The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-15
AT THE STATE HOUSE.
Railroad Attorneys May Be
Summoned Next Week
Before the Legislative InVesti-
eating Committee.
An Effort Will be Made to Secure the
Presence of Boyd, Also.

There is every reason to believe that
the Kansas railroad attorneys who for
so many years have taken such an i'm
portant part in legislation and other
affairs of state win be summoned be-
fore the legislative investigating COM
mittee which yesterday adjourned until
one week from next Tuesday.
The witnesses who have thus far
testified before the committee have had
a good deal to say about having been
asked to go and see certain railroad at
tOrneys and also of things which have
been said to members of the legislature
by their associates who had to all ap-
pearances been to ''see" these attor-
neys.
The members of the committee admit
that the most sensational testimony is
yet to be produced. Among the things
which will be developed will be the part
which Governor Leedy played in sum
mOning the mem berS of the senate to
his Office and requesting them to kill
the metropolitan police bill after it had
passed the house.
For some inexplica BILE reason, which
the committee refuses even to talk
about, witnesses who are known to
have something of interest to tell have
not been given an opportunity to test
fly To Senator Hanna who has been
here most of the week but was not
placed on the stand, the committee and
spectators look for some astonishing
developments. Just what the nature of
to know but those who are supposed to
know say wait and see"
In announcing the adjournment for
nearly two weeks at noon yesterday,
Chairman Outcalt said:
THE further consideration of the
subjects under investigation by this
committee will require some time and
the adjournment until Tuesday, April
q is taken
The committee was in session
yesterday afternoon behind clos
a list
of witnesses after whom the ser
geant-at-a will be sent during the
recess.
B. P. Waggener. general attorney for
the Missouri Pacific in Kansas will be
subpoenaed, as will A. A. Hurd of the
Santa F'e and NJ A. Low of the Rock
Island. Other railroad politicians of
lesser note viii also be called before the
committee unless something now IN
foreseen causes the members to aban-
don the present intention.
John -IenShaW, reading clerk in the
senate, who as told by a witness before
the committee, said he had seen Boyd
the stock yards man in Kansas City a
few days go, will be summoned before
the committee as will Brown of Pratt
and some other members of the legis-
lature.
Reports that Boyd is in Kansas City
have come to the members of the COM
mittee and an effort to bring him up
as a witness will be made. The burden
or testimony has been against Boyd
and the investigators are DESTROYS of
hearing Mr.. Boyd's side of the case.
WANT REPRESENTATI DAVIS.
Representative Davis of Wilson coun-
ty, who was chairman Of the commit
tee on education in the house will be
subpoenaed to appear before the brib-
cry investigating committee at its next
session, to tell what he knows of at
tempted briberies in connection with
the state school book bill.
Testimony secured by the committee
yesterday indicates that although Mr..
Davis made a strong fight from first to
last in favor of the bill as it was finally
passed, he is in possession Of informa-
ton concerning the alleged bribery
transactions which the committee
deems of sufficient Importance to send
the sergeant-at-arms after him with a
subpOena.