The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-13
STATEMENT A LIE
RETORTS BAILEY
When Cooke Says He Bor-
rowed $1,000 from Suggs
WILL TAKE HAT AND LEAVE
Senator Threatens Unless More Haste
is Made-Wants to See Wife and
Children and Get to
the Senate.

Austin, Tex, February 12.-When Rep
resentative Cooke was asked today
whether he had any more witnesses to
come before the committee and what he
intended to prove by them, he replied
that there were six or seven additional
witnesses whom he desired examined, most
ly in rebuttal but that there was one
witness whom he had asked for at first
he was very desirous to have come. This
was ]. d. Suggs of Irion county, who
had been summoned, but had been pre-
vented by illness from coming before
the committee. He said he expected to
prove that Suggs has, or had destroyed
note for $1,000 given to him or his dead
brother, by Senator Bailey.
Senator Bailey Indignantly replied:
'AIr. Chairman: That is a lie. It is in
fanny to allow a man to stand here and
make a statement that is a downright,
malicious lie and a lie made out of whole
cloth"
Chairman ONeil said that he thought
the statement was uncalled for. Mr.. Cooke
insisted that he was doing only what the
committee had invited him to do. He
was excused from continuing his re-
marks.
The question of the hour to which the
committee should adjourn coming up, Mr..
Bailey said:
Mr.. Chairman: l have received three
kilograms from United States senators
in the past three days. insisting upon
my return to Washington.
Il understand the San Dominican treaty
is coming ~ when every vote is needed.
Wife Sick.
Il have not cared to infiict my worries
upon the committee but my wife is sick
in Washington probably will be some
time, and it looks Infamous to delay and
keep me here from day to day, while
the investigation is permitted to drag
along.
II do not wish to appear discourteous.
but unless more haste is made, shall
take my hat and leave. l have not seen
my wife and children for two and half
months Four witnesses only have been
here since Wednesday and the commit
tee is making no haste, so far as is
apparent have public duties to perform
and cannot stay here indefinitely
InlS statement blllltu tilt IOiiilthOVs
Mr.. Robertson offered a motion which
was adopted, that Chairman o'Neil should
wire J. q. johnson at st. Louis at once
and ascertain ii the Waters-Pierce books
and witnesses would be in Austin ON
Thursday and if Mr.. Johnson could say
definitely if Mr.. Pierce could meet the
subcommittee in st. Louis on Friday
or when he could meet 1t. Pending re-
ply no action was taken.
During the course of the discussion as
to the proposed trip of the snb-comnlt-
tee to st. Louis Senator Bailey assured
the committee that they were no more
anxious than he to secure Mr.. Pierce's
testimony, but he did not wish the COM
mittee to leave until certain Mr.. Pierce
would be ready to receive the commit
tee.
Ar. man would dislike to be dragged
about the country as the accused Texas
senator" declared Senator Bailey.
Mr. Cooke served notice on Senator
Bailey and his attorneys to produce the
Flato'' letter which has been previously
referred to by Senator Bailey as an at
tempt to blackmail him. This demand
was made according to the statement
of a member of the committee, so that
secondary evidence might be introduced
to prove the contents of the letter III
the event 1t was not produced
LOST Letter.
Senator Bailey stated that he had made
an unsuccessful search for the letter
which he had last in his possession when
addressing the House of the Texas leg
islature recently, and had left 1t on the
desk with other papers which had dis
appeared.
Senator Hanger took some umbrage at
sentence in Mr.. Cookies demand that
a failure to produce the letter might re-
suit in the concealment of the TRUTH,
but except for Hangers remark the
matter was passed over without COM
ment.
Mr.. Cooke stated that he desired to
have the subcommittee on its way to
ST. Louis visit Ardmore, l. T., to take
the deposition OF Dodd Lacey, and Okla
homa City to secure the deposition of
Mrs. J. w. Phillips, claiming that both
dispositions were necessary to the proof
or disrroof OF certain charges.
The materiality OF the testimony of
these witnesses being questioned Mr..
Cooke offered a statement of what he
proposed to prove by them. Objection
was made TO this statement going into
the record until examined by members
of the committee privately.
Mr. Cooke said:
Blowing to the will of the committee,
I am perfectly willing to pass this around
nrivately, but certain other matters and
certain other expressions have been ad.
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