New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-16
THE SILVER POOL INQUIRY
& v. WHITE TO TESTIFY IN WASHINGTON
TO-DAY.

THE NECESSITY FOR HAVING EACH sENAIoi'
AND REPRESENTATIVE APPEAR BEFORE
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TklBuNE.l
,htn,to, Feb 1.-THE "Silver P0Ol' COM
TIC expects TO examine several witnesses TO-
uorrow including the senior member OF inc Hrih Vi
g Y White q Co.. Of New-YOrk. There is no reason
q, beeve that the testimony OF the New-lorK Dalher'
and brokers whose names have been mentioned III
reIation 10 the silver speculatlOns VIII add maVe"
n the committees stock Of information or klo"IeuHo
30 such transactions Probably this Is the VIC"
which the committee itself takes. Thus far 1t mas
nor discovered that one Senator and one Represeh-
1.-Two boucht and sold silver. but in neither case was
,ba first information obtained from broker or lh'er-
mcdIary in tho transaction. senator Camerohs epcV
pIation was known before his friend ana cohhde"''
agent Mr. Littler, testified. but in that case even
the hrokcr did not know Cameron was III the uaisa'
tion which was conducted In Littlers name iho
snecuhtion in which Representative Taylor OF ihoi''
c,c.d he described in his testimony and 1t was lie
Who gave 10 the committee the name OF the proher
through whom he bought and sold the silver
II seems obvious therefore. that the committee can
not and does not expect to add 10 ie Hiioi
in respect to the extent OF silver speculauolS d,
senators and Representatives by mere huri'cu
examination under oath of less thah nan
dozen members Of the great army OF STOCK
and silver brokers. OF course II Is Ho'
IA he supposed that the committee VIII rest cohch'
with such information TO assume that III VIII uo ~
would be to impeach the good faith OF the commit
tee and hold its investigation up to pubhc cohemP'
and ridlcue. The object of the Investigation i no'
primarily TO ascertain whether Broker smith or brohcf
ZONES made silver purchases sales for senators w
representatives but whether any senator or hopre-
sentative was engaged in silver specuatohS last !ci
or This year That is what the House directed tit
Committee to do and what the country expects
10 do. Az ,,.ho hos road the
publiShcd reports Of the proceedings OF tine coH' 80
ZION, day to day that the only feasible way 70 KY ~
tho tr1Ith-cons denng the ease with whCn siNT =,
linton specusting could be successfully carre Oh W
ecret- is 10 allow each Representative anu ocpduv
g., On on the stand and testify. The testimony vi 81
- Nom could be obtained IN few hOurs ahu PI"pn
Iiv not one would fail promptly To accep' u a
inyyi,ation 10 appear More than one prominent nv
eSentatiye has said to The Tribune correspondents III
substance: -, .,, oon,r,ittec Is IN got NJ the
.r,,h vithout examining all OF us, ana lot my pa
,rond lac glad Of an opportunity 10 TESTIFY pu, w.,
W. itle 10 volunteer 10 do 20. for II might ENt az
nnortunty for some OF nv enemies 10 lh'Ihulqt.
Nm been an object Of suspicion Inc CoIillle ~
,bink could we'll afford 10 issue ciuCNt1 ~ a., a. r.
members ~ the House to appear golhS nitco
~ anhabctical order, that there wouiu Dc Nv and
,,r n,scon strrictlon unpleasant slhldtiols =,
g., fart do not see how the committee can eApc'. , ~
Ian material for a satisfactory report III any o''
way