case, substan-
TALLY as related by Mr.. Potter in his testimony"
Having occupied so prominent a position in
the Democratic party, and having been a candi-
date for Vice president. didn't you think it inn
proper to be on the floor of the House,"
sit never occurred to me as being improper.
If so, | should not have been there. 1 did not
go with any improper purposes"
"Did you ever have a talk with Mr.. Weller in
the cloak-room2"
Il did not, and I want to say that Mr.. Bayne's
speech on the floor of the House is false. 1
neither directly nor indirectly tried to influence
Mr.. Weller, and any statement that L did is
wholly destitute of truth"
did you ever take counsel about the p~ropriety
of your going on the floor of the HouseF asked
Mr.. Rogers.
sit didn't occur to me thatmy going on the floor
was a violation Of the rules, After l had been