Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-11
COMMITTEE MAY
REPORT AGAINST
WOOD RESOLUTION
Most of Democratic Mem
bers Favor Abandoning
Whole Proceeding.
ADJOURNMENT Is TAKEN
WITHOUT FINAL ACTION
Subcommittee Appointed to Draft
Contempt Charges Against
Thomas w. Lawson.
FURTHER WITNESSES HEARD
Presidents Brothcr-in-Iaw Denies
He Had Anything to Do
With leak"
ADJOURNMENT Is TAKEN
WITHOUT FINAL ACTION
FURTHER WITNESSES HEARD
Presidents Brotler-in-Law Denies
He Had Anything to Do
With Leak"
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GBy Associated PrcssI
WASHINGTON. January l0-After a
two-hour executive session late to-day.
tho House Rules Committee adjourned
until Tomorrow without taking final
action on Representative Woods rcso-
luton for an investigation OF ruInory
OF leak in advance OF President
Wilson's peace note.
Although most of the Democratic
members favor abandoning the whole
proceeding with an adverse report on
the resolution. Il subcommittee was APP
pointed TO draft contempt charges
against Thomas ". Lawson for use in
case the committee decides TO report
the Boston 'inancier for refusing 20
give names in connection with rurnors
hc repeated.
When the committee adjourned there
was pending resolution offered by
Representative Campbell OF Kansas.
Republican. designed TO broaden the
scope OF the Inquiry so as to meet
Mr.. La~sons objection that. because
the present investigation was pre-
liminary and limited TO a SPECIFIC
leak. nc could not give the names
of men high In official life who he had
heard were involved in a system for
making money out OF the stock
market on official information. Mr..
Campbell said he wanted to call Mr..
Lawson's hand" In spite OF the gen
cral belief III the committee that moth
ing has developed in all OF the ,cstl-
mon! heard 10 substan,iate any pt
the rumors which caused the inquiry.
there were indications tonight that
Representative Camphells resolution.
or one similar. might be adopted
This would result in recalling 10 the
stand Mr.. lawson, who still is in
Washington. subject 10 The commit
tees orders.
The present intention Of the COM
mittecmen Is TO hear no further tcsti-
mony. at least until the question Of
broadening the investigation is dis
posed OF and a decision has been
reached as to whether Mr.. Lawson
shall he reported TO the House FOR
contempt.
HEAD OF TICKER SERVICE
sUBPOENAED BY COMMITTEE
With view to determining the
source OF Information which caused
Dow. Jones & Co. to carry a rumor on
its ticker on December 20 that a peace
note was coming, the House Rules
Committee has subpocnacd c. ". Bar
ron. head of the ticker service. il was
announced to-day.
r. W. Boiling, brother-in-law OF
President Wilson, and Il member Of T.
a. Connolly & Co, Washington brok-
ere. Was the first witness at to-day's
hearing. lie denied he had anythinc
to do with leak"
r have nothing TO say" hc said
except that whoever is responsible
for bringing my name into this. Ecpre-
sentative Wood, ] believe, might send
inc an apology at tho same time tha:
lie sends ono to Secretary Tumulty"
When did YOU receive your first
information regarding the Presidents
note" Chairman Henry asked.
when read II in the newspapers"
Mir. Eoiling replied.
Roiing said he had joined the brok-
crage nrm OF T.. a. Connolly & Co,
October Is. last lie had no previous
experience in the stock brok Graz G
business.
HAD NO INTIMATION
OF PRESIDENTS NOTE
Did you ever receive from any
source" Representative Garrett asked
ANY intimaticn of the Presidents So
called peace note in advance of its
publication
absolutely not"
ANY other member of your firm re-
ccive such information?"
Absolutely no member had any adj
vance Information
The firms dealings on the New York
Exchange. Boiling said. were conducted
through r. F. Hutton & Co.
Mr. Boiling said he was not per-
sonally In the market in December ius
before publication of the Presidents
note. During those days the firms
business, he thought. consisted more
Of selling than buying.
Mr.. Boiling was excused BY the com
mittee after brief examination.
W. 4. Crawford, head of the loca
bureau OF the Central News of Amer
lea. which supplies news to Financial
America, a Wall Street publication.
was the next witness.
Crawford read a confidential mes
sage he said he had sent to his New
York Office on December 90. saying
that a note was coming. hut that, ac-
cording to Secretary Lansing. Il was
not a peace note nor a move for media
ton.
There was absolutely no leak in our
service nor from any of it's clients"
said Crawford.
Representative Harrison said he had
examined the Central News tapes for
December 90 and had found nothing
indicating that the confidence of Sec
rotary Lansing had been violated
Crawford read statement declar-
ing that Central News was not the only
news service with financial papers |
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