The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-17
LACK OF RESULTS
IS WORRYING TAFT
cred, as the Alaskan bill was in a snarl
even more ineXtricablc. ''si'
CLAWS sun ON stnud.
CONTINUED From First pare,

nj. washington, p. c., Februarv ~
me Baliinger- Pinchot inyestipatior
loi'iinittee was In session for three
nouis o-day, and then adjourned nve,
''iull friday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Mr. Nertrees. the attorney for Sec
retary Ballinger, continued his cross
examination of Louis Il. CLAWS, nut
.N.lue ilttie Or no Roadway. He had
.sNefal arguments with the witness on
s , subject of direct answers, and
curing one of these Representative
Graham, OF Illinois. a Democrat. ana
senator Nelson. OF Minnesota, chair
man of the committee. had quite a
warm colloquy.
Mr.. Vertrees read into the record
to-day number of letters and tele-
grams dealing with the calling in OF
the forest service by CLAWS. During
the Decentralization OF the Witness
1t was shown that before he was called
off the Alaska coal land cases in May,
1905 he had telegraphed tho depart
ment nt Washington that the Unitod
States attorney at Portland had urged
the necessity of closing up about
a hearing had to be held almost i'm
medlately, and the full field service
would be needed. Three days later
CLAWS was taken off the Alaska cases
and assigned to the Oregon work
CLAWS testified that he got no orders
to resume the Alaska cases until oc-
tober, 1908.
Given Notice.
Mr.. vertrees Immediately began
questioning CLAWS rs to the alleged
necessity for field examination OF tho
Alaska coal claims prior to his MAX
ing final reports. Witness said he had
not been given time TO make the OK
aminations. Ifo admitted. however.
that he had been instructed that the
results OF the field examinations could
dencc on other features OF the cases
had been taken. CLAWS said he did
not agrec with the office In this matter.
Attorney vertrees and CLAWS got
into wranSle because when Mr.. Yer
trees would ask, Were these not the
facts?" etc. the witness would reply,
Yes" following with an argument.
At this juncture. heated colloquy
ensued between Representative Gra-
ham and Chairman Nelson. when Mr..
Graham said there was too much lee
turing of the witness.
l'he examination proceeded quietly
for a time. Senator Fletcher of Flor
ida tDemocrap. said he thought lot
VI sliH1p WIS DelTC NdslPu wv Inquiries |
to the witness when the kilograms to
CLAWS from the department spoke TOR
themselves. Mr.. vertrees apologized
IL he had Unnecessarily consumed the
time of tho committee.
Mr.. Vertrces read a number OF let
tcrs and telegrans dealing with the
calling on of "the forestry" the copies
of the letters having been received from
1.-The forestry" to-day.
Mr.. Eertrees next turned to the
charge made by CLAWS that he was
called off the Alaska work in May. 1908. |
and got no orders to resume until oc-
tober of that year.
CLAWS said he did not regard the !
telegram of Commissioner bennett OF |
May IS. 1908, which concluded; Push |
work. as referring to tho Alaska /
cases. nor did II. n. Schwartz. chief |
of the field service. so regard 1t. for
on September %. 1908. Schwartz recon-
mended to bennett that the order TAX
ing Claws off the Alaska work be
revoked .