The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-17
Did Not Contribute the S21,OOO
 as Credited
BREWERS GAVE SOME MONEY
Made Contributions to the Campaign Fund in Missouri But Not For the Purpose of influencing
 Legislation.

Jefferson City, Mo-, January 16-The Senate investigation committee, investi- gating the contribution of $21,O0O to the republican state campaign fund, made partial report this evening and have asked for more time to pursue its investiga- tions. The report finds that Niedringhaus did not contribute the s21,0OO as credited to him. The report was signed by the full committee, including republican Sem ators McIndo and Frisbie. After re- viewing the testimony the findings are:
 1. That the Hon. Thomas K. Niedring- haus was chairman of the republican, state campaign committee of the state of Missouri in the campaign of 1904, and that he kept no separate bank account of the funds received by him. but depos- tied the same to his individual credit In the National Bank of Commerce in the city of St. Louis, Mo.
 2. That the said Thomas K. Niedring- haus on the 9th day of December, 1904, filed with the recorder of deeds for the city of St Louis, Mo, a statement yeri- fled by his affidavit purporting to set forth an account of receipts and dis bursements of said committee during said campaign in 1904 and that said verified statement contains an item setting forth among the receipts of said committee contribution to said committee of $2l,- 237. 7.51 by Thomas K Niedringhaus.
 Did Not File Statement.
 B. Our committee further finds that Thomas K. Niedringhaus, as acting chair man of the republican campaign commit- tee did not file complete statements of receipts of his committee in his said state as required by law.
 l. We find that Niedringhaus did nos contribute the full sum of s2l, l,2S7.51 to the republican state campaign fund. but 5000 of the said amount was contributed by the Anheuser Busch Brewing asso- citation internationally, and that $1O,OOO by AdoIphus Busch, with the understand ing that said sums were to be refunded to said brewers in the event that said sums could not be procured from the na- tional committed but for the repayment of which sums Mir Niedringhaus was in no wise personally liable.
 5 That the Anheuser Busch Brewing association of St. Louis is corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of hppr of October, 1904, contributed to said Med ringhaus as a contribution to the cam paign fund of said committee the sum of S25O0 and that neither said contribution nor the name of such contributor Is set forth in said statement so filed by said Niedringhaus.
 6. Your committee finds If Otto F. Stfel guaranteed and agreed to pay Thomas K Niedringhaus on demand the sum of $625O and this fact is admitted. and said money on the strength of such agreements by Stifel was received by Niedringhaus as acting treasurer, he failed to show that fact in his statement of campaign receipts.
 No Direct Evidence Offered.
 [ Your committee further reports that m direct evidence has been offered to show that the contributions to the cam naign fund by Adolphus Busch. the An heuser Busch Brewing association or Otto F. Stifel were for the purpose of influencing or effecting legislation in the Missouri assembly.
 s. The committee further reports that touching the question of Federal patron age and its use in the recent senatorial contest. it is not yet ready to report for fl Q reason that in the time given us up to this date, we have not had an op portunity to get thoroughly into that branch of the Investigation. Nor has the committee been able to this date to un- d, rtake to investigate the various state committees as authorized to do by the ttird resolution, introduced in the Senate by Senator Clark and adopted by the Senate on Friday, January 13 and we f .erefore submit this partial report and ar for further time to complete the in- yestigations. which was will proceed without delay to do unless otherwise di-