St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-27
A PAN-ELECTRFC STORM.
The House Well Warmed Up ON
GarIandss fairs

WASHINGTON. FEB. 2O.-ln the house
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois, from the commit
tee on rules, reported a substitute for the
Hanback, and Pulitzer resolutions directing
an inquiry into the Pan-Electric telephone
matter. The substitute is as follows:
Resolved, That n select committee consist
ing of nine members OF this house be ap-
pointed, and when so appointed the commit
tee is hereby directed, at as early day as
possible, TO make inquiry into any expendi-
ture on the part of the government incurred
relative to the rights of the Bell and Pan
Electric Telephone companies as TO the prior
ity OF patents, said inquiry TO include all or
ganiZations and companies that have sprung
out Of the Pan-ElecIric Telephone company
or any other purpose, and also to make fun
inquiry into the issuance OF the stock known
as the Pan-Electrc telephone stock, or any
stock OF any other company, companies or or
ganizatiOns springing out of the Pan-Electric
Telephone company, TO any person or persons
connected with either the legislative. judicial
or executive department OF the government
of the United States, TO whom,
where, when and for what Gun
sideration, in money or influence,
said stock was delivered, also as TO what opin-
ions, decisions and orders have been made by
any officers connected with the government
and 10y whom and all the circumstances con-
meeting Herewith or therefrom, and the said
committee is further authorized and directed
TO ascertain and report whether either of the
telephone companies herein mentioned. or
their officers, agents or employees have in any
manner improperly Influenced or attempted
TO influence officials or official action by or
through the public press, and. If so, when,
by whom, and in what manner such influence
was eXerted or attempted 10 be eXerted. and
what newspaper or newspapers were so used
or attempted to be used 10y them. The said
committee shall have the right TO send for
during the session of the house. TO employ a
stenographer and incur and all such neces-
sary and reasonable expenses as may be re-
quired for the purpose of conducting the said
investigation not to exceed the sum of $1,000,
which shall be paid out of the contingent
fund OF the house upon proper vouchers GER
titled by the chairman and one other member
of the committee, and may report at any
time.
CALoRIc GENERATED.
Mr.. Gibson bitterly criticised Mr.. PuIit-
ger, whom he accused of shrinking behind
the columns of his newspaper to attack men
instead of attacking them on the floor OF the
house.
Mr.. Holman-I call the gentleman's atten-
ton TO the fact that the gentleman from New
York is not present.
Mr.. Gibson-The gentleman is not present.
/ can not help that. he ought 10 be here. I
remember that gentlemen who have lived O
long life of good reputation by their integ-
rity and capacity. have won the confidence of
the country, have been arraigned by an IRE
sponslble newspaper, and a Democratic ma
jority is rushing before the hue and cry 10 do
that which must only do gentlemen injustice.
Let the court decide the matter. What has
congress to do with il? They say that the at
torney general some time or other had stock
/ stood on the the floor of this house and
heard member boast that he held hundreds
of thousands of dollars of railroad stock and
would combine with railroads to clog I'D the
courts with business. but no outcry was made
against it. ! see all around me men who hold
railroad stock and nationa bank stock, voting
with the stock in their pockets, and no out
cry is made against il. The distinguished
gentleman from New York (Mr. Hewitt),
himself a large manufacturer, is at work,
and has been at work for years TO revise the
tariff so that his manufactures may be more
profitable. lLaugh;erl. There is a gentle
on coinage who is a member Of a natioLal
bank.
Mr.. Browne of Indiana want TO know
whether they paid for the stock.
Dir. GibSon-It matters not whether they
paid for il, or got il gratuitously. The
question is. have they acted dishonorablys
II is a mere beginning OF the question in q
childish manner TO talk OF whether they paid
for the stock. How many members owu
national bank stock? How many own
railroad stock2 II am not misin-
formed a late president OF the senate was
himself counsel for one OF these telephone
companies who hired out against IL. If j am
correctly informed the present president OF
the senate is a national bank stockholder.
DIR. Cutcheon of Michigan-Was il pro
sented to himg
Mr.. GibsOn-was it presented? Does that
make the fraudg II Is not the manner IN
which the stock was come by, but whether
action was influenced by the stock / am
not standing as the champion OF this admin
istratlon, or of these men. While acknowl-
edge the honesty and cleanliness OF the
administration as equal 70 that OF any we