Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-03
Mr.. Chandler Wants the Canadian
Companies Investigated.
SUSPICIOUS QUANTITIES OF STOCK
MIR. CIeveland's Letter and John e.
RusselFs Visit Here.
s E n ATOR HILL RIS E s

some time. Mr.. Chambers remarks were Of
rather a sarcastic nature throughout but at
times became very bitter. The opportunity
was afforded by the consideration of a reso-
luton offered by him to investigate the
Dominion Coal Company, and to ascertain
IL any undue influence has been brought or
attempted to be brought. upon the trainers
of the tariff bill in connection with the coal
duty.
Referring to the prospectus of the coal
company, Mr.. Chandler said:
This is evidently a scheme which Is to so
forward only in case of legislation Of a
certain character by the Congress Of the
United States. The whole gist and grava-
men of this companys plan is the condition
that by reason of the success of tariff re-
fern in this country, or the success of some
other idea, or the election to office of some
President some Congress, the duty on
coal of. 10 cents a ton is to be removed so
that this coal company can make money.
l have also been furnished, by the kindness
of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Plato,
with the prospectus of the Broad Cove Coal
Company, Limited, who propose to exploit
nlines at Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia. the
Dominion OF Canada. This is either a rival
organization or a fellow organizatio Of the
Dominion Coal Company. and 1t proceeds
upon the same fundamental condition, that
success Is to be given to the commercial
venture by the removal, by the Congress of
the United States, OF the existing duty of
IS cents per ton upon coal. In the pros
pectus of the Broad Cove Company 1 find
the following statement: Thus 1t will be
seen that Broad Cove coal can be delivered
alongside in Boston for $1.4S per ton less
than coal from Newport News, Va, United
States, and CT cents less than for any other
mine In Nova Scotia, with the duty on.
Which tariff will be reduced, If not removed
entirely
THE prospectus has a blue hand printed
to call the special attention of persons
desire of
company to this paragraph, Which tariff
will be reduced, If not removed entirely
The paragraph in the Dominion Coal Com
panys prospectus which gives character to
the whole proceeding and shows the mo-
tive of the organization Of this company Is
as follows: Should the United States duty
evident that this company will find a large
market on the New England seaboard, for
which It's position at tide water would en-
able 1t to compete on advantageous terms
Now, here is beyond all doubt, without
going outside of the prospectus. the basis
upon which this company was organized.
Ii Is the idea upon which this company Is
being managed today. 1t is corporation
organized with s15,O00.OOO of common STOCK
which 1t is apparent is only to be paid for
II paid for at ALL to the extent of a million
and half dollars. which stock is subject
to be distributed in all directions for any
purpose which the managers of the COM
pany conclude to be wise one. Mr.. Presi-
dent, / repeat that this company ought to
be investigated upon the facts which 1
have stated. If the Congress of the United
States has before 1t a tariff bill. and a
great S2l 100000 corporation is organized
and bases the work of its organization, the
function of It's organization. the prosperity
of Its organization upon the renewal of a
duty by the passage of that tariff bill, say
this Is a company which the Congress OF
the United States engaged in considering
the tariff bill can afford to watch.
MIR. President, We cannot avoid looking
to see what any company is doing, whether
1t Is the Dominion Coal Company or the
Broad Cove Coal Company that holds its
securities ready by the million to hand out
to persons to whom It chooses to assign
them in order to influence the action Of
the Congress of the United States in re-
moving the duty upon COAL
Protecting MIR. iIiIl.
Mr.. Hill-"Mr. President"
Mr.. Chandler-"I am not surprised that
the Senator from New York rises
Mr.. Hit understood the suggestion Of
the Senator to be that he wanted to watch
this coal company. There Is no objection
to that, 1 suppose, on the part of anybody;
but his resolution seems to intimate some
thing further, namely, that we should in
Vestisate its affairs
Mr.. Charlottesville Senator will See as
1 proceed, exactly to what extent propose
to iIupute motives to the advocates of free
coal. 1 shall not say that every advocate
of free coal has been Influenced by the
Dominion Coal Company
MIR. Gray-"You Rad better not"
Mr.. Chamberlain be it from me to say
that. but lay that when you have a coal
company with s21 100000 of stock organ
lied upon the fundamental proposition that
the duty on coal shall be removed, it is
company is doing. and to protect the Sena-
tor from New York (Mr. HID when he
argues for free coal in this chamber from
having any seductive or improper in1u-
reS for
influencing his action in this chamber
Q-aughter) And If any officer Of the gov
eminent, be he high or low, great or small
is in danger IT being influenced in his pub
lie action by this $21 100000 OF stock and
bonds conveniently at hard. I say the Con-
gress should investigate not for the pur-
pose OF doing injury to any human being
but for the purpose of removing all good
men from suspicion, and of exposing the
bad men. If there are any in this city with
any of this stock and bonds In their hands,
and of driving them from the Capitol, as
We ought to drive all men who are engaged
with money in their hands in attempting
to influence the legislation of this pure and
upright Senate"
The Cleveland Letter.
During the course of his remarks Mr..
Chandler also said:
"A few days ago a New York paper stated
that MIR. John E. Russell came to Washing.
ton to give counsel and advice to President
SieEelSnu- Inc fTeSlCent naQ written a
letter without addressing it to anybody in
particular
He had dated it July 3 and he had kept
Ii a sort of stock in trade of dynamite;
held In hand. really to be thrown at some
convenient opportunity. Thereupon the
President, about week or ten days after
this late, found himself in company with
Mr.. John 4. Russell. with Mr. Don NJ Dick
inson Of Michigan. and with some othe-
kitchen cabinet adviser do not now re-
member the name-apd at the consultation
this letter was submitted. and the question
was discussed whether 1t should be made
public. or should not be made public; and
1t was then decided, 80 the story went that
the letter should be addressed to the chair
man CT the ways and means committee Of
the House of Representatives, Mr.. Wilson.
1t was SO addressed: II met the approval of
this littie conclave which gathered around
the President. was sent to NJ Wilson ana