The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
JOE BAILEY INVESTIGATION Inquiry Into Senator's
 Conduct. CHARGES OF MR. DAVIDSON Resolution Introduced for Probing by Texas Legislature. Tue Measures Also Provides That Ac- tion of Attorney General i'm.
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providing for a sweeping inVeStlBatloh of the conduct of Senator J. w. Bailey of this State, was introduced Tn the House of Rspresentatives of the State Legislature today. It Is signed by twenty eight members of the Legisla- ture. Senator Bailey's term expires March next.
 In the primary election of last July Senator Bailey was endorsed for Sem ator by practically unanimous vote of the people. Since that time 1t is charg- ed that evidence has been obtained which shows that he has received large sums of money in loans and fees from the wates-Pierce oil Company the Kirby Lumber Company, the Security Oil Company and personally from H |. c. Pierce of the Waters-Pierce oil Company.
 The resolution recites the charges against Senator Bailey, In order sub stafitially as follows:
 That while a Representative in Com gress and a candidate for the Senate he accepted money and favors from the waters-P Pierce oil Company (charg- ed to be a subsidiary corporation of the Standard oil Company and domi- mated by iD and from It's President, H. Clay Pierce, as consideration for his political and official influence in securing the readmission of said com
 
 its charter had been forfeited by legal proceedings and final Judgment rend- cred therein by the Supreme Court of the United States, thus rendering friutless and null said proceedings and judgment.
 Much Money Advanced.
 The resolution also charges that Pierce and the Waters Pierce oil Com pany advanced Bailey many thousands of dollars to be used in speculations, whereby Bailey became under heavy financial and personal obligations to Pierce and the Waters-Pierce oil Com pany and that in return Bailey used his influence with the twenty seventh Legislature which was in session In 1901. relative to Senate bill No. 164, which was an act relating to the fines. forfeitures and penalties due the State of Texas and House bill No. 422, which was an act revoking the permission heretofore granted the Waters-PIerce Oil Company to do business in this State and directing the Secretary of State to cancel the permit issued to that company.
 The resolution further provides for the investigation of Senator BaIIev's relations with the Kirby Lumber Com pany, wherein 1t is recited that in tbis connection he became under heavy per. sonal obligations to It's president
 The resolution also provides for tbe investigation of Senator BaiIev'a re1s tions with IT. Clay Pierce. wherein if is recited that he is charged with an gazing In large financial transactions with Pierce. in which Pierce gave him as attorney. securities of the Tennos- see railroad and coal properties amounting to $13.00n under a power of attorney by which Bailey was autbor- ized to deal with such securities as he might desire and that Bailey disposed of the properties, and in such a trans action used his political and official in- huence as Senator to accomplish such results.
 Connection With Rockefeller.
 It Is also cited that Senator Bailey is charged with drafting a charter for the Security oil Company under em- ployment and for large fee from s. c. Bayne of New York; charged to be connected with the Standard ou Company. and that the Security oil Company was chartered by the state of Texas and is now doing business in Texas. and that 1t was at the time of it's organization. and is now, a subsi- diary company of the Standard OH Company.
 It is also reclted that 1t is charged that Bailey engaged in a transaction with Barnett Gibbs and D. R. Francis of Missouri. whereby ne bought ranch and that in this transaction he was financially aided by D. B. Francis and IT. C. Pierce. as part consideration for using his political and official influence to secure the re-admission of the Wa ters-Pierce oil Company to do bus mess in Texas.
 The resolution recltes that 1t is fur ther charged that upon investigation of Bailey's conduct by the committee ap- k.y fba ,txr- ture, that he has fully and purposalx