Show Y M LOCKJAW TIES UPS LIPS LIPSi i Senator Morgan sails Fails to Get A Mi 1 From Witness in Pan 1 arna ania Canal Case Caser r INFORMATION P PRIVATE R I V ATE 10 TELLS FELLS OF COINAGE SYSTEM IN 2 VOGuE ON THE ISTHMUS Washington Feb tor Morgen resumed his of William elson Cromwell t y The inquiry Was in relation to the plan for the Americanization of the Panama canal Questions were asked by Mr Morgan arid and the witness refused to answer Your case of lockjaw seems to be begetting getting worse Mr Morgan saId It ItIs f Is the most remarkable I ever encountered t Again declining to answer any ques questions questions Won the subject the witness was told by Mr Morgan that he was shut shutting shutting ting out any information Then uThen why are you asking these cues ques questions asked Senator Kittredge I want to see If the witness an tell 1 the truth on any point Mor Morgan Morgan gan Furthermore If any senator car s to interrupt he should address the chair I do not choose to be Iner In this way Continuing his Inquiry Mr Morgan asked Did you assist Senators Hanna and Kittredge in making the minority re report port por from this committee The report referred to was against the Nicaraguan route and In favor of the Panama route uI I d decline cline to answer said the WIt WItness I ness Confidential Information c Senator Taliaferro took up the ex examination and the wItness said that whatever Information he mIght have furnished was given as counsel for the Panama Canal company The succeed succeedIng Ing questions were based upon the as assumption that the witness had admit admitted admitted ted he had assIsted the committee 1 but Mr Cromwell promptly interposed that he had made no such admission ur ask you again did you give them information asked tIre Mr Morgan Morgana a make the same reply said the 1 witness i What was the reply asked Mr Mra a Morgan organ 4 That my actions were In the course of my professional duties and of a con confidential character replied the witness Mr lIr Taliaferro asked the wItness con concerning I the monetary agreement en entered entered Into between the secretary of war and the republic or of Panama particular particularly ly the part he played In the transaction I this not covered by your professional professional reticence asked Mr Ir Morgan uNo No sir said the witness and I hope I may say thIs finally uNo No we will return to it again if I Iee Iee ee fit said Mr Morgan Very well weH you seem to enjoy it and it Is the first vacatIon I have had In a ar 1 long time replied the witness with I sarcasm r Mr Cromwell then explained in de der deI r I flail tan the coinage upon the Isthmus and andt t r Arthe or the first time since he went upon the stand was permitted to proceed with without 4 out interruption In the meantime Mr Morgan was studyIng the records Little End for Panama I Mr Cromwell said his activity in this monetary agreement was thE th result of an invitation from rom the secretary ot of war who knew of his familiarity with an agreement the Panama canal company had iad had with the republic of Colombia The witness declined to answer any jh hypothetIcal questions concerning his relations with the railroad company prIor to the transfer of the road to the United States and continued the dis discussion discussion of the monetary matter saying he had drawn the monetary agreement The agreement he said was made for forthe forthe the benefit of the Panama railroad and the Isthmian Canal company and the Interest or of the republic of Panama was only nominal At 1250 the committee ad 1030 tomorrow I when Mr Morgan will agaIn examine Mr Cromwell |