New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-27
SENATOR CAMERON TESIIFIES.
WHAT HIS DEALINGS IN SILVER WERE.
HE SAYS THAT THROUGH LITTLER HE BOUGHT
AND SOLD 100000 OUNCES ON MARGIN EARLY
IN JUNE BEFORE THE BILL PASSED
THE sENATE-NO KNOWLEDGE
THE SENATE-NO KNOW


Washington jan oC-In the silver pool investi-
CATION today My Dngley laid before the committee
a letter dated January 10 from James A. OWchDy 10
W. b. stevens the correspondent Oh Inc 81 LOUIS
| Globe Democrat The letter has been published
II then explained that when Mr.. Dockery had
asked Mr. stevens withhold the letter the other day
he did not that 1t should be withheld from the
committee. but from the public.
John r. Tanner, Of Louisville. H., the first witness
of the day. nothing Of silver pools or tranSac-
iions except one dealing Of his own.
His transaction he said. consisted Of the purchase
Of 100000 ounces of silver for which he put up a
margin of $1,000. 1t in the shape Of certlhca'e'
purchased through ;. Y. White & Co, OF New YORK
senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, then took the
witness-stand
Mr. Dngey suggested to the Senator that perhaps
he had seen the testimony Of senator Vest and Mr..
Litter before the committee. The Senator replied
mat he had no conccament TO make regarding ms
purchase OF silver The testimony Of Mr.. Litter
was substantially correct. He bought silver just as
he would buy any other commodity. lie had pur-
| chased It without much thought He had bought
through Mr.. Litter early in June about 100000 ounces
on margin Of - 900 before the bill passed the senate.
and order TO Litter sell In ten days or two
weeks. lie kept no memorandum of the transaction.
20 far lie recollcctcd the silver disposed OF in
June His profits were about %l.1O0 lie had no
knowledge OF any other senator Representative or
Government official having any interest in the pur
chase Of silver He never knew Owenby and knew
nothing about the existence Of silver pool.
To Nr. ROwe the witness said there had been no
talk between him and other senators about the organ
cation Of silver pool and TO Mr.. Oates he said that
no member of the House Senate had ever asked
him to hi, influence to prevent the present in
yestSaton or to get Mr.. DOckery to withhold his
resolution asking for il.
In response TO further questions Mr.. Cameron said
Sc-<tor Vest was mistaken in his testimony when he
said that he r Cameron bought the silver after the
bill had passed the senate.
r. d. Bogart, CORES pendent OF "The Chicago Even
ing Post" que itoned relative to statements made
10y him in dispatches to his paper intimatng that
there person, who would not object to the present
investigation being dropped. and that Representative
Flower. Of New York. in the silver pool. etc.
In regard to the first he sad. he reporting what
commonly said among Chicago correspondents,
and some other statements were intended as mere
plea,antres. Regarding statement that Mr.. Flower
had bought silver at % cents. witness said that his
impression that he had heard 1t from one Edward
Curtis. who was an empoye of the 81. Louis silver
Committee. lie had personal knowledge OF the
matter.
+. g. Dunncll. correspondent Of "The New-York
Times asked concerning dispatch sent TO The
Times recently, the purpor Of which was that
gentleman had overheard conversation between
Nes-rs. Paine ard Dinscy mcmb"r- Of the commCteel
10 the effect that II they had known that the reveal
lion, with regard to senator Cameron would be nude.
th"y would have been reluctant 10 enter into tins IN
Vee tigItiou.
Nr Duuncll said he believed that the man who
gave him the informal on spoke the tTth
Chairman bin .ley said that ina much rs there was
not e particle OF foundation for IT, he would ask Mr..
Duuurll to give the name NJ his informant Mr. Dun
hell replied that he would. after consulting with nm
ard getting If, consent. The witness also said. in
reply to other questions. that he had no personal
know led 81 ~ silver pool.
Representative Flower then took the stand and said
meyer bought dollars worth Of silver In his life.
nor any certificate representing silver. and lie had
I'D knowledge OF the existence Of a silver pool.