Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
Gives Committee Power t.
Compel lawson to
Give Names.
WITNESS DEMANDS
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Requests That Lsai Inquiry - Turned
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wash, Jan. ls. - wnsn y.
house committee resumed tuvas-
tgatiol . Teak. rsgartiins Prsss-
dent Wilson's peAcs nots. word was ~
ceived from Thomas W. LAwson oe
Boston. that he had ossn DELAYED bul
would appear later In the day. Chair-
man Hsnry then directed the sArsSant-
at-arms to gst immediate sarv1ce SA
Lawson.
When called to the stand IAwuua
win face = nst Of written Quaseaaas
whose answer u demanded unAae
threat that II ne refuses hs WIN ba
cited for contempt and may b tmpsis-
oned.
Lawsen Wants Special COMMITTEES.
The committee drew up another ress
lolution which would broaden the scope
Of the inquiry and extend tho time n
which It might report to ninsty dayx
Later Chairman Henry received & tale.
gram from Lawson saying hs would
arrive at 2 p. m.
1t developed during the recsss that
Chairman Henry had q letter from
Lawson yesterday. laying down certain
conditions under which he would teati-
| ~. His principal contention was that
special congressional committoo be
formed to intsrrogate him.
James Reilly, news manager Of ne
Wall Street Journal ana Donald Mo-
Donald. head Of a Boaton financial buF<
eau. were waiting to testify.
House 6roadsns pswss~
Two resolutions to strengthen the
power OF the rules COMMITTEES 70 COM
pei witnesses to answer questions were
presented by Representative 0arrstt,
member Of the committee. and were
adopted soon after the house met. Ono
Of them was general in character hnt
the other would compel LAwpcn to sivo
names specifically.
Representative Camphsu today m
troduced = resolution for Spocia1
lconmittes Of ave b dsAl with the
'leak" situation. IS. fssss
Washington. Ian. 15.-W1th Thomas
w. Lawson, again on tho witness stand
the congressional investigation of
charges Of stock market leak on
President Wilson'S peace note was res
sumed late this afternoon.
Clothed with authority to compel
Lawson to disclose the name Of the
congressman who he declares told
him cabinet officer. senator and Z
stock broker were partners In . stock
gambling pool. the COMMITTEES was pre-
pared to question the Boston man
again and compel him to answer.
| The Chief Questions.
In substance the chief questions Of q
dozen or more to be asked are these:
| Who Is the congressman that told
you he had heard q cabinet officer. a
banker and member OF congress were
engaged In stock market partnership
and had profited by lcak7
What are tho names OF the cabinet
member the member OF congress and
the banker?
IF citizen of this country. who Is
the high official whose name you for
merly testified might be brought into
the case II the name Of the cabinet of.
fcer were mentionedT
| Committeeman have no clue to tho
identity OF the high Official" but as
rumor and gossip have mentioned the
government with 1t, they will take no
/ CnunCcS VI 1HSOASiuk HilA III - Pu0AAO
hearing.
VIII Get Two Chances.
Mr.. Lawson will be given two chanccSa
to reply to tho committees questions
/ before he Is turned over to the SER
geant at arms. II the case goes that far
once before the committee and again
before the bar Of the house.
Power to punish him under the ptanl
to be followed by the committee would
expire with the congress on March I,
Several other witnesses. including.
| Chicago and New York bankers, arc to
be on hand tomorrow. and II Lawson
should unexpectedly answer the ques-
tions asked him the entire hearing may
be closed before night. Then a report
upon the Wood resolution to create q
special congressional committee to in-
vestigate the leak" probably would be
made Tuesday.
! A report must be made not later than
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