New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-16
AIDING GARLAND'S COMPANY
LAMAR,s DECISION NOT UNEXPECTED.
THE SPECULATIVE INTEREST INVOLVED IN THE
HANDS OF LAMAR's FRIENDS.

THE SPECULATIVE INTEREST INVOLVED IN ihh
HANDS OF LAMAR's FRIENDS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is (SpeciaD.-The decision
OF Secretary Lamar recommending the bringing " sur
to set aside the Bell elephons patent was Dol uheA
pected by persons who have watched the case aiu "o
are familiar with the influences surrounding H. DesPo
the opinion expressed by Lamar that the suit ought
not to be brought the relation OF tue petitioners o
in the mans Of all the people and ground dihereh'
from that ON which the fuit ordered by tne DO
partnent OF Jnsdea last September everybody KNOWS
that the snt win be one for the benefit OF Mt uara
telephone company n
several weeks ago one OF the most prominent Demo-
Gratis In public LIE, In convcrsaion with TRIBUNE
correspondent said Some of the Electric
stock was offered to years ago on the same terms
that Senators Garland and Harrls receNedi| was
Informed that less than twenty Democratic Seha'ois
were holders OF stock in tho parent company Oh III so
OF tho local companies" representative, who was
member OF District Committee In the last congress
recently said: "a prominent Maryland Democrat came
TO me and offered me OF the stock of the Washing
ton local company and gave one OF thefensons why
he xios that my name should be enrolled In the
'lst OF stockholders that was member oil the COM
mtee the District OF Columbia and therefore might
be able to render valuable assistance 10 the company
told HIM that had indicated sufficient reason Tor me
10 decline to be a stakeholder, when suppose to over
come my scrnples, he assured me that Mr. Gorman' "a
member 81 the Senate District Committee, was STOCK
holder did not embark in the scheme however
Senator'S uarrie Vance and Brown arc the other Dom
Ocra members OF the seDaie District COMMITTED and
Senator Harris ia the vice president and one OF the
original stockholders In the Garland Telephone Com
many II may be remembered that among the other
directors and largest stockholders are Joseph h.
Johnston Commissioner OF Railroads, and j. d. Calkihs
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs. both OF whom are
bureau officers OF the Interior Department Among the
directors and officers of the Rogers Telephone and
Telegraph Company" which is "a combination OF
interests IN the Pan Electric and the American Postal
Telegraph Companies" ara General Frank Armstrong,
OF Texas an Indian Inspector. and eX-Congressnah
Manning and Money, OF Mississippi, both on whom are
warm personal and political friends OF ME- Lamar, anu
are now living In Washington. .,-..,.,
II is asserted by person who has investigated the
matter that Mr.. Garland Is nos ta OhI Vihter ~ Inv
Department OF Justice who Is Interested ia t1e fau
stock. 10 viii he seen thercIofo lht .o Is
spscatye interests In TOvcd In the proposed Htlgao
are ia the hands mainly II not wholly Oh secretary
Lamars political friends. aud that the SUIT succeeds
riley viii reap gery large pecunary benefits The effort
d bill through Congress 10 tnaOe tue AL icU-
tre COMPANY brug a suit ~ the expense OF the HOV
ernment seems TO have 6heen abandoned At the very
beginning OF the last Congress such Oil was
by Mr.. Vance the present Commissioning o Ihtutsi ','
was referred to the committee OF which he became GUAR
man Mr. Vance il not Lawyer. but two DAYS after tue
committees was organized he brought In substitute 10
the BILL accompanied by an elaborate zeal AfEaeht ~
the form OF report. the b passel thc llouao ~!
eight DAYS afterward When Il reached the senate" Mr.
Garland who the legal counsel o the Fa- keotre
Company. made two more efforts 10 secure lhNoI
combination Tor 10 by the Committee ou Patents phl
failed At that time he TO have held tho opinion
expressed In the report presented Ia the House by MI
VANCE that the law rs It st.Lds and has stOoi
since 1886, provides no way IN wbich patent cAh DC
declared void except upon the ground OF interference
with some other patent aud then only up0n IN" SUIT "l
some arrival patentce Of some person Claiming hur
one OF the interfering patents. interfering
paenttes stated before, and individual parties w1e
sued rs inrmgers the OF showing thai
patent WAS Improperly granted.