The Portland daily press., 1888-03-29

PhilaTelnhia Wilmington Il Baltimore. He
was also president of the Eastern Railroad
Association for the first eleven years OF its
existence.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Or. Norvin Green Tells What it Costs
to Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Dr. Noryin
Green, President of the Western Union Tel
egraph Company addressed the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce this morn
ing on the Spooner Interstate telegraph
bill. He made detailed statement OF the
workings of his corporation, and called at
tention to the advantage both to the company
and the public which resulted from operat-
ing telegraphs under one organization.
There were gross popular errors as to the
cost of maintaining the property. He re-
ferred to the destruction OF telegraph poles
and wires by the recent blizzard to show that
it cost something to maintain a telegraph
system. Persons who said the Government
could send messages for 10 cents and then
make the lines self supporting knew moth
ing about the business. 1t was utterly lm-
possible to do it, he believed the Western
Union property could not be duplicated I0r
its cost, which he alleged was Soo.Uo,vsv.
made before the various investigating COM
mittees.
would like to have an amendment adopted
settling the question of the liability OF the
company as to the production OF tele-
grams under subpoena from courts and COM
mittees. He would like to see provision In
the bill limiting the damage for delays IN the
transmission of messages, say TO oOO times
the amount paid for transmission. IL was
perfectly absurd that the telegraph company
should be subjected to $4,000 or $50, ,00O
damages for delay in message Tor Wnlon 70
cents was paid. DIR. Green addressed nlm-
self to the Anderson bill requiring the Pacl-
fic Railroad Company to maintain and oper,
ate its own telegraph lines. and criticized
some of its features.
Gen. Swayne, Western Union Counsel fol-
lowed In an argument against the Anderson
bill, which he considered perpetrated a
cifc Railroad Companies.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, representing the
United Lines and Postal Telegraph compa-
MES, next addressed the committee. He
right to make contracts with the Western
Union. His companies had wires stretching
throughout the East as far West as the Mis-
sissippi They had wished for Western
connection. He showed how they were prac-
tically frozen out of trans-continental busi-
ness. The Anderson bill would bring
relief not only to his companies but 70 the
people, His companies now had racine
coast connection by means OF the telegraph
lines of the Canadian Pacific railroad and
special line down the Pacific coast from
British Columbia to San Francisco.
Gen. Swayne replied to some points MADE
by Col. Ingersoll and then the committee ad-
journed.
Mr.. Jodon Among the Texans.
Investigation into the alleged outrages in
Texas was resumed to-day by the sub-com-
mittee of the Senate committee on priyi-
leges and election two witnesses for the
defense were examined. Robert b. Moore, a
colored Republican, now serving term as a
member of the State legislature, and j. M.
FL. Randall, also colored Republican, OF
Washington county, testified that they as
well as many other Republicans, supported
the peoples ticket headed by Judge Kirk
at the last election because they did not like
the character of Mr.. Schutze, who headed
the Republican ticket, and because the
ticket was not placed in the field in the reeu-
lar manner Their statement, in general,
was that there was little, if any, interference
with elections in the county and good feel,
ing existed there between the whites and
blacks.
tion when f. ID. Jodon, counsel Tor the
negroes taken out of BRENNAN jail ana
lynched at the time of the election, who has
taken an active part in the proceedings pc
fore the committee, took the stand and teStl-
fed that he had, against the entreaties OF MS
wife and friends, gone back 10 BRENNAN,
last October, and been assauited tnere ny
Dol q witness. After Inc as
sault, he never left the house In the day, pc
cause he did not consider 1t safe Tor MIN;
Notwithstanding what the other sac salo
about his being safe in BRENNAN, ne, tne
witness, thought it would be taking TOO
many risks for him to return. The witness
grew quite excited, and turning 10 several
Of those present representing the otner sue sue
OF the case, said: God Almignty WIN
punish you men for this thlng before you
are done with it, If man doesn't. Con-
tinuing, he read from publication III the
BRENNAN Banner, the Democratic county
organ, expressing the opinion tnat IL Woula
have been better to have nangeu Jodon anu
Hackworth rather than.the innocentnegToe
who, the article said, were SIMPLY tne tools
of designing scoundrels, and asked now they
explained that. 49,
j. T. Swearingen, one OF the men address
ed, then took the stand, and testlned 70 ms
belief that yodon was perfectly sa1e IN bren- n
ham if he ssbehayedn himself. In answer 10
an INQUIRY from Senator Spooner as to wnat
was meant by behaving himself, the WIZ
ness said that Jodon was very excitaple
man. If he went to Texas and bothered
men as the witness understood J0oon nau
bothered Wright, of course he would get alh, anto
trouble To call a man liar meanta ngnt
in Texas and 1t might not be safe LOT Joaon
to talk on the streets there, as he had spoken
in the committee room about the witness,
This practically closed the Investigation,
it being the general understanding that ho
NOR tfatim0nV W0nl1 he taken.
Booming Garland.
A concerted effort is made in Washington
to secure the appointment Of Attorney Gem
eral Garland to the supreme bench. The
movement is headed by number OF South
ern Senators, who are said to include Messrs.
Morgan and Pugh, of Alabama; Coke and
Reagan of Texas; Colquitt of Georgia; Ber-
ry and Jones of Arkansas; Harris and Bate,
| of Tennessee; George, of Mississippi, and
| Gleason and Eustis, of Louisiana
| 1t is not the intention OF these gentlemen.
| who expect to receive additions to their
| strength from certain portions OF the West,
| to ask the appointment of Mr.. Garland to the
| chief justiceship. They will recommend
| that he be made an associate justice, leaving
| the President free to nominate one OF the slt-
| ting members as Mr.. Waite's successor.
New England Malls.
| Superintendent Nash of the railroad mail
service will go to New England in few
days. The department people are glad to
see by the printed petitions, which Congress
| is receiving. asking for money for Boston
| fast mail service, that the people interested
are at last directing their fire at the right
| spot
| The following Maine pensions were grant
| ed today:
| ORIGINAL INVALID.
| Alpheus Fogg. Sac0.
Parker Cursor, Dexter.
| INCREASE.
Charles B. Bessey, North Woodstock.
REISSUE.
Moses r. Colburn, Caribou.
| ORIGINAL.
Susan r.. widow OF Ausburn Hutchins, Augusta
Hannah c., mother of George L. Dautt, Plesqu,
| Isle, Mexican War.
Elizabeth p, widow of John G. McCorkle, Bow
| doinham.