Evening star., 1897-02-17

had completed Its work. Mr.. Faulkner on
that day called up for consideration the bill
OF Columbia, and Mr. Kyle took occasion TO
make some remarks which were regar led
severely criticising the manner in which
the committee on the District of Columbia
had carried on its hearings.
Mr. KyIe's ChnrEe
Mr. Kyle and Mr.. Faulkner during this
debate exchanged some pretty vigorous
language. Mr. Faulkner, after Mr.. Kyle
had made an extended argument favoring
the municipal ownership of gaslight COM
panies. etc. asked the latter II he would
not state his reasons for saying. as he did
that the Commissioners only recommended
reduction In the price of gas In the Dis
trict of Columbia because they feared that
some bin would be passed by Congress Sc
curing a greater reduction than they had
asked for. Mr.. Kyle replied:
Il presume their Willingness at the pres
ent time TO reduce the price of gas is vol
untary- They show a willingness TO reduce
the price of gas because they fear Congress
ls going 10 pass a law bringing the price
down TO a dollar or seventy-five cents
That is all there is about it."
Later on in this debate Mr.. Kyle charged
that the committee on the District of Co.
Iurnbia had not given MIR Sands sufficient
opportunity 10 allow him to explain The
objects OF the company for which he was
counsel Mr.. Kyle remarked that the SEN
ate committee did not act on the bill as he
CiiHeFstood, because they did not want the
streets torn up.
Mr. Harris replied that that was one of
the objections. but for himself that after
fuH hearing ON the subject he had con-
eidced that Mr.. Sands cofnpany had failed
70 SHOW It's ability 10 produce gas at the
low rates il had proposed
do not think, said Mr.. Kyle that
me attorney OF the Eose-Hastings Com
paEy, Mr.. Sands. had a proper hearfns, he
fore the District committee
Mt Galiinger-"Mr. President that is a
very serI1us charge"
Air hy!e-'fhe experts on The line of the
!. hastings aLS Company were heard. but
aI1eF mar when the attorney who repre-
sents that company asked for his final
tearing before the committee of this
prSncH SiI n 9i Congress ne was refused"
hve or six hours Of the co,nmittee.s time =
Mr.. Faulkner-'''T'hat Is So
Mr. kyle-''Not for his own argument"
Ar- 'aLinser-"The senator is making a
very serious accus iOn. and IL Is not true
MI Kyle then produced d humber of let
tiers and announced that he had the corre-
spondence TO back up this statement
Mr. Galltnger-"That may be bur Won arc
accusing the committee on The DIsfri,.t Of
Columbia now"
Nr. Harris Indignation
Mr. Harris asked Senator Kyle If he re-
ferred to Mr. Sands and the latter reulied
that he did. and that he meant to say that
Mr.. Sands had not had full. final hearing
before the committee on the District of
Columbia Mr. Harris with show of con-
siderable irritation and in words that rang
through the Senate. said:
w men he makes such Il statement ne is
wholly unJustifed and states a falsehood -
Mr. Galiiuger remarked that Senator Har-
ris statement was true. and Mr. Harris
continued 10 say that Mr.. Sands had been
heard over and over again. Mr. Harris said
that Mr. Sands had been heard TO a great
extent than the representative OF any
other gas company in existence. Mr. KYLE
here said that he referred TO the final hear
ing on tine gas bill, and said that In mat
hearing Mr. Sands had not been allowed 10
appear beiOrS the committee in regard 20
1t
Iir. Faulkner said that at the final hear
ing accorded Mr.. Sands that the latter said
he had put in all the papers that would
bear on she subject
Mr- Kyle then prOcCeae,i to read a num-
Ter OF letters that had passed between
Mr.. sands and Senator Mcmillan these
letters being for the purpose Of proving
that Mr.. Sands had not been given an on
POrtuntty for an additional hearing on the
Subject or the gas company In which he
was Interested As MIR Kyle could onIy
have gotten these letters from Mr. Stnds
OF Mr. Mcmillan, and IL was known
that he had not gotten them from Mr. Nc.
MILAN. Il was criticised by senators as a
high breach of propriety for the attorney
OF company which had not secured :
favorable report TO turn over his CORE.