Evening journal., 1891-01-24
SILVER FOR A SENATOR.
Witness Littler Says Hon. Don
Cameron Bought Bullion
BEFORE THE BILL WAS PASSED.

The Senator, He Says, Asked Him to Pur-
chase it and he Bought About 500.
600 Worth-Mr. Cameron's Alleged
Profiss-The Battle Raging in Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The special com
mittee OF the house charged with investi
eating the alleged silver pool continued
its investigation. David Il. Lttler, OF
Springfield, Ills, whom Senator Vest had
named as the purchaser OF silver, was ex.
amined. Mr.. Littler said he had purchas.
ed silver for himself and Senator Cameron
while the silver legislation was pending
He had bought between $4,000 and $50,
900 worth Of silver on his own account.
He said he bought about 100000 worth OF
silver for Senator Cameron. This was
shortly after Littler made his own invest.
ment and before the silver bill passed the
senate
Not 20 Influence Legislation.
He had never bought any silver for any
other senator, representative or other gov
ernment official. He had met Senator
Cameron and talked with him about mat.
ters in general, and during the converse
tion the subject OF silver came up aud he
told the senator that he had purchased
silver and thought il was a good invest,
ment He had also talked with Senator
Vest and with other persons about the sill
yer question, but denied that he had
talked with these gentlemen with view
to encourage them to purchase silver or to
trtffs al .
The silver he purchased for Senator Cam.
eron was IN the form Of exchange on Cal.
cutta, the same as his own individual pllr.
chase.
He Referred TO Newspaper Men.
The witness denied attending any con.
ference on the silver question while in
Washington. Mr. Littler said he was
very much provoked by some Of the pub.
lished reports to the effect that he was in
Washington TO influence silver legislation
and denounced them as unqualified lies.
Referring to the published statement that
he had promised to come te Washington
and show the rascals up" he said he
might have made the statement. but II be
did he referred not TO congressman but
to the newspaper men who were sending
these reports throughout the country. lie
uthAcu having any connection with On
knowing Of any silver pool, and he did not
believe that one existed
Mr.. Cameron's Alleged Pronta.
His silver investment paid him between
$1,000 and 5000. Senator Cameron 4 gain.
he thought, was between 81 600 and sI 500
Replying 70 a question, he said, that his
acquaintance with Mr.. Owenby twho gave
the information on which Correspondent
Stevens based his article in The ST. Is0uis
Globe Democrat, was limited, and he did
not know Owenby's character In reply
TO question as to whether be had asked
Senator Cameron 20 let him purchase
silver for him, or ii Senator Cameron had
come TO him in connection with the mat
ter, Mr. Littler said that, as he recollected
il, the senator had come to him and said
Dave, ] want you 70 buy me some silver. =
In conclusion the witness said that he had
talked to Senator Vest about the silver
question in the same manner he had
talked TO others about it, but while he
might have expressed the opinion that sill
yer would advance, be had never tried to
induce any Of them TO purchase silver.
The COMMITTEES then adjourned for the
day. ,..sSs ss.a