The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-06
BRIBERY CHARGES
NOT SUSTAINED
ACCUSATIONS MADE BY MESsRS.
JACOBSON AND WAsHBURN ARE
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
continued Frons Icirst page.

II answered. L am sorry Tor you. Mat
ters will have to take this course
Question by ChaiIman-fiave YOU heard
any intimation or accusation of money
being used in the interest of the gross
earnings bill other than that stated by
you already.
Answer by Mr. Washburn-I have not,
Representative j. f. jacobson appear
ed before the committee at this time and
was sworn. a
STATEMENT BY mir JACOBSON.
81 had talk with different members
of the tax committee and / asked the
chairman if there was any opposition 60
the gross earnings bill. FIe saiJ there
was not, that he knew of. / asked him
then to call the committee together as
early as possible, so that | could get
report as early as possible. He said that
he would do that within a few days. bat
the committee was not called together
and / went to him again after the lapse
of four or five days, and he said he
would try to get the committee together
the next day: but he failed to call the
committee together that day. He was
present in the house of representatives. 1
asked him then again if there was any
opposition to the bill, or ii the opposi-
ton had asked for any hearing or delay
on the bill He said they had not, and
that he did not believe they were going
to make any fight on the bill in the
house this year.
Il again uI ged a. call of the commit
tee thai day. He said that on account of
call a meeting of the committee that
day, but would tomorrow, and the next
morning | saw him as we convened and
asked him what time in the day he would
have the meeting He told me than that
he had granted a public hearing to the
railroad conlpanys attorneys for the next
week about five or six days ahead of
The time we were speaking Of-about one
week later / asked him then if both
sides could be repr esented, so that we
could take final action that same day.
He told me that ne did not think he
could Go that, but that he would call a
meeting to take final action on the
bin on Tuesday of the next week.
complained of the long delays, and said
I did not think l was getting fair treat
ment When that day came, the chair
man was unable, on account of sickness,
to be present in the house. and it went
along two or three days, or until about
the end of the week. believe Friday.
Then | sent word to him to have some
one else call the committee together, and
he sent me note consenting to this, and
asked ne to have Representative Torsen
call the meeting Mr. Togson did this
and the meeting was calico for 4 O'Clock
on adjOllT nm6nt Friday.
During the noon recess, Representative
TorSon went down te get the bill from
the chairman of the Committee on taxes
and he (Mr TorSon5s INFORMED me that
Mr.. Wallace would not let him have the
bill, 50 the meeting was declared off.
Il was. then informed the next Monday
or Tuesday of the folloYing week that
the. chairman of the ccramittee on: taxes
had called a meeting at the Windsor
hotel to take final action on the bill that
afternoon.
During the preceding two weeks, be-
fore this final meeting Vas held, I had
talked with several members Of the COM
mittee and all those talked with said
they were in favor Of the bill. When We
met at the Windsor hotel, all the mem
bers were present, L believe, except Rep
1esentative Washburn. eat9c made a motion
hn tol< NJ
ed to pass. The motion was seconded
by Representative Peterson, OF Rennepin
county, but was rot put
Representative Berg. a member of the
committee, pulled olitz Of his pocket a
typewl itten resolution which was in sub
stance, if not entirely, the majority re-
port as finally adopted sby the commit
tee. ~ zta.
There was no discussion had and no
criticisms of the bin made. The motion
" as put to adopt the eSolution Offered
tails, showing Plainly to me that there
was preconeerted and well defined I'M
Outstanding among all the members who
signed the majority report.
JAKE HURLS A CHARGE.
81 had been informed previously to
this--the day before-that such action
would be taken. asked a member OF the
committee just before we went into the
meeting, whether such report was true
He said he had not heard anything about
The resolution Of MI Berg, before there
had been one word of discussion on the
resolution or the bill. This, together with
the info, matior had received through
representative WaShburn, convinced me
that there was unfair means used to de-
feat the bill. Other things that occurred
the next morning in the public press
OF this city and a portion OF the Mime
aPollS papers, showed plainly that there
was concert of action from some central
source, as at least four editorials that
appeared IN four Of those papers, if not
entirely Identical in language were so
IN substance. [ had several consultations
with several of the house members and a
NUMBER OF the senators as to what action
should be pursued under the circum-
stances. After [ had gone over the case
thoroughly with them, it was deemed
that the public interests could be better
SubserVed by bringing the matter to the
knowledge of the house
Il thel efere stated on the 1oor of the
mouse That L was in possession of afti-
uaVltS that convinced me that there was
d corr upt lobby against the bill, and that
1t was not only on the outside, but had
of the house
/. MALLORY CORNERS WITNESS.
que Question tic by Chairman-s'You have
Answer by Representative jacobson
had an affidavit from Mr.. Washburn
at that time stee
timer" nv
Ans. by Rep. Jacobsen"
~. by Chairman-''Wil you furnish that
aIldaVlt to the committee?''
Ans by Rep. Jacobson-rI have return
eG II TO Mr. WashburnIt l will furnish it
IL can In addition to the matter of
the afhdaVit [ want to say that Mr.
Nashburn called me and Senator Snyder
f fl committee room, Just as he came
from the interview with Mr.. Hogan as
stated by Mr.. Washburn, and he told me
in detail all that occurred between Ho-
gan ana MIN AfterWard he made an af-
lidaVat substantially covering the same
ground that he related to myself and
Senator Snyder
g g by Chairman-"Dol you know, Mr..
Jacobson, OF your own personal knowl-
edge, of any unlawful means having
ingS bill7" go
Ans by Rep. .Jaccbson-"Not other than
those stated above"
The con con; mittee met in adjourned ses-
sion April 2 at 4 D. m. There were
present Chairman Mallory Members Lee.
Wells. johnson ard Whitford. Repre-
sentative Hogan appeared before the
committee and was sworn
Question by the Chairman-''Mr. Ho-
gaH; 40 you wish an attorney with you
Answer by Mr.. Hogan-'No. do not
HOGAN MERELY OUTLINED HIS
POSITION.
While I was walking up ,Wabasha
street on or about March Is. 1901 [ hap
pened to look around. 1 saw Mr.. Wash,
puln coming up the street. and I thought
70 myself now am going to find out
lngs bill, because his father is stock
holder in the 500 Line / will find OFT