The sun., 1891-01-15
WHO DOES OWN THIS SILvERi
a COMMITTEE OF THE HOrsE COMING
HERE To INQUIHE.
tits Said That Ten Millions Arc In Storage
Here. OF which the Mercantile Trust
Holds Seven-Yuard In kay yyhoss NJ -

tits Said That Ten Million. Arc In Storage
Here. OF which the Mercantile Trust
Holds SeVen-Hard 20 Say Whose II Is.
Tho amendment OF Representative Rogers OF
Arkansas which takes the place OF the resolu.
tion OF Representative Dockery Of Missouri,
calling for nm investigation Of the stories about
speculation in silver by certain legislators, has
toen received with especial interest In Wall
street The Rogers amendment which pro.
Nidcs for the appointment OF D special commits
toe OF five members o inquire into all the fao;s
mud circumstances connected with silver rouls
In which Senators and Representatives arc al.
legged to be Interested. also into the purchases
and sales OF silver rrior to md since the pas
sage OF the act Of July IA las. tho names of the
persona purchasing or selling the sams. an tho
names OF the owners OF the 81 100000 o! silver
bullion which the United States are now asked to
purchase ltwas said TO be very possible tn at the
investigating committee would appear In Now
York before tho end OF the session. In fact an
effort will be mado to bring them here almost
Immediately.
At present It is estimated that there are
flO.oO0.OOO OF silver bullion on storage In New
York city Ofthis amount, It was learned yes.
,ordny. tho Mercantile Trust Company has
S,lls;272 against which certificates have hcen
ern National Bank. anh form the batis of spec
Walton ns n, on & the New York htock EXehanse, Il
Smelling and Re!ining Company. at 20 Nassau
street Was probably the biggest own, r Of sil.
yr IN hSs Msw SoTk At ;n the This GEM
M"Yfas nn cly l1EHaays and Fl iaso fssle fas:
leo and IN New MeHieo. Tie q eompaay la Il man man
uEed nt Kansas CITY Iy 4; Il. Meyer. fres!dont
l%xs sssrsiary ssS9%s fsi snd
Assistant Trea,,urer. The New ! ork oflce.is
"Pfss asara u. t,s' fn:
Sins Tdyard NJ; shss.rd. ]. p rilsh%An H1Ha ns s
f6iiip Mason a. Of frovaensse. Ehs Oh D0s'0n 'oo l.
ts s1ss IS ESss,s sr Nas. b
Other owhers are said to b. ,hc Gorham
MnnnfSessTnE sSns
and Co. and some sivsr Is LID BY Tho
!ional Lead Trust through Col William p.
Thomt son. Its President
Msrcantlls Trust SSompany. has tie silver on
sSHs ta1 !hs s ssa hss rs asSS
ti"ns in this city were never very lnree and
that now It had only 100000 ounces In transit.
several months ngu he said the company had
nn accumulation of about 100000 ounces. Mr..
Brush said the company had not been selling
proved.
GuRRenhcims 8 Sons also said that they were
not now large owners Of silver. and reports
speaking OF the American Exchange National
liank and the Park lark as large owners were
also cenied In fact. nobody seemed To own
any OF The seven millions and over in the Mer.
camille i7, Trust Company and two aud ,one.hnli
nililons distributed around outside the vaults
OF this company.
THE INvEsTIGAToRs.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 14.-It 10 understood that
Speaker salu, r. Reed has praStealy determined e
appoint Mr.. DtnIley Chairman OF the special
committee OF five to ascertain whelhe there is
any truth In the rathor vague stories imnlicnt.
silver rod. Mr.. Dingleys associates on This
committee. It is understood. will be Messrs
HoWell OF Illinois. PAYNE OF New York Oates OF
Alabama and ono other Dem c attic u embei
not yet solicited. The Sneaker was desirous o
aptointing MIR. Donkery on the committee
owing to Wis activity In pressin. the resoli.
ti,n. but the Missouri m mber. 1t is snid ab.
soluteIy declined to serve.
1t Is ass rt,d ut the capital. apparently on
excellent authority. that the man Mr.. Dockery
is cunning Tor Is senator Vest whose sent in
the Sennte Mr.. Dockcry would Ike o iii
here viii bo az election Of 2 senator in Mis-,
pircs IN March md II the silver poul investiea.
tion should develop certain facts there nigh,
possibly te spl't In the NJ asonri Democracy
that would result in Mr. Dockery becoming Z
candidate for the Senate. 1t ia not at all likely
that the committee OF Investigation. .howeve,
devel0rmen,s about tho alleged pool Mr.
Dookery has already told the COMMITTEES on
Rules that lie has no direct or tru twurthy in.
formation on the subject and. as nobody else
seems to have the Investigation mny end IN
smoke as others OF its cluss invariably have