The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-19
BOTH SIDES RAISED DOODLE.
THE bush BILL COMMITTEE ENDS
ITS HEARINGS.

Each side Testifies That It's Funds
Were Used Only in Legitimate EN-
penses-Superintend starr Civ
en- $3.50 for His Months Expenses
at the CapitaI-None of thc Money
Expended for Dinners or Theater
Parties To Members of the Legis-
Inture.
Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 1S.-The committee
investigating the charges of corruption
i'm connection with the passage OF the
Bush .aispensary bill came into live con-
tact with two distinct campaign funds to-
day. The friends of the bill. at we'll as
its opponents, and so far as can be seen
the result of the investigation is a stand
of. Both sides have been shown to use
their funds for the same purpose. The
opponents of the bill were shown to have
paid the expenses of the gentlemen who
came TO Atlanta to oppose it, and the
friends Of the bill were shown to have
done the same thing. as well as to have
employed a lecturer TO go about over the
state working up interest in favor of pro-
hibition legislation.
Rev. A. j. Hughes of Lexington, the
custodian Of the prohibition fund, was the
first witness examined to-day. During
the progress of the investigation Capt.
Purse of Savannah assumed the role of
the attorney for the opponents of the bill.
while Walter b. Hin of Macon occupied
the same relation to the proceedings for
the friends Of the bill. Mr. Hughes told
the committee that the money he had was
raised by subscription by various people
who We're interested I'm the cause. 1t
amounted to something Ike $500 1t had
been used In sending out printed matter,
I ID n a1 la ftp inl
self and W. @. Sibley of Augusta. who
was lecturing in support of the bill Mr..
Hughes had spent some time in Atlanta
at the expense Of the fund \ circular
in which It was Vas stated that
they We're doing "other things" besides
sending out literature and paying rail-
road fares and hotel bills with the funds
raised, was produced, and Capt. Purse
! tried to get the witness to tell what these
| other things were, but all that could
| be gotten out OF him was that the money
had gone for printing, postage and so
Albert Steiner Of the Atlanta Brewing
! Company, custodian of the fund for the
liquor dealers. testified that the amount
! CT $500 had been raised, of which amount
| Sl,36 came from Savannah, and the bal
| ance from other cities of the state Il was
| TO be used for the legitimate expense OF
| the fight against the Bush bill. Mr..
| Steiner said that he had paid $3.50 to w.
/ w. starr OF Savannah and $500 TO Frank
4 Potts of Atlanta, but did not know what
! they had done with 1t.
| When Mr.. starr was called he said he
| bad used the money given him in railroad
/ and hotel bills, having spent a month In
/ Atlanta opposing the bill. Mr.. Hin asked
/ him If he had ever given any dinners tc
members 70 which Mr.. Starr replied thai
/ he had not.
ANY theater parties?"
| mo, sir replied Mr.. Starr. THE only
/ person / took TO the theater was Mr
/ Screven, my fellow townsman, whom
/ have known for fifteen years"
MT Starr further testified that he had
| never discussed the bill except with mem
/ bers whom he knew, and whose interest
/ he hoped to get by argument
! President Block of the Acme Brewing
! Company of Macon was examin-
ed, but he gave nothing OF
! particular interest. He knew that
1 a fund was being raised TO oppose the
/ bill and had contributed 80 II, but never
| with the intention Of corrupting any one.
/ j. i. Lewis. a member OF the Morning
| News local STAFF was put upon the stand
! and examined as to his authority for the
| article in the Morning News of oct. 81,
| and stated that his authority vas a mem
/ Der OF the committee engaged in raising
/ the fund to oppose the bill.
| The committee completed the iuvesti-
| cation this afternoon and Will probably
have its report ready Wednesday.