The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-28

save time because they could then have
time to prepare the facts l wanted.
Il informed the packers and millers at
Omaha and Chicago and the millers at
Minneapolis of the same things. c.
''This was all commenced, remember,
after the senate adjourned in April.
"Then l went to examine the men to
whom had given notice. In Chicago l
spent four or five days examining mem
bers of the board of trade and the pack
ers. I took a room in the government
building SO it would not cost anything,
hired no messenger, paid only those wit
nesses who demanded it. The only ex-
pense was for a stenographer to take tes-
timony.
SAT Minneapolis l secured room in
the government building which cost
nothing. Senator Washburn was with
me here.
'At Omaha 1 took no office at all, but
went personally 10 see the packers and
stockmen at thei= offices.
'tAt Kansas City there was NO charge
for the room l secured. The only ex-
pense was for stenographer
"Ia Topeka I examined the millers
and had a room in the government build
ing for this.
II started for California June with
Mrs. PETER. We stopped at Salt Lake
and Lehigh, Utah, TO look at the wheat
| and beet fields. Sacramento was the
first point reached in California From
there We went to Chino and Los Angeles
to visit the wheat fields and sugar crops
Then we went to Portland, Oregon, and
back along the Northern Pacific to Chi
cago' arriving there August B. We
spent two days at the fair and hurried
on TO Washington to be present at the
extra session which met August T.
"Before having gone to Topeka after
the adjournment of the senate in April,
l visited the states of Ohio, Pennsylva-
mia, Missouri, Michigan, Iowa and IIli-
nois, and got all the valuable informa-
ton from their state boards of agricul-
ture which l could. / visited them rap
| idly, travelling day and night
Il had no time to prepare my report
until after the extra session had adjourn
| ed but l had it ready by February 10,
1894, not eighteen months. but two
months less than one year after the COM
mittee was organized.
"lnstead of the appropriation being
! $1,000 it was $1,000 and there are
some eighteen or twenty dollars of the
| actual expenses which l paid out of my
own pocket
"As for having three of my family on
the pay rolls of the government, it did
| happen once for about two weeks. One
of my sons had position at the capitol
| but had been given a vacation. Congress
lIEb OOANLO A0 COO4Q RGb DACh anu lOE
about ten days, until he could return my
son Elwood took his place.
"One of my sons is in the government
| printing office now, but / did not ask for
the place for him and would not
= MY daughter Nellie is my secretary.
but man would be d fool to hire A
stranger to take charge of his private
| correspondence if he had a competent
| stenogr&pher in his own family
This statement shows clearly how
| slanderous were the insinuations made
against Senator PETER, and while ex-
planation was perhaps unnecessary to
most people, it is just as we'll for all to
know the facts which have been here
Given. NJ. F. N.
BOOKS FOR JUNCTION CITY MAN
| Congressman Calderhead Seeking Them
For Col. Henderson of That City.
! From the State Jonrnals Special Corr espondent
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 29-Representa-
tive Calderhead has been endeavoring
to secure copy of the eulogies deliver
| ed in congress upon John A Logan to
present to Col. Henderson of Junction
| City. Col Henderson it was who pre-
sented junction City with 80 acres OF
ground for a park which he desired
should be called Logan Park.
The book of eulogies which Mr.. Cal
derhead is seeking to obtain is particu-
larIy attractive because Mira. Logan
asked the privilege to have the books
| bound in the manner she dssired at her