Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-03
Report Of the Investigating
Committee.
no EVIDENCE FOUND
That Money WAS Spalt ID a Corrupt
Way on this Side Of The Water
nECOunESDArIuSs MADE.
The American People should Control
some outlet ON tho
Pacific.


w.s,,.,o-o,, IN r. ,,o ,,
uous. Panama ,,,..,,,.,,,,. -,
-. A.. ~ H"s'"s eo'"
Wv !" Tvs report 'ouay mus inst as
iaf back ~ lsi3 with Now Grenada
concerned and 40 far as the concessious
were granted 4, and c,,,,ao,s ,,.d,,
,,,t,,, a.. -, 800
"' '"' P'''e"' 'uauiH 'h'iioau cor
bofhtlon concerned, there IN no clear
ground for the assertion that my OK
elus,y, tiyht IN c,o.. tho is,h,,ns 800
~. Az, -
:" wv "inn eiAn'cu UT ny Ihpii'
cations secured either 10 an American
corporation or citizen OF tho United
States tn iho e.,l,si,n ~ .be c,,iy,o.
:, -. - -'''.'- -
VI ""y o'heI oo"n'y' t"eEe u no
ground, NO far ns the evidence before
the committee goes, fot the claim that
the governments OF New Grenada md
Tn, Initial g,ni,s NJ rolouhi. .vs,
....,, -, ,,',.,
b""' '"'eeu '"" 'he Ohi'eu ot"'es
nhni! control the ransit or place any
limitation ON tho legal rights OF share
holder. In ,bo railway comnapv n, n
-,-,-.,
ie'H'o''oh III 'ne n3uoha'isy OF us
ownerr.
Tho committee has done its ut.
most ia the limited time before IL
10 investigate the charges that money
waA sNpenied In opposition TO the
plans VI tho canal. Ii has been un.
able TO thus far trace directly or
Indirectly tnc expenditure OF any
money whatever In correct way 10
influence the legislative OF executive
action of tho United states govern
ment. IL may DO that no Investigation,
however prolonged, after this lapse Of
time, would be efficient In making 9uoh
discovery, even n such corrupt Use OF
money hai been maze, but this IN
subject on which inc committee does
not desire authorltatvoly TO express It's
opinion. Further Investigation would
be entirely fruitless.
The report comments upon Do Les.
sons, visit 10 the United States In 1879.
and the remarkable change of sunti-
ment In the American committee APP
pointed 10 convey tho impression that
American capital and sympathy were
hack of I'm, entcrprise. The committee
further snya that II. w. rhomp son be-
came secretary OF the American com.
mlttee and resIgned his place I'm the
cabinet, Thomson stated that hs
notified tho President, and the Presl.
dent acuuisgced In his RECLAMATION.
Under these circumstances II caused
no seyernuce Of the personal friendly
relations between them.
T.sumo,y v,s taL.n no IN. ANN
,,i,,a, shn, .i,g ihai ihIs seton ~, a..
So, az $50, 40, rnon,,aSn 90.
p, d,.an,a,,'I,1S, a,I
p,asiban, "a - n nd na ~ arn,J
himssIt a. sthsrs Tbe cnmmi,,s.
finds that Thomnson. for ibe n.xt
three or four wears. was exc.,dinoIv
yIyilant ia watching legislation and
most active md able in his forts and
infiu.nre 10 postpons consideration M
any LEGISLATION landing 4, work inIurv
Ia the cause of In, Panama Canal
o,mpany. 40 far ma the testlmonv
COCA AZ shows that Thomnson Jid ths
work of the American committed
suneryised IN, purchases for IN, CON.
struotIon of the canal. watched levisla.
lion eic, The object Of the contract
between the Pacific Mail comnn,,v
and the Panama Railroad ,omn.nv
" a. 10 maintain rates aboye the IeysI
, Ia which they would fall N free com.
p.tition between several routes w,r,
continued. IL seems 10 bis certain tbat
a very larv. N NOT an absolute controi.
| ling Interest in the stock and directory
of the Pacific mail company was
owne1 by indiylduals and estates very
largely interestei In the stock and
Ilrsetory of the transcoptiuental roads.
and Il was proved that the same indi.
yiduals COMPOSING q majority of the
directory OF the Pacific Mail company
at the time composed majority OF the
directors ut present.
IL seems 10 the committee that thia
state of things cannot be beneficial 10
the general interstate commerce of In,
oountry, nor can IL see that IL IA OF apy
particular benefit to our trade with
foreign countries. The Committee
recommends that whenever. under the
provisions Of the mail subsidy act. Inc
postmaster general shall enter into a
contract with any line of vessels. A
CLAUSE shall bs Inserted in ths eontraet
10 the effect that II the steamship Inns