The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-10
THE ALLEGED SILVER POOL.
COINAGE COMMITTEE 70 MAKE
AN EXAMINATION.

Have an Observation-Disclosures Har
rison's Esbuke to Teller and Wolcott-
Proceeding. Of G Ingress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Special. There
has been deal Of talk about silver pos },
in which members aud Senators are alleged
o be interested, but thus far there has not
been a single Tndicatiye fact presented
upon which a Congressional investigation
could be hung.
Mr.. D0ckory's resolution ree'ting news
paper publications and authorizing am in-
vostigation has been before the House Com
mittee on Rules for some time and the Com
miitee has been looking into the matter,
but not with any diligence. IL has been
generally understood from The first that the
committee were favorable 20 an inYestlga-
ton.
Speaker Reed said that the Committee "a
Rules had been and still are looking ipi
something winch would be warrant Tor an
INVESTIGATION, some point from which 20
start an investigation. The only things tnal
had been got at Were some newspaper puO-
lcatiOns, giving no authority ter the state
COuger. chairman of tbe Coinage Commit
tee. in bis speech in the House on the silver
bill last session, Whicn mo- one paid any al
tentiOn to 40 the time. Now Mr.
COuger he said, WAS in Brazil, and
could not be got back here before Congress
would be over. Besides he said there was
nothing % Indicate that Mr. tOn-et had
any positive information on the subject.
WHAT he said might be nothing more than
the usual OratOrlcal cNaggcaton News
paper men who had written about the
pool " had refused 90 give any
information, or % indicate i'm any way
where information could De had. Mr. Reed
said that the committee would Doe ready TO
recommend an investigation at any time
there was anything o. take hold OF % start
ON. Mr.. D5ckery, he said, had written a
letter giving tle amcs 0t a number of
bankers and brokers who might Dee exam
iued, but it is not alleged 0r even ihtlmated
that they had any information ou 'he ub-
ject, The committee, he SAID, hau not neg
iected the matter i'm any way, u 4 wfrs
still trying 90 get something upor - ich to
base an investi cation.
THE COMMITTEE ON LEAD.
10 Is said al there is one lead that the
committee aIe now following that may put
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less. The members OF the committee are
uus0ubtedly anxious 90 act upon the reso-
luton as speedily as possible. aud they have
sought iu many directions for something
90 work on. 10 is diihcult % judge from
tno,yl.dya and how mfch .,rn,g- moral,
for tle fact that fbo inorea.. i'm tho nrica
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4 senator said to-day that le L.I .r.od
bis best io rot dt tae bottom of tae I-i.
ness. but has not been able 90 mud aL5 e,i-
denca CHAT ii pool existed. IL dO MOI be.
heye." he said. "that amy senator bought
silver in contamination of a rise ln its value
after the passage of the Silver s.u al tue
last session. amt do mot believe there i-
ANY silver POOL Iu which t.uliU.s are iulsr-
e~,ed."
the House Comuittceon rules can find
iut warrant f1r an Investigation they VIII
uuIDubUy order it, and Do there are any
4cts within their reach tu.t Will bee apt o.
discover tu,m.
erp,.r,. ,,,. no,.,f ,>frt
me secretary 0l " aI l'-'''. 'i",,llll tle'
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Eh-lhetl's 'Dhtiiulh- lh' l'l'Il 'i IdNldlN
Baby on ih' pr luhinarl survey OF HIum
inici, Nofin carolina. Dee report siol '-
ml pracficaiintv. aud that the cost would
p" 'ei! -Ie''' Ni'o Una, 'ne Ie'ui'i, 'eu--
lis lV r."iI' 'Ire Nou'" p' iH ~" ".'i pi.i .i-
u'. ienc' DO i7 tD'"i'lh'n0'" 'n'- Tue
u'ef l7 hot worthy ol improvements
OTHER NORTH CAROLINA SURVEYS.
Anot1.r renort of preliminary ,urye, #
lba waterway brfWefn Pamlic.O river and
B4v river. North Carolina. statos Ina. il i.
not worthy OF Improvement. That the
i.r,er water route I'm existence il always
wide. dccu and free from distractions. and
me Improvement ol the shorter inland
ways is not necessary.
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