The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-21

had been living at the Biltmore when he
coulL get home for n Ave cent carfare.
81 10 not think my total restaurant
charge amounted to Sl0." he said. When
he heard yesterday that Senator Thomp-
son was intimating that II was part OF
the general plan to end his labors. Mr..
McQuistion said:
My answer to Senator Thompson Ia
that I demand the filing of a true ac-
count and the production of the vouchers
showing expenditures by the commit
tee"
Pais uis own Bilis.
Senator James \. Fo:ey declared yes
terday:
II took particular care TO pay my own
checks and see to IL that no one signed
any bills for me- he said. "Of course ]
did not stop at the hotel"
senator George cromwell livcs at New
Dorp. staten Island. In the summer and
at the Murray I'm Hotel In winter. lie
learned yesterday that he was down for
$236.61. $S1 so of which was for a $3.50
room.
"1hi. is startling" he said. and I
shall certainly investigate H.. When tine
committee came down from Albany |
did occupy a room for a few nights. My
house Oh Staten Island was closed. and
anyway II would not ALWAYS have been
Dos'ihle for Inc 20 got there. as the
rains 10 my part Of the island do not
run late. i3ut | an, positive that | did
not occupy the room Twenty-Five nights.
and was always careful when leaving
to return the key 10 the desk in person.
AaI do not think I ate anything like
seas worth"
As$embl, man Donohuc said II see
I am charged with a s2j restaurant bill.
] was at the hotel only one day to eat.
anu II they charged me So for that I'll
never GO there again. I sec they let
-'urr and me dow llgh, perhaps they
Thought i; unsafe TO charge a room
TO U.S."
Naywar,i's suit. Onicinl.
while col. Hayward, since promoted to
the Public civic Commission. ~ down
for the la-ges, ITEM. IL was admitted
Yesterday that most OF his suite was
official. txcep, for a bedroom whore he
slept. because his labors would not let
him go TO his home. the other rooms
ware us-l for secretaries. stenographers
and IL meeting room.
There was also another room on
another floor part OF the time for which
there was "A eliza gge OF $40 a day. but
this was used FOR Investigators and
special committees Col. Hayward sent
hrs check to the committee Tor 4Jo. say
ing that he thought that would cover
any personal charges for which the COM
mittec was not responsible. The restau-
rant bill OF S664.?O was incurred not
only for mis- own food. but In entertain
,rg expert witnesses and men who we're
aiding IN he preparation Of the case
81 have. been handling committees like
this for fifteen years said S~ergesnt-at-
Arms Iiotaling yesterday. and this IL
the III Il time there has ever been a pro-
test. You SEQ I. was like this: a sub
committee selected the hotel and the
committee approved. The names Of every
man authorized were then given TO the
hotee management and they were told
that the particular person had a right
TO sign checks,
AS I, turned out. when two or three
would sit down to eat ono man would al
ways sign the check. senator Thompson
usually signed. or | did, or somebody
like that The result was that when tine
time carne 20 make out the bill the
charges were az against a few persons.
Nil hat was lone was to prorate his
expense. 1t has been done for years.
Dnc thing is sure. the amount Is all
right, YOU may be sure of that"