The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06

Martini withdraw all objections to any
form you choose 10 put it in.
Lansing-1 know of no such expenses that
have been incurred by the company.
La Rue-Have not the men who have had
charge OF the business OF looking after legisla-
ton received money from the company for
that purpose?
Lansing-I don't know Never to my knowl-
edge.
La Rue-You don't know that they have not
/ Who would know that If you do not?
lansing can't say what other people
know. There is always something to designate
the character of the payment
! La Rue-It might be covered up by the word
! incidental or some other by which you
would understand 1t on the books, or salary
paid out TO some person looking out for legisla-
! ton, or conventions, or elections.
| Lansing-I can only say l don't know of any
payments OF that kind, and If there were any
made l would not know how they would be
designated. There would be authority for the
payment.
La Rue-I suppose Mr.. Stow was recognized
as an attorney for the company, and his salary
was paid to him attorney?
Lansing-I think it was; don't remember
La Rue-He frequently made large drafts to
be used Attorney suppose. In what
manner would these claims be presented?
lansing never saw one.
La Rue-If he did draw money from the CON-
pany to be used in that line OF business, would
the books have something to that effect?
Iansing-l cannot say what would happen If
something else happened. If it is fact that
the company used money in this way, am not
La Rue-Could 1t be done without your
knowledge?
Lansing-I saw that stated in the papers, and
repeated on the stump, but am hot poll
tfcian, and despise the opinion of the press.
know nothing about it.
La Rue-Could they be included in other
charges without your knowledge as to what
| these charges were for?
Lsnsing-Well, that does not relate to fact
with which have any acquaintance, and ex-
pressed as fact, am not called upon to ex-
press an opinion.
La Rue-Well that is all upon that question.
| But Mr.. Lansing was not permitted to
retire. Denis Kearney had some questions
to ask. He was glad Mr.. Lansing was
/ there and he was glad he was there him
! self. He said it was common rumor that
he was in the pay of the Southern Pacific
and that he had received money from that
corporation. So he asked Mr.. Lansing
about it.
! pany would my voucher be there to show it7
Lansing-I suppose 1t would.
Kearney-Have you seen any such voucher
or my name on your books
| Lansing-No, sir.
Kearney-I brand the rumor as a lie and defy
the liar to prove it.
The end of the investigation was reached
at last, SO far as the showing of the railroad
company was concerned. f. V. Meyers,
| chairman of the general committee of the
VI IOCOluOtisC
appeared and asked that he and w. R..
Hatfield, vice chairman of the same COM
mittee, be permitted to appear before the
board and show the effect that this reduc-
ton proposed would have upon the work
ingmen. The Commissioners expressed q
willingness to hear them at the afternoon
session.
DR.. Stanton stated that he was ready
after that to proceed to vote on the reso-
luton. He would be ready to not only
vote but file his written opinion at 10
o'clock this morning, as he had heard
enough to satisfy him. But Mr.. La Rue
insisted that the testimony should all be
transcribed first and Mr.. Clark having the
same mind and they constituting the ma
iority, it was ordered that when the meet
ing adjourned for the day it should be till
Saturday morning.
Before taking the noon recess letter
was read from John Northrup, dated at
Comanche, in which he asked an investi-
CATION of the rate of Sc 40 per ton on green
fruit from Wallace to San Francisco. He
said the fruit was worth only about $40 or
$12 ton.
Mr.. Smurr asked for copy of the letter,
SO that something could be done for the
Immediate relief Of the Wallace shippers.
Mr.. Martin expressed desire to present
resume or argument of the La Rue reso-
luton, and Denis Kearney requested again
to be permitted to talk for labor for an
hour at least. There were no objections
made to either request though Dr. STAN
ton seemed to be anxious to get through,
and had no desire to hear anything further
on the subject of the resolution. He said