The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-26
Ii Is Said Chicago Promoters Came
Down TO Springfield With
S2eo,000 TO Hand Out
Among Legislators.
DOODLE NEVER DISTRIBUTED.
One of InquisitOrs Says Nothing
Has Developed in Taking Of
Evidence Which Will Re
fleet on the Members.
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Springfield. Ill. April 2.-The Investigat.
ing Committee which Is probing the charges
OF attempted bribery made by Speaker Nil
Ter adjourned to-day until Monday Nearly
All or the members OF the body have gone
TO their homes and those who remain are
quite reticent
II IS understood. however. that Speaker
Miller die not give the names OF the men
who are said to have approached him.
saying that he probably had met them, but
their names had slipped his memory.
II Is further stated by those who ought
70 know. that Miller testified the men had
Slo.Vo which they were prepared to dis
tribute among the members OF both
branches
The testimony Of an who know of bribery
or OF attempted bribery in connection with
Illinois legislation - solicited oy Thomas
H!Slnaksr, chairman OF the House Investiga-
vas issued by him to-day:
The House Traction Investigating Com
mittee desires reliable Information from all
sources concerning the charges made. The
communication or names and Information
70 the chairman at Carltnville or SPRING
nelo viii be investigated and treated By
witnesses Will be heard Monday evening at
room 4. Leland Hotel. Springfield"
The act OF Speaker Miller in charging
bribery as his reason for refusing roll calls
IL yet incomprehensibie 10 the majority Of
his closest friends and political, asscciates
= a
connittee. knew nothing OF his contem-
plated course II comes 20 light that his re-
latlons with the committee were at times
none too pleasant. and that upon this
traction matter he had several tirI,es broke
nom the committee. The belief Is general
that he had an agreement with the powers
under the gavel. and that he never calcu-
Iated upon 50 much voting strength In the
DECISION REACHED
AT A CONFEREyCE
Upon Friday before his charge was made
ne was in conference with Yates Northcott[ {
lnSly. Il Is generally believed that among
them the decision was reached to fire the
eornoShel into the House, for what pur-
pose Is not yet clear.
That the Speaker has not yet mentioned
names 10 the Investigating Committee de-
spite that they pressed him hard for them.
Speaker told the committee he had been ap-
preached by two men who told him money
was IN the passing OF the Mueller bill.
When the Mueller bill as amended in the
shape satisfactory 20 the traction company
a fund OF SGoco was to be brought 10
springfeld to pass IT. The speaker also told
the committee that a lobbyist had been
overheard to say that the cheapest way to
pass the bill would be to buy the Speaker
approached him. Miller said this morning:
I have nothing to criticise IN the stroy,
and nothing to add to H.
i gave places. amounts and dates to the
Committee on Investigation" said he.
did you give namesY'
Il cannot answer now. I am bound not to
But. evidently. somebody has been talking"
NAMES SLIPPED
HIS MEMORY.
What Is generally understood as the fact
ts that the men were known to Miller as
MES, to whom he had been introduced but
whose names slipped his memory at the
time and he cannot RECALL them now.
the traction people had said was TO be
brought here to pass the Mueller b.li with
amendments = vouched for by one of the
legislators who now are here
Speaker Miller denied that any such sum
had been mentioned to him. lThisi large
branches Of the Assembly. one OF the we'll
known elected State officers declared that
he had several times heard this amount
Sc he %eRinsS " ;h eSmmi,
tee said this morning that nothing had de-
veloped In the testimony which reflected up
on any member OF the Legislature.
TO BE
PLACED BEFORE house.
The testimony before the committee at its
session last night and on next Monday
night probably will be placed before the
House Tuesday.
In accordance with the resolution passed
Yesterday, George W. Human. editor Of the
chicago lnter-Ocean. viii be served to-day
with summons. directing him 10 srpear
before the bar Of the House The summons
was taken TO Chicago this morning. He
has issued statement that he will tell all
that he knows concerning the use OF 5codie
In connection with the traction legislation
Governor Yates stated tonight that he
would Cooperate IN the inquiry. Il hope the
Invest fgation win be thorough" said he,
regardless OF consequences
1T seems to me that thOr0ughness Is nee
,sssry 20 preserve the good name OF the
state end satisfy the demands OF the peo-
ole."
Speaker Miller viii remain here over Sun
lay. Cicero J. Indy of Bond. another OF
he prominent figures IN r1unicipal-ovne--
hip legislation. also remains In Springfield
Attorney General Hsrnlin was talking with
10Th in the hotel lobby tonight. He said
hat when the time came he would do all
n his power TO punish corruptfonists II eY-
dence could be obtained.
HASTINGS MacADAM