The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-17
ID INVESTIGATE BAILEY
Resolution Introduced in Texas Leg islature Makes Formal Charges
 Against the Senator.
SOLD INFLUENCE 10 STANDARD GIL
Resolution Charges Senator With Accepting Money and Favors From Oil Trust for Securing Re- admission of Waters-Pierce cors pany to State.

Austin. Tex, Jan. 11.-A resolu- ton providing for sweeping investi. gation of the conduct of United States Senator J. w Bailey of this state, was introduced i'll the house of representatives Wednesday. It is signed by 2S members of the legisla- ture. Senator Baileys term expires March next. Tn the primary cleo tion of last July Bailey was endorsed for senator by practically unanimous vote of the people. Since that time 1t Is charged that evidence has been obtained which shows that he has re- ceived large sums of money in loans and fees from the Waters Pierce Oil company, the Kirby Lumber com pany, the Security Oil company and personally from H. c. Pierce of the Waters-Pierce Oil company.
 The resolution charges that Sena- tor Bailey. while a representative in Congress and candidate for the Senate, accepted money and favors from the Waters-Pieree Oil company tcharged to be a subsidiary corpora tion of the Stadard Oil company and dominated by iD. and from it's pres ident H. Clay Pierce, as consider ation for his political and official in fluence in securing the re-admission of said company to do business in Texas after it's charter had been forfeited by legal proceedings and final judgement rendered therein by the supreme court Of the United States, thus rendering fruitless and null said proceedings and judgement
 It is charge that Bailey engaged in a transaction with Barnett Gibbs and D. R. Francis of Missouri, whereby he bought ranch and that in this transaction he was financially aided by D k. Francis and H. c. Pierce as part consideration for using his DO litical and official influence to prepare the re-admission of the Waters-P Pierce Oil company to do business in Texas
 The resolution charges that upon an investigation of Bailey's conduct by the committee appointed by the 27the legislature he purposely con cealed from the committee and legis- lature all the fnincial transactions he had with H. Clay Pierce.
 The resolution charges that Pierce and the Waters-Pierce oil company advanced Bailey many thousands of dollars to be used in speculations, whereby Bailey became under heavy financial and personal obligations tc Pierce and to the Waters Pierce oil company and that in return Bailey used his influence with the 27th legis iature, which was in session, in 1901 relative to Senate bill No. 164. an act relating to the fines, forfeitures and penalties due the state of Texas, also house bill No. 422, an act revoldne the permission granted the Waters Pierce Oil company to do business in Texas and directing the secretary of state to cancel the permit issued to that company.
 It is recited that Senator Bailey Is charged with drafting charter fo. the Security Oil company under em ployment and for large fee from S. G. Bayne of New York. charged to be connected with the Standard Oi company and that the Security or company was chartered by the state of Texas and is now doing business in Texas and that it was at the time of it's organization and is now. sub sidiary company of the Standard Oil company