The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-29
VandaIa Investigation SmOhered.
Lieutenant Governor naggard Exposes
His Hand.

his ndnd.
Most FIagrant Act of Dishonest Proceed
! ure Ever Seen in n Legislative Hall. I'm
| true Statements Made by the President.
| Corporations have the senate by the
| Throat.
indianapolis Sentinel.
The unfitness of w. S. Haggard
to occupy the exalted position OF
presiding over the senate OF the In
diana legislature is now so apparent
that his position would border on
the ridiculous if it were not for the
very grave fact that he is using his
power in way that is casting re-
Elections upon himself and the par
|ty he is supposed to represent.
The conduct of the presiding
|officer of the senate yesterday can
not be very well explained without
some unpleasant and unsavory pre-
sumptions. Compelled by force OF
tIpublic sentiment and the exposure
1 y|of his attempt to throttle the Van
dalia investigation resolution, he
pulled it from its hiding place yes
? eterday morning and presented 1t to
= the senate only after the machinery
t had all been arranged in a secret
4 meeting the night before for rush
Hing a substitute through the senate
! and getting it into the hands OF a
: committee appointed by the presi-
e dent and consisting of two attorneys
: of the Pennsylvania road, which
e owns the Vandalia. II Mr.. Hag
u gard can explain this conduct and
0 still show the folds of his oificla
e robe without stain his friends woulc
d be glad.
i The exposure in the Sentinel O
President Haggard's attempt to Sc
!. quester the resolution led yester
|, day morning to its being produced
y by Mr.. Haggard. But he did i
/. by uttering what was clearly an un
o truth in explaining to the senate
If He said it had been held for tw'
!. days and sent back to the house oil
e account of lack of proper indorse
e ment. Mr.. Haggard knows this i
y not true, for he himself admitted |
le had been held at the request G
), Senator McCord.
n 1t was shortly after the senat
% convened that Mr.. Haggard said h
" would hand down house resolution
v No. 8, which had been sent back +
o the house for proper Endorsement
), 1t was then read as already pub
Is lished, providing for committee Q
1t three from each branch, with tn
d attorney general thereby directed t
r act in conjunction with the sal,
- committee, to examine into tn
Y, claim and report to the legislature
1t The resolution was full and com
b rlete and set forth the facts AM
ID means of arriving at them. 1t ais
n provided for all despatch by tn
ID committee, the attorney general be
W ing directed to act in conjunctio
with it in order to insure the wor
9. being properly done.
t? Everything was cut and dried b
OF the presiding officer. He has hel
~ the resolution for two days, ha
s. consulted with the interests involved
had an arrangement with Senate
RS McCord, and as soon as the resolu
m ton was read Mr.. Haggard looke
;, over to Senator McCord's seat an
he recognized him. The senator fror
ne the Fifth district, who is an alto
d. ney for the Pennsylvania road,
vn once arose and offered the followin
n substitute resolution:
n Resolved, by the house, th
he senate concurring, That 8 CON
So mittee of three on the part of th
as house and three on the part of II
senate, shall be appointed to inquiI
It. and report to the general assembl
d. with all reasonable dispatch, whetl
IN er in its opinion, the state of lndiar
er has any just claim against the Val
o. dalia railway system for and on a
,s- count of the charter issued to II
lTerre Haute & Richmond railwa.
ief and any facts connected with ar
Id growing out of the acceptance al
IL use of said charter and the oper
lid ton Of said railway company.
re. "What steps, if any, are nece
sary or proper to be taken by tn
err general assembly to enforce SUI
CHI claim in the event they shall iii
- that such claim or right exis,
ess And in the event such commit
ef- shall ascertain and report that su
Ct claim or right exists, then said col
he mittee shall report to the two hous
To- a bill for an act to enable such rigl
ne to be enforced by, and in favor
ter said state Of Indiana.
ia, ATTORNEY GENERAL IGNORED.
''1 This resolution sets no time