Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-22
LOWER HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
Will Begin at O'Clock This Morning
In ParIor S of the Mid
Iuud Hotel,

Winfield S. Pope, of Jefferson City; omer
H. Avery, of Troy; Charles a. Dougherty,
of Fayette; Simeon Davidson, of Sheridan:
Pritchard B. Hood, of Verona; Harry ely
mer, of Steelville. and A. S. Prather, of
Layton, who constitute the committee di-
rected by the lower house to investigate
charges against Police Commissioners Fyke
and Johnson and Chief Julian, are here.
They started from jefferson City at noon
yesterday, arriving here at $50 o'clock in
the evening. All are registered at the Mid
land. Accompanying them were, George
Zollinger, of Boonville, stenographer, and
Joe Drasty. of jefferson City, clerk. r. G..
Vernon and Alfred Bailey, respectively SER
geant-at-arms and doorkeeper of the COM
mittee, have been here since Wednesday.
Some of the party went to bed early, but
four tarried to indulge their liking for high
five. From one of them, Representative
Avery, it was learned that the committee
the Midland. When told that it may use
the lower house chamber in the city hall
if it wishes, he said that it was quite like
ly that that body's offer would be de-
clined, because arrangements for meetings
in the hotel had been completed. The
committee does not intend wasting any
more time than it can help. Its members
are anxious to return to Jefferson City as
soon as circumstances will permit. The
hearing to-day, therefore, will begin
promptly at o'clock this morning and
Day and night sessions are on the pro-
gramme until the investigation is done
with. Mr.. Vernon has not been idle since
witnesses this morning whose names were
placed in his hands at Jefferson City. Rep
resentative Pope is the chairman of the
committee and will preside.
The offer of the use of its room by the
lower house, just referred to, was en-
bodied in a resolution adopted last night.
1t is as follows:
of the general assembly of Missouri has
appointed a special committee with full
powers to investigate the alleged official
misconduct of the present police commits
soners. and also their predecessors, also
all alleged misconduct in the administra>
ton of certain other officers of Kansas
City:
Sembly of Missouri has appointed and in
structed one of its standing committees TO
investigate the alleged official misconduct
of the present police commissioners of KAN
sas City; therefore. be it
Resolved, By the lower house of the
common council, that we welcome both said
investigating committees to this city; that
we tender to said committees or either OF
them the use of the chamber, anterooms
and halls of the lower house of the COM
mon council for such time as they may
choose to use the same; that We also ten
der them the use of our sergeant-at-arms;
and that we do request all city employees
to treat with the utmost courtesy each OF
said committees and each member of same
and that all city officers and employees are
hereby requested to furnish to said COM
mittees all information in their knowledge
or keeping bearing on the matters sought
in said investigation, whether same be ora
or written. Be it further
Resolved. That we most respectfully
urge said committee to go back of the term
of office of the present commissioners in
their said investigation. that they make
same complete and full, to the end that we
may use any information gained in aiding
us to intelligently pass upon certain or,
dinances now pending before the common
| council. which ordinances contemplate 6
| change in the manner of appointing sale
| commissioners and otherwise changing the
scope and powers of the police commission
ers of Kansas City"