Evening journal., 1890-02-28
THAT SENATE LEAKAGE.
Reporters Refuse to Answer
Questions Asked.
WHERE DO THEY GETTHEIR NEwsi

Usual-Atkinson Declared Ela9ted In
she House-A Bin Against trusts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s Tho senate com
mittee OF which Senator Dolph is chairman,
appointed 70 investigate the leakage ia ex-
ecutive news examined several newspaper |
correspondents and questioned them at great |
length as TO their source OF information |
concerning executive matters Jules Guth- |
erie, OF The New York Herald, was ques-
toned as TO whether no obtained any OF the |
information published 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 result
A. J. Halford, Of the Associated Press, testi
fed to having furnished to that association
paragraph concerning the confirmation Of
Indian Commissioner Morgan, but declined
to say whore he got his information.
Balm Declines 10 Answer.
George g. Balm, day editor Of the United
Press, testified that he had written pub
lished paragraphs about the confirmation Of
Indian Commissioner Morgan and about the
ratification Of the British extradition treaty.
He declined to answer questions as TO
whether he had ever discussed executi We
matters with senators or employees of the
senate or not or whether he was in the
habit OF talking with senator's about execu-
tive matters or not
In answer TO a question Of Senator Dolph
about the publication Of the British extra
ditiun treaty la the New York Tribune, Mr.
Balm said be had seen what purported to be
a copy Of the treaty and he was glad 10
learn on the authority Of the chairman OF
the committee that IL was correct and au-
thentic copy Mr. Balm finally stated TO
the committee that he would give no affirm
ative or negative answer to any question
bearing on the subject Of whore he obtained
executive news Asked il he desired any
time 70 consider bis position in this matter,
Mr.. Balm replied that he did not-that he
considered 1t his professional duty to decline
TO give the source Of his information Mr.
Balm was ordered to appear again today.
Not n Keyhoie Profession.
NJ G. DeckendorR, correspondent Of The
New York Tribune, was questioned very
briefly about the publication 81 the British
sxtradition treaty ia his paper. He declined
absolutely to tell the committee where he
obtained the treaty or where be obtained
any executive information.
| +. A. Dupuy, OF The New York Times,
declined to tell where he got his executive
| information. He volunteered the statement
that no newspaper man ever obtained any
information by listening at q keyhole or by
| questioning the employees Of the senate, the
inference being that they obtained IL from
members Of the senate.
Commissioners Morgan on the Stand.
Indian Commissioner Morgan appeared
before the committee to explain the para
1 graph which was published in a local paper
stating that he was at the Capitol on the day
/ the nomination was confirmed aud that he
received ivs minute bulletins Of the prog
ress OF the debate. Mr.. Morgan testified
that he had come 10 the Capitol to be pre-.
| pared to answer sny questions that might be
asked concerning certain charges which he
had heard were made against him, and be
had heard that his nomination was con-
lrmed while he was at the Capitol The
committee will continue the examination.
The Reporters Were Fired.
In accordance with the new ruling OF the
senate during the time that body is in Sc
cret session, that no one excepting employees
shall be allowed in the senate wing Of the
Capitol, representatives Of the press were
required to leave the gallery and their work
the moment the secret session begun. After
all this, Notwithstanding the fact that the
hugh metal trimmed oaken doors between
the gallery end senate chamber we're locked
and guarded, each by two sturdy police
men, the business transacted IN secret session
leaked out The session was devoted al
most exclusively to the consideration Of
nominations TO which there were no objec.
tions and to receiving reports from commit
tees. The committee on commerce reported
favorably the nomination Of II. @. War
mouth to be collector Of customs at New
Orleans. A large number Of nominations
were confirmed
A Trust Bill In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.--In the senate the
calendar was taken up and the bill fer the
erection snd location Of a bronze statue OF
Christopher Columbus at the western en-.
trance TO the Capitol grounds was passed.
The senate then proceeded to the considera-
tion Of the bill to declare unlawful trust.
and combinations in restraint Of trade and
/ production. Mr. Sherman who reported the
bill from the committee ON finance, said that
be had been instructed by the committee Il
move to strike out the section which fixes
| naualfiaz for antariuO into trrxtq or con,