The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24
HAYNE STILL
HOLDS HIS OWN,
lie Accuses the Railway
OF Corrupting Law
Makers.
A SEVERE INDICTMENT.
Many Decisions Cited in Support
of the Position Taken
by Him.
HE SCORES THE DIRECTORS.
How About the Legal Expenses :"
Incurred by the Company in
Imparting Information ?
HE SCORES THE DIRECTORS.

The usual barristerial coterie filed into
the United States Circuit Court room yes
terday to hear Attorney Hayne continue
his oft-continued though never tiresome
argument in the action of the Southern
Pacific Company against the Pacific Rail-
way Commission. Copious extracts from
the testimony OF the company's directors
were read in order to show the principle.
which ac:uated them in their relations
with the Central Pacific Railway Company,
with the express companies and with the
public. AS to the land-grant bonds and
the operations carried on with them, Mr..
Hayne read cases and quotations at great
length.
There's a whole raft of expenses" went
on Mr.. Hayne, (which cannot be taken
into consideration in the regulation OF
rates. There were great sums expended
in corrupting the lawmakers of the State,
or, to speak more delicately, in influencing
legislation. This expenditure is cynically
included under the head of legal ex-
penses, more's the pity"
HAS there been any showing to that
effect?" interposed Mr.. CARRIER.
"Of course" answered Mr.. Hayne,
,
"of course you would not come into court
and deliberately state that millions had
been expended by your client for the sole
purpose OF corrupting, seducing and bribing
mem bers of the Legislature. But what is
the meaning of the vast sums noted as
having been disbursed in paying legal ex-
penses?'
Mr.. Hayne then read large number of
extracts from the former testimony to sup
hot ho
was guilty of wholesale bribery of legisla-
tors and congressman. He asked what
methods could justify the company's dis
bursement of 100000 for the purpose OF
'imparting information" regarding their
road to members of Congress.
Any agreement having for its object
the procuring of special legislation should.
he contended, citing decision by Justice
Field, be declared void, even though no
corrupt means were employed or had in
contemplation, since all such agreements
| had corrupting tendency.
Under the principles laid down in the
decisions which | have cited.' continued
the attorney, 1.-The expenses included by
| the company under the head of legal ex.
| penses, but which were in fact incurred in
the corrupting and bribing of legislators,
cannot by any trick or twist be properly
called anything but unlawful expenses
expenses OF such nature that only the
most hardy claimant could dare to allege
them In his favor in court of Justice
"When the terms OF the contract are sur
rounded by circumstances of a gravely
suspicious character what are we to think
We have before us facts and figures which
no one presumes to call in question. The
facts are suspicious facts, these figures cali
up visions of expenses of nature more
than suspicious. And yet the suspicious
which these facts and figures call up in
our minds are met by no tangible refuta-
tion or explanation. When l have tried
to introduce testimony tending in some
degree to elucidate this point it has been
excluded. Now, | want to introduce a
few extracts bearing upon this point in
| order to make my contention clearly un-
derstood.'
Very WELL" said Judge McKenna, eve
will hear them Tomorrow