Report of the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in Kansas,: with the views of the minority of said committee.

KANSAS AFFAIRS.
asked him his name and he told me, but I do not now remember it.
After they had got through voting they all started back the way they
came. I thought there were between two hundred and three hundred
of them, but I did not count them. This company were all strangers
to me. They had some tents with them, and some encamped in their
wagons. They brought their tents, provisions, and fodder, along
with them. I do not know where they got their tickets; I think I
saw some tickets for Strickler and McGee, but I do not remember of
seeing any before they came; I did not ask the man with whom I
talked who he voted for. They came from the east, along the Santa
Fe road. There were not a great many settlers in the district east of
where the polls were held. I do not know how many families there
were at "One Hundred and Ten-mile creek." I did not see any
judges sworn at all, though I was about the house when the election
was opened. I think the one I talked with said they came from
Missouri.
Cross-examined by Mr. Woodson:
My information was got fromn the Dutchman with whom I talked.
I came out from Pennsylvania in the same company with Mr. Stewart.
My main object in coming here was to get me a home. I do not know
what the main object of the company was; I do not know how the
company was organized. Mr. Albright acted as leader of the company to get us out here as cheaply as possible. We had no articles
of agreement; no written agreement or pledges, that I know of; no
other object, particularly of the organization, except to come here and
get homes. I never attended any of their meetings but one or two,
and the most that was said was to come to Kansas and get us homes.
I know of no resolution passed at their meetings.
To Mr. Reeder:
I do not know as this was an organized company at all, but a company of men coming together for the sake of cheapness. I never
knew of any one having anything to do with our company except the
men who came out that trip. I knew of no man in our company or
out of it from the northern or eastern States coming here purposely
to vote and go back; but there were others who went back after they
voted, as they got sick and got tired of the country. I know two
families of them who went back last fall.
ABSALOM HOOVER.
LAWRENCE, K. T., 4pril 29, 1856.
IN THE NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH, AND TWELFTH DISTRICTS.
NINTHT DISTRICT, at.......................................... Pawnee.
TENTH DISTRICT, at.................................ock greek.
R~ock Creek.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT, at..................................... Marys8vlle.
TWELFTH DISTRICT, at.........................l....ary's.
Silver Lake.
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