The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-06

him, I krIow your father is interested in
the 500 Line, and thought you would
know something about this
HE answered something in the line of
denying that his father was very much
interested .ir the 500 line. We got up
stairs near the show case and he bought
something, and then we came together
again, and Mr. Washburn said, If you
knew my father you would not approach
me that way.
II did not think more about 1t, until
the next day, | think that he came to
me- or within a day or two, and he said
off
Il said. What do you mean?
He said, well, you remember the con-
Nersation we had down street,
And / said, yes.
81 said, What is it?
" Why he said, you told me there
We're sixteen or eighteen of them
i said, I never mentioned anybody s
name at all, and / was only trying to
find out if there was any money in It. >
Then he said. well it is all according
to how the committee will take it,
THAT is all the conversation I had
with Mr.. Washburn.
Questioned by Mr.. Wells-How did you
come to say that you knew that there
were sixteen or eighteen going to vote
that way.
Answer by Representative FIogan-I
just formed an opinion, by hearing diff
ferent members express themselves at
different times. j have always been in
favor of referring the bill, and so ex-
pressed myself to Judge Alley and 9TH
erS, long prior to my conversation with
Represent Washburn.
Question by Representative Wells-Do
you know of your own knowledge of any
person or persons Offering money to in
fiuence the vote of any member of this
legislature for or against the gross earn
ings bill. or any other bill?
Answer by Representative Hogan-No,
do not.
Question by Mr. Whitford-How did
you come to make the remark to Mr..
WashbErn that you understood that
there was couple of hundred in 1t for
Answer by Representative Hogan
had always been for referring the bill to
the tax commission and knew that no
enc would approach me, put had heard
rumors and felt curious to find out If
there was anything in it, thinking this
was as good chance as l Coul ct,
thinking that Mr. Washburn. being the
son of q railroad owner would probably
be posted on what was going on.
Question by Representative Johnson
Have you at any time been approached
unlawfully by anyone outside OF the leg
islature anyone not q membeT) to use
voIIr influence for or against the gross
earnings bill, or has anyone offered you
any money for other consideration tor
your vote on the gross earnings Dill, or
any other measure?
Answer by Representative Hog2n-No,
] have not.
Question by Representative, Les-Do
YOU know of your own knowledge OF any
member having been approached unlaW-
fully by any person or persons regard.
ing this measure or any orner measure
Answer by Representative Hegan-No'
l do not.
HISTORY OF BILL BY WALLACE.
The committee met in adjourned ses-
sion April 2.
Members Present-Chairman Mallory,
Wells Lee, Johnson and Whiteford.
Representative Wallace appeared and
was sworn. Statement by Representa-
tive Wallace:
'sThe bill as introduced, I think, or
Monday GblanA date, and was brought
to me by the clerk at the desk several
days later-I should say four or five days.
There was nothing said to me about the
bill by any one until Friday Of the fol-
lowing week, when the author of the
bill spoke to me about the bill in the
small cloak room, asking me If / had had
any request for a public hearing on
the bill L told him no. and he said:
We'll, / would like to get that out now.
wanted to give the other side q fair
show to be heard, but would like to
take it up and get it through as soon
as possible I said: All right, we will
have a meeting right away.
Mr.. Jacobson went back to his seat
in the house, and 1 walked over to the
sergeant-at-arms' desk and, while stand
ing there, one Of the telephone girls came
in and told me / was wanted at the tel
ephone
Il went to the phone and the gentle
man talking informed me he was an
officer OF the Northern Pacific Railway
company. He wanted to know when they
could have hearing on the gross earn
ings bill. l told him they could have it
that night. He said the attorney who
would appear for their company could not
attend the meeting Until the first of the
following week / said: Make it as early
as possible. and let me know when you
will be ready, and I will call meeting
of the committee That was all the talk
we had at that time.
"The Tuesday following he informed
me that they would be ready for a hear
ing the next Friday night. l asked him
if they could not make it Wednesday
night He said that the different attor-
neys who wished to appear could not get
together until Friday. I tolA him all
right, we would have a meeting then.
told RepreSentatiYa Jacobson about