New-York tribune., 1886-02-12
HANBACKs RESOLUTION ANSWERED.
THE SCOPE OF The PAN-ELECTRIC lNNEs 'lGAlloN
TO BIZ wIDENED.


WASHINGTON, Feb. IL (SpecidO.-Chalrman
Gibson OF the Committee Expenditures IN the Depart
nert of Jnser has been Informed officially that the ex-
penditures OIL account the telephone Investigation set
on foot by the directors OF Mr.. Garland's company
have amounted To $35 in the Department OF the H.
terror and that money has been expended by the
Department OF Justice. Special counsel have been re-
tanned TO assist the Government the prosecution OF
tbe sut but Of them has received anything yet
Oh account of his The committee Will hOid
meeting Saturday to consider the information ana
agree upon a report TO the House under the HANBACK,
resolution. 1t is expected that then PROPOSE
ton will be made to the committee to re-
commend to the House widening Of the scope
OF the investigation Some members were OF the oplOh
that request to effect would be made on behalf OF
the Attorney General and his partners out they seem
10 shrink from ali Investigation which would expose al
their acts TO "the bright sunlight OF publicity"
For the last three days Mr. Morrison has carried in his
pocket ready for immediate use, written amendment
prepared IL Is erstoOd by member OF the Pan-Elec
trc which he purposes to offer to any res"
luton which may be presented for an investigation OF
the telephone scandal The amendment s designed to
broaden the proposed inquiry include nyes
tgation OF the made by the PanElectric peo-
ple that the Bell Company has hired prominent news
papers TO assai the Attorney General No Republican
in the House will object 10 the amendn en
md certainly the last Democrat to object
TO IL would be Representative Pulitzer the editor and
proprietor of one the newspapers which aimed
The suggestion of The World that Mr.. Garland might
get rid OF his telephone stock by transferring 1t to some
"publc institution" and thus prevent any doubt as To
the good faith OF the transfer does not seem to meet
with much Another suggestion, that Mr. Garland
might the newspapers and regain the public con
fdence inclOsng his stock 10 Secretary Manning WI
request that IL be ADDED to the "conscence fund.- OF
the Treasury Department clearly is mpracticable.
As to Mr. Garands denial that he received the stock
as gift The Is that the amount OF stock which
Mr. Rogers TO give TO each OF the dis
tinguished Democratic statesmen who formed the
original Pan-Electric Company-a company based
upon the Rogers patents and "the future
poss bties OF electricity the subject Of repeated
copferei ces Al first Dr Rogers proposed TO give each
one $50 900 stock then he doubled his oner but st
II was Senator Harris and others VINO
seem to have rated the market value OF their names
and influence higher than the protector lie Is gene
Gus man Besides he argued that II the scheme succeed
IL would yield enou-h To enrich hundred men. AS
he phrased IN the printed pamphlet which formed tne
basis OF negotiations and which was careluIy
studied by ali the persons interested, 1T IS venture
for enormous profits, a tribe" Accordingly MT.
Rogers interest OF Ohetenth, not ohy ID the
original PanEleetric Company but in the ran Eecrlc
Telephone aud Telegraph Companies, 10 Mr. Garlahu
and the other Democratic statesmen Aforesaid. MOI
OF them paid dime for his interest, but the STOCK
holders did assess themselves subsequently, Tor small
amount reimburse the inventor for expenditures
mado under their direction The assessment amounted
TO less than $3.50 upon each Shareholder.