Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-10

committee OIL u suggestion that he
might be the "A. Curtis who wrote Ia
s Representative Wood occupied the
3 stand long enough to deny that he was
the writer. lie wrote his signature
& for the COMMITTEES that IL might be
compared with tina, OF the unidentified
4 Informant and then left the stand.
A bill designed especially to provide
for the punishment OF persons who re-
fuse to testify ~ the leak inquiry
committee was introduced too day by
Representative Caldwell OF New York.
1t would make Il unlawful for any one
TO disobey any House order, wri, or
, process or to ''misbchavc" during y
hearing before any House committee
or to neglect TO comply with such Il
ommittec'S order TO produce pertinent
",cCmcnts or after subpoena. TO re-
,csU TO take oath and testify. Any
Federal court would he authorized TO
punish tho offender for contempt.
PROBE SEEMS TO MAKE
FIRST REAL PROGRESS
The leak investigation seemed to
make it's first progress toward some
definite point to-day when Mr. Lawson.
after much questioning and urging,
promised that should the House order 4
formal inquiry he would disclose the
names Of the Cabinet officer. the SEN
ator and the New York broker. who. he
said a Cong ressman told him. were en-
gagged in stock gambling partnership
and had profitcd through advance in
forma:io Of President Wilson'S peace
note,
TO disclose the names to tho House
r,,,o. ,o,r,n,,,oe Iansor rn,c,,cd,v
,of,,soa o,.sn r.ror con,ron,ed viii
three separate resolutions TO put MIN
in contempt. for two reasons.
rive, ,c con,epdea the Rules COM
noittoo h.d No nowcr 70 corduc, a
thorough investigation including one
OF the stock Exchange, such as no
urrel and Il, would MOI ne assured a.
a, INVESTIGATION 10 be di.c,oecd rho
heHes'
Second, Lawson said, ne considered
that disclosure Of the names at this
lime would have a disastrous effect for
the country and the administration.
In preference TO that he preferred being
punished for contempt OF Congress.
r,onsress,bap Questioned rross-cx-
animal md nleaded In vain with tho
boston onanrier 70 tive the names OF
n. ,,ror,,inr ,-op,rc..n,,, tho ,-,hi-
net officer or the Senator.
.1 c.,,ot nam. m. Canine, oriccr
to whom ] have referred without mem
tioning another official OF higher posi-
ton said Lawson, and that would hc
moro serious than II cast cloud over
the entire Congress ana was sent I" lail
myself for ne.
THROUGHoUT TESTIMONY
HINTS At THOSE "UlGIiER TT"
an ,hro,r, h, ,os,;,,,,, 1,,so,
bi,,nd ., Names "h,crer nm" I'm, -,
amount ~ questioning, would hiring him
down 10 dcfui,c statement,
n,n,.h ~. ,ro,nhors seemed 90 MN.
they had gone as far as they could with
LAWSON at 'h's s'nht' So ny eN'uST g,
nm, as Ml'iSss t.nipora.n,s; uu. 'ol1
~" COMMITTEE until nc rcsointions mt I.
ting him In contempt are disposed 81.
In the course of The discussion OF tho
unnamed trio OF whom the Congress.
man is said 10 have spoken. Lawson
declared bo moi only would give =
special committee thci" names, but also
the amounts OF money they were sup
posed to have made from stock trans
actions.
Lawson promised 20 furnish CONNIE
tent testimony"
"\yin van ,iyc ,boi,. nance" ,,,.ir.
man Henry asked
-. "
w. ~ '''''' SOL" Ia" 'o'''
VIII maine amounts oi money great
amounts OF money. More than. 81
100000.
Representative Garrett then demand :
ed that Lawson give the names and