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Show Oakland answers the 'phone. Ready for a Thoroujrh Investigation, Investiga-tion, But -He Doesn't Propose ... . ; to Resign. WAsnTKOTONebniary 16, Attorney-General Garland to-day said to the agent of the Associated Press that he had nothing new to say concerning the manner in which he became interested in the Pan-Eleotrio Telephone Tele-phone Company or the circumstances under which the suit at Memphis against the Bell Company was instituted by the direction of the Solicitor-General last autumn, "for," he added, "my published statement to the President Pres-ident last October said everything I know , about those matters, and my attitude in regard re-gard to them has not changed in the . least since then. Besides this, it now appears that an inquiry covering the whole question is to be had by the House of Representatives and I am glad of it, and , : ; HOPE IT WILL BE THOROUGH AND COMPLETE As to all there is in it. I feel disinclined to go into the subject in detail, but I will say this, however: It is asserted by some persons per-sons that I am a member of a rival company to the Bell Company . and the Government now is prosecuting the suit against the Bell telephone patent. : This suit may result in my benefit or advantage, and that, too, while I am at the head of , the Department of Justice, through the Solicitor-General, by whom the suit is to be carried on, and that, therefore, something some-thing should be done by me to relieve myself and the Administration from the apparently delicate situation indicated. I have considered consid-ered this suggestion in all its bearings as far as I am able, and I recognize the fact that there is much in it that is worthy of thought. I have discussed in my mind most thoroughly thor-oughly WHAT I COULD AND OUGHT TO DO In view alone of this state of the case, and I have determined to take steps to meet this in a way that will, I think, receive the approbation ap-probation of all people who really desire to be satisfied. , This would be at once consummated, consum-mated, but as the investigation by the House is now proceeding, I do not think it right for me to do anything or explain what I intend to do until the investigation is concluded, as my motives, in view of this investigation, might be misconstrued. But whatever the result of the investigation may be, I will carry out and execute the determination I have reached, and of which I have already spoken, and mo n than this I hope you do not expect me t . s- y or indicate." "But, Mr. Attomey-General, will you allow me to inquire whether this foreshadows your resignation from the Cabinet?" "No, it does not.'' |