Q.  Wh'at  did  Fveel  tell  ymn"!  A.  He  told  me  lie  didnft  know  any-
thing aboiut  tke  raising  of  mioniey  for  the  bill;  tlhat  lie  deolinied
to  iavie  lanything  to  do  wiith,  the  bill  or  tihe  radteliig  o(  money;  tihiat
lie  liad  considered  the  effort  of  the  officers  to  obtain  an  increase  of
salary  was  placing  in  jieop'ardy  the  2  per  cent,  tax  bill,  on  wMohl
he  oame  to  see  me,  and,  oonsequiently,  hie  had  no  sympathy  with
the  effort  to  obtain'  salary  legislation,  and  declined  to  hare  any-
thing to  do  with  it.
Q.  He  knew  nothing  abont  money  being  raised?    A.  Ye®.
Q.  Wihait  did  the  other  officers  tell  yon?  '  A.  Mr.  Grahlami,  uipon
a  prior  oooasioin,  that  he  thongihit  about  |7,000  had  been  raised.
Q.  What  Graham  is  this?  A.  He  is  a  member  of  the  offloers'
'association.
Q.  What  is  his  full  name?    A.  I  don't  know.
Q.  Wh'en  did  he  tell  you  that?  A  At  my  office;  I  don't  remem-
ber the  date,  but  prior  to  the  cionversation  I  had  with  hiim!  and
Freel;  he  told  me  one  day,  and  I  must  state  it  in  fairness  tO'
(Iraham,  that  he  didn't  know  anything  about  it;  that  was
only  his  impresision ;  that  he  hlaid  no  infonnatioir;  that  he  had
taJjen  Freel 's  position  and  declined  to  imve  anything  to  do  with'
the  bill.
Q.  Had  any  person  in  the  ofQcers'  assoiciation  been  further  in
terviewed  by  you  in  regard  to  the  raising  of  a  fund?     A.  'No,  sir.
^.  "V^Tiy  haA'en't  you  talten  some  other  means  of  ascertaining
the  truth  before  you  slandered  three  Senators?    A.  I  shall  not
answer  that  question.
