Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-09
MARINE LEAGUE PAYS BILLS
So Says Former Congressman Before
Ship Subsidy Commission
KCLEARY TELLS OF SPEECHES
TesrifB@n dat His Expenaes while on
TRIPS We're BOrne by Merchants
OrEnnfEntfsR-Mane Paid
~ Cheek
NCLEARY TELLS OF SPEECHES

WASHINGTON AprI E-TesrfvInE thai
ne had r=csrvsd tn checks from EGa8 70
E8N frgm the Merchant Msrtns League
q the Timed States 10 cover expenses IN
speech making trips and thai ne had
never recsirsd q d0uEr Ia cash former
Representative james 7 McC7ssry, q
Minnesota, 0nCs second assistant post
uEstsr general occupied the witness stand
Al today's session Of he house SNIP SUB
Ady investigating COMMITTEE
Besides the special committee there was
an array q individuals interested IN the
legislation, including Chairman Greene Of
the house merchant marine couzuIrtee
Representative Humphrey Of Washington.
the f-Ensr q TIE ship Subsidy b5H re-
ported from the merchant marine cuurit-
tee E-spTessDtHurvs Stssnerson Of Mime
sofa who dsmEnssd the investigation OF
ne charges ne sale Ire lsaEus had made
against him RsP-sssutativs KulstermEun
q Wisconsin- mention In much the sane
way as Stsene~B-r= John A Prutun, sec
retsry Of the leEEue, whose testimony WIS
deferred uzrl IUmoTr0w in Greer % permit
hs ceunssl former district s~ttarnsy
wcrthiagrou Ct this CRY, 10 fsuI-
isrlHs himself with me case. snd
Reprsseuta-ive Sys Of Minnesota, who may
appear A. steenerson ccunseL
Cu-rerts TestAR0ny
Mr.. MrCleEry was given permission 70
correct the record q ais previous testimony
sayiuK that instead q the amounts ne had
received from the IsaE1s not -eeuAItng
the exPenses ne wished 10 say that they
sid not materially exceed his expenses.
Mr. Garrett Of Tsnaessse, democrat for
the uouuirtse questioned him closely as &c
Lnha
aar. McC1sary explained that ne always
accepted the lsREus's invitations 70 make
sddressss Il ne could get away n the tine
that morsy not being a material csnEidsrH-
ton. be hAd not kept a memorandum
that sometimes months passed without his
receiving any money from the league thst
they simply sent me what they r8OUEh-
fully covered ny sxpsnsss- He SAID IN
this they considered Ms expenses such nat
a mar should spend entertaining friends 4
he happsnss 70 meet them
He SAID ne had no knoWlsdEs Of ary
other bsdy similar To ths Merchant Ma-
rins IsGEue spending money in thar way,
nor Of any ether individuals WIS had
SPOKEN tar the leaEus n ths aa-nn way taai
he hAs. though he had ns s0usz 0thers yer.
% speaking ter the same purpose, the cues
tion beng 4 Tive one thai ought 10 b.
Agrra1sd
ssonsrmaE there would be months with.
3 gu ny rstmbErsemeut for expenses. and
rhsn W5ula come a check for a lErEl
amount Mr.. McCsary said
Of Pay.
I "Can y0u roughly ssttnHts what IA
= been paid youg RsprsssatArtvs Garrsr
EEksd
such an sstmats would have 70 be yer
rough. the witness replied ! shouIi
say bsrEeen Safa and l@a ] have bas,
making these addresses about hftae.
months Some u the TRIP have beer 20
luag distances a
whsrs have you Epoksng
Al Hutchinson. Kan: Chicago. bsfor
] the state Manufactures association. In
d~iAnaB0hE- before ire Manufacturers a.
a HociAnGn. Cincinnati before the Buard q
TRADE Cleveland i've e. three tine,
H0msunsa 10 denver Puhhc addresses an
Bonstmss 70 hold coutsrvncss WIKI IA
2 s~EssUrivs q TIE orEEutaEun- AEhlabuIl
, NsW Orleans BIrminEhEm Ala tuacs
4 New TSrk cry and al DAIaA Tex
: WI you fas a statement a. u u
amounts q m0nsy yan hare rsosirsdg- Nj
GErrsu EEksd
! doz-t believe ! e8alA he Ni-nsss r,
pIts1 u kspt no memurundun In a.
Instances ] Egt Em Then ] had nor n
csrsd anything from them far q Iou
TINE
-De yuG oNn Et0ck m any HEipP-ng GO,
cerng" NJ. Garrett EEked
j AK EoTTy 70 so I a. not ! hars !
interest orher THAR any America hns
nersr rsceired q aalhr EnoEtngy fru
Ezybo6y uhE1 hAd any Euch Interest
= Pension VA TESTIFY a. tumUrruw are
n0snE session q TIE comUirtss
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