Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-26

The House neld an evening session,
making for the SECOND time Ia IT,
history two distlnc, legislative sessions
In onc day. Dinglcy submitted a re-.
port from the silver pool investigating
oommltte, and II was ordered printrd,
Dingley giving notice that he would
call itup NJ soon ~ possible.
REPORT OF THE SILVER pooL oon.
MiITEE.
The report II unanimous. 10 re.
Views the testimony briefly. Owcnby
IL alluded TO n "a rOmancer Whose
imagination Ia not restrained by limit.
atiDns u the truth.v Senator Gamer.
on's Ailver purchase IL referred to IN
having been made aud the silver sold
before the bill passed. Reproductive
Taylor bought after tho bill became n
law, and when no additional legi-la.
tion WINS looked for. The report says II
II but just 10 say that the ststemcat
made by Congressman Cong.r IN the
debate Ia the House June ailh last TO
the effect that he chad been approached
TO Join silver pools, "!furnished some
excuse for the publication Of the gen.
cral allegation that silver pool exist.
ell pending legislation, but none for
the charge that certain Senators and
Representatives accepted such invita-
ton. Mr. Conger, who Ia now United
States Minister 10 Brazil, was asked by
cable 10 give the committee the names
Of the persous who approached him,
but he declined u DO 80. The commit
toe says that the fact that
TNAaqpQATrD pNpupssfDSg
sometimes used In the heat OF debatr
may furnish excuse for such stories az.
fords additional reason for careful
avoidance In debate Of intlmstlons that
corrupt Influences Arp being hrOugh 10
benr upon members 10 Influence irgis-
lation, unless the member making such
in-inuntlDn 10 prepared To substsntiatc
the charge. The committee has been
unable 20 obtain any evidence
10 support the Owensby churg.
60. There were many spec
ulators buying silver individually,
and probably In some cases Ia COM
pany; but there Is no evidence that
thcrs was any pool or continuation Of
such spcculatois working together "a
this end, or that amy senator or repre-
sentative gas connected with such
pool. The only organized or combined
sii1rt 10 induce silver legislation dis'
closed by the evidence, wis a public
organization known ~ the Silver Com.
mission, appointed by the 81. Louis
silver Convention, aud which has lind
headquarters In Washington the past
year. This commls'ion, according 10
the testimony of Francis q, Newlands,
one OF Its members, hal printed aud
distributed pamphlets anu circular,
published articles In newspapers and
maintained an agent 10 visit OrganiEa.
tlons. particularly farmors' alliances,
In various parts Of the country for the
purpose of working up and securing
an expression Of public sentiment IN
favor VI
TIM FREE COINAGE on SILVER
at the ratio Of sixteen to one of gold.
This has been done nj an expense OF
not less than ten nor more than fifteen
thousand dollars during tho past year,
which expense has been met by volun.
tary contributions Of owners Of silver
mines and bullion, and others favofing
such legislation. There was no evi.
dence. AMI the committee hns reason
10 believe, that this commission which
Ovcnby describes M the ''hcsd OF the
silver pool" had no connection with
silver speculailons or expended any
money Otherwise than for the purposes
above stated. Organizations designed
to influence public opinion 10 secure
legislation are neither rare nor repre-.
hensIble. There liz no evidence tina,
any pool, combination, syndicate
or individual speculator furnished
money 10 enable members Of
Congress 20 invest ia silver, OF
that any senator or representa-.
tive was Interested In any silver pool
or syndlcatc, M charged by owenbyj
nor any evidence that any Senator,
Representative or government official
was individually, directly or Indirectly
interested IN silver bullion or silver
speculations, pending silver legisla.
ton, except that referring to Senator
Cameron.
The House then went into commit.
tee Of tho whole on tho agricultural
appropriation bill. After considerable
debate, Il was passed and the commit.
,ee OF the whole iresumed consideration
q the general deficiency hin. Al
a, 'Iournment was taken before II Wa
Al. ~