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Mr. Elliott. Does not that cover the right of a witness to correct 

 his ''notes," if he is to be brought in as a sworn witness ? 



Mr. McGuire. At the request of the chairman I will provide, if 

 possible, the original questions and answers as they were given before 

 the committee. However, I vouch for the accuracy of the copies 

 which I have, but will produce the originals, if I can. 



The. Chairman. I will ask Mr. Elliott this: Do you mean to say 

 that these notes are printed in the other hearings ? 



Mr. Elliott. No; but a copy was, which Bowers brought in — 

 smuggled in — purporting to be the "notes" of my "testimony" 

 given before that committee, which I had never seen before, until 

 he brought them in. (See pp. 139-142: Hearing No. 3, 1911.) 



The Chairman. That shows that the originals ought to be produced. 



Mr. Elliott. If they are produced what do they signify? 



The Chairman. One moment; you are not asking me any questions. 



Mr. Elliott. That is true, but I say that if they are produced here, 

 thev have no value whatever. 



Mr. Stephens. I reserve the right to strike from the record all of 

 this evidence if the original does not appear in the evidence, if there 

 be any objection. 



The Chairman. It would not be germane unless the original is 

 produced. 



Mr. McGuire. If the original can not be found and if the copy 

 which I have can not be verified as being accurate and speaking the 

 truth, then I would not care to ask that it be placed in the record. 



The Chairman. I think you are correct about that. 



Mr. Elliott. Right here, in my own testimony to this committee 

 I have changed the word "no " to "yes " three times; and "yes " to 

 "no" twice. Mr. Clark has changed the word "no" to "yes" 

 twice in his testimony; why am I to be held down to a set of "notes" 

 which I have never seen? 



The Chairman. You are to understand that it is not a question of 

 how you shall be held down, but as to how the committee shall proceed. 



Mr. Elliott. The committee wants to distinctly understand that 

 I had never seen these "notes" that were brought in here overnight, 

 and they are not my "notes,". and are padded and false as introduced 

 as my testimony by Mr. Bowers, June 28, 1911, in Hearing No. 3, 

 pages 139-142. ' 



Mr. McGuire. How much did the company pay you ? 



Mr. Elliott. What company ? 



Mr. McGuire. The North American Sealing Co. 



Mr. Elliott. The North American Sealing Co. ? 



Mr. McGuire. The Alaska Commercial Co.? 



Mr. Elliott. I kept no books. I have stated it in my testimony 

 once, and I do not want to qualify it. It is stated in Hearing No. 4, 

 pages 205-207, July 11, 191 1, and I will read that if you like. 



Mr. McGuire. You need not mind. 



Mr. Elliott. I have stated it there, and I still stand by it. 



Mr. McGuire. I think you made some statement in regard to that ? 



Mr. Elliott. Yes, and that stands; I do not want to qualify it 

 or change it. 



Mr. McGuire. On page 499, Hearing No. 10, you said that at one 

 time you received $5,000 from that company ? 



Mr. Elliott. Yes. 



