New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-31
EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN DELAY GRANTED bARNES|
Brackets Arguments Outweigh
0sborne's Before Judge Kellogg.
EXTENSION TILL THURSDAY
Committees Counsel Accuses
State Chairmans Lawyers of
Deliberately Delaying Case.

Ballston. y. Y, Oct. 30--Counsel for Will
lam Barnes. jr chairman OF the Republi-
can State Committee and local leader. who
last week was declared in contempt OF the
Senate committee investigating Albany
city and county affairs, to-day secured an
extension of time until Thursday after
noon. at $50 o'clock, in which TO prepare
arguments 10 show why Supreme Court
Justice Kellogg should not Issue a warrant
10 commit Mir. Barnes 10 jail until he
answers questions put 10 him by James w.
Osborne counsel TO the committee.
Senator Edgar T. Bracket and William
NJ WINS appeared for Mr.. Barnes, who
was not present. Senator Bracket said he
would be compelled 10 make application
tor n postponement Of the argument. be-
cause we have been entirely unable 10
get an intellectual analysis OF the papers
presented by counsel for the committee.
There are basic principles involved he
added both constitutlonally and under
legislative law. and they are worthy OF
deliberate consideration"
Mr. Bracket was interrupted by Mt.
Osborne, who vehemently declared that
any delay In this proceeding would tie up
the committee work.
IF this is not settled he said. every
other witness we will summon will say, I
follow my leader: this question is about
my private business and the whole in
quiry would be perfect farce
Mr.. Osborne then charged counsel for
Mr. Barnes with deliberately delaying the
case. declaring that Mr.. WINS was present
while more than half Of tho entire testi-
mony taken By the committee was given
and that Mr. Bracket was present nearly
all the time Mr.. Barnes was on the stand.
"Oh. no, Counsel is mistaken" broke in
Senator Bracket. Il was there just about
fifteen minutes
Mr.. Osborne argued that he could show
the relevancy OF the question 20 the court
in lust about five minutes. az there wer'
only three or four subjects ar issue
II asked him how much he paid for his
Lyon company stock" said Mr.. Osborne.
The implication was that he got il for
nothing I'm exchange for using his infu-
ence to get the state and county printing
for that company II that is not peril
nent. what is?
Il asked him how much stock he owned
in the Journal COMPANY I showed that
he was majority owner Of the stock
and president Of the company. 7 showed
that the Argus company got the contract
for city printing ana yet was forced 70
pay a tribute of IS per cent 10 the Jour
nal company for printing department re-
ports Don't YOU thing IT Is important 10
me as counsel 20 a committee appointed
TO recommend Legislation 70 better condi-
tons in Albany to know how many shares
OF stock Mr. Barnes owns in The Albany
Journal
Justice Kellogg then asked IL Mr.
Barnes and others VINO had refused TO
give ND the books OF the Journal COM
pany had not received general advice Of
counsel
They had not. answered Senator
Bracket Mr.. Barnes was absolutely
alone and unrepresented. and upon his
sole mind reached the conclusions which
he gave the committee in answering
questions"
Mr. Osborne said Mr.. Barnes must have
been informed on the question OF ne would
not have answered as ne did.
1T seems to me he was thoroughly adj
vised as to general principles" broke in
Justice Kellogg but. not on definite ques-
tons"
The matter was then adjourned until
Thursday