Show O OD II Washington Jan the Sen Senate ate nto committee 1 on privileges and elec began Its III session today tor for the C cOntinuance of its lis Investigation of the charges ot of bribery In connection with the election of Senator Clark ot of Man Mantana tana Faulkner Faulkn Informed the committee that the Ector letters had not yet arrived lie He said they bad left Butte Dutte last Monday night and ond were expected hourly The rhe first witness of the da day A AI I Smith of the Montana National bank of oC Helena EvIdently th the 1 purpose of calling Mr Ir Smith was to show transaction ot of Inc Senator Clark or members ot of the thelast thelast last Montana legislature Mr III Smith could recall the names of only a to tow members who had accounts at the bank bani last winter and these theae bad hod he said b been n depositors at the bank for tor several years ean lie also said that neither Clark nor Wellcome had trans transacted acted any business In the bank during the last session lei lon of the legislature ex cx except that Clark had opened an account with the bank Just prior to the close of at atthe the session Jle had then given ghen him hima Q a pe personal nal check for tor and he had never drawn upon the aCC since Smith said Mid the blink bank kept no record ot of 1000 bills passing through it and ho he did not remember except In one or two cases case which were not connected wIth Ith the legislature or the aena senatorial con contest contest test lie also abo said his bank and the bank ot of lark Clark Brothers of oC Butte Dutte ex cx changed business Patrick W Murray a member of the Montana fontana legislature from Butte fied that he lied bad several times been op ap and his vote ote solicited far Cor Clark for tor senator lie Re detailed the particulars ot at two IntervIews with a aMr aMr Mr n a supporter ot of Clark who had on both occasions held up his hands and spread out aut hi hIs fingers and thumbs saying that he the witness could have hae that for tor hi his rote oto It if be cast It for tor Clark for tor the Senate lie also said that Casey Cuey had come ome to ta him to buy a pl plot piece ot of ground which the witness owned but that the c of he sale ule was wat that he should vote oto for Clark for tor senator lie He had refused oil aJl the propositIons because Clark hI had op opposed opposed posed the election of oC the ticket on which he made the race for the le Murray turra said laid he had hod not been employed b by Dal Daly for tor fourteen years earll and was under no obligations obligAtion I to that gentleman At this l Point the pro prosecution an announced ann n that the they had bad no mo more wit n el on tind and the committee ad adJourned adjourned until tomorrow J |