Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-22
GETTING TO Be A BORE.
PAN ELECTRIC INQUIRY A FAILURE.
II Fails to entrap Rogers Into a Confess
sion Of Uterior Motives and
Must Fall Flat.
Special 10 iks Ra,istsr.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The truth u
so apparent that any one can discern it
that Senator Edmunds has gone 60 far 10
the discussion Of his resolutions rels ting 10
the refusal Of the Administration TO fur.
nish papers to the Senate that strong men
in his own party have grown weary Of il.
Mr.. Edmunds made a very strong speech
on the subject Of the opposition. BE was
followed BY Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, on the
same side, in an argument reple,e si,h Law
and good setse. Then Mr.. Pugh, Of
Alabama, and Kenna, Of Wes, Virgins,
antsgonized the proposition set forth BY
the two Republicans. Four great speeches
had been made and all ,ha, could possibly
be said on The subjec, had been said.
Others who followed simply repeated. re-
hashed, and consumed time. Few people
then came into the Senate, there were
empty seats everywhere. Men on both
sides Of the chamber yawned, and said the
thing was getting TO q borepoint. Every
body was bored. During the past three or
four days hsve heard dozen Republican
Senators cay, and almost as many Demo-
cratic Senators, that the discussions had
been carried TOO Tar; that it only consumed
time and epgendered bad blood. Both
sides consider now that it would have been
better to have made an agreement in the
beginning as 10 who should speak and
when the debate should stop.
PAN ELECTRIC BUSINESS A FAiLrRE
Almost an hour was consumed the other
day BY the special committee investigating
Pan Electric telephone affairs. in trying to
draw from DR. Rogers, the father Of the in
ventor OF Pan Electric machines, SON eihing
Of q conce, sion 10 the point that the object
he and his son had in inducing Govern
ment officials TO come into their company
was to secure their influence in the enact,
ment of favorable legislation, or the hrsak-
ing down Of the Bell patent. This 10 the
leading point to be CLEANED in oil the in.
vestigation. The question was put in
twenty different shapes.
ALL KINDS OF TRAPS
we're set to catch the witness but il was q
failure. He contended that he only want.
I'd the names Of those men and their iu.
iluence in private capacities Ii was Amss-
ing for the spectator Of the investigation 10
observe in the counte nances of N m bers Of
the committee during the progress Of the
investigation. - When set questions were
put, and during the lull that necessarily
followed before ihe witness made his reply.
baIa OF the committee looked know
iDgly at each other. and auditors in tho
committee room winkcd as much as TO
to say This will fetch him" DO.
1t was plain that in The minds Of all The in.
preston prevailed. that the Rogers family
really expected legislation by Congress.
and the annulment OF the Bell patent, TO
follow the incoming Of the Government
officials, Who now form part OF their com.
pany. Since the Rogers family has re-
iu'ed TO prove, il indeed they hare any
ground upon which to prove couaps inien.
tions in securing these men ~ part Of their
company, the rect Of tho investigation will
pass along without interest II any official
action vas contemplated by any Of these
men the invettigation will bs OF no avail,
and tipce the men expected 10 make die
closures have failed to do 20. there is moth
ing more Of interest in the inquiry.