Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-19
THE GREAT MUGWUMP.

A Pamphlet Which the Father of
 Pan-EIectric Thinks Garland Would
 Find Profit in Reading.
 WASHINGTON, March 18.-Dr. Rogers con- tinued his testimo y to-day before the Pan Electric telephone investigating committee He recited conversation he had with Colo nel Young about a government suit against the Bell in which that gentleman said the National Improved company had collected $75, ,OOO worth of testimony in Europe and wanted to combine in the suit against the Bell company This was two weeks before the government suit was instituted. It was stated that the suit would be brought in the name of the National Improved company. although witness did not know why this was to be done. Dr. Rogers detailed the disposi- tion he had made of his portion of the Pan Electric company, how he had associated Colonel Looney of Memphis with him in the sale of stock, etc. He was sharply questioned by Chairman Boyle on the point of having hypothecated some of his stock to persons interes ted in the Bell company. He denied most positively that he had ever hypothecated any stock to anyone or had any dealing with any representative of the Bell company. Witness related that he got Messrs. Manning and Mercy of Mississippi into the company by giving them blocks of Pan-Electric telephone and Rogers Tele- graph company's stock. He wanted the names of these gentlemen in the direc- tory of his companies. He knew at the time he gave stock to Mercy that the latter was chairman of the House Committee on Post offices and Post Roads, but he expected no favors on account of MT. Morey's holding that position. Mr. Ranney of the commit tee cross examined Dr. Rogers concerning the latter's applications for government ap- torney polne H'Ht General Garland and other Pau-Electric stockholders took in trying to have the appointment made. Those men had helped him, but the efforts were unsuccessful In reply to questions by MT
 Oates, Dr. Rogers said he did not entertain very kindly feeling toward Attorney Gen eral Garland, that he thought the latter had treated him badly in his efforts to get an appointment. The doctor thought when the Attorney General was in position to do favors he refused to re- member his friends. Mr. Oates wanted to know of witness if he did not write praeti- cal satire on the present administration. Witness replied by producing a pamphlet entitled ssThe Great Mugwump." etc, just issued by himself, of the character indicated by MT. Oates. Witness remarked as he pro duced the pamphlet that he thought it would do MT. Garland good to read the contents.
 The committee consumed an hour in cross examination of Dr. Rogers for the purpose of l ascertaining what there was of truth in eer- tain charges he had published about certain | stockholders of the Pan-Electric company
 and his animus or object in publishing them. A great many objections were made to the questions and answers OF the ground that the former were hypothetical or irrelevant and the latter based
 upon hearsay or supposition. The
 witness uR finally stated that he had no proof 1 within his own personal knowledge that there was an understanding between Senator Harris, Colonel Young, MT. Benthuysen and | others and Attorney General Garland about
 the latter pushing suit in the name of the
 government against the Bell company At
 o'clock Dr. Rogers completed his testimony
 and the committee adjourned until noon to-
 morrow, when Colonel Casey Young will be | examined.