Telegram-herald., 1889-09-06

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CHICAGO. SspL 5-1zs Senatorial com
niL-ss " iuFesezaloE into the dressed
Dsst aud Er4DsporE41lon Industries con
cluaed lss A5oEs aers "Wednesday sad slD
meet FRIDAY Ilornfuy a. Dee 4oinos Ia
Neither NJ Armour noI any member q
t1s alleged dressed besf combine sp-
pesEed before ths Senatorial committee
Wednesday.
The most important Nltnsss examined
Wednesday = - Pau DaLiu. = young man
20 ~zs formerly book Keeper AID
subordinate manager for Nelson Norris. he
.estl1eu lhal As $40 agreement signed
~ Armour 20. SslsOa Norris and Others
stating thai On snl after a certain date
prices On dressed beef - 0n40 De = certain
sum Ia different states he Lad general
idea that he combination dxeG prices ia
about elght -tatea
Senator Vest said.
The 1lg8sssss ss need have not spps srsd
Taere - 40 uss n coltlLu u2ng tLis inquiry
under the c.rsumstsnces ] have teles an
about sh'ca ! desired 70 question Ar Armour
III = yOac1ol Tor "a genuine ty reputable
gentleman. sae Rave every reason 30 selieve
what he says The message - important in
coanect0A "a thIs inquiry. IL reads.
-DEC l6, i~A-Io n r Lap. R,ssland. Pc.
Can not allow 5chvsb 10 continue ku!!nE live
stOek. II hs vii not stop, o. sks other arrange
meats sad make price 50 eaE get has trade
ARMOUR & CO.
This committee, continued senator
Vest. Is entitled 10 the evidence pertinent
10 the matter which IL Was appointed 10
investigate. He here read sections l02.
les and 10 Of the statutes OF tho United
States, declaring penalty OF not
less than si,OoJ or imprisonment IN
refusal OF 4 witness 20 answer questions
propounded by either house OF Congress,
or failure 20 appear a. a witness when
subpHnaed lie added that the question
OF authority had been before the Supreme
Court OF the United States. ana the highest
tribunal In the land had decided that
either house of Congress had the
power OF a court OF justice 20 punish for
contempt. and that when IS committees
were directed 10 make al inquiry of any
character the fact OF the refusal OF Wit
nesses 10 appear or 70 testify should be re
ported TO the body creating the committee
for proper action.
Owing 10 the state OF facts existing"
he concluded, "all we can do is TO report
back 20 the ne nate and let 1t take such ac-
tion az may seem proper. 1 have here the
order 10 be made in this case:
whereas. philip ID. Armour. Nelson Nor
ris Lous y. Sw. II. Franz Z. Vogel, J. r. New
man and Jacob Meyer, after being duly and
lawfully suop~naed 70 appear as witnesses be-
fore tbs committee. have dlsregsrded and re-
fused 20 obey the same, IL Is ordered that the
facts be reported By the chairman 20 the Sen
ate OF the United States al its next session, in
pursuance OF the provisions OF chapter OF the
revised statutes"
ar1ra rad on nd ha
committee adjourned to meet at Des
Moine as stated above.
After the committee had adjourned Mr.
2 D. Armour was asked for statement OF
his pos tion IN the matter Of his failure TO
appear before the committee when sum
moned For reply he dictated the follow
ing which he said was all that he cared TO
say on the subject:
The reason we did not appear before the
Senatorial committee vas that knew
could not expect fair treatment from the
hands ofeMr. Vest, who Is nOtoriously on rec
ord as opposed 10 the dress ed beef business.
tic is the champion and advocate OF the 81.
LOUIS deserted cattle markets and opposed 10
Chicago interests. he has been friendly 20 ali
hostile bee'inspecton bills that have been
introduced II the various State Legislatures
agaius 50 Chicago dressed beef which, II passed,
would have destroyed the business
I'VE are perfectly willing 10 appear before
al impartial committee and give any imtOrma-
ton pertaining 20 our business which is not Of
strictly private nature. We have never ex-
erted amy influence 10 depress the price Of
cattle or increase the price OF dressed beef; on
the other hand it IS a weIl-kuown fact that
cattle are one dollar a hundred higher u al
they would be II IL were not for the dressed
beef interests and We can get q great deal
more out OF the bullock than the butcher or
man who kills IN suali quantities.
we have never had any association with
Swift, Hammond or Morris, directly or indi-
rectiy. in the purchase OF cattle. The tcle-
gram that Mr.. Vest read for the sake OF
getting 1t on the record directed to
our own agent whom We had perfect
night 90 tell that he should not Kill cattle II he
sold our dressed beef, and it IS entirely
stripped OF is force when the fact IS under
stood that the man was our representative
A copy Of the statement made by Mr. Ar
mour was shown Senator Vest Wednesday
evening After reading IL carefully he said:
Il do not know that I care TO get into per
sonsl controversy about this investigation. Z I
do not know Ar. Armour 90 not know that
I ever saw him. But there are several things
said that are not true. Mr.. Armour must know
that. as chairman OF tbs committee, have no
more power than Any other member. have
one vote The tenor o, what he says Is com
plmentary 10 me in rs inference that J am
conducting th- invrsTga-ion HIS fellow
t0wBsman, Senator Farweil, has - much to
DO with the wors a. have. and an surprised
that Mr. Arnour ignores HIM a.togsther.
AS to the cattle trade % ST. LOUIS. s..
Louis gractiraliy has no stock yards Tts cattle
business is altogether ia Illinois and In East
= Lon 3 Again. = have ar sympathy At
al wth The MssoaTi cattle trade u
would not Re that of 81 Louis Do not I've
there have bssn resident Of Kansas CstT
FOR seven Years have property there. ard be-
lieve IT'S generally conceded that TIE cattle
trade of Kansas City "a IN sympathy with shat
Of Chicago.
"Nr. Armour's statement II reference % ths
telegram read Is oonfictipz- He Sad u Was
- rs sVsnt whom be had right % contr0L
T. = true Il rAs directed 10 h.s sge1t bit 10
instructed The agent - compel SeaFao %
1nir killing cattle. Schrab wasn't bis sEent
for "A 7 understand X schTab is German
butcher