Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-01


thing to say before the debate Is ended.
BONDS OFFER D FOR SALE.
WASHINGTON, April 30-Proposals for
the sale Of bonds to the government were
received at the Treasury Department to-
day IS follows: Four per ceu.s registered,
5000 at 1876; "A, 600 st 1861; CSC, 900 NJ
1854; $4,000 st 1864; $4,000 st 1864
Four per cents coupon, so 900 at 1861;
rs. 900 at 1861; 10000 st 1884 Four sbh
hsf per cents registered, 1l,000 st 1914.
rctsl offerings. 2.7l4,000.
1t Is stated Jadge Cooley, chsirman Of
the interstate commerce commission, said
the appointment was most excellent
one. He telegrsphed Judge Fuller his
cougra 'uaticns.
THE STANDARD OIL INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Bsfore the
day Joseph n. Rockefeller, president Of
the Standard Oh Trust, said he would
furnish to the committee at his con-
venience q number Of barrels Of crude oil
refined by all lines connected with
or controlled by the Standard Oh Trust
in 1887, and statement Of the capacity
OF all It fnerles secured and controlled
by the trust since January, 1882. The
trust, he said, had not made en- attempf
to control the product Ct foreign oil, and
no person connected with his company
had been appointed Consul TO a
port In the Black sea. The witness
said that he would furnish to
the committee list OF the STANDARD Oh
trusts certificates issued to the several
companies forming the trust in exchange
for property turned over oy them aggre-
eating $40, 100000.
C. A. Grlsem, of Philsdelphis, Of the
Nationsl Transit Company Was next call
cd. He dech led to tell who owed the
six per cent. Of the capital sof that COM
psny not owned By the Standard Trust.
john Lloyd, Jr., formerly Of PAladel-
phis, and connected with his brother,
Mslcom Lloy d in the oil refining business,
testified that ail their crude oil was Trans
ported over lines controlled by the Penn
sylvsuia Railroad. AL rebates on crude
oil secured by them amounted to 10 or 10
cents per barrel.
Frank Harriet of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was called. He was ques-
toned with regard to certain
rates made with an oil producer
of Marietta and for shipment to
southern points and he accounted for
tbeir existence by saying that 1t WAS be-
cause Of complaints made by SO lthern
lines in relation to unlosding and non
payment Of charges. He promised to
furnish the committee complete corre-
sponderce and other Information bearing
on the subject.
At this point Mr.. Scott as counsel for
the Pennsylvania Railroad raised oojec-
ton against further questioning OF tne
witness by the counsel employed by the
committee.
He held hat the committee had no au
thority to employ counsel but by sanction
OF Congress. II was not proper for the
commit ZEE to emproy G0wsp, acting
counsel for the committee. Hhomhe oe-
lieved to be counsel for the Tidewater
Pipe Company, which is in the pool with
the Standard Oil Trust. Mr.. Gowsn re-
torted that shy statement that Mr.. Scott
might make to the effect that he Uss in
position which made 1t improper for him
to act as counsel for the committee WAS
absolutely and totally false. He had
scted with the Underwater Line Company,
but only for the purpose of preventing lts
ABSORB ion by the Standard Company.
The committee overrlled Scots's OBJ
lection. Scott stated he would instruct
the authorities of the Pennsylvania Road
in ais wering questions put to them. He
only insisted that the committee had not
the power to question witnesses by coun-
sci. The chairman also stated that
the company hsd decided not to compel
witnesses to answer questions regarding
individual holding of trust certificates
issued by the Standard Company or those
questions calling for the disclosure OF the
names of outside holders Of shares or the
stock of those companies belonging only
ia part 10 the Standard Oil Trust.
G. III. Taylor Of Philadelpnis, auditor
Of the Pannsylvanis Railroad, said that
So far as be knew there WAS no difference
in rstes to different persons on crude and
refined oil.
j. S. Wilson, general manager OF the
road, testified to the same effect.
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