The committee met pursuant to adjournment, in Senate committee room, No. 6, at four o'clock in the afternoon.
All members present, except Messrs. Means, Torbert, Dewees, and Larrabee.
Chester N. Farr, recalled:
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Is this the first dispatch you received? [Indicating.]
A. That is the first dispatch I received. I received that after supper, Thursday night, the 19th.
Q. After supper, about what hour?
A. About nine o'clock. It was shortly after, and little before the train left.
Q. Dated received 9.16.