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Attorney General Garland Proposes
to Give His Telephone Stock to
Z some Public InstitutiOn.
Washington, Feb. l2-The president
has paid unusual attention to the Pan
Electric telephone case. He has de-
cided that something must be done to
free the administration from the scandal
and criticism OF the last ten days. This
decision created q positive impression,
in the mind Of q high official who had
recently seen the president, that the
attorney general was to be asked to re.
sign. 1t does not appear, however, that
the affair has taken such q positive form
as that, but the president is none
the less determined to free the de-
partment OF Justice from all possi-
bic criticism. 1t is probable
he will be satisfied with Mr.. Garland's
giving US his Pan-Electric stock. This
will have to be done or Mr.. Garland
will have to exchange his post with
some other member of the cabinet.
Either Mr.. Whitney or Mr.. Villas would
make o good attorney general, while
MIR. Garland could fulfill acceptably the
duties OF the navy or postoftice depart
ment.
The probable outcome, an inner mem
Der of the administration family SAID,
would be the su%rrendering of the stock
OF. Mr.. Garland. This stock, he thought,
would be given to the public institu.
tions in some open way that would free
the transaction from all suspicion OF
Mr.. Garland holding even a remote title
to it. Some have sug-
gested that he could give his
stock back to Mr.. Rogers. Those who
are near the president say that Mr..
Cleveland thinks that to request MIR.
Garland's resignation would be to pun
ish him too severely. 1t would be a
penalty disproportionate to his offense.
The surrendered. the stock will be in
accordance with the presidents wishes,
and, if carried out in a public way, SO
that there can be nc question about the
title passing, the democrats at least viii!
be satisfied. There is no question chat
the president has been greately exercls-
ed over this matter or account of his
earnest desire to MAINTAIN the fair fame
of hle administration. Two members Of
his cabinet have been clear and pro.
%nouncedin their opinions that some.
thing ought to be done to satisfy the
criticism which has been heard
from every direction. 1t is now within
five months Of the time when the cleo.
ton of members of the next house is to
take place. In order to take tho sting
from the telephone scandal, it has been
necessary for the president to do some
thing. The moment Mr.. Garland gives
up his stock absolutely, it is believed
that all basis for honest criticism will bs
removed. The president has desired tc
do all that propriety should require, but
he has been reluctant to do what might
be deemed an injustice. If he could
have Mr.. Garland put out of his cabinet
without inhicting on him eternal ruin
and disgrace, few believe that the
president would not make haste tc
change. AS it is the giving up the stock
is considered as q fair settlement of the
question. Such a oourae will satisi,
Messrs. Bayard, Manning, Whitney and
Endicott, and will therefore, satisfy the
other members OF the cabinet. Still
any course adopted by the president O,
his associates will not fully put an END
to the matter, as the case will be con
sidered in two committees in congress
and if DR.. Rogers is in earnest the mat
ter will within q few days be in The
courts.