Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
ROGERS ADMITS SPLEEN.
HIS FRIENDSHIP FOR MIR. GAR.
LAND RATHER WEAK.

An Admission that He Feels Considera-
BILE Pique at his Failure TO Get an or
fice--The Witness Very Frank in Ad-
mittinG his Motives.
WASHINGTON, March 1s,-When the
Telephone Investigating Committee re-
sumed its labors at noon to-day DIR. ROgs
era was further examined. Recurring to
the conversation held with Mr.. Young in
his room about the government suit, the
witness said Mr.. Young had told hlm that
other parties-tho National Improved
COmpany-had collected $4,000 worth OF
testimony in Europe and they were desir-
GUS of a combination in the suits so as TO
put that testimony against some little int
fluence that they (the Pan Electric peOs
ple) might have. That was about two
weeks before the institution Of the govs
ernment suit.
NO SALES TO CoNGREssMEN.
The witness had never sold any stock "a
member OF Congress, and knew Of no
sales OF that kind, unless 1t should appear
that man named Howard, who had
bought some stock, had been a member OF
Congress.
Mr.. Ranney asked how the witness had
Disseminated in distributing stock "a
members.
The witness replied, smilnely, that in
the case OF the New York cOmpany-the
postal company--he had offered the stock
10 Messrs. Cox and Beach rather Than TO
Mr.. Ranney because the first named gen%
tlemen lived In New York and had de-
signed the stock 10 be floated in the New
York stock market, while Mr.. Ranney
lived In MASSACHUSETTS,.
NOTHING CONCEALED.
"Did you tell your associates about
your sales of Pan Electric telephone
stockp inquired Mr.. Ranney.
81 didn't conceal anything" replied
The witness. "Whatever / did was dOna
ON the housetops. But that was my pri.
vate business"
Mr.. Ranney inquired whether Mr.. Cars
land or Mr.. Harris had indOrsed the witt
ness application for office.
Objection was made on the Democratic
side, but the witness said the papers
were in the hands OF the committee, SO
the inquiry was deferred until the papers
could be found. The witness resuming
| said that he did not get the position, and
had afterwards applied for a consular
place, and had written 20 Attorney
| General Garland about IL. Mr.. LOOney
| had also seen the Attorney General id
turtherance Of the application.
INSTITUTION OF THE SUIT.
| Recurring 20 the subject of the govern.
ment suit, the witness said that be did
not know until the last meeting Of tha
board, that Mr.. Van Benthuysen had
made an application to Attorney General
| Garland to have the suit brought in addi-
tion TO the application made by the wits
ness.
MIR. Oates inquired as to the present
feeling between the Attorney General and
| the witness.
He replied: 81 expect he is friendly ia
me. | would not say that / feel very
| friendly towards him, but j don't feel un.
| friendly. think he has acted very badly
towards me-"
| Mr.. Oates-You mean because he would
not give you appointmentsP
The Witness-From that and some other
things. l have no malice against Mr..
Garland, bnt think that when he had a
chance 10 be generous he acted meanly.
NOT PAID BY PULITZER.
The witness corroborated his sons
statement that no money had been res
ceiVed for those published letters. In an-
/ swer to Mr.. Hanback, ths witness said
he knew Of no legislation sought to ba
procured TO further his sons inventions.
| There Was a small matter-sOme bill in
connection with an underground wire
| Jndb COl. OunB had spoken OF. lie 6alQ
/ that Mr.. Garland had been requested ia
indorse his application for office; so had
| Mr.. Harris, and the Senator had written
a letter requesting his appointment to
some position in the Department Of Jus<
! tice.
FEELS DISAPPOINTED.
He did not charge Mr.. Garland with hia
| failure. but ielt disappointed. "Just as
| you would II you asked for something at
| the White House and did not get it," said
the witness % Mr.. Hale.
"Was IL not for the reason that you did
not geC the position that you published
the papers ?" inquired Mr.. Hale.
"NO; nO;" exclaimed the witness Yehe-
mently, as he struck the table with his
palm. 81 would have published them Il
the heavens fell. II Mr. Garland had been
dead or at HOming Hill. They were pub
lished TO Vindlcats my son and myself"
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