Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
TELEPHONE INVESTIGATION.
Discovering the why's and Wherefores of
the Pan Electric Company.

Discovering the why's and wheretores of
the Pan Electric Company.
WAsHlNGToN, March l5.-When the tel
ephone investigation committee met to-
day at the request of Ranney, J, Harris
Rogers was recalled to the stand He said
the parties forming the original Pan Elec-
trio company paid nothing for stock in ad-
dition to the price fixed in the contract
Before going to New York it had been I'M
derstoOd they were to issue stock based
upon the patents and the future possibli-
ties of electricity The gentlemen were to
give their names as guarantee to outside
parties that the company would be an
hOnorably and fairly conducted enterprise.
The gentlemen agreed to get a charter and
give their names, and they had broken the
bargain. The men selected were also
shrewd lawyers, as litigation was
looked for When the question of
issuing stock was raised, Young
suggested that written certificates
be used. Ranney asked if anything
was SAID about their occupying Official
position in connection with the enterprise
The witness replied mot at that time. The
witness said \. ;. Hewitt had declined to
take stock reserved to him, on the ground
of failing health and accumulated bust
been divided and sold. 1t was during the
first interview that Young said that AS
Garland was attorney for the Pan electric
he felt IL delicacy about bringing suit, and
that ii would be brought by GOOde. The
witness was deeply impressed and remem-
hered the conversation nearly word by
word. After further questioning the com
mlttee adjourned till Wednesday,
why is American Pork Prohibited
Phelps of New Jersey Will tomorrow pre-
sent a memorial from the New Jersey
State board of agriculture praying Con
gress to make diligent investigation into
the reasons why American pork is abso.
lutely excluded from Germany, Austria
and other countries. Phelps will also offer
resolution that the secretary of state be
requested to transmit, copies Of all cor
respondence between his department and
the representatives of France, Germany,
Austria and any other European country,
which has partially or entirely restricted
the importation of American pork, refer
ring to the facts of such exclusion or the
restrictions and reasons given therefor.
Senate Passes the House Bill for Increas-
Ing Widows Pensions.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-On motion of
Van Wyck the House bill increasing the
pensions Of soldiers widows was taken up.
The amendment offered by Henderson at
the request he said of Iiawley, was agreed
10, providing that the adjutants general
OF States be recognized rs representing the
claimants when the law of the States re-
quire those officers to do so without eX-
pense to the claimants or the government.
All amendments hitherto agreed to by the
Senate were formally rescinded and the
bill was passed in the form in which it
came from the House, and now needs only
the Presidents signature to become Il law.
The bill increases from 81 per month the
pensions of widows and dependent rela-
fiyes TO SIP month, and prohibits any
recognition of claim agents or of attorneys
i'll connection with the bill.
AT two O'Clock the judiciary committee
resolutions were taken up. Cullum took
the floor but gave way to Morrill,. The
senator from Vermont said the senator
from West Virginia (Kenna) in his speech
had read letter signed by Morrill, as
chairman of the committee on finance
and had stated that the letter was the
beginning of the present controversy.
The committee on finance sent the letter
to the secretary Of the treasury in iden-
tlcally the same terms as the one read by
the senator from West Virginia 1t re-
lated to the suspension of the collector
seemed to remember that the subject was
an executive matter) no matter where
and received from the secretary of the
treasury response stating 'that the
officer in question was suspended because
the president and the secretary of the
treasury were satisfied he was not dis
charging his duties in accordance with
business methods" Morrill, continuing
swd the papers and reasons given were SO
satisfactory that the committee unani-
mously reported-hum-bu he be
Ieved he was trespassing again
The policy pursued by the committee was
the same it had pursued ever since
lie (MorrilD had been member Of the
committee and the committee had
never had refusal till recently
Morrill, read n portion OF the law Gre
ating the office of the secretary of the
treasury which defines the duties
of its incumbent "to make a report and
give information to either branch of the
Legislature in person or in writing as he
may be required, respecting all matters
referred to him by the Senate or the
House of representatives, !" and said it was
perfectly clear that the Senate had right
to call on the secretary to come before any
committee, or furnish papers.
Cullom then resumed the floor. He said
the refusal of the attorney general to fur