Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-09
STEEL TRUST lNvgsrioAToRo
CONCLUDE NOT TO PRESS CON-;
TRlsuTIoNs QUESTION -
PERKINS NEED NOT ANSWES
As TO PERSONAL pAYMENTa
Committee May Go Into Matter %
Campaign Contributions BY Steel
Corporation and Now York Life In.
surancs company-Prssidsnt Called
Upon For Additional! information.

Washington. Aug. 9.-The steel trust
tive session today decided not to press
at this time questions OF campaign
contributions In connection with which
George w. Perkins. OF New York, dis
rector OF the United States Steel Cora
poration. was yesterday threatened
with contempt proceedings before the
house of representatives The commits
tee decided to require the steel core
poration to produce the books OF suhs
sidary companies.
The committees decision not t0
press the inquiry into the campaigu
contributions was based on the conclu.
sion that the house resolution did nos
give authority TO go into those matterA.
1t was said that Representative Littlss
ton. OF New York. insisted that the
committee would thus transcend itS
power.
Only Freed Personally.
Chairman Stanley refused to make
committee asserted that Mr.. Perkins
had been freed only from answering
the questions regarding his personal
contributions, and that the matter oe
the steel corporation aud tho New
York Life Insurance Company cam
paign contributions had been decided
finally.
Tho committee decided to first de.
Nam
of the books OF the subsidiary CONS
panles. Upon learning that. MIR. Per-
kins Immediately left the building.
When the executive session OF the
committee adjourned Chairman 6tans.
ley said: =
"Nothing to say until o'clock"
"rhe chair changed its ruling on
campaign contributions" said Repre-.
sentative Young.
""You ought to KNOW" said Attorney
Lindabury, Of the steel corporation.
Books Demanded.
a resolution was passed demanding
the books OF the subsidiary companies
and directing legal steps in the event OF
their non production.
Perkins appeared again before the
committee and his counsel. Attorney
u conference.
Chairman Stanley. Representative
Littleton and Sterling, OF the commit.
toe, and Herbert Knox Smith. comnlts-
soner of corporations. had n confer-
cnce with President Taft following tho
session All refused TO discuss the
conference.
To Furnish Information.
c, lf taNn
il was learned later. had gone to the
White House to ask the president to
further release the report of the COM
missioner OF corporations. with view
at getting at some of the matters
sought n the inquiry.
President Taft, 1t was said. promised
to furnish all the information In tho
possession OF the bureau OF corpora
tions In regard TO the steel trust which
could be furnished within the law. The
president expected to have another con-
feroncc with the committeeman and
Mr. Smith later when the amount oe
information to be furnished and It's
kind could bc tit-toriiii
Discussion Decidedly Hot.
Before the committee went into exc.
cu,ivc session attorneys for Mr.. Per-
lSins had Il conference and when the
inousitors went behind closed doors Mr..
L.tndabury accompanied them. While
nothing "as positively learned as to
the character of the discussion 1t In
judged from the loud talking heard
thru the door that at times the dis.
cussion was decidedly hot.
The session was resumed shortly af-
ter . o'clock. II became known thas
Mr. Perkins was freed from answering
questions relating to personal cam.
paign contributions on motion OF Rep.
resentative Littlcton that the vote be
reconsdered by which Chairman Stan.
lev was sustained in his decision yes.
terday.