Evening star., 1914-02-01
APOLOGY IS MADE
BY SENATOR LANE
Rescinds Criticism of Commit
tee Report on United States
Steel Corporation.
HIS SPEECH is HELD UP
UNTIL SENATE FORGlVES
Charges Theft of $75.O00,000 From
People on Strength of Statement
by W. o. Green.


Prediction was made. last night. that
the Senate would finally dispose of the
Lane resolution providing for an in
vestigation of the United States Steel
Corporation and alleged rebates made to
the corporation at Its session tomorrow.
For three days this resolution has oc
cupied the attention of the Senate for
an hour or two each day. Chairman
Newlands of the interstate commerce
committee expressed the opinion that
the committees report on the resolution.
which, in effect. merely recommends a
reference of the whole matter to the inter
state commerce commission and the De-
partment of Justice for such an action as
they see fit to take. would be adopted by
the Senate. or the whole matter would
be shelved. and the commission and the
department left to take such steps in the
matter they desired
The debate yesterday furnished sew
eral moments of tense feeling in the
Senate Senator Lanes charge that the
committee report was "doctored. the
reprmand he received from the Senate
for this statement rejecting upon whole
committee of the Senate, and his ultimate
withdrawal of the language used by him.
hlled the atmosphere OF the Senate cham
Der with electricity for the time being.
and ordered by the chair to take his
seat He was not permitted TO continue
his speech until after the Senate had
passed resolution permitting him to dc
so ''in order.
Green Is Informant.
Senator Lane began his address to the
Senate with statement that the United
States Steel Corpora ton. according to in
formation given him by a W. A. Green of
Nebraska, had robbed the peaple of this
country out of SI50r0.o1o. which it re-
ceived in rebates from the railroads
. Il believe it my duty to present this
matter 10 the Senate, said Senator
Lane Il called upon Secretary BRYAN
and asked him about Mr. Green He gave
him GOOD character. Senators Hitchcock
and Norris gave me good reports OF
. him
:. Senator Lane went on to say that Mr..
F., Green. when called before the interstate
commerce committee. had been badgered
and confused with questions He said
that the committee discovered that David
Lamar. the wolf of Wall street" had
. something to do with these charges
> against the steel corporation. and that
: 1t had been Influenced by that fact
Senator Lane complained that the inter
% state commerce committee held meetings
behind closed doors. doing the business
of the Senate in secret He deplored the
practice.
Senator Newlands reminded him that
when Senator Lane called his attention
p to the fact that the doors were locked
he had ordered them unlocked. Senator
Newlands explained to the Senate that
the guides frequently brought parties of
sfghtSeerS into the committee room, as
1t was the showroom of the Senate Of
flee building, and for that reason the
clerk of the committee had locked the
doors Senator Lane insisted however.
that these doors had been locked.
Senator Lane declared that it made no
difference if the Wolf of Wall street
was connected IN some way with the
charges against the Steel Corporation.
These wolves referring to the steel
corporation, steal more in a year than
the Wolf of Wall street could steal in
hundred years. said Senator Lane. II
will prove these charges myself before
the interstate commerce commission if
given an opportunity with full and free
publicity
Defense of Lamar.
Just before his attack upon the COM
mittee. Senator Lane had defended David
Lamar as a person whose .'wo' fing'' was
not to be compared with ]. P. Morgan &
Co.'S manipulation of New Haven
affairs
sSt MI Morgan SdfQ MS dearest
hope. continued Senator Lane. was for
his son TO go on preaching the washing
away Of sin by the blood of the Redeem
er Then he pulled out of his hip pocket
red bandana and skipped out for
glory
after Sheriff Lane had withdrawn his
charge against the committee. he con-
tinueG:
But what shall call the report? How
should il be characterized? The report
is inaccurate / do think II arcIirs re
and one will make me say it is if I
can help it"
Senator Newlands interrupted to say
that there had been no stenosrapher
present at the first meeting Of the COM
mittee- He asked Senator Lane if he
was not having free. full. public
hearing.
Senator Bris.ow declared that because
the charges against the steel trust ap-
peared to emanate from the wolf of
Wall street" was no reason why they
should not be investigated
Il don't like to have the Senate dragged
around as the tool of a blackma!Ier' y
said Senator Root, without rising OF
Senator Cumn1ins.
Senator Bristow sprang to his feet
The senator from New York said
something." said he. II don't know
Record.
Senator Bristow then repeated sena-
tors Roots words.
Some pessons seem mighty tende,
when Il comes to discussing the steel
trust" added Senator Bristow, "a trus,
whose stock ha s~one up 10 per cent
and has s5oo.W0.ooo of water"
Root Objects to Objection.
Senator Root, rising to a question OF
personal privilege, expressed his regret
that the senator from Kansas had see.
1T to have made a matter of public rec
Ord. remarks he had casually made L
Senator Cummins.
Senator Stone interrupting at that poin,
declared
The senator from Kansas is in tn
habit Of doing those things. Personally.
am tired OF it,
At that juncture Senator Williams. sus
gesting that the senators appeared TO b
in bad humor, demanded the reSula
order.
Senator Newlands said il Mr. Lane
charge had not beef. withdrawn he woul