The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-02

49, away ~ Usis 'l0te AMI tneS may re-
'luirs more ~ Or,I.f Tn submit Aids 20 the
"r'isal that longer underwent longer
va tUtoed On the final iay uf hR crOss-
examination IA NpN..a' T., the Chair foT
nor asserting that " w,s Nllts'S OouIn-
sells pfIpo-- ''h"t'''iSiY to r'.bk biz down
phvriclly
Because ~ long urkInents OF counsel
hghis An0ng thu SENATORS only four wit.
u's-Ss'H tes' tiS-i tratlAy Even Lawyer
lttie;hn wAs Ior, 81 t. protest against
hat h. dsrkI'-l we're t,Ie -siphonatsCl
r't"Iancss ct VI o>borne. whom lac
charged VIA, A'srtsTinR purpOselv with
h'S 'NauuImiIon "f bridge company
wfn.---, Eug.ue 4 I.Anoion. Tor years
~ n" ''npl.'Y ~ ths Coug~r company
l.aUdon testified hat he Naa general
,nauh ger of the GruGOn Bridge Company
irom isi2 until iaos. white Jay ConRer
was pre-ideNt Ito Was not Interested lt
'hs "Ompen, In iaOl MI. tAndon Was
asked II he understood that he waA ~
bring 10 the itIal all hOOks. papers AMI
,orr"si pDndencs relating 40 the Cortn
"Itton uC fnnAS for the purpose Of infin
snCing legislation IN lana and iHn. Ian.
don said he lid mot have the docunlsnts
IA his possession and could not tell nov
there thcy are
I-andon inSist,I t',at he had no rscol,
lection of thC Col..ctiO of hInde. He had
no knoWleig~ of funds heing raia~d in
Mr. l.,tt.eton asked u the witness could
CIV" the names nf tho hdiCr-S Possessing
the hooks and DOCUMENTS sought.
Mr. Osborne lot 'rTt;r'Sd ~ volunteer
that all the bOokS ia" :asi-nCe wanted
would he furnished
4 hope you will furnish them 80 ere ran
is-ue Suhp~pnaea tor the ofhcerp Of the
bridge rOnpa nies Who have these books.
he,aus. now We see them and now us
don't
Although Mr. Littlstou kept driving ~
Landon he was Unable to get any definite
Information regarding Corruptiun rnnds
or he max cup OF the bridge companies
r. sn he took up the question ~ the Glove
land agreement
-no Won rNcail.- asked Mr. TittIeton.
that in IaoI the CrOtOn Bridge Company
IT which you we're thN Nt"e -psrstd@nt
ciation known - the Cleveland agree
nl~nt7"
I think they did
Mr. Osborne objected stTrnuously to
a continuation OF this line Of testimony.
wheTeupon Mr. l.ittletou made long
AZ Rllmsnt explaining his purpose.
Re said he int nded TO show that the
bridge companies thsms@lveA had On
ColIrR god corTupti1H and thRt Il was not
the legislation at Alls'n.- that inspired u
but the corrupt tactics Of tho bridge
interests tn defeat good LEGISLATION.
4 want to ahow. aid Mr. Littleton.
that there has becn IN this r|tats cOIn-
hinAtion 81 bridge interests Who have
such n complete control Ct tie towns
to whom they could ssl uhAsN bridges
and they had such a completely corrupt
agreement regarding the division OF the
spoil that their in'erVsi in msinta mini
thus Legislation wPs OF the vIstest CHAR
aCteT and that they would do anything
on the fa1.a ~ the earth which would
sna ble them To continue with TINS pro-
gramne. which "" regard as programme
81 plumber
In addition 10 tina, senator Aids has
be.-p known TO b.. according to the record
here now before this committee. opposed
to- this tCRislstio Whether at all mo
nsnts il Was immediately carried to
the bridge comp~ni"s or not ] am not
able To say and the record dos not dis
close. hut C-rLAinly. excepting ioOI. on
the occasion IN which this controversy
- located his position UPON this ball and
'hus legislation has be~n uncomprou'sinG
snd consists n' We shsll expect 20 give
the full reason regarding his conduct
In 1871 which Ne think will bs satisfactory
Now. We hope 10 he allowed "a show
thar the man who N Icing prosecuted
TODAY IL the EnAh WhO throughout the
p@rod when this Cleveland agr~ement
existed, or a psrt OF thst period. va. the
man WhO was endea voring 4 possible 10
put -ouse legislation uGSon the statute
hooks which would prevent the plumber
of small toWns which. We say. they were
carving On under this agreement Are
Ne not entitled for that reason "a show
first the motive 81 the~- people to prot
second their, motive. If they have .
profound motive. for destroying SENATOR
Aids Y they have a chance. and destroy
lng him l--'au-a he had been hostile To
their l-Risia' N and had be~n hostile TO il
up to last year
Nuor overriding objections Mr.. l.andon
~ ~ hIs lest rcColls Ction WIS that the
GToton Bridge Company became a mem
ter Of the Cleveland agreement IN lS0a
end that the s-~Oclatlon continued TO
. Nist intact until about 1873
- natOT Human entered IN objection
10 dclyinK into the FHslrs 81 the bridge
through the Cleveland agree
m-ut or any Other agreement hs in
SISTED u was inmatsrisl
at course u II has been Shown here
that S"ratJr tOngpv hlrnsalf personally,
"A. ~ senator Ht1man has teen con
~erped IN corrupt and fraudulent trans
actions End dealings and he's bsen in
ii.fad md C,nvicted why. that IL com
get..ut But W. -" not getting such evil
i-rce FIVE ere go,r & to try . y the bridge
w. III h" h"r@ until next
senator Grady insisted thst - senator
0ukrr WIS sked IN regF ri to the opera
ions ~ tie bridge cOmpHniss and had
-tifsd - 20 Ntat he knew or knew others
aEvN IandOn ouKhT To hgNr the same
right senators Hirmsn. Grady and
BrPrkstt toos zap tedious Inoms nts argu-
.uK - 70 tho Char.ic' II the eyidence
Son.t1r Grsdy T. sist j that the ops ra-
Itons ~ the lridgs CONNIE ni's since 1871
nj ght show som" motive - to Senator
ong. - charge ERin-t senator Aids
md that he for one Wss going tO s"riously
mOtIya.
n. noon re'.--s cut - further arRu.
lnsnt ~ - the res@nr for Tits tedious
digging into bridge cun,psnie~ matters.
I T,on The fssumpi an ~ the 'rial vi ,
D~bpTns made q protest against The
l..velAnd rRr~smsn' testimony. he said
the high vay h,llS I'm the I.egiela end
IN. agreement were two sspa rate aud dis
,in~, Things whtrh had nothing H. ~ with
.tch ether Hs laid that GDnger k.'d l,esD
.,u1 ~ q WTJnk light 10y Allds's counsel.
hat on Ref I'D not chs racteriEs al 'he
II RisiatoTs Introducing highway bills -
I,Lsckinailer- but On the contrary ssid