Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-29

ton, Mr.. Boynton suggested thnt good
deal OF information might be gotten out of
Mr., Tanner and Representative Abner
Iayior. The committee might also get
Littler, Tanner, and others.
w. Is. Stevens. the Globe Democrat CORE
spondent, was recalled and detailed the
conversation previously referred 10 be-
tween Mr.. Dockerv and himself in which a
delay in the testimony was suggested. He
stated that that suggestion for delay in
the testimony did not come from tho com
mittee OF any of its members and that Mr..
Dockery did not so assert. MIR. Stevens
said that the gentleman to whom Mr..
Boynton had referred with respect TO the
Dingley-Payne conversation was himself.
IL was partial conversation. Then, turn
ing to Mr.. Dlngley, he said: You
began talking IN q whisper. became
more earnest, raised your voice and
heard Mr.. Dingley say something TO this
effect; 1t was an entire surprise to mo
(meaning the Vost testimony, / did not
know he was going TO testify to any such
thing as that You (turning TO Mr.. Payne)
said: Il had no idea what he was going TO
say IL struck me as If you were each
taken by surprise and were trying 10 ex-
plain it to each other. There seemed TO
be an impression that the circumstances
under which the testimony was brought
out were peculiar and that you regretted
the time at which it was brought OUT
There was general interruption by
members of the committee at this point.
Messrs. DinRley and Payne said that while
they may have said something of the sort
testified TO by MIR. Stevens. they had no
purpose except TO get at all information as
promptly as possible, and they thought the
publications were not justified.
Representative Dockery said that the
statement Of Stevens with regard to desire
to delay Senator Vests testimony was sub
stantially accurate, though he did not
think he had said MIR. Vest did not want TO
testify. He (Dockery) probably expressed
his own desire not TO testify until Wednes-
day. He did not mean TO convey the i'm
preston that the committee desired that,
Yes" said Mr.. Dockery, Il wanted to
fhbuster against time"
In response 20 question, Mr.. Dockery
said in explanation of his course: Ger
tainly did not want TO bring out the tes-
timony concerning Cameron until We'd
nesday. | have no concealment to make
about that now. During the time the reso-
luton was pending before the committee
! formed the belief that there were parties
who might desire to use that testimony in
respect to another bill. Twas informed bys
senator that another gentleman had ap-
preached him q do not use approach IN
an offensive way) and suggested to the
senator that il would be Just as well to let
the resolution for an investigation drop.
To that suggestion the senator approached
replied that he could not afford to do that,
and that he wanted the resolution pushed
The senator then asked the gentleman
why he wanted il dropped. This man re-
piled that he did not care about it himself,
but that he understood that some of the
boys had bought silver, and the impress
sion the senator got was that they were
nervous and wanted the thing dropped.
When asked to say who the boys were
the gentleman named two representatives.
The conversation was gwen to me and
thereupOn pushed the resolution. Now
will state very frankly why wished the
testimony DELAYED. / believe that inhu-
ences were being brought to bear on the
senator in question (meaning the Senator
who was said to be connected with silver
speculation TO make him vote for the force
bill. and so I wanted the investigation de-
layed in the hope of getting one more
vote 1t was Just a straw, which proved
very substantial, and l want 1t dis
tinctly understood that / had no assu-
RANGES whatever, and merely went on CON-
mon rumor that his vote on the force bill
was doubtful No. did not think that
exposure at that time would enhance his
prospects," Mr.. Dockery said he would
prefer not TO give publicly the names of
the two representatives who were men,
toned, but he would do so privately.
Senator Vest was the man who gave him
the information about the conversation.
O'Brien Moore. correspondent OF the st.
Louis Republic, was the next witness. He
said he had no knowledge personally con-
cerning silver speculation. He had heard
that Representatives Clunie of California
and Ketcham of New York were willing TO
testify that they had speculated in silver
and that Mr.. Clunie had lost money by IT.
MIR. Peel examined the witness with regard
to a publication affecting his PeePs) ap-
pointment on the committee. The article
said that Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, who was
interested, according to report, IN silver
SPECULATION, had urRedPeePs appointment,
and that the two were close friends. The
testimony of Moore was 70 the effect thai
Peel had told him that Perkins informed
him CPeel) two hours before the Speaker
announced the committee that he (Perklns)
had recommended his (PeePs) appoint
ment on the committee to the Speaker.
Mr.. Peel desired to be sworn, and he
confirmed what Moore had said regarding
the conversation between them.
Moore further stated that the Democrats
of the House had recommended the ap-
pointment Of Jason Brown, of Indiana, on
the committee, and were disappointed
when Peel's appointment was announced.
Peel testified that Moore had urged
HIM not TO serve on the committee because
Perkins had recommended his appoint
ment. but he said that if Perkins expected
TO be screened by his (Peeps) appointment
he had sawed the limb of between himself
and the tree, for he would probe the mat
ter TO the bottom.