New-York tribune., 1886-04-02
MR.. HALE'S KEEN QUERIES.
GETTING INFORMATION FROM Mr.. HARRIS.
THE SENATOR'S MEMORY AGAIN sURrRis'No
ELECTRiC LIGHT.
say rELKeRAru TO THE 1RTBuknJ

ro,or Harris WIS concluded TO day. In the main MS
testimony corrcborates that given by the f.oso'ses'
ube II differs Ia some essential particulars i' 'i'o
evd.nce OF Casey Young. That however, Is ho' s""se
because In regard to several matters ,ou"s
oon,raa,cted himself 1t came out toda!
=, .,o senate Committee the District OF Coluinoia
,orcht and obtained in behsf of the local
Tolephone Company from the Dls'fic' No'hn''s'o'
favor Witch was refused until he ihlercc"eu' ro"''O'
II,rr,. possesses peculiar memory On Sep'empei 81
,ss,,he day tefore Goode issued tue famous o'uer-
Harris was ON his way To Goodies office with s!e''r Vi
,,eeram received from CAN'T of Memphis. asking nm
10 ascertain whether McCorrys application hau peeh re-
eeyed and II what disposition aad Deeh iha"e Vi Il.
In the street he met casey louhs' "ho H'u
us arrived from Tennessee on that very business "u"
unou whom CAN'T could depend for the earliest possp"
Information Harris and Young walked TO Coode so'ice
toyethcr but Harris cannot recollect whether lie IN
formed Young OF the OF his crTand or Whe1he'
Young mentioned tho businosss which brought mn "
Washington On that subject HarIiss memory ~
feet blank Bat he rccoilect every ming tua. .O
Y,ace in Goodies Office he stood before Eoode socsh
md nronoundcd his inquiry how "ooue aoeoi'
e., cha nan r. had not received how ne Do"ed
himself out with the remark that he "on'u CAL 'io
nsxt day SO as TO be able 10 answer MS corie Pouev
how he did return "on tho next day or the aaV aieE
how he Knocked at the door and was piudeh 10
.nter: how Goodc met hin half way and waved
rim to a seat: how he replied: "No, VIII
not Ait down. / came merely 10 hnd out whether
that application has been received no" Hooue
rephed; Yes came within an hour arter you eiI'
md have directed the suit to be brought ana Dow'
,,a,eunon he bowed himself out again and went Oh his
way 49,, ,,
optary contract" was import Int but he did not ap-
pear TO realize full significance until MI Haie caoa
his attention to the fact that this contract antedates
Goodies order. 1t was then too lale lot
the witness TO offer an explanation which was
satisfactory even TO himself. and Mr. Hale pressed
bt one.tions with an esrncstness when showed that
he fllv appreciaicd the diff and importance OF the
testimony.
Another feature OF Mir uarris's testimony must not
he overlooked and that mere he assured the com
tee that Goode vii! tell the same story tua' he o'd
about the two visits to GOode's of'lcc
An agreement was prodncei to-day between Dl'
Adams aud the Garland Harris Company under which
the formers 10 receive $1,000 from the latter III pay
ment for services electrical expert ara III procuring
ttstimony provided the Pdu-Elcctrc people are sue
cessinl In their litigation.
In responsc to Mr. Rauney Senator Harris declared
mat he had lever read or seen paper proposing con-
eodaton of the Pan.Eectric with the American Postai
telegraph Company. and said that lie was ignorant OF
the existence OF Colonel IOlnss letter touchia4 the
Same subject At tho request OF the president oi the
Washington Company he hal seen the commssionefs oi
the District with 20 securing permission Tor me
washington Company to run certain oven cad wires
for e. perimental purposes lie was certain that MI
Goode did the OF bis first VISIT teh MN
that lie would look over the matter o' Inc memphis
application and let him know the result AS 10 the
written between tL Pan-Electric and ational
Telephone mpamies he is under the Impression he
and not Colonel Young had ned the paper for tho Fan
Electric He had explained terward to Ms associates
at meeting held at HIS house tnat lie E"d ssheu "nae
he uud rstOod to be agreement between Ihe Two COM
panes to divide the zpenses Of furnishing testimony
models and prosecuting the Memphis and New-or'ahS
sus and impression had been, TO The night OF this
meeting they would also haro thc expense the com
ranes would be subjected TO 10 prosecuting ihe Govern
meut suit. AT the meeting thare were prt'c" generals
Johston aud ATKINS Colonel Young tue t"" h"sefseS
andthe witness.
Senator Harris stated tha. Ie had never r"errcd to
Mr. Garland in connection With the Government suit.
From the day that II received DIR. Rogcrss suggestion
touching Government suit. without having examined
the question ell he did OF believe that Win Mr Gar
land at the head of the Department OF Justice ho would
have taken any action in the matter lie that
he would not in Mr.. Garlands place and no had the
same opinion OF Mr.. Garland OF himself He had ha0
no sympathy with the idea OF preseatinG any soh foes
tIon to the Attorney General and had had no converse
tlon with hun upon the subject
Nh Rauney inquired If The wtncs. had done anything
to secure Mr.. Ga, ana appointment as Attorney
General.
Senator Harris replied hat he had written
letter with hat object ldng Mr. Garland to the
President as abie and enno 4 lawyer Atkins ho had
known from his boy 4ood aud earnestly desired his
election as Clerk OF the Hous. He had also recon-
merded the appointment of neral Joseph f. Johnston
TO the place tnat he neid lie believed that he had
told by Colonel Young, -nce the decision OF the
Secretary of tina Interor, tnat tho Globe Telephone
Company had agreed to pay onehrd OF the expense OF
the pro- ecuton the sation but be had never seen
any written .ent heard OF any arrangement
with Professor Gray Although he had been acquainted
With McCorry Tho DistrctAttorney at Memphis yet
20 far fror nendng bis appointment TO that office.
he had urg I'd the appointment Of M Ray. young law
Yer OF Memphis
Mr. MIord inquired if witness did not regard it a
remarkable proceeding for tie Solicitor to act in
matter OF such importance by ordering suit without
consulting tie AttorneyGcnrraL
Seuatcr Harris replied that hs did not for he presumed
that the soci una rs ood his rhi' powers
ai!d du!esa great ueaI Detter t,1A nc wines ,tlI
Mr. Milard inquired the wtncs; had ever heard or
renator Harris responded that he never looked into
tie practices of the Department Of Justice.
ia answer Mr. Hale witness said that he of
complaint Of creditors that they had been uJusty
treated ny the Pau-Eectrc Company. or tha the stock
had been imposed npon them as raiid,ul sock
the supplementary agreement h supposed he had
signed seemed to bind all OF tie stockholders including
institution of the Government suit aud the employment
of their lawyers by tEcir Government.
Senator Harris replied with some surprise. nat he mad
idea Iat they had comnittel themselves IN that
would undoubtedly subsanriae his testimony to the
occurrences at mat departuon,. Certainly in telling
The stockholders what he had Bound them to do. that
phase Of the coniract was nod stated and surely Mr.
Garland knew nothing OF IT, The agreement that the
witness understood 10 have hcea made went only to
the extent of dividing expenses in the litigation pend
Ing
Mr. Hale inquired whether lie disavowed the contract
aud wouf that had not been signed or authorized
Dy the company.
Mr.. Harris replied that had been authorized to
He had no IDEA up 10 tis moment that he had
entered into agreement to use his influence IN
that way.
Mr. Hale asked IL ho be had signed the dupli-
cate OF the supplemental contract
Senator Harris could not be- certain he had signed
only contract and that had been brought to him at
Memphis by Colonel Young
TINS concluded the examination of Senator Harris and
tho committee adjourned until Tomorrow, when
Mr. Atkins Will take the stand.
FOREST DESTRUCTION IN LOUISIANA.