Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-18
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
Recommended by Committee investigating The
Legislative Corruption Charges.

Harrisburg. Pa. April Majority
and minority reports were presented to
the House. this evening. from the COM
mittee which has for several weeks
past been investigating The carges Of
attempted bribery in connection with
the balloting for United States senator
ana the consideration in the House OF
the McCarroll jury bill. The latter
bill. which was eventually defeated
was said "a have been introduced To aid
Senator Quay In his then approaching
trial in the Philadelphia courts
The majority report recites at con
siderable length the testimony taken by
the committee and says the evidence
disclosed clearly that undue means
were taken by many persons u cor
ruptly solicit members ~ the House
both for the purpose of influencing
their official action III reference To the
McCarroll jury bill and in reference 10
their official action a- tp The election ~
Il United States senator This corrupt
solicitation. the report says. consisted
IF offers IF money. position. advantage
ana political prcfrrment.
III" report charges that. in further
lnce HI unlawful conspiracy tp carry
cut The scheme III" rooms We're main
tanned "A the Locniel Hotel Id Harris
burg for the purpose ~ having mem
heTs III the House brought there that
they might be- approached in reference
"a the subject matters referred to.
Those VINO maintained these rooms and
rorruptly approached certain members
thc report continues. We're John J.
NoyIr. Chas. =. Spatz. Thomas 3.
MoyIes Mirlaci J. Costello and Martin
LAWYER.
other persons are named a. having
been engaged in efforts "a cprruptly
solicit members. Some Of these are
passed over as merely deserving cen
sure. but in The concluding paragraph
Of the report nine persons are named
against whom the committee recon-
mcnds that legal action be brought.
This paragraph is as follows:
IN conclusion your committee re-
spectfully report that there is in their
opinion sufficient evidence against
Charles b. Spatz, John r. Byrnc,
Parker Titus. Frank f. Jones. Monroe
II. kulp. Thomas NJ. MoyIes. Robert
Evans. John J. Coyle, and NJ. J. Cos
telo, for this House to direct that
criminal proceedings be brought
against them in the courts Of quarter
sessions of Daughin county, and vigor-
ousIy prosecuted by the authority Of
this House"
Spatz is at present member OF ne
House from BoTkS county and is a
Democrat. kulp was a member of the
saith and 55th Congresses from the 18th
Pennsylvania district and is a Rcpub-
lican. coyle. Costello, Byrne and
Moyles We're formerly in the Lcgis-
lature. Some are Democrats and some
are Republicans The majority report
is signed by five Of the nine members
Of the committee, Messrs. Fow. Dem
chairman: Dixon. Dem. and koontz
Randall and Young. Anti-Quay Repuh-
leans
The minority report is signed by
Tighe, Dem. ana MCClain. krcps and
voorhees,. Quay Reps. The report
reaches substantially the same con
illusions as the majority report 1t.
however. relieves from censure some Of
the persons who were named for ra-
Duke by the majority report ana il
recommends that the testimony OF
and against Messrs. CoyIe. Costello
Spatz, Evans. Moyles, Kulp. Byrnc
Titus and Jones he referred to the
proper tribunal for determination"