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[page 86] And I desire that the Committee will grant us power to send for persons and papers, for some witnesses who can attend for us may refuse to come Mr. Morrill: It is an extraordinary power to give a committee on ordinary occasions. Parties desiring that should ^at least give the names of those persons whose presence they desire, and see whether their presence cannot be obtained without any such extraordinary course. For one I should not be willing to give any body a commission to summon witnesses. It is a matter for gentlemen to see what witnesses they want to summon here. I know the feeling of the Committee is to give a fair and critical learning of the whole subject. Dr. Butler: Last year there were a number of investigating committees, and I was on two of them And on all of them they gave these powers to send for persons and papers, and we didn't examine half a dozen witnesses; it didn't amount to any thing. On trivial things this power is granted. People all over the state are looking to this, and it is not to end in this investigation simply. We ask the Committee simply to give us an opportunity to know all there is about it