, 1891-02-03
9 owenpr on the stand.

ldNAU III Ehlu ut hil bbN huO" u Aug stu-
ator or other representatives having
bought silver. Witness did not buy Any
silver before the law went into effect. nor
while the legislation was pending. He
had dealt some in wheat since he had
been in congress. He had, after con-
sultation with the president, the secretary
OF the treasury and the director Of the
mint 10y whom it was a%pproved), intro
duced a bill at the beginning ofthe present
session, looking to the purchase OF the
I3 1900, 900 ounces of surplus silver in the
United States. He did not hold an ounce OF
silver at the time and did not before the
introduction OF the bill have any COZ
ference with any nan supposed to own
silver.
Representative CluuIe of California
testified that be never dealt IN silver aud
did not know of any senator or representa-
tive who had.
-Jamrs A. o Rembg- was sEorn-He re-
sided. he said, IN New York, but spent
most OF his tIme in Washington. His
business last year was hat of a broker.
He handled all sorts of securities. and
when he had an opportunity dealt IN silver.
His original business was mining. lie
lad desk room in the Office of Wells.
Fargo & Co. In New York.
Payne asked if witness had talked with
Stevens, correspondent of the Globe
Democrat. about the silver pool.
Witness-''I probably have used the
word pool in speaking of parties in con
veTsatiOn about silver. / had some
knowledge of different parties who, |
believed, were engaged in silver trading,
but of an organized pool | don believe |
did"
He had seen counts upon the books
Of Wells, Fargo h Co. Witness was asked
a uumber OF questions to find out if any
names on the books were those of sena
tors or representatives. He evade1 these
questions and volunteered the suggestion
that the committee should have experts
examine the books of Wells, Fargo & Co.
During the testimony, witness at one
time asked if his %questioner meant the
books of any bank" Payne wanted to
know alter a while what the witness
meant by this question and finally learned
that be referred to the books of j. NJ.
Donald, cashier of the Hanover National
! bank, and of Hall, assistant cashier.
Owenby was asked if on any of these
books was the name Of any senator or rep
resentative, and after considering the
question a while, he replied that Donald
had once Kicked up a letter while they
were canvassing the silver situation and
said: That man is in it; | know what
he viii do
Payne-"He mentioned a name, did
he?"
Owenby-"You are very anxious to
have me mention that. are your Yes, l
will state pos lively that 1t was a senator's
name. As AL excuse for not being able
to give information with regard TO the
questions asked, Owenby sari the Int6r-
nation was in his books. The books re
TERED to his private affairs, and Ire would
not state how they could be obtained IN
less compelled to do SO. He was doing
business in Chicago and interested with
the firm OF Field, Weicher " King.
Their business was of a personal nature,
and it would probably be detrimental to
the firm to state where the brooks. ac-
counts and stocks were kept. lie did not
remember what was in the books, and did
not want to. Other questions brought
out the fact that outside of these books
witness had in his trunk and other recep
tacles memoranda relating to silver specu-
l%atIons. The deputy sergeant-at-arms had
brought him to Washington in such q
hurry that he forgot all about the papers
in his trunk. Adjourned