The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
]. BAILEY HEARING.
Counsel on Both sides Cautioned b sr Lee Committee.

Counsel on Both sides Cautioned by Lee Committee.
 Austin. Texas, Feb, l5.---The legis. 1atiye investigation charges against United states Senator Joseph W. Bai- ley at the opening of today's sessIon reproved the attorneys representiug Senator Bailey for what was deemed discourteous treatment of Representa- tive Cooke, who is prosecuting the charges. and insisted that both the committee and the prosecutor be treated more respectfully by the iegai representatives, as well as pyt Senator Bailey. sS4
 Amendments were promptly made and the investigation proceeded.
 A. ]. Hutchinson, auditor of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, the only witness examined today testified re- latiye to certain vouchers and notes noted by the committee in their in- vest. .tion of the books of the com- pany. Hts testimony was principally in Identification of various notations and signatures
 MT. Hutchinson. referring to sever al notes and vouchers charged to the account of profit and loss on June 80, 1902, explained that they were charged first to bills receivable, then to legal expenses and finally to pro, fit and loss.
 As to an item of s2oe7,o7 charged to profit and loss on that day the re. cord showed 1t had been paid out ip connection with the antitrust suits
 Mir. Cooke asked if the witness could tell which of the Items making up the total amount charged to pro- fit and logs on June 50, 1900 could be traced to expenditures in connec- tion with the anti-trust suits at Waco. Mr. Hutchinson was unable to say, as L. tna Avfpud hnNsnnd the books.
 Mir. Cooke then asked that he be permitted to examine the books to ascertain what items had bearing upon the charges under investigation
 Judge R. L. Penn. representing the waters-Pierce Oil Company objected to this and it was ruled by the chair man that the committee had no right to conduct promiscious examination of the books. G7 f4 r as
 Mir. Cooke. replying to certain objec- tions by oposing~ counsel today, spoke of their tender solicitude for the Wa ters-Pierce oil Company" and later he protested to the chairman because of what he termed the apparent un- willingness of the witness to answer questions without first looking towards counsel for Senator Bailey and waiting to see if they would object to the questions.
 This brought forth protest rom Senator Bailey who said that if the committee wants to have an orderly proceeding there must be no further suggestion of tender solicitude for the Waters Pierce OH Company by me or my attorneys, or suggestions that the witness is guided by any intelligence received by looking at these attor- neys.
 Acting Chairman McGregor instruct
 AF, Atnak VnF . tr q entirely unnecessary, and that all he had 10 do was to ask for questions in the proper manner,
 Immediately after recess. tho com mittee excused A N Finlay. Vice President of the Waters Pierce Oil Company, from further attendance and the examination of the witness, Hutch ison was continued. The inquiry turned 10 voucher for $l.T50. The witness said he had entered it. on, the. general lodgef. "J. ". B., Texas cases"
 He said that this was the same entry made by J. P. Gruet in another vol~' ume. He said that this item was en- tered as c demand loan
 Here the direct examination was dis continued pending a decision as to the extend the affairs of the Waters-Pierco Company might be gone into.
 J. D. Johnson, general attorney for the Waters Pierce oil Company. was questioned as to records of the legal expenses of the company. He declared that no such records were kept in his office. After appointing a committee to arrange a date if possibla. when H. Clay Pierce might be questioned. the committee adjourned until Tuesday, -