The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
Other Senator's to Rescue
 Of Lobbyist.
WILLARD, KNOX AND KITTREDGE
Each Tries to Limit Scope of the
 Inquiry.
skilIfuI Questions of the Alabama Sem ator as skilifuIIy Evaded by the Lawyer for the Canal Com- pany.-Interestins Field
 of investigation.

Washington, Feb. 27.--William Nell son Cromwell and Senator John Tyler Morgan measured legal minds all day before the Senate Committee on Inter Oceanic Canals, and in drawn battle adjourned until tomorrow.
 Mr. Morgan pursued the witness re- lentlessly concerning his relations with the Panama Canal Company, asking many skillful questions, which were as skillfully evadsd
 MT. Cromwell drew line between his actions since the transfer of the canal property to the United States and be- fore the transfer, and declined posi- lively to answer any questions con cerning the earlier period.
 At the close of the day, MT. Morgan had brought out scheme for the Americanization of the Panama Canal Company. which promised to furnish the subject for an interesting examina- tion.
 Washington, Feb. sT.-The examina- ton Of William Cromwell was resumed today by the Senate committee on h. teF-oceanic Canals after g. brief exec utive session to determine the scope of the inquiry Senator Morgan put in- to the record a letter written by MT. Cromwell to Mir. Wallace arranging for the interview, which took place at the Hotel Manhattan In New York. when Mr. Wallace informed Secretary Taft of his desire to resign his position as Chief Engineer.
 Mir. Morgan Takes Charge.
 Mir. Morgan took charge of the exam ination and demanded to know of Mir. Cromwell what payments had been made to him from the new Panama Canal Company. Mir. Cromwell assert ed that the Information demanded was of confidential character and involv- ed the relations of counsel and client Senator Morgan insisted and many sharp passages ensued.
 Finally MT. Cromwell said that while he did not. think it any business of the Senators making the inquiry. he would state that the total pagrnents made to him would not exceed $200.O00. That was all he had received out of the $4o,- o0e.000 paid by this government but he '. added that he had not rendered his ac- count for services. He said that he had plenty of money of his own and had no time to go to Paris to see the company. He declared that this (mean- ing the hearingp was the first vacation he had had in ten months. He declared there had been no understanding as to the amount. he was to receive.
 Continuing Mir. Cromwell said he did not think the country could be Inter- ested in his private relations as counsel to the new Panama Canal Company.
 T hihk it is" said Mir. Morgan.
 You may monopoIize the opinion of the country, but don't think yot do,' replied Mir. Cromwell and thel on having repeated the question con cerning funds he had received from ed emphatically on the ground tha he would not divulge professional se' crets
 Draws Revised Statistics.
 Thereupon Mir. Morgan called fol the revised statutes and read the pro 4-s -nIa Xfrrsz fA afsax faH~ A% xnyfN nesses called before congressiona committees He asked the witness il he persisted In lis refusal. MT. Crom we'll replied:
 Tt is beyond the purview of thu committee to make this inquiry ant decline to answer"
 Mir. Morgan said he reserved thu right to determine the materiality o the question and proceeded with thu examination. Reading questions which had beer submitted to him to be propounded Mr. Morgan called on the witness tC state what had been the gross sunni received from the old or new Panama Company since the payment of J. F Morgan and Company and New YorI Bankers of the money involved in th' transfer of the property of the Unitet States from syndicates of the United States the Republic of Panama or Iron any source whatsoever.
 T thank you for that question said MT. Cromwell. Tt involves a period sinca the transfer of the prop erty to the United states
 T would be obliged to you if vol would forbear from complimenting m in public" said MT. Morgan.
 Senator, I think better of you thar you do of nIe.' said Mir. Cromwell ant this provoked another outburst iron tbe Alabamian against the witness in duIging in compliments.
 Mir. Cromwell then said he had not rsceived one dollar of the forty mil. lions paid to the new Panama Cana Company, but would render his fna hIll in due course. and that 1t will bt "substantial and will be paid"
 Nothing from Panama.
 He said he had not received from tho Republic of Panama a single cent anf had received no benefit directly or in' directlv from the sale of the property that he had not been interested in th' securities of either the old or new companies and that his whole relation to inc new canal company was that ot counsel and that his sole compensation bad been as such. He said that thu answer was meant to include the re Iations of Roger r. Farnham, cleri In his office.
 After this reply had been made MT Morran asked the witness why he ob' 
 of his relations with the canal priol to the transfer of the property. The witnes said he did not think 1t per tinent. ,..-- ,--.-,... .,., if is pertinent? asked Mir. Morgan.
 T adhere to the answer l have made rsnIied MT. Cromwell.
 ouestioned concerning the manner ,D which the $200,000 had been pait MT. Cromwell said the payments were "sn,aIl matter of $1O,cO0 or $15,o0O 2 year" and that the payments extended over several years.
 Asked what services he had rendered ,o earn the S20O, ,000, MT. Cromwell sai( that professional secrets were involved In the inquiry and he snoula oe com naIled to decline to reply.
 "Read that question said MT Nor gan to the stenographer. T VIII get ar answer if ! can -...,..-,
 .I am unable to specify the services s.id Mr. Cromwell ''As said, 1t ap'