The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-09


Ayes. sir; he asked me few days
afterwards what had decided to 90
Q.-Why did you take the bill away
from dwellings room?
Ale asked me to present II 10 Inc
committee.
Q.-What was said at the second c0A-
ference?
Ale asked ne what WouA0 49,
Q.-What did you say? ,,+ II
A-Told him I would not present -
because it would do no good. ,1,o,,+
Q-Was anything said there a00U-
money?
A-No sir -
Odd you tell Lewelling wnaI con- 1ll,-
clusIon you had reached or +be %i bili9
condemned or approved tne pili ~,
~ simply said it would do no
good to present it as the coiiAiiAi1
was opposed to it. 49, hin
Odd LeWeIling support ! Itle -
which passed. when it was pending De
fore the senate? $1,000
Al am not positive. 7e o+LeleG
some amendments, but DO not kAo"
o.@What was his position on the
vote? l. -.
Al am not sure but think ne was
absent at that time.
O-About this 81, 900 you said Boyd
told YOU he had given Senator n anna.
That is the only source from , Wt11cn g YOU
received information thaL FaalH4@
ceived the money?
3anrasenta+ive Grimes-Who else
did Boyd say he had paid money TO
A-Bovd used the word fixed
Mr.. Gaines-Who did he say ne had
fixed? ~
A-Boyd had the names, on a slip -, Of
paper and when I asked him VINO
there were supporting the Hama Dill,
he said: Helm, Eelmick, Hanna, Ryan
Farrelly and Schaeffer Boyd IoId me
Id n
legislation against the stock yards
know only what Boyd told me. l have
no personal information
O-Then your information against
these other members comes from self
confessed briber.
Ayes sir.
That's all" said Mr.. Boyle. mo
questions" said Chairman Outcalt, VINO
excused Titus and called Representa-
tive H. w. Dingus, of Linn, Pop.).
Q.-Tell us what you know or wheth-
er you received any direct propositions
to use your influence against the school
Not directly A representative
told me that if had not gone so far IN
supporting the school book bill, might
have gotten something, to have kept
still.
Odd he offer you any money?
A-No, he did not.
Q.-What did he say?
A-That he could secure $500 for me.
Odd he get it?
A.-No sir.
Q.-Why not?
A-Because did not desire it.
Q.-You believed the school bill a
good measure2
ives Sir, 1 was anxious to have it
passed as reported by the committee
without amendment.
Q.-What position did the member
you refer to occupy?
Ale wanted cities of the first class
omitted.
Mr.. BOYLE SURPRISES COMMIT
TEE.
Now" said Mr.. Boyle. Hif you gem
tlemen of the committee desire to know
the name of the member who made
that proposition you may ask, do not
care to-
Mr.. Outcalt-Who was it?
At was J. NJ. Doyle of Republic
county.
Doyle is a free silver Republican,
What did he say2" asked Mr.. Boyle
resuming the examination.
A.-That if the money came it would
be on my desk
Q-What else did Doyle say?
A--That he would see the man who
furnished the money.
Q--What else did he say?
A.-That since the scare in the sen
ate. people were very close &nd careful
OF their money.
Q.-who, as you understood, had the
money?
A man who has visited our
schools and been much interested in
educational work.
Q.-Who gave you that Information?
A.-State superintendent Stryker
The witness was asked several unirn-
pOrtant questions by the committee
but no effort was made to esta bIish the
identity Of the man who was supposed
to have the money.
F. H. SMITH ON THE STAND.
This exhausted the supply of wit
nesses present. DR.. F II. Smith, who
came in last night, was present and
asked TO be given a hearing. He was
DESTROYS OF replying to the statements
made by Clark and Metzler yesterday.
Q.-Were you approached by anyone
in an irregular manner, with offers of
brides or other undue influence during
the Legislature?
Al was not.
The testimony given by Mr. Clark
yesterday was then read by Miss Liz
Zie Achenbach, the stenographer. after
which the examination of DR. Smith
proceeded.
o.-Haying heard this testimony
read, will you tell the committee
whether or not it is 2 fact?
AIR. Chairman and members of
the committee, I want to say that the
greater part of Clarks testimony is an
utter falsehood. never sent for Mr.
Clark We were talking in the hall
and went to my room. 1t was Clark
who first mentioned the railroad bill to
me. l told him / came from a county
IN which the majority Of voters were
Tallroad men, who had said to me that
the passage of the Brown bill would
reouce their wages, and had requested
me TO oppose the maximum bill.
When Clark left he called me to the
door It seems that he had loaned his
missouri Pacific pass to friend in
Atchison who went to Downs all right
but coming back the conductor took it
up Clark wanted the pass restored.
because he and his wife wanted to visit
some friends in Atchison He asked
me to go to Mr. Waggener and secure
a renewal of the pass. I told him to see
Waggener himself. Clark then asked
me if did not believe there was some
thing In 1t TO vote against the Brown
bill I replied that I did NOT know
that I was opposed to it because nv
people were opposed to it. The tes-
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