The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-02
MIR. CROMWELL ON THE RACK Morgan Keeps Up Fire
 of Questions. THE OLD CANAL COMPANIES Senator Seeks Information of
 Their Doings. Has Letters and Teiegrams seat by the Witness to Secretary of stste--- Adjournment to Hear
 Speech.

Washington, March 1--Wiiliam Nel- son Cromwell again was on the stand today at the investigation of canal af- fairs before the Senate Committee on tnteroceanic canals. He read de- tailed statement of the operation of the monetary agreement between the Isthmian Canal Commission and cer- tain bankers on the Isthrnua. Tn the meantime Senator Morgan was reading the record In preparation tor cross examination of the witness.
 Mir. Morgan began his examination by inquIring concerning the financial difficulties of the old Panama Canal Company and the extension granted by Colombia to the receiver and later to the new Panama Canal Company. The question particularly had reference to the 5,000,000 francs in stock set aside for Colombia in the new company in consideration of the formation of the new company. Mir. Cromwell said he had no part in getting that concession, and after replying to several questions that he had no knowledge on the sub~ feet said finally.
 T can claim no credit for that"
 If there was any discredit. pre- surne you do not wish to claim It." said Mfr. Morgan.
 "I can not see that there was any discredit in the C. cs.apany getting an extension and payiI < it's money for It" reioined Mr. Cromwell,
 ssx0u don't" asked Afr Morgan. That very extension cost one hundred thousand lives and six millions in debts."
 T have seen no trace of the horrors you mention" said Mir. Cromwell
 Returning to the history of the Pan anna canal companies, Mir. Morgan reat letter written by former president of the board of trustees of the olt Panama Canal Company, and Mir. Nor gan took the witness to tack for hii alleged failure to remember 1t.
 T have memory for what can re member and what have not you can not make mo remember, said MT
 Morgan Had Letters.
 MT. Morgan referred to ietters am telAgrama sent by Mir. Cromwell q the fornnes Secretary of state GIT Hay) prior to the last extension D! Colombia. The Senator held these il his hand, but did not read them.
 MT. Cromwell admitted writing tn letters, but declined to say whethe the communications were true. an' would not say he remembered thei contents. The correspondence con tained the statement that war wa about to break out in Colombia, anl gave evidence that Mir. Cromwell wa cognizant of the conditions in that re public After the witness had declined to discuss the letters MT. Morgan aske' if the declination was because of dutte to his clients.
 You know that to be the case, Sem ator," said Mir. Cromwell.
 T don't know It. and don't believe it" said Mir. Morgan testify. :
 Then your faculties have not their full power" replied the witness.
 T should be sorry if they had. if they had caused me to gloss over tn truth in that manner" said Mir. Nor gan.
 Mir. Morgan was taking up the his tory of Colombia at the time when the republic engaged in controversy with the Panama Canal Company and later rejected the Hay-Herran treaty when the committee at noon took recess until p. m.
 On account of the desire of the mem bers of the committee to hear Senator Delivers speech on the rate bill the committee at ? p. m. decided to adjourn until tomorrow.