Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-12
END OF BALLINGER
PINCHOT INVESTIGATION
Prospects Now Are That close of May
VIII See Il aud Report Made to
Present Session of Congress.

washington. May FATTY Gen.
Wickersham probably will boz called as
a witness iu the BMlingcr- Piuchot in
vestigation to testify in regard 70 a
compensation he had with Henry NJ.
Hoyt regarding Asst-secy. Pierce's
construction of the coal land law OF
May 2S, 1905
II was expected that ScCy BallinEer
would be excused from the stand before
the end Of the day when the Ballinger-
Pinchot Investigation was resumed this
morning Atty Brandeis indicated
that he had about concluded his cross
examination.
The defense has but two more inn
portaut witnesses 20 introduce. COM
missioner bennett OF the general land
office and Chief of Field Division
Schwartz oscar Lawler. assistant at
toruey general OF the interior depart
ment. also may be called TO explain the
part he played In the preparation OF
the presidents letter generating Bal
linger ana dismissing CLAWS.
Unless more time than is anticipated
Is consumed IN the cross examination
OF Schwartz and bennett, the investi-
CATION will be concluded before the end
of the month and the couNnittoe VIII
make its report To- Congress during the
present session.
Nearly an hour was spent this morn
Ing in reading documents relative TO
scenes of the interior department ON
the construction OF the regulations pro-
hibiting former employees from appear
ing before the department within Two
years after soyering their connection
Herewith in the prosecution of land
cases. pending the time they were IN
the department
The documents showed that an In
vcstigatiOn Of the matter had been
made at the instance of secy GARFIELD
after Mr. Ballinger and his nephew,
j II Ballingcr had sought 90 appear
before the department I'm the bdNles
case The result was that the attorney
recommended to Mr. Garfield that the
matter should be permitted 60 remain
In statu quo.
Mr. Bauinger said there was nothing
i'm the records to show what action
MIR Garfield had taken on that report.
Mr. BaUuger contendcd 10 was un-
derstood al that time that the prohl-
bition applied only 60 cases involving
money transactions Mr.. BalingeI'
meanwhile. had Withdrawn from tle
Bavles cases. but Jack balhnser
was permittcd 20 appear iu BE- before
the department
"ouestoning the secretary about his
connection with the cunningham
claimants MIR Braudcis referred ine
witness To- a statement ln MS letter 10
the president that Dee had not neeh
"a sleral Representative. oi the 'uh-
| bingham claimants.
ar Rannger reiterated his state
m,ut that he had merely acted Tor
them as q matter of acgommoda uoh
no said Miles e. Moore had not been
correct ia 40 referring 90 him I'D MS
| letter to him CBallingcr1
/ referring 20 the testimony before tho
committee OF Horny NJ HoyJ former
attorney general Of Porto RICO, regard
ing his interview with Any Gen"
! Wickcrsham 90 whom me- went at W.
| instance OF CLAWS tu ASK MN 10 re-
| view the Alaskan coal cases ana 10
have him pass ON them. Mr. BRANDED
! read at some length from MI. Hoyt s.
| statement
Mir BaIiuger said something about
/ that man Hoyt having exaggerated
| the circumstances Of that interview
] .NVhv do YOU say. that man lloytF
| Because I didn't believe he mad any
| ground for his statement before the
you mean To say that Mt Hoyt
l made on uutruthful statement 90 tuN
/ committee hero under OATH
"Ir YOU want 90 put II that way /
| think be added color 20 the cIrcum-
| stances of his meeting with tho attor-
| neV general"
when Mr. Rrandois suggested that
| the secretary was going "a little FAR ii
| making such q statement inasmuch al.
he was not present az the Interview and
had no means Of knowing Just what
took place Mr Balliuger modified h'-
abatement somewhat but reiterated his
belief that MI Hnyts testimony was
| exaggerated
Mr. Brandois said he would like 81
| have Atty. Gen Wickersham called ~
"a witness TO ton lust what happened
ATTY. Vartrees said he had no obiec-
ton and Chairman Nelson said a sub
poena for the head ~ the department
| OF Justice probably would be issued