Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-18
DAVIDSON COMPLIED.
Took to the Lower lonse OF the
Texas legislature
DESIRED DOCUMENTS
Members Of the BODY Are Furnished
with Copies and original Pa q.
pers Co lie Inspected at
Legal Department.

Austin. Jan. 17.-At the request OF
the majority Of the members Of the
house Attorney General Davidson Wed
tcsday afternoon took 10 that body the
documents which are alleged to show
the relations that that existed between
Senator Bailey. II C. Pierce. the Wa
ters-Pierce oil company and the stand
ard OH company. The attorney gen
eral left on file with the house copies
OF such documents. some OF them be
ing photographs. and the members
are % 90 20 the attorney generals Of
flee and inspect the originals at such
time as they may see IN. The matter
was left In this shape after a long de-
bate as % what course the house
should pursue
The papers were left With the speak
er. and by him turned over 10 the
chief clerk A few members inspected
them Wednesday.
Close friends OF Senator Bailey say
that there Is nothing really new In
these copies Of the documents left by
the attorney general that most OF
them have been published by him
heretofore. that the letters purpOrted
20 have been written by George Clark
and J ID. Johnson were made public
In the congressional compaign In the
Waco district. although they have not
heretofore been given statewide pub
lication.
The portion Of the Standard OIL
company code In which Senator Bal
ley's name appears they declare 10 be
an unfair exposition. and they assert
that IL The whole code was published
Il would probably be found tO contain
the names of many other senators.
The iayfs'igatiOn resolution was
further tslpied in the house without
reaching vote.
Govern Campbells message was
read In thn house and attentiyely lis
tened %. While u was being read the
attorney general and his special as
sistan,. Hon Jewell p Llghtfoot. who
I took the testimony against the Waters
I Pierce company. entered. The first
/ bore a manuscript and the latter two
| books After the message had been
read they were recognized BY Speaker
I Love The clerk then read the attor-
! ney generals response 20 the house
] resolution
Al the request OF Attorney General
| Davidson Mr. Lightfoct stated that
] 20 facilitate the business OF the house
/ facsimile copies OF the documents had
been prepared which the members
could examine al once. In answer "a
] - N-HHFanF aNufgA No
/ Gruett surrendered these documents
without being paid a cent.
Page q shows a copy In typewriter
OF the W. =. code No. 6Ol. There are
two pages ~ rules for the use Of the
code The rules are signed by J. y
Crlett. secretary Of the Waters-Piercs
oil company. Jan I. 1901. with a re-
quest that n the book be lost II should
be returned 20 him. Then follows q
copy OF page 246. Standard Oh com
pany cipher code" two pages words
from this code and the meaning OF
same include the following
"Reposal-at what prices Is tare
your competitors quoting?'
Reprisal-AuStin. Tex"
"Reprize-Austin, Tex, manager W
=. o. az"
Reproach-Drskill hotel. Austin
Tex"
"Reproyal-R b. Backus. y Y"
"Repubush-J ". Bailey"
Al OF the code is typewriter as s
copied from printing except the nam'
OF X p HaCkus. which o. written IL
black and iu the name OF !. W. Bal
ley. which g. written 10 red fink ~
explanation OF this variation Is given
but some members OF the Legislature
who looked az the code took % 20 meal
the names were inserted after the cod