The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-04-27

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conviction.
8 That as to choice OF Senatorial can
didates among mem befs OF the General
Assembly there we're numerous remark.
able changes, dificults to account for
without assuming the use of unusual in.
ducements. Mention is made Of this
concurrence Of testimony for the reason
hat the points specified have a general
bearing upon several matters that follow.
I, CONTINUES with noticing some hear.
ssv testimony in regard to Senators O..
B RAMSEY and WHIrE and Representa-
tives ROCHE aud MooNEY, attempting to
cast reflection on their characters, drawn
from 80 called testimony that would not
be received or countenanced before the
most ignorant Justice OF the Peace.
The minority report given below is q
concise description of the testimony as
to kind and su distance, which will convince
the mind OF any one that nothing what.
ever was discovered that would tend to
ipjure the fair name OF our honored Sen.
alor, HExRY B. PAYNE.
THE MINORITY REPoRT.
Mr.. Lehlond then submitted the fol.
lowing minority report:
To the House OF Representatives Of
the Sixty seventh General Assembly OF
the Stste of Ohio: In the matter of the
investigation OF the truth'ulness OF cer-
tain charges sgainst Nathaniel Hunt.
George Z.igler. David Baker and VIM
Schultz. members OF the Sixty.sevenib
General Assembly, related as follows :
House resolution No 2S, Mr. Cowgirl.
Whereas, The Cincinnati Commercial
Coz tte OF date of January IL, 1856
contains q printed statement on the au.
,hority Of S X. Donavin, alleging grave
charges against the official integrity and
character OF certsin metnhers OF this
House, namely Hon d. Blker. Hon. P.
Hunt, Hon. W. A. Schulz and Hon. G.
Zeigler, 90 de6oite and precise in state.
men; % to call for, immediate action 10
order t. vindicate the reputation OF mem.
bers OF this House: therefore,
Resolved, That q select committee OF
ave be appointed TO inquire tito all the
scts OF the charges go alleged and re-
port their conclusions to this House st
as early a date as possible, and IN their
prosecution OF this irq,iry said select
committee are empowered to send for
persons and papers, and To examine wit
nesseS under oath. Ol the 18Th day Of
January. 1885.
The House adopted House resolution
No. 28, by Mr.. Cowgill, thereby direct.
log, your special committee to inves'i-
gate the charges, therein set forth, and
to repor, 20 the House at their earliest
convenience as to The truthfulnfs IS or
untrutbfulness Of the same. Under said
resolution your committee was aulhor-
ised TO send for persons and papers, and
vas stter~srd granted the privilege Of
si ting during the sessions of the House
Your committee, In its anxiety that nt tn
ing however trivial and remots that
might have directly or indirectly any
possible besiing on the ma ter under
considers tion, have exercised the great
est liberality possible in the taking OF
testimony. which has extended the scope
OF its inquiry far beyond the lim'ti that
could be given by the most liberal con.
struction Of the resolution.
Az will be observed, the only matter
for consideration by the committee IN
der the resolution, the truthfulness or
untruthfulness of the charges referred to
in said resolution pertaining to said
four members therein named ct the orr
gsniss'ion OF your committee upon the
discussion OF the character and quality
OF the testimony to be received. your
committee, for the purpose Of ascertain
ing oil facts tbst might relate to the four.
members charged, sgreed tbat in!orms-
,ion of all kinds and ftom ell sources
should be received, but that when your
committee came to the consideration Of
said testimony, for the purpose OF franz
ing report, nothing should be consid-
erei or gwen any weight save and *
cept such testimony % would be admls-
sible In Court Of justice upon the trial
| OF suit under sIiberal construction of
the rules OF evidences. Under oil cir
cumsiances your mipority has faithfully
cor hrmed to the conditions OF this rule.
In conf rmiDg 10 said rule the commit
tee has received testimony, arguments,
newspaper reporters, opinions and any
thing and every thing that bad any re-.
lstion 10 any manner. not only to the
question under consideration, but to
any path or source that any member OF
the committee thought had tendency
to bear in that direction; that notwith-
standing the receipt OF this amount of
Heterogeneous matter by the committee,
the msjori,y have not only failed, but
refused to meet as committee for the
purpose Of discussing the evidence or
applying any rule 10 the same, whereby
. unsuimous report could be reached.
The minority OF, the committee has been
kept in ignorance of many things which,
ss members OF the committee, they bad
right to know. II would seem 10 the
interest OF fairness and Justice that all
letters and papers concerning matters
and persons directly interested 10 this
Investigation should belong tn the COM
mi,tee, whether directed to the Chair
man, Secretary or any individual mem
Der thereof; but such has not been the
case, for of the hundreds CT letters and
Communications received BY The Chair
man OF this committee not more than
two or three, and they helng anonymous.
we're the minority ever allowed to know
any thing about. Witnesses which the
minority desired to have testify were not
subr1naed.
II is proper In this connection to state
that the minority intended from the very