Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-29
THE SILVER root.
General nosn,on'~ Testimony before
tho Committee.

WAsHINGTns. Jan. -. - General
lioynton testified In the silver pool In.
vcstigation today that II, sent "A mes.
tnye TO Dunnell Of the New York
TINES, ON which u dispatch was based,
stating that Diugley and Payne, menu
h.rs OF the committee, had said that
they would not have gone into the In.
vestlgatlOn II they had supposed such
"A revelation rcg Nrding Senator Gamer.
| on would bo made. The gentleman
who Informed him (Boyntonl had been
IN tho room and heard v conversation
between Dingiey suld I1iyhe. Ea,ii
was explaining, apparently, that he
had no knowledge or expectation thai
such testimony was to come out, cx.
pressing surprise at the testimony and
practically npologlzing 10 each otlcr
that II had come out in the ihvestiga.
ton.
Dinglcy said II was entirely possible
that he might have Aali that he 10.
greited exceedingly that any Congress.
man should have done any act which
made II necessary that such facts should
be brought out, but that was very diff
fcrcnt from the statement that the com.
mlttee would, have kept the testimony
out or have II purposely delayed. This
was totally untrue
General BoyntoD said the day before
the Investigation Stevens, correspond.
ent VI the GloJs.Dtm0craf, received u
message that 1t was the desire OF the
committee that he (Stevensl should
either he late the next day or prolong
his testimony. The purpose Of the
rOinmittoe was TO adjourn Immediately
aiter the conclusion Of Ills testimony
until the next "Wednesday, Ne It was
understood that Vest would not give
his testimony In reference 10 Cameron
until after the following Tuesday.
Witness had heard the samr thing be.
fore, aud taking al this together, he
thought tbs conclusions reached were
very reasonable. Boynton suggested
that n good deal u information might
be gotten out Of Mr.. Tanner aud Reprc.
sentative Taylor; also from tcle.
grams sent by Littler, Tanner and
9th crs.
W. u. Stevens, the 0,oJe. Democrat
correspondent, was recalled aud said
Ito was the person who gave General
Roynton his information In respect 10
the Dlngley.Payne conversation. Turn
ing % Dlngloy, he said:
"Yon began talking la u whisper,
became more earnest, raised your
voices, and were talking loud before
you got through. heard Dingley say
something 10 this effect: 1T was an
entire surprise 10 me (m.miing Vests
testimony; did not know he was
going 10 testify 10 such thing ~ that
"YOu turning TO Payne said: u
had no idea what he was going 10 say
II struck me, said Stevens, ~ II you
were both talon by surprise aud Try.
ing 10 explain II 10 each other. There
seemed 10 bo expressions that the cir
cumstanccs under which the testimony
was brought out were peculiar aud
that you regretted tbs umo ut which u
was brought OUT
Dlngley and Payne interrupted 10 |
say that, while they may have said |
something OF that sort, they had no |
purpose except 10 get all thc informa-
ton ~ quickly as possible.
Dockery said, with regard 10 the |
alleged desire 10 delay Vests teatl- |
nony, that he would make no conceal |
ment now that he did not want To |
bring out the testimony concerning |
Senator Cameron until Wednesday. |
Daring the time tho resolution was |
pending before the committee, he
(Dockery) formed a belief that there
were parties who might deaire TO use
that testimony In respect 10 another
bill. He was informed by a Senator
that gentleman Informed him II
would be well 10 let the resolution drop.
The senator replied he could not AFFORD
TO do II. The gentleman responded
that hc did not care about II himself,
aud he understood some Of the "boys"
had bought silver, and the Impression
the senator got was that they Were
nervous and wanted things stopped.
When asked who the "bOys" were,
the gentleman named two representa-
tives.
"rhe conversation was given 10 me-"
said Dockcry, "and thercup0n pushed
the resolutions, aud now | will state
frankly why wished the testimony
delayed. | believed influences were !