The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-31
BAILEY OBJEC4S.
Senator Protests Against Cookies
Method of Investigating.

am ont going to sit here and be IN
suited" said Senator Bailey Tuesday
night in voice quivering with inGis.
nation, while Representative Cc1l>:
was plopounding questions during tf4
session Of the investigation commit
tee.
Chairman O'NeaI said it seemed to
him that the matters inquired about
by Mr.. Cooke We're irrevelant. and he
sEsd Senator Bailey to sit down and
be quiet.
Several members Of the committee
talked, Senator Looney dee jarine that
there were inuendOs in the questions
and that he toue in which they were
asked was insulting, so much that 1t
self-respecting man could stand them
The chair declared that the exam
nation Of Witnesses should be cuA
Quoted in a courteous manner.
A little later Mr. Cooke told The
committee that he had been asked tu
conduct The examination Of It's wit
ness because he had not had tine H.
consult with his counsel coni ern1ng
the matter and he added that it E<,l
been his desire 10 offend 10 one.
This Gained the situation for
time, but little later Mr.. Burnett de
nounced i'll quite vigorous and artistic
language tie unknown writer OF
letter in the possession OF Mir. Cooke,
which writer said he had been il
formed that Mr. Burnett had once
paid Senator Bailey 4 f@- OF $5,+0t
for assisting him 70 obtain ieast
upon public lands in the IluAa and
Comanche country. Mn. Burnett de-
MED with evident great Indignation
that he had ever paid Senator Bailey
a dollar f0r any service: i'll fact, tx
said. he never paid him ans moneA
except for two car loads ot bulls.
which he had purchased al a bai
gain.
1t was questions in regard to the
leases of land in the Indian rescfYa
ton chat brought forth the profess
from Senator Bailey; especially as
to whether or not the bill OF Congress
man Stephens for the opening OF the
kiowa and Comanche reservations
had not placed the pasture reseGVa<
ton back in the Wichita mountains
and if Senator Bailey had not iaanipu-
lated the bill 50 as to throw the PAS
ture reservation along the Red river
and just across from the Burnett and
Wagner ranches in Texas
Mr.. Burnett had denied knowledge
of the provisions of the Stephens bill
and Of the way III which the pasture
reservation was made, but MIR Cooke
pressed other questions upon the sub
ject.
In his explanation of the matter
following Senator Bailey's protest Mr.
Cooke said that he had received let
ter giving some new information
which vas not covered by the pre-
vious charges, and he was endeavOr.
ing to develop it in a proper way to
see if the committee would consider
the charges
This brought forth 4 demand for the
name of the writer OF the letter Mr..
Cooke said he regarded the commune
cation as confidential, but to show
his good faith he would exhibit it to
a subcommittee appointed for the
purpose, with the understanding that
the name was not to be disclosed. He
said that the writer of the letter did
ledge of the matter,
1t was then, that Mr. Burnett grew
Indignant He declared in the most
emphatic manner that he would be
delighted to know the name of the
man who charged that he had ever
paid Senator Bailey a fee and de
clared that he was known as a man
who was responsible for what he said
1t is thought the investigation will
be concluded in about a week A re
cess will then be taken until Il sub
committee visits St Louis and New
York to take testimony Of f. G.
Pierce and others.
For four hours J. P. Gruett, ST..
was subjected TO a rigid cross exam
ination by ex-senator Odell, before
committees representing both the
senate and house. There were severa
sensational developments One OF
these was that in an affidavit made in
st. Louis for use in the suit against
the Waters Pierce Oil company.
brought by NJ. NJ. Crane of Dallas
when attorney general Mr. Gruett
had made statements regarding the
relations existing between the Waters
Pierce Oil company and the Standard
Oil company which were not the same |
as those he made Monday on the |
same subject While under direct ex-
animation. Questions and answers
answers contained in that deposition |
IF long ago were read to the witness |
today. and he said that he had testi |
fed then in order to save his job
Another development during the I
testimony which attracted much at
ention was that Mr.. Gruett had made
IN agreement with County Attorney |
Brady of Travis county, through AS /
sistant Attorney General Lightfoot,
hat the state of Texas was to pay
lis travelling expenses in connection
With the present pending suit against
he Waters-Pierce OIL company. and.
n the event of decision favorable
o the state in that case. he was to
'eceive one-third of the district at
orneys share of the penalties recoy-
red, which, under the law, Mr.. Gruett
Understood would be 25 per cent of
he total amount recovered.
Still another feature was the num-
'rous questions which were asked
he witness regarding the interview
which he gave to the Chicago Exam
ner about the Bailey matter. Senator
)deli pressed him pretty closely about
his matter, and the witness finally |