New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08

fiscal status. all OF which has been gone o'e' 49,
,ofore. Later 1t developed that duiiie 80,
early days OF the Central Pacific the largest a''o
of stock Mr. Huntington ever held was 1907 s'aies
He now owns about 5000 shares. the dile''"o'
having come 20 him when the Contract ana FINANCE
Comn,nv settled I'D its business. He never pous"'
any stock in the market he said and all ne o""'
had been transferred TO the Southern fHC'
many organized under the laws OF kentucKs'
In seeking TO ascertain why the California fac.mc
poratiOn Mr. Morgen asked: why did you keep
'haa r0 %ha IN" eiac s Mf Huntington. in un
"a GAM BY ITSELF that's southern eXpresNSsI n
YOU probably do not understand replica MI ''0'
No" replied Mr.. Huntington u mus; nus say lana nsu
not understand 1t; I'm glad TO hear your eNf'""A
The Southern Pacific Is sood ptope s ISL
it?' asked Mr. Morgan with toucn ~ hnraisv and
earnestly Il think very well q i, 49, ., promising
property and VIII work out all right IN I'M. I'm the
complaint N suit brought IN he Xvth ar Juae a.
District Of California by samuel Brnnnan ana n
i~es against tho Central Pacific Railroad Cona's,
and asked Mr.. Huntington If those charges %. nm
frnc The answer that the suit was gov b a5
h hsen got ou CT Sir stanford 1t had been hashea
ana rehashed and published by a "'''e '''"' "
San Francisco
TILT BETWEEN MORGAN AND FRYE
~. ,or,hor answers OF Mr.. Huntington called out
some asperites between Senators Frye ana Morgan
uh,cb a, ono ,o!nt OF the proceedings became eA-
ceedingly personal. , .. IN
Mr. Frye sad he at least entitled 10 De
You S S. feed senator Morgan said with
all the politeness you deserve by me on a., q
cssions At the same time, when am asK'ns
witness questions | expect him TO answer thstn. 70
Wr Unntington's examination being continued. ne
va ving snent over s. O0cOJ to influence
,ersiati0n He replied that h. did not regard tla.
~ a arge amount. considering mat IL ran w.
'5,rfv ycsrs and over more than that number OF
legislative bodies That amount was paa. no' 1 %
vot.s but for the time and services or men VIZ
corll talk ~ Senators and Representatives. In Con-
eress and in state LegslaVres, ana eNpa'n 10 mn
Inc merits OF the proposed legislation touchns tS'.
road matters He declared most empnhticaiy ma,
he had never paid any money 10 any oous -, ,hs
Innion ana Northwestern Hallway OF tnslahi,
which had spent $500 In getting us neho ona' he
added supposed that the company ever bought
yot. with that money. . ..
Morgan. 1T violated Ene..sh customs We have
no; goi - u yoi as regular business ...,..
on another point where question OF elhCs was
involved senator Morgan remarked that every man
must judge that for himself. ..,.a. ..rvhoav
brought ~ In Connecticut. as was. would get the
right start s,.o- vor,., .bu, when he had
lived TO be an Old man. he might he OUT OF the
way" q, 4, -. k,o-, a,ou,
that When / &c; there | VIII. Judge better
Then senator Mors4n nGgnsa b spo8 Mr.. Cotton
and about the go or 51' letters which had passed
between them. -. 49,. .o-o ~,
true" Senator Morgan asked -
NO am not prepared to deny that tncy Were
all true Mr. Huntington replied lie added That
when he vas in california four different persons
came 10 him and offered sci those i"iicfs 70 MN
after they were stolen out OF his Office but y" re-
fused TO bay them. and told the persons offering
them to take them TO the nc" siapers ana se
them. -. -
FINALLY after about four hours spent In the exam.
nation OF Mr.. Huntington. senator Morgan allowed
him 10 AXE he leave AS witness -
The committee adjourned until Friday. Marcn IL
when II IS expected that Mcssrs C-ark ana MINK.
tao OF the Un;on Pacific receivers Will be present
for examination.