Mr. Adams. — Mr. Chairman, in pursuance of my duty I have taken 

 the facts that have come to my knowledge and digested them, and 

 put them in order to produce before' the committee the information 

 called for in the resolution. I do not know that it is usual or proper 

 to detail at any great length the line of evidence. I shall endeavor 

 to confine the examination to the subject-matter of the resolution, so 

 as to make this investigation as short, as pointed and as much to the 

 purpose as I am able. I have caused to be subpoenaed from the office 

 of the Secretary of State and from the Comptroller's office clerks or 

 persons in charge of papers to be produced here to-night. I thought 

 that I would to-night put in some documentary evidence laying the 

 foundation of the subsequent examination, to make it the better ' 

 understood and more intelligent. I desire to now put in evidence 

 certain documents from the Secretary of State's office, and if the 

 clerk from that office is here he will take the stand. 



Mr. Fiebo. — Pardon me a moment. Mr. Chairman, the commissioners 

 are here in person, except Mr. Knevals, who will be here very directly^ 

 having been detained by the train. The commissioners appear by 

 counsel, and I desire to say on behalf of the commission, and as one 

 of the reasons for their appearing by counsel, that they desire the 

 freest, most complete and thorough investigation, and that every 

 means in their power will be taken in order to aid the committee to 

 that end; that so far as counsel are concerned everything on behalf of 

 the commissioners will be furnished this committee, and that the 

 office of the commissioners, its clerical force, and every one con- 

 nected with it, are at the service of the committee by way of further- 

 ing the ends of this investigation. 



Chairman Ryan. — Do you appear for the three commissioners? 



Mr. Fiebo. — Yes, sir; and Mr. Hessberg and Mr. Anibal also appear 

 for the three commissioners.^ « 



Chairman Ryan. — Mr. White, the clerk from the Secretary of 

 State's office, will take the stand. 



Mr. Adams. — "We desire to have him sworn, unless his evidence will 

 ' be received not under oath. 



Mr. Fiero. — I presume any documents he may present are all right 



Frank White, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 

 Examined by Mr. Adams: 



Q. Mr. White, do you produce from the Secretary of State's office 

 the articles incorporating the Everton Lumber Company ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. From ,the document you may state when that company was 

 organized, its capital stock, and the other particulars about it ?, 



