Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-28

SEEDLINGS were the statements Of Rcp-
rcsentntivca LaplHh and SIR. Dunbar
and the testimony OF Mr. Hugh Can
non, business manager Of the Utnh
Historical company. to the cffcct that
he did not know that Mr.. whitney was
authorized TO accept pay for biogra-
phies outside Of the contract with the
Historical Co: the cross-eNamina-
ton by Mr.whltney showed that Frank
J. Cannon had paid Mr.. whitney out
side Of the contract. hut through the
agency Of Cannon 4 Sons. and that
Mr.. whitney had made similar con-
tracts with Joseph =. richards ana Mf'
McCunc. who had paid him personally.
MIR. Lapiah testified that Mr.. Dunbar
had made an improper suggestion to
him. making him In effect an offer OF
aid from Mr.. Mccunc.
Mr.. Dunbar testified 60 the contrary
The eighth day Of the bribery invcs,l-
cation proceedings commenced at 9;ii
this morning. with all members of tho
committee present. ON motion Of At
torney Evans the name OF Judge &. &.
boy was entered az additional counsel
FOR the prosecution.
Shortly before the proceedings began.
Judge Powers entered the chambers
lie was greeted with: ''iiehold the
bridegroom cometh." by Arthur Brown.
who also cnquirci Of the Judge; what
nrc you doing hcrcY Have you any
business before the committcc9"
you bet have" was the reply.
As soon as Chairman Shurtiin an
nounccd that the committee was ready
and the Investigation may proceed.
Representative Stewart moved that the
privilege Of taking the witners chair be
accorded Judge Powers. who. he said.
desired 20 mako statement.
EMBALMED ORGAN.
Mr.. Stewards motion received no OPP
position and Judge Powers took the
witness chair. The Juogc proceeded by
saying that after Representative Law
had made his charges on the floor u
the house. statements were made by
certain parties 10 the eject that the
sob" was put up by Judge Powers.
The Herald he said had lntimntcd NJ
much. Now" continued Judge Pow
crs. II wish Ia say that the FIRST knowi-
edge I received of the nffnir wnn after
Mr.. law had made his speech ! had
no suspicion ~ II before hand. neither
had | talked with any one connected
with the nffalr."
Continuing. Judge Powers said I'm
the emhaimrd organ ~ the Democratic
party this morning lind the following;
Judge Powers was one of tho busi-
est men on the outside of the commit
tee room yesterday afternoon lie spent
long hour IN consultation with 9. G.
boy. who ~ assisting Mr. Evans In the
prosecution Of the case. II any new
bombs are exploded IL N believed that
the Judge will not he far on when the
crash comes In fnct u was intimnted
quite strongly yesterday that the judge
had q fuli-fedged set ~ chhrgeS which
he was all prepared TO spring IN the
public at the iirHt opportunity and this
will come today probably
u came To- this building yesterday"
continued Judge Powers. for the pur-
pose % Ming n brief In case before
the supreme Court. and ! dropped into
the Senate chamber ana asked the ser.
Eoant-lt-nrma TO call Judge Dey out, I
told Judge Dcy that as Representative
iapish would probably come before the
committee expected 10 be- present and
protect his interests, ! have no charges
20 prefer; no bombs 10 explode ana
think this statement In the paper was
gotten up for the purpose of injuring
me professionally and otherwise
SENATOR wHlTNEY RECALLED,
Attorney Evans inquired OF Judge
Powers II. during the pTogreFR Of IN
vrstigation. he had ever met with him
aud the answer was, II have not seen
SOU"
Senator whitney was then recalled
By Mr. Evans, and IN answer Ia that
gentleman said h. had been engaged by
NoorEe a. Cannon a Sons To write the
fourth volume of the history Of Utah.
lie considered himself free "a receivs
money from outside parties Tor work
performed. after the expiration ~ the
contract with George q. Cannon
sons. Hugh Cannon, manner %
Heprgc y, Cannon a sons, paid 500 TOT
Writing Senator canuon's biography,
lie did not understand that this money
came from Cannon a sons. lie hnd
made arrangements with Senator Can
non personally and supposed that N.
senator had given Hugh Cannon thc
money 10 pay him. II WAS not true that
cannon a Sons had paid him Tor writ
ING senator RAWLINGS biography. Thc
tenaon witness had continued voting fot
Mt Mcclure since the Investigation be-
PAN was because he had voted for him
ueiure tbs charges were made and mat
10 change his vote now would To him
appear as though he was preJudging
Mecune, lie believed a man was limo
cent until proved guilty. The BALLOT
hhl had been taken since the investl-
iatiun commenced were merely formal,
lie had not heard Senator Evans or
anyone elise say that McCune's friends
pfoporvd TO stay by him aS by 20 do
ing they might elect him any day, Had
b. thought h.s vote would have elected
Mecuno lac would have Withhold n un
" after the investigation. Witness be
neVed he could render a fair and i'm
partial verdict. lie was not the least
~ prvludicod one way or the other,
lllh feelings for Mcclure had undergone
70 change one way OF another since
.he Investigation begun, Tie fortsaw
MS petition before accepting a mem.
uefshlp on the committee. lie would
much preferred to have been excused
from serving on the committee, hut
someone had to act. and he accepted
ths appointment purely tgom sense OF