Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-10

evidence. He swore to lot of gush wholly
| immaterial and not pertinent 10 the ques-
| tions involved Grimes asked that his re-
| marks be stricken from the records for
| that reason. Fairchild replied that had the
house majority not taken the position it
| did on the revision of the calendar. none of
/ the important bills would have been passed.
Jumper Resisted Temptation.
State Senator Jumper then related the
| story of the attempted bribery of himself
| on the stock yards bill.
During the session." said he, IAN old
acquaintance called on me and sought an
| interview. He asked me what l thought of
the Jaquins stock yards bill. and l replied
that thought il was a good measure. He
then told me that the stock yards company
was willing to pay well to defeat the bill.
1 told him that / could not nelp the stock
yards company in this fight; that l was
surprised that they should approach me
and want to buy my vote. He then said he
guessed 1t was not worth while to bother
me longer. l said no, and he left.
The next day another man whom 1 have
known for couple of years met me and
We walked down to n joint. He said he
wanted TO talk stock yards to me. He said
me company wanted some amendments in
serted in the house bill and that / could
have $500 at least. and perhaps $1,000 II
would take the floor in the senate and sup
port the amendments, l told him I would
take the matter under advisement We
then separated. The following day he met
me IN senate committee room and said
that the stock yards committee. stationed
at certain hotel, in Topeka. had decided
that II would rather have the house bill
substituted Tor the Jaquins bill thar to
have the amendments inserted. He said
could have $1,000 to support the house bill.
Ihe money would be placed in escrow and
could get 1t as soon as the vote was tax
en-. no matter what the result was. He also
gave me list of other senators who he
SAID We're all right then told him that
would have nothing to do with the mat
ter, and that he had better make himself
scarce. He asked me not to give him away
as ne ndu received vet.
Mno was the first man who approached
you? asked Chairman Outcalt.
L regret exceedingly to have to give the
name. Ihe man is a personal friend of
mine. but in the name of justice and as
duty | owe TO the public 1 will give it.
1t Vas Tas Horace tG.ra =, Jenness of Topeka"
Al Tucher. of Ottawa"
manipulating the deal?"
They declined TO do So"
Did Tucher give you list of senators
who ia4 were ali right'?'
Senators Shaffer, thinner, Ryan, Helm,
Helmick, Lewelling. Campbell. Farrelly.
Hanna, Forney and Armstrong"
Senator Jumper said that it was his rec
objection that the railroad boards contin-
gent fund was only $1,000 when the bill
passed the senate. He did not think he
was mistaken, as he watched the appro-
I'VE all know that" replied the attor-
ney general; the state house officials in
particular"
William Butler formerly associate editor
of the Populist Co-operator, said that Col
onel H. l.. Taylor, of Wichita, told him
that fund had been raised to put through
the Wichita normal bill and asked him to
go TO work. He said he refused and
the conversation ceased. This is all he
knew of Doodle during the legislature.
3:SO the committee adjourned until to-mor-
row morning.