The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-23
VANISH INTO thin AIR
CHARGES OF BRIBERY IN LEGIS-
LATCRE LIKELY TO FALL
FLAT
EVIDENCE is TOO TENUoUs
House Members Anxious to Have
Matter PrObed to Bottom
Regardless of Its
Effects.

So far as the public is able to judge.
no progress was made yesterday in the
work of the committee appointed in the
house to investigate the charges of bril-
berry made by Representatives Jacobson
and Washburn in connection with the
formers gross earnings bill Apparently
the committee is endeavoring to map
out its plan of campaign before entering
upon active operations
From present Indications the meetings
of the committee. if any are ever held,
will be secret, and none but the members
will be allowed to attend them. Chair
man Mallory, of this committee, stated
yesterday that no conference had been
held, and that he was unable to say
when one would be called. He assured
the press that nothing would be attempt
ed before today al least.
1t is evident that Mr. Mallory and the
remainder of his associates on the COM
mittee are imbued with the serious
ness of the work assigned to them, and
are determined to make no move without
being assured of their course. While Mr.
Mallory himself consistently refuses 20
talk upon the subject at all, the state
ment has been made by a member of the
committee that it is the determination
of the gentlemen to ferret out this mfw-
ter to the very end, and, if there are
made, they will be discovered.
No halfway work is expected of this
committee. 1t is the general belief in
the house that it viii seek in every
way to get at the bottom of the sus-
picious talk and the discriminating state
ments that have been made The two
representatives, Jacobson and Wash
burn, who startled the house by their
accusations, will be kept busy furnishing
al 10 int
had Neither of the gentlemen was heard
from yesterday, there being no proceed
ings in the house which elected any re-
mark from them.
EVIDENCE IS THIN"
While, as has already been said, the
committeeman are maintaining the
strictest silence in regard to their wo k
or plans, the statement was made to the
reporter for the q o b yesterday. upon
the very best authority, that at the re-
quest Of the committee or a member
thereof certain information" so called
was procured and it was of such a char
acter as to suggest the air of burlesque
to the conduct of at least one individual
To use the words of the gentleman him
self: 1t was too thin to be of any con-
sequence whatever. 1t was entirely too
obvious upon it's face"
The reporter asked for the name of the
member from whom this ''information''
came, but the gentleman declined to
give this. saying that he was under OBJ
legations to keep that secret for a
While at least.
No member of the house can be found
but who is anxious to have the investiga-
ton committee prosecute its work to the
very best of its ability. All are DESTROYS
that the imputations of dishonesty. if
they are justly made in single case,
may be proven and let the responsibility
fall where 1t belongs, rather than that
the Stigma rest upon the entire house.
II all the charges are proven to be false.
then there will be no question as to who
Will have to bear the consequences. for
the house would still be under stigma
II the members making the accusations
were not reckoned with.