The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-26
RIDICULOUS FIASCO.
The Report of the Stockyards Com
mittee Laughed At.
THEY ARE UTTERLY BAhBOOLLED

O- VVoraa In Their Visit to the stock
yards-DAd Not Even Make Report.
It is to be hoped that the committee
Amounted by the house to investigate
the Kansas City stockyards had good
time while it was down there, for 1t has
very little else to show for the time spent
and money expended. When the live
stock committee submitted its report to
the house yesterday with adverse recon-
mendations in regard to both the senate
and house bills to regulate the charges at
the stockyards, and the committee OF IN
vestigation made no report at all, out
simply fled a great bundle OF
testimony, there were io' rs OF
members who were mad The
special committee had been appointed
bv the house to investigate and report
and here after having been at work thlr-
~ DAYS and listening to all the testimony
it came before the house and admitted
that no impression had been made on 1t
at all.
If the committee expected the house
with the eager zsst of the villain In the
play to say, ~Ah, here are the papers,
its members were mistaken. for Mr Lam
bert of Lyon, began at once to put ques-
tions to them which were both dlsqulet-
ing and annoying
Colonel Warner was also provoked
and at once asked. "Do understand
that this committee has only submitted
the testimony taken and not summarized
it into an opinion expressing the result!
Why." said he with warmth, @any
notary public could have done that
ANY Justice of the peace could
have taken the testimony. I am sur
prised. We appointed these men to in
vestipate and now after having kept US
waiting for thirty days they come here
without any opinions, without having ar
rived at any conclusions, and submit to
US d great bundle of testimony. This
house cannot go through that testimony.
1t is impossible for Us to examine it.
That is what we appointed the COM
mittee for. l am surprised that it has
failed utterly in its mission" concluded
Mr.. Warner vigorously.
hTr. Tough then defended the action.
or rather inaction, of the committee. He
said the adverse reports on the house
and senate bills amounted to the ex-
preston of an opinion in a report
"Td like to ask the gentleman ques-
ton" said Mr. Lambert "Did you ex-
anime any but stockyards men or stock
yards employes?"
Eyes, we examined the commission
men," answered Mr.. Tough.
"Oh," said Mr. Lambert, with a sheer
ing smile, "you went down there and
asked the defendants if they were
guilty"
Mr.. Lambert succeeded in getting the
senate bill ordered printed and placed
under general orders. He then attempt
ed to get it made special order for Fri
day at 10 o'clock but those who are op-
posed to special orders on general prin-
ciples, and those who were against the
crvf II0fo to fha dor
being made.
Mr.. Seaton moved that the testimony
be referred back to the committee with
instructions to make a report on it Mr..
Powers, chairman of the committee,
moved to amend by adding the names of
Mr.. Lambert, Mr.. Miller, of Morris. who
had been strong in his denunciation of
the report, and Mr.. 6eaton, to the COM
mittee.
Mr. Lambert said: 81 object to being
associated with that committee, at this
late hour"
He did not urge his objection, how
ever, and the house adopted it, with
laughter
The motion as amended was then
adopted.
The live stock committee met last night
and appointed a sub committee of three
to examine the testimony and bring in a
mittee are: Thisler, Tough and Lambert
of Lyon.
The committee will do we'll if it finds
anything discriminating in the testimony.
If there are outrageous charges at the
Kansas City stock yards the committee
seems to have been careful not to ask
any questions which would elicit the
truth.
One of the questions put to a commits
m X1rV oh fell ?
so that we shall know what to ask you
In another deposition, which a JOUR
NAL reporter looked over, a half dozen
pages of type written manuscript were
taken to tell in what size bales the hay
was done up, what kinds of tags
were used on it, how it was con-
veyed about the yards, whether
they were ever in the habit of cheat
ing in the weights, whether the hay was
good or not, but in the whole length OIL
this mans testimony, which the reporter
saw. there was no question as to what the
company paid for the hay and the price
it sold it for.
In regard to the color of the spokes o.
the wheels of the cart or wagon in which
the feed is distributed through the yards
and the grade of overalls worn bv the
man who pushes the cart which contain
the hay which is distributed, the repor
is masterful one. But in most case
the deponent ia allowed to enlarge OF
the wonderful facilities of the yards, tn,
great generosity toward shippers in loan
ing them money, and the enormous ex
pense attendant upon the running of tn,
yards. AS Mr.. Lambert said the com
mittee asked the defendants if they were
guilty and the answer was what nigh
have been expected
Look to your health. Alum bakin;
powders destroy it. DR.. Prices is abso
lutely pure.
To PREVENT A SCANDAL
a Bin Making Improper Use Of z. s. Q
Funds Impossible.
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