Evening star., 1911-08-09
SOL0NS HAVE CLASH H|P0|NT FOR PERKINS
Wordy War Enivens Wiley Committee Not to Press Query
Case Hearing. as to Personal Gifts.
SLOAN HITS AT MAYS HOLDS EXECUTIVE SESSION
Suggestion Aims But "Steel Trust
clude Of Subsidiary Concerns
McCABE CHANGED COURT ORDER MEETING EXCITING ONE
Chairman
zoateo of Soda FROM of Let Him
fcial Reports
Committee Not to Press Query
as to Personal Gifts.
HOLDS EXECUTIVE SESSION
But "Steel Trust" Must Show Books
Of Subsidiary Concerns.
MEETING AN EXCITING ONE
Chairman Stanley Asks President to
Let Him Have Certain Of
Acial Reports.

George w. Perkins probably will not DO
asked any more questions about campaign
contributions and escape citation before
the bar Of the House by the Stanley Steel
Trust committee OF inquiry.
The committee determined In executive
session today not to press questions re-
lating to Mr.. Perkins personal campaign
contributions, but that the matter relating
to inquiry into the campaign contributions
Of the New York Life Insurance Company
and the United States Steel Corporation
was still in abeyance.
Representative Young of Michigan stat
ed after the meeting that Representative
Stanley had changed his ruling. This. IL
was later explained. referred only as to
pressing questions relating to personal
contributions
Even should any other questions re-
garding campaign contributions be press.
ed" said Attorney Lindabury, counsel
Tor the steel corporation. these questions
will not be answered"
The committee also passed a resolution
demanding that the steel corporation
produce books Of subsidiary corporations
that have been refused and instructed
the chairman to take legal steps to pro-
cure them. 1t is probable that an ar
rangement may be made for the produc-
tion Of the books This afternoon the ex-
ecutive session will be continued.
Stanley at White House.
Chairman Stanley, Representatives Lit.
tleton and Sterling of the committee and
Herbert Knox Smith. commissioner OF
corporations. had q conference with Pres
ident Taft at the White House following
the executive session. ALI refused TO dis
cuss the conference.
Chairman Stanley and his associates,
| II was learned later. had gone TO the
White House to ask the President to fur
ther release the reports OF the commits
sfoner OF corporations on the steel In
dustry with q view to getting 81 some
| OF the matters sought in the inquiry.
| President Taft. It was said. promised to
furnish the committee All information IN
| the possession OF the bureau OF corpora
| tons In regard to the steel trust which
could be furnished within the law.
| The President expected to have an
other conference with the committeemen
and Mr.. Smith later. when the amount
of information to be furnished and its
kind would be determined
Mr. Perkins CO, nsel, Attorneys Lind
abury and Bancroft, Aid a conference
just before the committee went into
executive session. Mr. Perkins shook
hands with Chairman Stanley and the
| two conversed while the attorneys
were comforting.
Representative Martin w Littleton
| Of New York moved that the. commit
tee go into executive session to con-
slider what action II should take in
pressing the line OF questions regard
ing Mr.. Perkins personal campaign
contributions and the contributions OF
the United States Steel Corporation
and New York Life Insurance Com
pany for campaign purposes.
Il suggest that you make your mo-
tion broad enough" Chairman Stanley
said, Ito include the question OF the
committees demand Of the steel cor
poration for books and records OF it's
subsidiary companies. The production
of these books is a matter in dispute
between the corporation and the COM
mittee. and We might as well take that
up now. as well as Mr.. Perkins atti-
tude toward the committee"
Il accept that suggestion" said Mr..
Littleton. and the committee voted to go
into executive session. Attorney Linda
bury, counsel for Mr.. Perkins and the
steel corporation, remained with the COM
mittee.
In Hands Of Counsel.
Mr.. Bancroft and Mr.. Perkins walked
about the corridors of the House Office
building during the closed chamber oon-
ference OF the committee. There has
been nothing to announce today in con-
nection with the attitude we have taken.''
said Mr.. Bancroft. When the committee
decides what it Is going to do. then we
will determine what we shall do.
Il am in the hands Of my counsel in
the matter. just as / was yesterday"
was Mr.. Perkins only comment.
1t was apparent after the committee
had been in session for few minutes
that the meeting was lively one. The
corridors of the building. ringing now
and then with the sound of loud tones.
gave evidence that the subject in ques-
ton was being bitterly contested. All
the members Of the committee were pres
ent, and the republican representatives.
Gardner Of Massachusetts,. Young Of
Michigan. Sterling of Illinois and DAN
forth of New York, were strenuously op-
posed to the line of inquiry into campaign
contributions. They were determined
that such a matter was wholly foreign to
the scope of the resolution Of inquiry into
the United States Steel Corporation.
Mr.. Young Disapproves.
Representative Young. It was known.
was most emphatic In denouncins the at
tempt Of the chairman. supported by hts
democratic colleagues. to deive into the
realm of politics. In this he supported
the contention Of counsel for Mr.. Per-
kins, that the House resolution does not
give the committee power to digress into
that field Of investigation.
Chairman Stanley obst1nateiy tnststeds
1t is said, that the questions relating to
campaign contributions asked yesterday
by REPRESENTATIVE Beall Of Texas were
ssrmane. He insisted that the purpose Of
this line OF inquiry To- TO show the multi
farIous and interlocking interests OF the
great men OF finance.
Representative Bean reiterated. II was
reported his declaration Of intention 20
ask each director Of the United States
Hteel Corporation what have been his
contr4butlons 70 political campaign funds
This particular demand on the part Of the
Texas representative, he insisked.- should
b put up to the House. should the COM
mittee decide that Il would not interpret
The resolutiea q inquiry 70 su&hortss
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