Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-23
The sLyIR-poOL INVESTIGATION.
Examination of Senators stewart OF Neva-
30 anl Teller Of Colorado.
IBytgIocr4Vh TO The Dlspaica.l


v,.ary.rcs, ID. g., January Ex-senator
&. e.-t ~ morning appeared before the
....-.y..I jus -.iEatlOn committee Tor the
,.r-.... f. q m4sIug q brief statement, he
,E..r Mentioned as making state
u..t. ratl.r r.aiFmatory OF the existence
o. 3d.. ...r- uuai The Senator said no
Isitlt-I .r..usu.ly with yarious persons
ami silver question, and in the SEN
s,..r1 "a. whore hat opposed legislation
a.. uurla. OF 1900, Coz ounces of sill
,.-..lIt. ttsraumu 'stcd in New York, on
t..-- md fla. ID would have the appear
am. ,rrs. -.r. "a special act of Congress to
v.r....-I.-. u.u had purchased the silver.
VI Hl r...u',v "A ! that those who had
........rt. on. -lUculatIOn must take care
Mia, p. insisted on was permanent
ia...s.f.u v.i.h would stop speculation
B., keeping tLa price steady. OF course
parsons Rto had purchased SILVER bullion
void Ue heutrtrd oy free coinage,
In, .r.. COINAGE would prevent future
NEGOTIATIONS. Ho Ind made no reference
H. b.. e.uy,r.at .onS 90 any members Of
C.rrr.,- and knew nothing with re-
rs.. O. persons who had specialized
~ silver. A. 90 himself Stewart stated
ra' b.. had never bought or sold
silver bullion except years ago when he
.,.. r...i.e AMI sold ms product. He had
notion .py.r.l wears been Interested in
a1r star-mue. ether directly or indl-
f.rf.t. Hr had some little interest In gold
u,u., had 10 knowledge Of any senator
or.-IItF beng interest d III silver specu-
htug: had go knowledge OF outside
,f.rt, 10 promote legislation. He had
re,.r been asked TO 90 into any silver
speculation.
TEIIKB or THE STAND.
Sritor Teller took the stand. Chair
unl Ilugley stated that nothing had ever
been -a.i with regard 10 the Colorado
N-utr being concerned ia speculation.
Dr. Teller M response said he did not sup
pose there would be, but ~ they repre-
s-ntaI tEe largest silver-producing State
the bad thought it proper to appear. The
senator then SAID that he had never heard
o. .ue pool ~ syndicate having any silver
uIr.l POSING to buy. handle, or sell silver
ia al, shape until he had read IL in the
newspapers and heard Of Conger's speech
q. Oh. 'I.r. lie had never heard OF any
U..I and had never supposed there was
aus b." had never been approached. Of
course be had heard there was speculation
.u silver certificates in New York, as there
Wa speculation IN everything else, but be
hal never heard of 1t here or Of any sena-
t-I being Engaged IN II.
NJ Teller added: II never dealt in sill
ver. never bought an ounce of silver in
~ fe. never mined and never expect TO
uue 600 ounce. Nobody ever suggested to
Ue O. 20 into silver speculation" The
Senator SAID he and his brother had small
ir,rra,, IN aiming claim which cost them
BttY hundred dollars. but It had never
produced and probably never would pro-
due. auy silver,
HAD HRARD PARRY TALES.
j. had heard stories of the vast silver
iflty being here To promote silver leglsla-
iiou hut know nothing Of il himself
IN response 10 questions from Payne the
Senator sand that he knew that there was
de.umttee here from the 81. Louis Silver
Convention, hut he should not eau that
lobby and had never heard of anything
improper being done. He had
cutf,Ual frequently with three
gentlemen representing this silver conyon-
t.h, t-p,clg.iy with reference 10 accepting
Tie lreasur propositions, but had never
heard ANY animation from them with re-
sP'ct n SILVER bong bought. IheSenator
Fu' tsat hc Was no Spectator; knew alb
to.uiDy nothing of the mOduS Opfrdndl OF
Speculation, AMI did not understand the
railroad system Of puts and calls.
80 NISIS0 INTERESTS.
Senator Wojcutt, the next witness, said
D, BAD uo knowledge Of any silver specu-
lNtlun, directly or indirectly, either before
~, pending or since the last legislation.
~ aIrw absolutely nothing of any one IN
c't..a. ine beng IN any way Interested IN
M purchase or sale OF silver. lie had
never even heard II mentioned in the
ttD-E-tooms As TO himself, he had not
ti-' bee had been IN the Senate speculated
u aly way o. 20 sllyer-mines He was, I'M
fortunately, tho owner Of some unpIoduc-
y" mines, $50 that he might be said TO
have no mining interests.
A EyAuN WITNESS AND wRTTYR.
J. y. Hll. who described himself as a
h"y,I aid writer, testified that through re-
lIlng q an advertisement calling for a
irly writer familiar with bimetalllsm he
lhl become acquainted with man named
b''r1trrg, ot Chicago, who subsequently
proposed that be HID should endeayor TO
dispose az some certificates calling for 900
ounces % silver each among members OF
t'asTes- upon the deposit of margin of S25
10 tact certificate. Hill was TO be paid
thg certificate for each four so disposed OF.
H'A reply 20 this proposition was that
congressman Of his acquaintance were all
t,' poor 10 pat up margins for single GER
ettrnpn O. the scheme. Witness had not
"a nghtest knowledge of q single certlf-
ts,e beng ylyredto members Of Congress.
SILVER Pun.
h' had written number of bimetallist
~ Is and had written some essays on
y .ln,yot which he believed appeared in
~ "grfssyTGl Record.
Nf. DLeley: DO you mean that they
v, .' delivered as speoChesi
Witness / DO not know what was done
VII them. laughter
Mf. Dates: What do you usually get for
AtTHgch:
Witness II you desire will make terms
WI you, Sir. Oates. Renewed laughter
d. a. George who runs a provision store,
Y iihed 70 beng present ct Hills conger-
SAXON with Hedenberg, and said Heden-
Otie wanted the witness 20 canvass the
s;2ltheIn members in the interest Of the
hglse bill lie (Hedenberg) said no had
oisanizcd a pool which held 100000
ounces Of silver, and he did not want free
Se4age. Witness replied that he was a
coinage man. and thereafter Heden-
VSSg avoided hun.
FARMERS. KNIGHTS. ETAI