Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-23
Mondays Session,
Special to the Gazette.

special 10 IIt OstEtliS
GALVESTON. Tex. June 22-The legisla-
tive committee charged with the inveStisa-
ton of the international and Great North
ern receiVership began the third week of
It's session to-day. The committee was late
coming together and ii was IL o'clock before
quorum was present with Senator Gar
wood in the chair Chairman Mckinney be-
ing absent. 1t was then discovered that the
official StenographerS We're absent. Motion
was made to proceed without them. This
was overruied on the ground that it would
be impossible to keep correct record of
the proceeding without them. Finally the
stenographers made their appearance and
stated il was utterly Impossible for them TO
write out their notes and present the conf
mittee with full report of the proceedings
each morning in the time at their disposal
after each days adjournment; that they
were already more than Il day behind with
their report and at the rate the committee
was proceeding it WIS impossible for them
t. catch up.
The committee, after brief consultation,
adopted Il rule that the sessions to be held
hereafter should be from 10 to l O'Clock p.
IN, instead of , O'Clock as heretofore.
The question of adjournment for the day
then came up, and the views of the counsel
were consulted. Gen. Robertson and Judge
GeraI for their side, said it would be agree
able to them 10 adjourn as some OF the wit
neSSeS tueN NlSllcu W liltIouuCS W SItdp>el
MeSSrs. Finley and Duncan said they de-
ferred to the wishes OF the other side of the
Ease and would abide by
THE PLEASURE OF THE COMMITTEE.
In reply 10 the inquiry of the committee
Judge Gerald stated that they had but few
more witnesses 10 introduce and their tes-
timony would be brief. They, however,
might wish to introduce number of wit
nesses in rebuttal. This would depend
largely upon what the other side brought
out.
MesSrS. Duncan and Finley stated to an
interrogatory of the committee that it was
impossible to state the extent of the testi-
mony they would wish to introduce
until the other side of the case had closed
and they knew what they had to rcbut.
Some of their witnesses were present.
Others were not and would not come until
wanted They were as anxious to bring
the investigation to u close as early as pos
sible as the other side were, but would IN
sist upon the same time and opportunity to
develop their testimony as had been
granted the prosecution.
The committee, after briefly considering
the circumstances, adjourned until 10 a. IN.
tomorrow.
In this connection it IS desired to correct
that portion of the report of Saturday
night, relative TO the introduction of the
letters of Gerald and Whitaker, wherein 1t
is stated that Messrs. Duncan and Finley
s'claimed it was going behind the resolu-
ton" etc. and substitute the following:
When Judge Gerald offered to read his let
ter to h NJ Whitaker, and Whittaker's
letter in reply, Duncan and Finley said that
they would not consent to the letters being
received as evidence, but that they would
not object to their being read, merely for
the purpose of showing the connection Of
Judge Gerald and Mr.. Whitaker with the
origin of this investigation, provided that
they, Duncan and Finley, be permitted to Of
ferevidence as to the origin of the resolution
introduced in the legislature for the crea-
ton of this committee. It was their desire
and purpose TO go into that feature of the
matter.
A SUBPOENA
was issued to-day for the appearance OF
Mai. j. Waldo, general traffic manager of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, who will
be in Houston next Friday, to appear and
testify relative to advertising contracts he
had with the Galveston News while man
ager OF the international traffic association,
also the purport and object of such adyer-