Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-22
WASHINGTON SMALL-TALk.
The Previous Question In the House-The
Silyer-Pooi Investigation.
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The Previous Question In the House-The
Silyer-PooI Investigation.
IBy telegraph TO the Dispsich.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., January 21.-The
amount of silver offered for sale to the
Treasury Department to-day was LOIS, 900
ounces. and the amount purchased was
82s 600 ounces at rates from 1.05.357 to
1.05.2.
Mr.. Cannon to-day introduced resolu-
ton into the House providing that on Sat
urday next at 4 o'clock, unless the leglsla-
tive appropriation bill shall have been re.
ported TO the House by the Committee OF
the Whole. the committee shall be dis
charged from it's further consideration
with all the amendments pending thereto,
and the previous question TO be considered
as ordered. The resolution also provides
that on Wednesday next, unless the naval
appropriation bill shall have been report
ed to the House. the previous question
shall be considered as ordered at O'Clock.
The same rule is to apply also to the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation Dill on
Friday, January 30th, and to the Military
Academy bill Tuesday, February Sd. The
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Rules. II is in line with the resolution
under which the Republicans in the House
to-day managed TO stop debate on the dis
trict appropriation bill.
Representative Langston to-day intro
duced q bill appropriating $l,ooO,ooO Tor
the establishment OF a university in any
State of the Union where unappropriated
lands NAV be found, for the education OF
| the colored youth of the country. A. board
of commissioners is to be appointed by the
President to select site for the proposed
university and have erected the necessary
| buildings. The purpose of the university
is to educate and train young colored men
and women in all the ,callings OF general
industry, art, and trade best adapted for
their advancement.
The silver-pool investigation committee
resumed its session this morning. MIR.
Dockery, of Missouri. who introduced the
| resolution of investigation, taking the
stand. Mr.. Dockery said he had no per-
sonal knowledge of speculation by Sena-
| tors or Representatives; had heard no
congressman say he was interested IN any
silver pool. but had heard senators say
| that q senator or member, he could not
remember which, was implicated. Sena-
tor Vest, Mr.. Dockery admitted after
| some hesitation, was the man who made
| the remark. Chairman Dingley SAID Sena-
tors Vest and Cullom had asked to be
summoned.
Mr.. Dockery stated to the committee in
response TO an inquiry that he introduced
| the resolution calling for an investigation
Il
| Globe Democrat that a Democratic repre-
sentative from Missouri was interested IN
a silver pool. He further stated that he
| had made an investigation on his own &C
| count and was convinced that the state
ment SO far as it related to Missouri
| Democrat was wholly untrue.
Francis j. Newlands of Nevada, and
Thomas J. Hickey. OF Missouri, both OF
| whom have been previously mentioned IN
| this investigation, testified that they had
been concerned in silver speculation and
had promoted public agitation for free
| silver coinage, but they had not resorted
| 10 illeritimate methods, nor had they any
| connection with any public officer III their
speculations OF knowledge OF any public
man being so concerned.
Senator Vest, who had asked to DC
heard, took the stand. DE SAID In part
~ simply want to say that Tor some weeks
have heard il said around the corridors
that was implicated in some sort of way
with the so.called silver pool. want to
say that neither directly nor indirectly
did ever at any time have any interest IN
silver and that knew nothing about 1t OF
nv own knowledge; and so far as 1 am
concerned all the stories, about silver
speculation are absolutely without I,
any SILVER except what believe
the financial gentlemen call sub
sidiary coin. No, no, Bland dol.
lars; only quarters, and car-fare.. never
had any idea of going into silver pool
and have never contemplated anything OF
the sort, make this statement. not that
care anything about these rumors, as
they do not annoy me. but the New York
sun printed dispatches in which it was
stated that "Dockery was after" me, Ia
use the expression in that paper, and that
dispatch was copied in the 81. Lous Globe
Democrat, the leading Republican paper II
my State, and for these reasons i think u
due TO myself and my friends that ] should
make this statement"
o. Did any one ever approach you upon
this subject by pressing you TO take stock
A. No, sir. ] was in New York some
time ago and heard agentleman talk about
buying silver, but nobody rapproached
me OF asked me to 60 into any pool vi
course have heard the usual talk that
silver was going up and I thought so my
self, but was never interested.
Il did any person ever, in conversation
with YOU, say anything about being inter.
ested in silver speculstion?"
A. Well. one of my colleagues told mt
very frankly after the resolution for an In
vestigation was introduced, think, thai
he was interested. This resolution, Of
course, excited some comment among Mis-.
sourians, il being SAID that Missouri Sen
ator or Representative was concerned
and in connection with that mat
ter one Of my colleagues said hs
had bought silver. / an pretty positive
he said II was after tho bill was voted on
He said he did not think he had done any
thing wrong, and he would make that state
ment before the committee. 1t was Sena
Tor Cameron. l wish TO say that did moi
come here to involve anybody. but merel,
to answer any questions.
II Mr.. Cameron SAID TO me after O vote OF
. the bill had been had in the Senate (hs
, voted for free eoinage) that he had bought
and sold silver. and be thought he had o.
much right to do that as TO buy corn o.
wheat OF any other commodity. His &C
| ton, the Senator said. had not been in
| fuenced BY his interest. because i wa,
after the thing was over. He said be hst
nothing 10 conceal. Mr.. Cameron said b
bought il after the legislation was passes
IN The Senate; that David 7. Little
managed the matter for him. Mr., Cameron
said Littaer came to him aud told HIM b.
could make some usoney buying silver
that he Qittler) ives going 20 buy some
Mr.. Cameron said that he told uttler 4
buy como Tor him, and Iattlsr bought snt
soid Il 10, him. ] myself hed no iute!ee
, Ia II, and there never Naa = more beeeles
fsbricstzon than that VS. intesestsd.