The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-08
WAS LIVELY SESSION
FURTHER SENSATIONS SPRUNG IN
LOBBYING INVESTIGATION.
LITTLE WENT FOR KNIGHT.
OBJECTED TO CHARGE THERE
WAS WHISKY IN HIS ROOM.

Loud offered to Testify, If Wanted.
Was Wired to Appear Saturday.
Book Company Paid Expenses of
School Commissioners to Atlanta.
American Federation of Labor
Appropriated 500 to Help Child
Labor BiIl-Denied That Any of 1t
Was Given Legislators.
Atlanta, Aug. 7.-Some more sensa-
tons were sprung at the lobby inves-
tigation this morning, particularly dur
ing the testimony of former Speaker
John D. Little of the House. who call
ed Mr.. knight of Berrien, "A common
liar" and recalled that Mr.. Mills of
Cherokee. told him on one occasion he
had been offered $1O0 to. vote for Mitch
ell of Thomas for Speaker.
President Frank Hawkins and Cash
Ter Joseph A. McCord of the Third Ma
tional Bank were the first witnesses ex-
amined. Both declared they had no
knowledge of any lobbying, and de-
clared that no money had been paid
out of their bank to any member Of the
Legislature without check or note. as
had been charged.
Representative w. D. Mills of Cher
okee. was recalled to the stand and
denied having stated that he had been
offered money to change his vote from
Morris to Mitchell in the speakership
race. He was questioned further about
the man who offered him $500, as he
said, to vote against the child labor
bill, but no further information was
brought out. -s. 4t
Hon. L. J. Kilburn of Bibb testified
that 500 had been appropriated by the
American Federation of Labor to aid
the work in behalf of the child labor
bill. Mr.. Houston had charge of the
fund. and he did not know how it had
been spent. Jerome Jones stated he
did not know how the 500 had been
spent, but he knew that none had been
used with members of the Legislature,
A smoker had been given in the Fed
Grafton Hall with some of the funds.
SENATOR Loud to Testify.
A telegram was read from Senator
Charles D. Loud, from Brunswick,
stating if he was wanted he would APP
pear before the committee He was
wired to be here tomorrow morning
| Stafford Nash of the American Book
Company said the protest against the
| uniform text book bill had been pre-
| pared in the Office of his company al
| a meeting of eight County School Com
| missioners, but that no members OF
! the company or employees had taker
| any part in it. Some of the commits
| sioners had their expenses to Atlanta
| paid by the company, as their inter.
| ests were common.
| Among the attorneys employed by
| the American Book Company, he men
| toned the names of King, SpaldinE
| and Little, Dorsey Brewster and How
| ell, Barlow Willingham of Forsyth ant
r. M. Hitch of Savannah. Severa
of these have testified or been sum
moned to testify before the commit
tee.
Little Went for knight.
The committee swore former Speake
John d. Little at his own request. H
said he had been on the floor of tn
House as ex-Speaker, being so emit
tied under the rules, but had neve
abused that privilege. Referring to tn
statement made by Mr.. Knight of Der
| rien, that he had seen Speaker Littl
in the Speakers room with other mem
bers, with whisky, Mr.. Little said
"He charged there was whisky there
and the inference is that 1 was drink
ing. If he made that statement h,
| is a common liar"
Mr. Knight was present and jumped
up excitedly. II said to the best o
my recollection there was whisk!