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Chairman Ryan. — The chair is directed by the committee to 

 announce to the counsel that in view of the fact of the death of Mr. 

 Train, that the commissioners will be excused from attending on any 

 session of the committee until after the funeral. We will examine Mr. 

 Sanger, finish the examination of Mr. Sanger and Mr. Lynch and Mr. 

 Turner, who have came here from a distance. Mr. Lynch has been in 

 attendance since last Thursday and is anxious to go home. We will 

 examine him. The commissioners may be excused until after the 

 funeral. ' , 



Mr. Hitt. — Mr. Chairman, I move you, when we do adjourn to-night, 

 it be until Tuesday evening. I do not presume we could meet again 

 this week. 



Chairman Ryan. — We can tell better later. 



Mr. Hitt. — They will be excused until next Tuesday night ? 



Chairman Ryan. — The commissioners ? 



A. Yes. 



Mr. Davie. — I second the motion. 



Mr. Hitt. — There is no necessity of a motion at all; you can excuse 

 them until Tuesday night. 



Chairman Ryan. — Is Mr. Sanger present ? 



Mr. Hessbbrg. — Mr. Chairman, I desire to present this fact to the 

 committee. We are entirely willing to go on and ready to go on if 

 the commission insist upon it. We feel that our clients, by rights, 

 should be present, at least one of them, when this inves- 

 tigation proceed, and when these witnesses are sworn, when 

 they testify here. Of course, under the rulings of the committee or 

 under this decision, without understanding all the facts and circum- 

 stances, we will probably be deprived of the presence of our clients 

 and we "feel, under those- circnmstances, we should ask that the 

 entire investigation be suspended until after the funeral. We will be 

 under a great disadvantage, it will probably necessitate the recalling 

 of some of these witnesses after the examination of their testimony, 

 etc., and probably we will make greater progress and accomplish 

 more in adjourning to some future day when all can be present, and 

 when we can proceed without any hitch and without any delay. It is 

 not our purpose to obstruct, we are not asking this on account of 

 delay. I desire to repeat that we are prepared and ready to proceed, 

 but it is very unusual in any court, or any tribunal to proceed without 

 the presence of your client, and that is what the committee is asking 

 us to do now. 



Chairman Ryan. — Are you willing to go on with the investigation 

 to-night ? 



