Show i I I I I SPRING SPRIN FEVER HAS HASIN IN fiR M GRIP ORP Assistant Secretary Prolific but Hearing Proves Tedious I DECISION EXPECTED DURING PRESENT WEEK WEEKE E C Finney Enables Enable Brandeis Br to Read Rend Important Testimony Into Official Records Washington Wa April IGE B C Finnoy assistant secretarY of In nor occupied the tho stand throughout both sessions in the Investigating committee today toda Most fost of oC the tho was taken up lp in cross cro s examinations by lW Attorney Brandeis representing Louis R and arid At Attorney torney torner Pepper Peppi chief counsel coun el for Mr fr Pinchot Because of his long service in tho the thoIn Interior In department Mr lIr Finney Finne proved to be bo a n prolific witness in that Mr Ir Brandeis was enabled to get into the thc record much technical testimony as to tho ho general course of business in iii the land office The line of questioning Proved roth rath rathor or er tedious In fact an attack of or spring fever appeared to strike ev cv every C cry ery cr one Connected with the Investigation tion Chairman Nelson was wa absent and McCall had haI difficulty culty cult In Ia keeping a i quorum together spectators fell Cell asleep The ab al absence settee sence of ot so many members of or the thc committee prevented a ruling on tho the request of or Mr Brandeis that lint he hc be allowed to defer of subordinate officials of oC the tho interior de do department until he has hus had opportunity to tb question Mr tIr Ballinger himself A decision probably will wili be he reached whoa when the s SST resumed next Friday Mr Ir Brandeis drew from Mr r Finney the statement that In iii the tile memorandum dum submitted to tn the general with a request for an Interpretation of o tho new Alaskan coal lands la law of oC 1005 the Cunningham claims al already ready rend wore excepted Then why wh asked the attorney does docs Secretary Ballinger say sa In a lot let lotter Ittel letter ter tel to Miles C Moore one of the Cunningham claimants that he lie Is IB re referring erring ferring the matter to the thc attorney general generalI I 1 write that letter replied the witness But you say sa yesterday that you YOl wrote It ItI I said I wrote two of oC the tho letters that were to lo Governor Moore I was mistaken as to this It is not nol the thc one ono I wrote Mr Ir Finnoy Piano Finne does the attorney gen general en oral eral in lila hie report to the president mention the tact fact that Mr AIr Hoyt Hot special special cial counsel fOI for tho the government called on him hini at Mr Glavis suggestion U bC Ion tion In connection with the lie Importance of this opinion 7 I r dont donl believe ellee he be docs does Attorney Pepper had not Dol concluded bis uk n when the com corn adjourned Ho HI asked the wit witness witness witness ness particularly about tho lie Ballinger I replies to letters written by b Senator asking for nn an explanation j joC of oC certain restoration of water power sites made mado by b Mr Ir Ballinger Mr Finney Finne said sai he lie wrote these let letters letters toni Ho lie denied that he lie had specifically cally consulted with Secretary Baum Ballin Ballinger ger as Is to what he should say sn |