Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-01
SENATE SECRETS LEAK OUT.
A Problem That Battles the statecraft
Of0ur House of Lords Passage I'm
the Senate OF Bill for Public Build.
Ing I'm Roanoke.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--The senate
committee, of which Senator Dolph is
chairman, appointed to investigate the
leakage in executive news, examined
several newspaper correspondents and
questioned them at great length as to
the source of their information concern
ing executive matter
Jules Guthridge, of The New York
Herald, was questioned as to whether
he obtained any of the information pub
lished in his paper from any member or
employe of the senate and he declined
to answer the question. Several other
questions of like character were put
to him with the same unsatisfactory re-
suit.
Senators Get No Satisfaction.
A. ]. ualford, of the Associated
Press, testified to having furnished to
that association paragraph concerning
the confirmation of Indian Commits
sioner Morgan, but declined to say
where he got his information.
George Grantham Balm, day editor Of
the United Press, testified that he had
written published paragraphs about the
confirmation Of Indian Commissioner
Morgan and about the ratification of the
British extradltion treaty. He declined
had ever discussed executive matters
or not, or whether he was in the habit
of talking with senators about execu-
tive matters or not.
The British Extradition Treaty.
III answer to question of Senator
Dolph about the publication of the Brit
ish extradition treaty in The New York
Tribune, Mr.. Balm said that he had
seen what purported to be q copy of the
treaty and he was glad to learn on the
authority of the chairman of the COM
mittee that it was correct and anthem
tic copy.
Mr.. Balm finally stated to the COM
mittee that he would give no affirma-
tive or negative answer to any question
bearing on the question where he OBJ
tanned executive news. Asked if he de-
sired any time to consider his position
in this matter, Mr.. Balm replied that he
did not-that he considered it his pro-
fessional duty to decline TO give the
source of his information. Mr.. Balm
was ordered to appear again.
No Kcyhole Information.
NJ. G. Seckendorff, correspondent of
The New York Tribune, was questioned
very briefly about the publication of
the British extradition treaty in his
paper. He declined absolutely to tell
the committee where he obtained the
treaty or where he obtained any execu-1
tive information.
+. a. Depuy. of The New York Tir
declined to tell where he got his ~
tive information. He volunteereds
statement that no newspaper man ever
obtained any information by listening
at keyhole or by questioning the en-
ployes Of the senate, the inference being
that they obtained it from members of
the senate.
Added Pr ecautions.
The committee will continue the ex-
animation. In accordance with the new
ruling of the senate that during the
time that body is engaged in secret ses-
sion no one, excepting employees, shall
I've allowed in the senate wing of the
Capitol all representatives of the press
were required to leave the gallery and
their work the moment the secret ses-
sion begun. All this, Notwithstanding
the fact that the huge metal trimmed
oaken doors between the gallery and
the senate chamber were securely locked
and guarded, each by two sturdy po-
licemen.
The secret session of the senate yes
terday was devoted almost exclusively
to the consideration of nominations to
which there was no objection, and to
receiving reports from committees.