The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-19
SLOW PROGRESS In
THE HEMP ENQUIRY.
NO IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.
senator CocLrcII l. Tardy for the
First Time on Rccord-NajOr
Hawks Denies state
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The subcommittee OF the Military Al
fairs Committee Il tbc Senate resumed
consideration this morning Of the charges
preferred by Major Erastus \. Hawks
against Col II. O 8 Heistand. OF the
army The memebrs of the committee
were slow in getting together. Fer the
iirst time on record Senator COckreII was
late As rule be is first to put in an
appearance. but this morning. however.
he was tho last to arrive and e. was ll-20
O'Clock when Chairman Hawley called the
committee to order.
Senator Burrows read q series Of letters
written by Assistant Secretary of War
MeikIejohn 10 various parties interested
in hemp on the opening Of the Manila
hemp ports.
Lewis l. O'NeaI. a justice Of the peace.
who had been summoned az the request
Of Judge Nackey. conseI for Major Hawks.
was called to the stand He produced for
IN. committee his docket containing the
entry Of judgment against MeikIejohn,
which Judge Mackey stated yesterday inn
peached Mr.. Neiklejohn's testimony. The
Judgment was against the American Field
Glass Company and MeikIejohn was
named as enc Of the company. but this Of
course, has no relation 20 ;he hemp com
pany-
Mr.. Needham. counsel for Colonel Heis-
tand. objected TO the Introduction Of this
kind of testimony, as il had no bearing
on the case under Investigation Senator
Cockrell said he thought il had no place
before the committee
Judge Mackey argued that he wanted to
show and TO prove that Mt MeIkIejohn
was connected with the company against
whom judgment was rendered by Jus
tice O'NeaE
The committee finally allowed the judy
meDt 90 be- identified but declined IN o.,
further in the matter. as iJ was irrelevant
Thomas s. Hopkins was shen recalled
and questioned by Senator Burrows reIs-
tive 20 the witness conversation with Ma
jor Harrison in the Fifth Avenue Hotel in
New York. The witness said he remsn-
fered discussing with Major Harrison the
character Of the signatures attached To-
me Hawks letter. TO whom 10 may cor
Germ. exc. and signed by Heis,and BOYD
and Meikle-Ohn
They questioned whether The signature
were Official The witness said ne nd
heen impressed thai the emp ports were
." be opened and closed at will. and when
ne expressed rlOubt as 10 Hawks ability
10 close the ports Hawks said he would
bring all the gentlemen together in
room and witness could satisfy himself
The gentlemen referred 10 were MafkIa-
John. Allen. ana Heistand.
Major Hawks Jhe witness said. stated
,o him thar these gentlemen would use
their Official positions TO promote Tho
cOrdage company
Major Hawks created something of q
sensation by taking the stand and em-
phatIcally denying that ne had ever stat
ed 10 anyone that Colonel Heistand would
use his influence TO omen and close The
Manila ports. He never used Colonel
Heistaud's name at any time in conDec-
uan with the company in the manner as
brought cut I'm The testimony of Major
Harrison and MI Hopkins. Colonel
Hcistand. Major Hawks said. never sug-
Ee5ted that he could control the hcrap
ports In answer to a question from Sen
ator Harris, Major Hawks denied that Dr..
lad ever stated that the officials who's.
names have been connected with the hemp
Investigation, would oxen and close the
ports ia the interest Of the hemp CON-
pany.
Major Duncan B. Harrison was recalled.
but nothing new was brought out. Major
Harrison being excused the committee
adjourned until Saturday morning until -
O'Clock