Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-26

committees who had the bill in charge Naval and
Interoceanic Committees), and who made investi-
CATION of the subject, did not discover that the
Chiriqui Land Improvement Company was behind
il all.
Harris-The Naval Committee discovered nothing
of the kind.
McMahon-Isp't that what complain of?
Harris What has that to do with the subject
wish you TO make your charge, if you have one Ia
make.
McMahon-It was Executive influence that wanted
this put in the bill.
Harrs-Then it is the Executive that is connected
with the Chiriqui Company. Please put it some
where. -
NcMahon-Is there any Executive but one in the
country?
A Democrat Tden. tLaughte-l
McMahon-l repeat that the Executive influence
was sylv cast around that subcommittee of the
Committee on Appropriations. gentleman came
before us-I did not call him land lubber.
Hiscoek-Will the gentleman indicate what sly
influences exercised by the Executive over the
Committee on Appropriations
Mcmahon (significantly)-Do understand that
friend of the President calls for the information?
Hiscoek (defantly)-I call for information, and if
you have any give it to the House.
Mcmahon Do understand that friend Of the
President asks il?
Hisccck-ko, but a friend OF honesty anu iar
dealing.
McMahon-All right The influence was sought
10 be exercised the sub committee by the Presi-
dents private secretary, Mr.. Rogers. do not want
can prove il, / SAID in my opening statement tilaV
a Q ntleman appeared before the subcommittee
who had right to come there. He did not come
in disguise but he argued the question from ma
tiona standpoint knew he was an attorney, but
did not know for whom he acting asked him,
I" Whom do you represent p His answer was, g
represent private individual and the Chriqui Land
| Improvement Company"
Goode-All the information before the Naval
| Committee was derived from Executive documents
No representative OF any private job has ever, 50
| far as know, approached committee.
McMahon-l have no doubt of it.
Frye ttauntingly They only went 10 the sub
committee of the Committee on Appropriations.
| They knew where to go. ILaughter-
McAahon-lf the gentleman find job in this
bill, or any OF err bill coming from the Committee
| on Appropriations will show him, in the history
OF his party ten jobs for 1t from the gen
tleman who appeared before our subcommittee that
/ learned all that have stated to the House. If
understood him correctly, 100000 to 20 for the
purchase by the Government of 900 feet of ground
on lagoon or bay there-iust sufficient for a coal
ing station.
Hiscock commented on the fact that neither Of
the other two members OF the subcommittee Of the
Committee on Appropriations tBlount and Monroe)
had said anything Of the influence referred to by the
gentleman (hcMahonl Did not the gentleman
mean 10 say that the President had sent his Private
Secretary to use sly influences over his action on
this question am satisfied from the character of
the gentleman from Georgia (Blount) and the gen.
tleman from Ohio (MOnrOe), that nothing Of the
kind would be attempted on them. Laughter on
the Republican side. ! think the gentleman Was
the only one who slyly approached. | am in
favor of this appropriation. We all understand
what is contemplated in that portion OF the world
and certainly this should be placed at the dis
posal of the Executive for the purpose indicated.
Robson declared himself in favor of the apprO
priation II would be incumbent on every EXscu
tive in the future to gather at the Isthmus all tn,
naval strength at his command TO represent the ial
and the interests of the dominant Government o
the American continent.
Without action on the amendment the committee
rose and the House adjourned until tomorrow.