The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-12-19
lHAT CONTRACT.
Certain Parties Deny Any Con-
nection With it.
A Serious Accident at the Open
ing of the Depot.
The Queen Praises Stanley and
His Men.
rov.~sI1Io Do.- C4o,.,, oud mor
Terrible Rain Storm and Tor.
na6o IN Indiana.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Immediate-
ly after the reading Of the Journal,
Butterworth. or Ohio, rising to>a ques-
tioR of privilege, offered the following
preamble and resolution.
Whereas, On divers days during
October, 1889, and at other times since
that date. there appeared in the Gin
ciHnati Commercial Gazette and in
other public Journals, what. purported
to be an exact copy of a certain con-
tract, alleged to have been made
and enteled into by the several parties,
whose name were appended thereto
there follows reproduction of the bal
lot box Contract.
names appear on said paper, all except
one were at the time of said publica-
ticn and except the Hon. s. Cox, de-
ceased, are still members of the house
and of the senate of the United
States.
Whereas, SAID contract so published
as authentic and genuine was the basis
for charges and suggestions and insin-
uations that the said members and
senators whose names appear on said
alleged contract entered into unlawful
and corrupt contract and scheme to
defraud tbs United States in the mat
ter of the proposed purchase of certain
ballot boxes, which charges are an as
sault upon the Official integrity and
reputation for honesty, of each of said
several members and senators, and II
true, renders them unfit To sit as mem
beers of congress. Therefore,
Resolved. That a committee of five
members of this house be appointed by
the speaker to make full and thorough
investigation and report without der
lay the evidence, together with thei-
| findings therein to the said house.
Said committee when appointed shall
/ ascertain and report.
First-By whom said alleged con-
tract was prepared, and whether the
i several signatures appended thereto
are forged or genuine
SecOnd-If forged, what person or
persons, if any, were directly or indi-
rectly aiding, abetting, assisting, OF
knowingly consented to the prepare
ton ami uttering of said forgery, and
tor what purpose and intent.
Third-Whether any of the members
whose names appeared on said alleged
| contract. had or have, either directly
or indirectly, any unlawful or impr0p-
er connection with or interest in the
| ballot boxes which are the subject of
| said alleged contract
| The resolution further provides that
| the committee shall have authority u
call for persons and papers administer
oathes, etc. Mr.. Butter worth himself
read the preamble and resolution and
| then stated that he had but word t.
say in reference to the matter. The
publication had first appeared in the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette on the
4th day of October, but in that publi-
cation the name of James F. Campbell
alone appeared. 1t has been current
rum0r, however, throughout the state
that the names of his honOred col
leagues, Senators Sherman and Nc
Kinley and his own name as well a:
| the names of others were on the pa
perS. AS soon as attention was called
to the matter it was developed that the
contract and signatures were fOrgeries
and the editor of the Commercial Ga
Zette SO stated in a double loaded edi-
itorial.
The house has adjourned until Mon
day.