The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-03
OwENBY's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
He Gives the Details OF an Interesting
Conversation,

He Gives the Details of an Interesting
Conversation.
The testim ny of James A. Owenby
before the Silver Pool Investigating Com
mittee was continued to-day. Owenby
explained that the books, to which he re-
ferred yesterday and which he said were
locked up, were ordinary memorandum
books.
He had given them to Mr.. Weicher,
with whom he was associated in business,
and Weicher had put them in q safe de
yesterday when he said he could not get
at them.
Owenby was then questioned as to his
conversation with Donald, the Hanover
bank cashier, in which Donald, according
to Owenby's testimony, had told him that
certain Senators and Representatives were
interested in silver transactions.
Owenby offered to give the names, but
Messrs. Payne and Rowell objected. Mr.
Oates thought the names should be given.
After some discussion Owenby was al
lowed to proceed. He said he could not
properly give the conversation without
names. He thought that seven Congress
men were mentioned in the conversation
Donald stated that these Congressman
were interested in silver through certain
parties and institutions, and he mentioned
the Fourth National and the Chase Ma
fiOnal Bank as conducting the dealings
for the Congressman. Donald also said
that Zimmerman and Forsbay, August
Belmont and Carson and Simonds were
Interested.
Theorder for silver were given through
them, and it was bought 1t London ito
cover up the tracks" an expression used
by Donald.
He was to share with the others ana
was to furnish information from Wash
ington in regard 10 the chances of legisla-
ton in advance of the newspapers.
Witness explained code prepared by
Donald for telegraph purposes In regard
to legislation. Witness showed check
book of Hanover Bank. The stubs of the
done under instructions from Donald.
The checks, he said, were presented at
the National Bank of the Republic in this
city with telegram to Donald inquiring
if they were good, and, on Donald's reply,
were cashed.
He explained q telegram he had re-
ceiyed from Donald instructing him not
10 employ man to canvass the Senate
and House as to the chances OF the Silver
bill.
Witness said that he had employed w
IL Wikeman to get information rs to the
amount of silver to be purchased under
the bill. Wikeman failed and he did not
Jay MN. lie pald another person money
in advance for getting information on the
silver subject.
Witness also got information that mem
bers of Congress were interested in silver
speculation from ID. 7. Littler. That Is
witness mentioned the names and Littlel
assented to them.
Mr., Payne again objected to witness
mentioning names.
Witness said that he had no persona
knowledge that members of Congress were
Specializing in silver. Witness was eX
amined further as to what he saw OF
the books of the Hanover Bank and Wells
Fargo q Co. The committee then took &
recess for two hours.
To Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco u
Minors.
The House this afternoon passed tn,
Senate bill to prohibit the sale of tobacc,
10 minors under 10 in the District.
The Reception to New York Repub
Iicans.
The reception in honor of the Vice-Pr
ident, the Secretary of the Navy, Unite,
States Senators and Representatives, which
was to have been held in the Armory o