The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-09
Populists Make Haste 70 Close
Up the Investigation.
WARNER NOT YET CLEARED.
OF Opinion That Dr. CAL
houn Told the Truth. and That
Warner Made Proposition ts
sauire-sabstantfsi Evidence OF
Corrupfton-Decper Probing Need
cd 40 Find the Whole Truth. bux
the House VIII Have No More Of
IL.

E ink committee WAS aid before The house
4 tais afternoon. II was accepted and ths
I committee discharged from further dsty.
4 Thpre was no debate On the pTopcsl sloa
/ advanced ey Phelps of Stevens 20 re4iave
4 the COMMITTEES from further auty ana thas
1 suppress ans further investigation OF tAs
4 charges Of corrupt solicitation which have
/ been made BY members Of the house un-
I der ne sacred obligation OF an oath.
AS 10 Representative A. -. Warner, tho
I committee merely presented The evidence.
copy of whlch was transmitted with tho
report. As 20 the testimony against
Z Warner. who was The party charged. the
committee states that the qrepoGaersaos
4 OF evidence. although not beyond a rea-
sonAble doubt" gees 20 show that the
corrupt proposal was made hy Warner 10
{ senator Squire. and not from Squire -
I Warner. As 10 Warmers guilt or inno-
cence. tire report leaves one very much
/ in the dark and III one wishes % sScar-
tain the guilt or Innocence OF the parties
named iR-Dr. Caihouns charses he mnss
+ make up his mind and pass sentence from
the published reports OF the testimony
given before the committee.
As soon "a the report was Ia possession
OF the house. Phelps OF stevens. Popu-
I list. moved that the committee be dis
charged from further consideration of tha
matters laid before it, This was the pre-
( concerted signal for mastering all the
3 lntNSS AAaAbct kac @Aii4hAAkSF S44A aAaAArN
any proposition 10 fully and impartially
+ investigate the wholesale charges OF cor
ruption that have been made IN the news
/ papers and by members OF the house. Tho
motion TO discharge the committee carried
~ 70 s.. Gerry. OF the committee. voting
/ with the majority. Chairman Powell. or
/ the committee was excused from voting.
Warner Net Yet Cleared.
| THUS Is the Investigation ended. Warmers
| fate stiil hangs in the balance. The report
/ does not and him guilty. but on the other
/ hand ne IL not purged from the direct
/ charge or corrupt solicitation made against
| him by Dr. Calhoun The matter viii
! doubtless come up tomorrow with motion
TO adopt the report Of the committee. II 10
| probable that the houee viii evade il pos
| sible the duty of finding verdict as 10
Warner. IL certainly VIII nos find aim
| guilty. but like the rural Justice. may say.
| Not guilty. but don't do Il again.
Although the committee reported that 10
| had not finished taking testimony IN Tho
| charges Of corrupt solicitation made by
members OF the house against the Turner
managers. the Turner silver Republicans
/ and progressive Populists, or those who
participated in the caucus which noFniilat-
| ed Turner. were in the majority and out
| voted the middle-af-iae-roaa fopuiisis and
: Republicans who stood out for thorough
and honest investigation. An examination
/ OF The roll call will show how those Popu-
I lists who participated IN the caucus viewed
/ the proposition TO continue the invesiisa-
/ ton.
/ The report completely exonerates tho
members OF the combine or twenfy-four
from any knowledge OF corruption and
/ clears them from suspicion.
when the house convened AZ o'clock ths
hobbies were filed with ar expectsnt crowd
| OF people who were drawn by the rum0r
| that the Powell committee would report
49, Esd tr - 4 tftDn 10 tho
charges OF corrupt solicitation Of members
| during the senatorial struggle.
The Committees Report
The report OF the Powell investigating
COMMITTEES was read hy the clerk. IL IL as
follows:
TO The Honorable SPEAKER and Mem
hers Of the House OF keprssentatves-
Gentlemen. We your committee appoint
"a BY resolution OF this honorable body
on the 18Th day of January 1897. TO In
vestigate certain charges appearing IN the
Pogt-InteIfFencer of that date pufpoft-
ing 10 ba made by Or. q. v. Calhoun.
and 20 investigate matters pertaining %
the election OF United States senator Deg
leave To make the following partial re-
port the same being fuIl report upon all
matters pertaining % charges ined. IN
said pOSt-Intelligencer upon said date.
in regard 70 the Hon. A. u. warner. one
OF the members Of this house, and trans
NIT herewith the testimony adduced In
relation thereto.
"First-Your committee finds that az
some tine prior TO the Interview between
Senator Squire and Dir. Warner. as here
Insfter stated. several members Of tho
legislature had attempted 10 agree % act
in concert 10 prevent a deadlock In ths
senatorial contest. and 10 secure the eiec-
tlgn % suitable man Tor that position;
that this attempt upon The part ~ these
members was h0n0rab Die ard legitimate:
that the mere fact that any member of
this house or Of the senate mas have been
connected With that attempt imputes 10
him no wrong doing nor any knowledge
of any wrong doing. nor ~ any AZ
tempt az wrong doing thar 81 Is entirely
uuWarranted 20 stigrnatize the ist ~
names Of these gentlemen A the list
of corruptt5les.' as appeared In the POST
Inteiiigencer Of date of February 3, 1871
''Secou6-Your committee further finds
that upon the evening nf the Z&fh day of
January. Conversation took place IN ifs
room 81 senator squire. being room No.
30 ln tne Olympia hotel. befween senator
Squire and Mf warner, and between Or.
o F Calhoun and 4r Warner nat at
that e3nversa tt0u plan for obtaining
control 81 the aforesaid contemplated or
ganiXation vas discussed.
'~Thirf-Tnat fhis plan contemplated tha
use of money for rome purpose.
"Fourtn-Your commites Agds that tbs
real question iu dispute u whether sena-
Tor SQulr@ made proposition - Mr..
Warner. Or Mr. IS arwer made . PROPOSE
tion 90 Senator squire
"Flfth-MF Warmers testimony before
The committee ~ae in substance fhaf Sen-
atoT Squire proposed 70 him that II he.
Mr. WaVuSr couaa procure tine Fe-etee~
ION ~ TsnatoT Squire that Senator squire
would give hiM So s1 ln esah with whlch
20 ent-rtaIn member of the iezlsiafurs
VINO we're expected 90 form tnis orzanisa-
zion referred 60. and &."g when he was
reelected
sixth Dr r Calhoun and senator
squire gave testimony before the commits
tee tu sUha aece to the eject tn8E NJ
Warner Yfep9sei 80 SeHato Squire fhAt
he. warner. should attempt TO get control
af this contemplated nfgausZ4ftau. pro-
vttad senator Squire wCud pay him s. 90
dawn and 5H3 contingent upon senator
SquiTas rs-elactiga.
-Seventn--Youv committee has fe'f itselt
oppressed Wlta Ehe reaponF ihit4ty % Hnd~
lrE facts from eoaira4ietJrV testimony.
BAT feels constrained 20 hud from al re
evidences that although 70 usg n9g be be-
yuaH a Tea souahie doubt ere vFeuQHdffanes
81 evidence ehows thar ghe proposition. 80
claimed bY DT q. v. Calhoun and Sena-
tor STusrs came from Mr- ~ EneE b9t
( your com rnittse further hads thst ths pre-
& panderance Of rhs evidence shows atso
tnzr NJ Wzrusr stafed shat n wanted
I this o. 90 for tae purpose of entertaining
ire members e the legislature. who were
sNpscts1 - form this c1n nlern plated Or
+ gsnlgst80u Your cornUitfss 70 not fuzzy
satisfied from re evidences. f0r what par-
pose che E so was proposed - ne nsst.
~ nfn--TauT COMMITTEES fnFther nnfs
fnat upon This gragositloa being mAfe ~
M warner 70 senator squire. tne sens
- fznFraHxa % fFF. Calhoun. fP~