Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-04
The Testimony All in and the
Committee Adjourns.
CULBERS0N WILL BE SEEN.
He will be Asked to Fully Define the Power of
the Committee TO Compel Answers.
Counsel Given Fifteen Days in Which to
Prepare Their Briefs in the Famous
Case-An Immense Batch
of Testimony.
The Last Day.
Special to the Gazette.


GALVESTON, Ten, July 3.-The legisla-
tive committee investigating the Interna-
| tionai receivership concluded its labors to-
| day
The committee met at the usual hour,
| and all were present except State Senators
! Garwood and Crane.
The following documentary evidence was
! introduced by MessrS. Duncan and F'inlay
| statement giving the names OF the attor-
| neyS employed by the legal department
| under the receiverShip, the terms of their
! employment and the fees allowed Also a
| statement OF the current liabilities of the
| International and Great Northern railway
| company for the year 1851, and TO Novem-
| Der ), 1889, showing the facts as they APP
| pear Oh the railway cOmpany'S books in.
reference TO the Jay Gould debt.
Counsel thereupon announced that this
| closed the evidence they had in the case,
and the committee announced, through
| Chairman Me Kinney. that counsel would
be allowed fifteen days in which to pre-
pare their briefs in the case, and then adj
Iourncd subject 10 the call OF the chairman
Senators Crane and Garwood have been
constituted a subcommittee 10 wait upon
the attorney general and secure from him
an opinion defining the scope and power of
the committee, and whether, under the res
olutiOn calling the committee into existence
for specific purpose, it can compel wit
altleS the committee can intiict ON those
who refuse to comply with the man
dates of the committee This ac-
ton of the committee is the
result of MesSrS. Bonner and Whittaker's
action, each of whom positively declined
when recalled yesterday evening in rebut-
tai. TO testify to facts which they both
stated We're warranted by this inveStiga-
ton and affected the receiverShip. The ac-
ton of these gentlemen is looked upon as
somewhat strange and peculiar, i'll view of
the fact that Whitaker is the author of the
letter which formed the predicate of the
resolution calling the investigation, and
who, since the investigation began. has ac-
lively aided counsel in prosecuting the in
qulry in every conceivable way. The general
cons truction placed upon the action OF
these gentlemen is that they are attempt
ing to throw i cloud upon the inyeStiga-
ton at the last moment, for some unex-
planned reason, hence the action of tna
committee III appointing the subcommittee
to get instructions from the attorney gen
eral, defining clearly its power Should
this opinion be TO the effect that
the committee does have the power
10 compel the attendance of witnesses
and that the refusal of any one
to testify is contempt, punishable with fine
and Imprisonment, the committee from its
present temper will undoubtedly require
the presence of Nlessrs. Whitaker and
Bonner, and upon their refusal TO testify to
facts in their possession pertinent TO this
investigation and affecting the receivership,
that committee will exercise its authority
promptly.
The investigation has extended over
period OF twenty working days, and IN that
time oral and written evidence has been in
troduced which ii is estimated will form an
SOO-page volume. Besides this, 240O pages
OF the record OF the district court of Smith
county which contains a status of the case
from its inception, and the actions of the
court therein down to the most recent date
is in evidence. This gives brief idea OF !
the laborS the committee still have be- |
fore them, to sift this mass of matter and /
formulate their report thereon.
Chairman Mckinney stated that the next |
meeting OF the committee TO receive the |
briefs of the counsel and for the purpose of I
formulating their report would be AT !
Austin about August /.
Counsel, witnesses and all others in at /
tendance upon the inquiry have left for |
their respective homes.
Senators Crane and Garwood. the sub ,
committee to wait on the encouragement, |
left on an early train this morning Repre-
sentative Brietz left to-day, and Chairman
Mckinney will leave for Houston in the
Thus closes the great inquiry here What
the result will be is already 4 matter of
speculation.