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1 Anonymous Letter to Hon. William M. Springer: Report 1881

handle is hein.trials/aasl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 46TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REPORT 3d Session. { o.395. ANONYMOUS LETTER TO-HON', WILLIAlM M SPRINGER_ MARnC 3, lS- l.-Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. CARLISLE, from the select committee on alleged corruption in the contested-election case of Donnelly vs. Washburn, submitted the fol- fowing R'E ORT: Your select committee, appointed in ptilarlce of the following reso- lution, have the honor to make and submit the following report: RESOLUTION OF APPOINTMENT. Resolved, That a committee of seven members of this House be appointed by the Speaker, to inquire and report to this House as to the authorship of said anonymous letter, who sent it, and the purpose for which said letters were sent, and all other mat- ters in Connection with the same; and that said committee be authorized to inquire and to report to the House thereon whether, in either or all of the letters in contro- versy, and written to Hon. William M. Springer, there has been any breach of the privileges of the House, or of any member thereof, and said committee shall have power to send for persons and papers, to administer oaths, to sit duriug the sessions of the House, and to report at any time; and that the expenses incurred in said inves- tigation shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. NAMES OF COMMITTEE. The Speaker appointed the committee as follows: JOHN G. CARLISLE, of Kentucky; GEORGE A. BICKNELL, of Indiana; JOHN H. REAGAN, of Texas ; WILLIA-M LOUNSBERY, O -New York ; WILLIAM CLAFLIN, of Massachusetts; THOMAS UPDEGRAFF, of Iowa; BENJAMIN BUTTER- WORTH, Of Ohio. Subsequently Hon. DATID B. CULBERSON, of Texas, was appointed on the committee vice Mr. Reagan, declined. Your said committee have made careful and thorough investigation of the matters submitted by the said resolution, and have taken a consid- erable amount of testimony, which is herewith presented and submitted, and they have caused to be photolithographed the several letters re- ferred to in the resolution, and some other writings used by the commit- tee for the purpose of comparison. AUTHORSHIP OF THE ANONYMOUS LETTER. It must be conceded that the anonymous letter was written and sert for one of two purposes, viz : As a corrupt offer to Mr. Springer, with the intention of consummating, if possible, a corrupt bargain, or for the purpose of having Mr. Springer receive a corrupt offer. The letter it-

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