Show I 10 commission A ley think a 2 senator hill HUI should give thase a Nit 1 mes 1 july jul 13 among the ho tut n it examined to aay by the pacific railway investigating im obligating commission i ere J K choate Cli oate superintendent of the colorado division of tho the union pacific J B felker formerly state railroad Kail Hail road commissioner for colorado IV willard illard teller one of the local loca latto attorney r neyson of tho the union pacific edmund 11 mith editor of tho the denver arrett ng telegram graw and a number of local merchants M r choite choate cho ite was examined as to the perv irea rendered by lum him in in connection c with v etli the railroad legislation li ho e testified it eliat at lie had talked with ith most all therne lie members berkof of the legislature who m were ere amt I 1 m e to tho the raier railroads 0 it d d during u the of laet last winter inter salo lie anti b had endeavored to ascertain the tile cause of their bosti hon lit in in each case and w N lien over c y er they arul special grievance endeavored deavo red to emoo remove the tile caflso 80 of hos 13 tilita ho ile luda hada talk talland and informal meetings m fth other railroad men and I 1 had a d ith them the apropo pro s i tion of the different members rr lie denied etith ith emphasis isia having cier averof offered any money or other consideration con iden to member members for the e of fit influencing fluen cing otes voter but admit admill ld it that lie hadgi had ruen ien railroad to all the members aich all tho railroads in colorado did lie said and on a application of friendly members ho lie ha had d given 1 A to their friends tins this lie had 1 not 1 t done 10 ne for members alio ito were hostile fit to the railroads dmund edmund l II 11 smith editor of the denver Lr brening ening when being questioned as ton hether the railroad or the people had ion won in tho tile last state election sad the Ite t had I 1 it won that tho people had lad E 1 a struggle st rug glo matli m fth the railroads and the pool people ie had bad got on top As s tine thie seemed to be an art mi implication that alio ti 0 democratic part party van the railroad c I 1 party governor Jt tison M it it IV ed lie the to tell 1111 what at measure lio stile itile to the railroads tail roads baal been paa p awl od by tito the legislature witness ansA answered ered that t the ito railroads railroad i bad not pot ot hurt much no hoadle ho tao fad had been pa pap e cd la ug liter john jolln martin martina i merchant of doily donar or t as to discriminating ing rates and and expressed tho L that the railroad should bo be made to pay p its debt to tile Govern government mei t when the debt matured t 1 I 1 re d robert II 11 I 1 1 it nl erigo secretary of the man ball coal mining alining company ot of colorado Co lord as a regards tho ile I 1 re batca albonea hlf 1114 hl f a company 1 by the tho union pacific from 0 ov o ember 1883 to april 1886 tha the amount aggregated tJ 2000 tho agreement to gle give t the it e I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 ai I 1 I 1 ji re batom w almade as made he lie mid in ili con conidia idera tion of lie w withdrawal id wib by ly I 1 lie marshall SIar rhall co of a lawsuit it had against aliu UI I 1 mason U D carpenter er a of ciar t the he late ser senate said I 1 lie he did lid not know of any money being used by the tho railroads or others in in the Sena senatorial lorial fight lie ile did lid not believe a 2 dollar had been to influence votes J B felker testified that the ties afforded by the union pacific coin company vere vi ere about tho tile same us its were alny afforded ff ord ed by other roads state senator campbell in reply to inquiries inqui rice I 1 by commissioner littler cr testified as to the tile action of the legislative committee that investigated the teller dilill contest ifor the united sta states I 1 es senate lie ile b said lid the committee was i made up ct of aa as good men as ere in colorado and was not rot in any penso pena a whitewashing v hatem ab hingco committee mattec ile saw nothing not liing of any corruption fund U S senator teller rising and addressing drocsin dro tsin the commission said he be did not desire to boa bo a man w A ith a aricy since but mr N 1 I hill had openly stated that the tile railroad comparin corn pini a ahad put ut up lit money to secure his tellers ri election 1 that charge included the tile union pacific a company and anti it was a serious charge but it was euch such a charge aa as he lie sir teller could not present to the united states senate aa its that body had decided in lie the I 1 case of senator payne of ohio that in order that each such a question might be within the line of investigation by the senate the senator elect mua bo be charged willi having knowledge kloft ledge uledge of such a corrupt use of money inon sir hill had bad not charged that 7 he mr sir teller had such knowledge lie ile thought sir Mr hill should be required to give tile names of the witnesses upon bom ho he relied to prove the charges cli arges or be compelled to admit that the charges were without foundation lie ile mr teller thought the commissioners Commissi onera should cell call the men who handle the money of the union pacific and the other roads running through i colorado they should hould s bo I 1 0 put under oath and required to testify as to any connection by them with wit litlie the senatorial contest and their accounts should be examined gov gattison Pat stated that sir hill I 1 had furnished the names of five persons of nhom the fil biad rd examined three thero were two ft horn the commission had tried to re reach ac h by subpoena but could not riot alio thoe e t 0 were 0 01 I 1 wolcott ami anti IV 11 II price prim sir teller said these gentlemen ere not friends of his tellers the commission will hear further testimony I 1 nony tonight to night and will go to leadville tomorrow to morrow |