The morning news., 1891-01-27
CAMERONS SILVER DEAL
HE MADE $I,1oo BUT SAYS 1T DID
NOT INFLUENCE HIM.

His Purchase Made Early in June on a
Margin of $4,000 - No Other Con-
gressmen in the Deal-Represents-
tive Flower Denies the Story That He
Indulged in q Little Speculation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-In the silver
pool investigation to-day Chairman Dingley
laid before the committee letter dated
Jan 10, from James f. Owenby to w. B.
Stevens, correspondent OF the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat, in which Mr.. Ousnby
expresses willingness to appear before the
committee and testify without reserve.
provided he has satisfactory guarantees
that be shall be allowed to compel
the attendance of such persons and
papers as he shall name, and provided also,
that he shall have the right TO take the
matter into court. It was then explained
that whom Mr.. Dockery had asked Mrs
Stevens to withhold the letter the othes
day. he did not mean that it should be
| withheld from the COMMITTEES, but from ths
public.
CAMERON SCORES coNcEALMENT.
Senator Cameron Of Pennsylvania took
the witness stand. Chairman Dingley sug--
seen the testimony Of Senator Vest and Mr..
Littler before the committees. Senator
| Cameron replied that he had no conceal-
| ment to make regarding his making any
| purchase of silver. The testimony Of Mr..
| Littler was substantially correct.
He bought silver just like he
would buy any other commodity.
He had purchased IL without much thought!
He had bought through Mr.. Littler early i'm
June about 100 900 ounces on margin, for
which he put up 5000, before the bill
passed the Senate, and gave an order to him
to sell 1t in ten days OF two weeks. He kept
no memorandum of the transaction. 80
far as he recollected, the silver was disposed
OF In June. His profits were about 81, 100.
NO OTHER SENATOR IN 1T.
He had no knowledge Of any other sem
ator or representative or any government
official having any interest in the purchase
OF silver. He made no concealment of hav@
ing purchased the silver. That was the
only interest he had in silver during the
year. He never knew Mr.. Owenby, and
knew nothing about the existence OF silver
pool, and did not believe any one else did.
To MIR. Rowell tho witness said there had
been no talk between him and other sem
ators about the organization Of a silver
pool; and to Mr.. Oates ne said that no meni-
| ber Of the House or Senate had ever asked
him to exert his influence to prevent this
present investigation or TO get Mr.. Dookery
to withhold his resolution asking Tor It, In
response to further questions, Senator Cam
eron said Senator Vest was mistaken in his
Testimony when he said that he Cameron
bought silver after the bill had passed the
Senate.
FLowER's NAME BROUGHT IN
r.. d. Bogsrt, correspondent OF the
Chicago Euentng Post was questioned rel
alive to tht statements made by him in dis
patches to his paper intimating that there
were persons who would not object TO the
present Investigations being DIR opped, and
that Representative Flower of New York
was in the silver pool, etc. In regard to the
first, he said be was reporting what
was commonly said among the Chicago
correspondents; and some other statements
were intended as mere pleasantries. Regard
ing the statement that MIR. Flower had
bought silver at 81 cents, the wit
ness said that his impression was
that he bad heard it from one Edward
Curtis, who was an employe OF the
St. Louis silver committee. He had no
personal knowledge Of the matter.
pINGLEY MAKES A DENIAL
e. d. Dunnell, correspondent OF the New
York Times, was asked concerning a dis4
patch sent to the Times recently, the pur-
port Of which was that q gentleman bad
overheard conversation between Messrs.
NhJho uuu lSihSAcJS AuoihDoAs ". 'ho SShAA-
mittee, TO the effect that IL they had known
that the revelations with regard to Senator
Cameron would be made they would have
been reluctant to enter into this tnvestlga~.
ton. Mr. Dunnell said he believed that the
man who gave him the information spoks
the truth. Chairman DingleY said that in
asmuch as there was not particle OF foun-
dation for IL he would ask Mr.. Dunnel to
give the name Of his informant. Mr.. Duns
nell replied that he would, after consulting
him and getting his consent. The witness
also said, in reply 10 other questions, thab
he had no personal knowledge OF q silver
pool.
Representative Flower then took tha
stand and said he never bought dollars
worth OF silver in his life. nor any cartif--
Gates representing silver, and he had nd
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