St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-30
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE
Prepared Regarding the Pan-Elec
trio Scandal

Prepared Regarding the Pan-Elec-
trio Scandal.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Three docu-
ments in the nature Of reports will be pre-
sented to the house by the Pan Electric
telephone committee. but as neither will be
signed by majority of the committee,
technically speaking, there will be no IRE
port" before the house for action. The re.
port drawn up by the chairman will be
signed by himself and Messrs. Oates, Eden
and Hall, all Democrats. Mr.. Ranney has
secured the signatures of Messrs. Willard.
Hanback, and Moffatt. all Republicans, to
his report, while Mr.. Hale, Democrat.
has presented his views in an individual
report. Chairman Boyle's report will moi
be made public before Thursday.
In the report signed by the Republican
members, the old charges against Garland
are recited, and wrongful motives attributed
to him in connection with mis- legal rulings.
Testimony is cited to show the Pan Electric
company was organized, and So, 500, 600, of its
STOCK GIVEN TO GENTLEMEN
for the use of their names and reputation
The report refers to the postal telegraph
bill, as explaining the motives of the Pan
Electric organization, and states that So, OOO,-
GOO of the stock was held by members of con.
gress. when it was expected that that bill
would be subject Of legislation. In the suits
brought by the Bell company against those
who had bought rights of the Pan
Electric. the latter failed to defend The
sub-companies thereupon became alarmed
and refused to pay any more money, and the
business came to a standstill. Thereupon
they determined to secure the name of the
United States to bring suit against the Bell
company to brighten it and
DRIVE 1T TO BUY PEACE.
So they obtained c;O
wanted it and as they wanted it, without any
preliminary examination worthy of the name.
without the usual investigation, and in def
ance Of all the rules and practice of the de-
partment, and in direct disregard of decisions
made within a month by it's head. The agree
ments between the Pan-Electric and National
Improved companies are quoted with other
evidence, and it is charged that the suit
was not wanted to be tried, but
to be settled They were so sure of this
that they agreed before hand about the d.
vision and the opinion each had about the
readiness of the other to accept ''his price"
was such that they stipulated twice over that
neither should betray his ally. 1t is charged
that they did not want to break the Bell pat
ent, but to bleed it. Then follows
FURTHER CRITICISM
on the conduct OF the attorney general and
solicitor general. The latter. it is declared.
granted the application of the Pan
ence or inquiry" and the former
''lent himself to the scheme because he got
his stock for nothing" The report estimates
the espense of the suit if tried on its merits
at S300,000, Mr.. HAe of Missouri, in his
minority import, says that the Pan Electric
was purely speculative adventure and there
is no evidence to be found tending to prove
that the gentlemen connected with the Rogers
patont ever anticipated or intended that their
official positiods would or should be used in
any way to affect legislation.