The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-03
JEFF DAVIS'S FEE TESTIMONY
HOI Sk IOWuITTEE REFI SES
TO arr INV GHlNGE IT.
sa1a % .'ssInG I.aRSlN'' TIIie Bltl Became .
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NAsHINar0S. March , According to
Gle ofRcial minutes OE the House 81 Repre-
gentAuves. COMMITTEES On Public Lands
United States senator J~H Davis ~
ArkanSas. trust buster. testified several
dave ago that there would 10 q good f~-
for HIM n he could ra~ovsr the price ~
timber alleged 80 have hsen taken with
oil, warrant from the so-called sunk
lAnds- ~ has STATE senator Davis WAS
speskinS N support ~ hill which prO-
V,d~s for the quitting of the title ot th~se
ls-,ds and the passage Of which would
apparently Improve the chances " his
shining the s,Iis
The hill in question Was introduced IN
the Ho1se by Representative OldHeld
Of Arkansas n provided for the quitting
81 utls TO about IOoOoo acres % swamp
lands m tho eastern part " Arkansas.
over which there IL . dispute in owner
ship among the United States. 'h~ state
Of ArsAnaAs and private persons in that
state
The stenoSraph-r's minu'As IN which
Senator JET - thus recorded IN the sub.
iect OF q fee were taken AZ herring 81
the committee week ar more ago. Nes,er-
day senator DAVIS appeared before the
COMMITTEES ana denied absolutely thar h~
had ever made the remark in regard 10
the fee He had acted under The privilege
extended tn every member ~ congress
to correct his testimony. and the minutes
a. he returned them to the COMMITTEES
contained no reference 20 the fee
The committee objected to 'hc revision
on the ground that ihP senator had
altered not the phra-eology OF his tsstI-
nony bn its actual meaning. The com
nittes nv unanimous vote declined Ia
minutes a. originally recorded by the
stsnoGrapher stand a. official
This - the testimony To which senator
Davis ohjected. ~ It aprsars IN the
official record
I confess that there Is Just this much
~ seldshne-s IN " 20 me because there
- . good fee Il ! can recover the Pr',e
a. that timber
MS u the NAN Nile ~F-NlN~ilNF lFHafl NNAFh
the senator returned his revised copy
i confess that there 10 jus; this mucIs
NJ ~elfishne<s m Il To me b-cGu-s ! am
the attorney tor the SAINT Francis Ievee
boArd for the recovery II this timber
In the disc,IsslSn before the committee
to-day Representative Robinson 81
Arkansas wanted to know II there had
he~u a contingent fee involved
~ fessaa wall a
tIn gent Tee replied senator DAVIS
-Doe- the contingent fse involve .
IANorabls consideration NY Cnngr~S-'
asked Representative Pickett q Iowa.
senator Davis replied that he could
not zay a. a. ,ha, He added however.
that n the title Of the sunk lands Wa
conferred upon the state of Arkansas
would probably CIV" the l-Vee board
better standing in the matter
The J~H DAVIS incident caused q hug
s'tr IN the Senai. and u was pract ically
~. only subJsct u conversation also N
Ihs corridors aud committee rooms
a., the House SIDE IL made the sub
lect "a informal Conferences hy SENATOR
who seemed TO take the ahar with gnOd
deal IL seriousness. senator Davis him
sslt showed cOnsidsrapl" cSn,..rn over
the developments IT, declared that ~
would prosecute Tor Ube any u~w--
paper that published anything d"rpg-
Giory To- his character
Ia the evening he ISSUED formal state
rpent charactsrizIng the aTalr ~ a -rn-a-
tiunal story by Jealous political enemies
e. injurs him ~ home.
The refusal e the Ho,ss COMMITTEE
To accept senator Dsvls'z revision was by
no means the only Interesting incident
~ to-day's hearing 81 the COMMITTEES.
When senator DAVIS appearci before the
committee the tirsi time IN support Il u"
sunk lands measure u WaS testified that
he colbeaRus IN tho senate. Mr Clark
was hear, ~ q favor 81 the hili ThI-
vac apparently an afterthoughi On the
part NJ senator Davis. for the "ftcial
record ~ the committee runs
just after I ler the Nous u occurred
~ me that ! might have left h'tI~ ut
~ doubt n vopr minds about IN" state
neni san senator IlarA and had
slways disagreed ~ - whether or not
a., state had title ~ these lands but
senator Clark highly N favor 1T thIs
legislation ! d,d not want jlat left N
uoubt
To-day senator Clark appeared hofor'
the committee m p~rsOn and declared that
he did not favor the hall The b.il We
taken 4" Congressman Oidheld 10y senator
DAVIS. who asked him - introduce ~
According to testimony given before the
committee senator Davis represented
then that he was ac, ng also pn senator
CLrk's request senator clark has testI-
NED that h. mover approved the bill and
senator Davis explained thls CDnhict
to-day nv saying ,hs, ne had ~ I'D upon
& kuwaua "A tlit.Fu. ma. of
the men Interested ia the passage "r the
bill. Now nat tho atmo-Thers had
cleared h" StId. he Was perfectly willing
10 Withdraw al that hr had -sid about
Senator Clark supporting IN. bill
Congressman OldEald -aid 'p-diy
4 introduced The biH a. tho request
NJ United states Senator J"T DAVIS and
had M in'er~~i whatever ~ the matter
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