The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-27
A LIVELY EXCHANGE
oE WINS rHE HoUsE YEsEEapAY
Over the PNS.Rlsoulo Telephone Matter.
Glbs0n D'fsRi' Garland and Rsllsyss
Hlssnail hllud in Regard to the Ad.
mIni'trAtlOn-Ar. Reeds Rsma,k,.

Hissnall AIlud In Regard to the Ad.
uIHi'trAtlon-Ar Reeds RsmMks.
WAsHtSeToS, Feb. s6.-Mr. Morrison
Of Illinois, from the Committee on Rules
reported substitute for the Hanback, ant
Palilzsr resolution directing an inquiry
into the Pan-Elecfie telephone matter
The substitute Is as follows;
Resolved, That select committee, con,
sisting Of nine members OF this house, be
appointed, and when 90 appointed the
committee is hereby directed 1T as early q
date as possible to make inquiry into az
Expenditure on the part OF the govern.
ment inquired relative to the rights OF the
Bell and the Pan. Electric telephone com.
panies, to the priority OF patents, said in.
qulry to include all organizations and
companies that have sprung out
Of the Pln.EeCtric Telephone Com.
pany, or for any other purpose
aud Rlso. 10 make full inquiry into
the Issuance OF stock known as the Pan.
Electric Telephone stock, or any stock Of
Auy other company, companies or organ.
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Telephone Company, to any person OF
oersoas ConntGted with the legislative,
judicial or executive departments Of the
Government OF the United States, Il
whom, when, where and for what Gonsid'
ration iu money, or influence, said stock
Sas delivered; also as 70 what opiniOnp,
decisions and orders have been made BY
Iuy officers connected with the Govern.
ment, and by whom, and all the Clrrum'
ranGas connected Herewith and arising
therefrom.
GEBsoN's BREAK,
The resolution gave rise TO hested aad
extremely exciting debate, Members left
their seats and gathered around the Speak
irs desk. Mr.. Gibscu, of West VirgiRiaI
created sensation by bitterly attacking
Congressman Puliizsr, who, he said,
ihrank behind the irresponsible columns
VI his newspaper to attack men whom he
had not the rnanliless to attack on the
floor Of the House."
Mr.. Holman, OF Indlana;-"1 call the
gantleman's attention 10 the fact that the
& 'n'lemRn from Now York 10 not pres.
ent."
Alr. Gibson-"lf the gentleman IL not
present cannot help that. He ought To
20. / remember tnat gentlemen who
nave lived a long lie OF good reputation,
md by their integrity and capacity have
Won tho confidence Of the country, have
baen arrAigned by an irresponsible news.
paper, and Democratic majority are
ushing before the hue and cry to do that
which must only do the gentlemen inius'
ice, Let the courts decide the matter,
What Co1gressto do with itP They say
hat the Attorney General sometime or
,tber got stock. 'atood on the floor
Of this House and heard a member boast
nat he held hundreds OF Thousands oil
dollars worth Of railroad stock and would
combine with railroads TO clog up thu
courts with business, but 10 outcry wa!
made against it. see all around me men
who hold railroad stock and national bauk
stock voting with the AloCk Ia their pockets
md no ontCry is made againEtit The
listinguished gentleman from New Yorh
(Mr. Hewelt), hinsslf large nauulAct
lrer IL Ut work aud has been at work fol
years to revise the laflIf, 80 that hls man
manufactures may be more profitable
(Laughter.) There is q gentlemSn from
south Carolina on the Committe on C0in
we, who Ia g member Of u national bank.
Mr.. GibEon spoke at great leugEh in de
tense Of the Attorney.General.
MIR, Browne, OF IndianR-"I want Il
lear whether they paid for tho stoCx."
Mr.. GlbsOn-"lt matters not whether
they paid for 1t or got 1t gratuitously thu
question: is, have they acted dinhones:tly
it is lnere begging Of the question IN
childish manner to talk of whether thGy
paid for tho stock. How many member
own national bank btockp How man,
own railroad stOCk2 II am not misin
formed, q late Prssident Of the Senate WA
aimselt CotinBsl for one OF ithese Telephone
companies. Who cried out against III /
Lam correctly inlOrined the present PteRi
lent Of the SsGAte Is national bank stock
holder" m
Mr. Outchoon, Of MIchigan-"WaS !
presented to him?'
EusrAcE ON TllE ADMINISTRATION.
Mr.. Gibion-"WAs ii presea!ed
Docs that make the trauds2 IL is no: th,
manner in which tue stock was came BY
but whether the action was influenced
by tho stock. am not standing US thl
) champion of this Administration or o
;hpse men. While acknowledge the
nouesty and CleanneEs Of the Adnlinibtra
don as equal TO that Of any we have eve
lad, have very little regard for itS poll
dCs" Daughter and applauge).
Mr.. MorFison.-'As "a friend oil the ot
deer supposed to be most alIsCted-it any
oody Is 10 be affected by this investiga
tton--haying unlimited confidence IN hii
ionor and Ia his personal and official In
egrity, want the resolution TO pass ant
, want this investigation TO go on"
Mr. Reed, Of Malne--"l appreciate tn
aatural fsehngS Of solemnlty which ha
fallen on tho Democratic party ut tht
present time. 10 be stopped IN the mlds
B u a career Of great and well administered
affairs, 10 be stopped in the midst OF
cateer winch had lOr ita motto the turn
+ no CIT Of rusCslB; to be Obliged to st0l
ind consider The question whether b!
. 4otus accident instead Vi turning out the!
, oad not got III, is, Of course, painful, aud
10 not intend 10 de,raGt from the aOlenini
IN OF tho occasion by commenting premS
; turely. Ionly wish to tSndor i1 passing
, 20 the Democratic party, the assurances 9
!, the respectful consideration, which We al
have for their situation. loud laughte
m which tho Democrats JOIN I'M.
ut Ia desirable, under the fierce on
, slauphls Of the gentleman from West VII
dnia, 10 say \ lew words ID delensS oil tn
resolution.
RKED's PINE POINT.
~ even otirhtto belriend the gontlenei