The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-06

the resumption OF tho hearing this
morning.
Subpoenas have been issled a. the
request of Mr. Ballinger's counsel for
United States Attorney Elmer Il. Todd
and Special Agent &. a. Parks, both OF
Seattle,
Mr.. Vertrecs has announced that be
expects to prove by Mr.. Todd that Spo.
cial Agent Jones testimony as to why
criminal proceedings against the Gun.
nlngham claimants were not instituted
was false. Mr.. Parks Will testify con-
corning Glavis's box in which twenty
four missing letters are supposed TO
have been found.
Senator Nelson announced that the
rule relating to the handling of public
documents sent to the committee had
been modified TO the extent of allow,
ing counsel to exhibit the papers to
clients and to make copies of them.
Pinchot on Stand.
When Mr. Pinchot had taken the
stand Senator Nelson, recalling the
drcary session of yesterday afternoon,
suggested that counsel avoid going over
the same ground more than once.
Mr. Pinchot has charged that Mr. Bal
lIngcr appeared before a committee OF
congress in the interest OF fraudulent
claimants, Mr.. Vcrtrees sought TO show
that his appearance had TO do only with
new law having been urged by President
Roosevelt and Secretary Garfield,
Mr.. Pinchot said that In his testimony
before congressional committee Mr.. Bal
lnEcr urged an amendment which would
have let the Cunningham claims go to
patent at $40 an acre, whereas all future
claimants would be assessed not less than
800 an acre.
II was shown. however. that the Gun
ninEham claims were the only ones that
had gone 10 final entry In Alaska. Asked
II congress could legIslate against en-
tries already made in good faith, Mr..
Plnchot said that was n question for lc
gal authority.
The witness and counsel soon began TO
clash again in the manner which delayed
yesterday. Mr.. Ncrtrees read
TO the witness a part of u message by
President Roosevelt. Mr.. Pinchot lis
tened earnestly and then snapped back:
DO you read In that message any in
that Mr., Roosevelt favored the
patentinS OF claims not made In good
faith?"
Attorney vertrees
II am insinuating nothing, Mr.. Roose-
Welt"
Mr.. Pinchot: "That is not my name"
well. didn't Mr.. Roosevelt say what l
just read youY'
Senator Nelson grew lmpa tient and de-
clared the meaning and intent Of mes
sages and everything else could be de-
tarmined by the committee, Mr. Pepper
=
nation was made up almost wholly of ar
questions which called for
argumentatlve answers.
"Oh, go on" sighed the chairman,
wearly,
Mr.. Vertrees defended his course by
declaring that as Mr., Plnchots charges
were all inferred" he was put TO tho
necessity OF trying to follow in the path
way OF his inferences."
Mr.. Pinchot would not admit that Mr..
and Secretary Garfield were In
accord in their references to congress. so
the examination reverted TO the subject
n Mr.. Ballingers statement TO the presl-
lent that the assumption OF Claws that
patents in the Cunningham cases were
leld up on his protest was not justified.
Representative Graham protested He
declared that page after page OF the rec
,rd had been taken up yesterday with
ross examination OF the witness as 10
Mr.. Ballinger's language even down to
he commas"
Mr.. Vertrees said he thought he could
BRING out something new
Representative Graham said that after
he long hours spent on the subject he
lid not see how anything more could be
brought out.
Still More Wrangling.
Attorney Pepper protested against the
lelay. due to Mr. Vcrtrees' attempts 10
lln Mr.. Pinchot down to first hand In
ormation. He declared that he and Mr. !
'nchot would have admitted in the first
'lace that his information was based al
most entirely on the documents and the
of other Witnesses in the case, |