The record-union., 1891-01-27
Cameron Testifes in the Silver
Pool Investigation.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BEFORE THE
SUPREME COURT
Republican Senators Surprised at the
Action of the Senate on the CIoture
Resolution and Elections Bill-Ac-
tfon Taken by State Legislatures
Senator Hearst Improving in Health.
Special to the REcoRp-UNroN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-In the silver
pool investigation to-day Senator Cam
eron testified that he bought silver on
margin in the early part of June, before
the silver bill was passed by the Senate,
and disposed of it before the bill became
law. He had no knowledge of any
other Senator, Representative or official
of the Government having any interest
in the purchase of silver. Cameron said
he bought the silver just as he would any
other commodity, and gave the matter no
thought. He never knew Owenby, and
never talked with other Senators about
the silver pool.
John Tanner of Illinois knew nothing
of the silver pools or transactions except
one dealing of his own.
A correspondent of Chicago paper, K.
ID. Bogart, was questioned relative to the
statement made in his dispatch, he hav-
ing said, among other things, that Con-
gressman Flower was in the pool. He
said he was repeating what was COM
monty said among the correspondents.
He had no personal knowledge.
Dunnell, correspondent OF the New
York Times, was asked concerning the
dispatch sent by him, saying in substance
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the committee, had known that the reve-
lations regarding Cameron would be
made they would have been reluctant to
enter into the investigation. Dunnell
said he got his information from gen
tleman whom he thought had spoken the
truth, and he would consult the person in
question and see if he would consent to
give his name to the committee. Dun
nell had no personal knowledge regard
ing pool.
Congressman Flower took the stand.
He said he never bought a dollars worth
of silver nor certificates in his life, and
had no knowledge of the pool.
BELIEVES POOLS EXIST.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-J. w. Hedenberg, of
this city, whose name came before the
Silver Pool Investigating Committee
lately, said to-day that he Will testify be-
fore the committee on Saturday. In an
interview he says he has no personal
knowledge of the existence of a silver
pool, but believed such pools have eX
listed and still may exist. When he was
dealing in silver bullion certificates he
sought to learn of the existence of such
pools, believing that the parties con-
ncctcd with them would have reliable in
formation regarding facts that might IN
$'uence them. He was unable to open
communication with. such parties, how
ever.
Hedenberg said to his mind the evil
dence that partisan influences controlled
silver legislation is strong and conclusive.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
Business Transacted Before the Higher
Tribunal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Supreme
Court to-day rendered an opinion direct
ing that the cases of G. E. Cook and six
others, convicted in the Circuit Court of
the United States for the Eastern District
of Texas for murder committed in ''No
Mans Land" be remanded, with in
structions to grant new trial.
The Attorney General admitted that
the ruling of the Judge at the trial was
erroneous, and this is the ground on which
the action of the court was based. The
court, however, decided against the
prisoners on the other points in issue.
The Supreme Court has announced a
decision reversing the judgment of the
Court of Claims awarding the Central
Pacific Railroad S19S, ,62l in its suit against
the United States. The question upon
which the case turned was whether or
not, under the Thurman Act, in comput-
ing the net earnings of the company
there should first be taken out of the eX-
penSeS incurred not for running the
road and for repairs, but for betterments
and improvements, whereby the perma-
nent value of the road is increased.
The court holds that these expenses,
under the terms of the Thurman Act, be
taken out of the net earnings, and says
the language of the Act seems to pre-
clude any charges for improvements
being taken out of the gross receipts be-
fore deciding the amount the Govern
ment shall retain for the sinking fund.
A motion was made to-day in the Su-
preme Court by Solicitor General Taft to
advance for argument about fifty
cases of Chinese who, it is alleged, en-
tered this country at San Francisco in
violation of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
The Cinnamon are at large, and the cases
came here from the United States Circuit
Court for the Northern District of Cali
fornia.
The United States Supreme Court to-
day announced some important changes
in its rules designed to meet cases brought
before the court, principally for the pur
pose of delay. The changes are framed
especially to meet habeas corpus cases, and
are the result of proceedings recently had
in the Jugiro electrocution case The most
important change is the requirement that
all appeals, writS of error and citations,
unless specially ordered otherwise, must
be made returnable to the Supreme Court
within not exceeding thirty days from
the decision of the lower court. Unless
the record and case is docketed within the
specified time, the case must be dismissed
by the court, if in session, and by the
clerk during the vacation time.
REPUBLICANS SURPRISED.
They We're Not Prepared for the Ac-
tion Taken by the Senate.