The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-06
TALKING TO LEGISLATORS.
HORE SrGGESTTONs OFFERED TO MIR.
HEWIrI'S COMMITTEE.
Pertinent Answers to Pertinent Qucstions,
and Sometimes no Answers to Questions
Ask ed In the Middle Of Too Long Speeches.


of Mr. Hewitt committee yesterday. composed
OF tho wild y different lass who tako interest
In the discussion Of the 'auscs Of the present
depression of business and industry. The rich
ship owner or Manufacturer was there. side by
aide with the duy laboTcr. the w"ll-kuuwn faces
from political headquarters. nnd no small
pprnkling oi the familiar forms ~ some
who have hccn widely known in this city
Tor years on platforms whore the STIRRING
bocial and Industrial questions OF the
time have been discussed. Good hu-
NOR prevailed. although occasionally from
distant part of the room there would come 10
The ears of the Chairman the noise Of an earnest
debate that somewhat intcrcrcd with the rcgu-
lar programme. Mr.. Hewitt announced that
his colleague. Mr.. Thompson. WIS compelled to
20 home: that Mr. Boyd desired to Co. and that
they had decided To take recess after to-day.
Hereafter representatives from all branches Of
society are to bc hcard-ompov"rs worliing-
mon. capitalists lahorrrs. mcr 'hants. bankers.
and everybody who can contribute information.
series Of SYSTEMATIC leading questions are to
be prepared and addressed to cnch witness.
The first applicant for hearing Was William
Hastings. whose particular hobby was the in
Jury to the community that results from the
looking up 81 property in tho hands Of official
hssgnces. Armed with huge scrap book full
of newspaper oNtrGris and an enormous roll of
manuscript h' read al pa'" th"t bid ialr 10
consume the dny. MIR Hewitt undertook to
question him on his knowledge Of the amount
Of gold produced in this country. to which
he had rcforrcd also as TO the amount OF
Assignee bonds held by thr banks II the
Htats OF NV YORK and other points. and he be-
came FESTIVE and made some imputations on
Mr.: IIrwlt's motives. VIII the latter resented,
ihni hc m,,-t hnvn answers Ia hi, our.tinu.
and Mr. Hastings declared tlat he wn- not n
nosurd and tai g ronld no aHsT T., r an in,
S SScpq no Of h. sa r Y9 S 5G fe EaSgr
Mr.. Hewitt Mn ,9nne' bank siock. and icins
TIC ossl;nSe-' "'' ''''' '''' '''''''
rcnrcscnt,iyo ' sin Nv s"n's am,nl"Vr,s 40 md
asked leave to rad nom a brief document
dai,sel tho Haitnau - "Ncintm. Is thu iLS
brisf l9cum,qi Mr. 3'GaJy said i wa.
orally Nj Uawiti tafl n n, lint he LnI hotter
hand in his ] .aa.ct, TX the raru-i 81 the
retired. ''' '''''' ''"' '''N wi V ''"'"
Then Nor Cohen Of the Socialisilc Labor
ppinhS,io of H.N'n mSd@ o,scr,r rISi 'S
an smpioygSg. whi.a III lin, only oGau! q
member Of the S',Ml'.iic Labor peiiy Sir.
Alcy. II. Re.b q .un.t.r-ot very strong ron-
NJ dcnrnssi,,t ara fr,IiI t,rttlry nnd crin'c i'm
RisR plHcce. Th +" rr,aSni w siiil he "allrd
hrtt,g T. a.
,I'ei ,, "'. W. .v ~ r ~, I,'"yto II
"ce i H. a,t , m s NV i, ~ ,,ns
IL a IT, a roid deal IF 5 rii,,,rd r'S mi
IanJ NJ i,,,rr,,,at"I him ,rt,v i'.'r, l.,
ms to how n man ,olhlhe onnilrd TO in" in
he cxpianaiian t,t any man stoiid give mn mn
his house il he wa- unwilling 10 bay into thn
be- willing tn nav for Inc use OF il Nn',hor 81
Mr. Rohi7s notions Na- free travelling.
Mr 'nicc nstri' H., v,u "r.m In, r,,,ia
ought 10 he nii5,yed :, tf,,vr frae On r,ilrnnd -
rYcs sir
Who IL Ia nav f.ri,.r
1T is To- T." surrorted hv tax You NAV
smile. MIR RIO mi II is n sensible idea. '''
Mr. IiiccEii L. n n1val i1no 'N"
MIR, Hewitt reninrkrd t6nt Mr. Rohb had
promisnl To- be thrnneh in live minnie. hut ho
had taken twen,v Then Mr Rim nrnr~nd"d
10 show TINT Mr. Vnnderhilt hai Tho innnmo ri
ii 900 mems labor and tint Tho Cioynrni,eni
MIGHT H. snni tLa wnnm,Io,"J M on ~.
nrsiries ,Vhern1non he ahiofn5 some rr,ofs
from The hook Of L1Siticns ana Mr.
Hewitt sni1 In .,aro NJ thccao n',brri
les Then Mi Rohb nivornt~I thn