Mr. CAMERON. I wish to point out that the remarks that I made were in connection with the American Graphophone Company and the automatic talking machine, and not the perforated-roll business. That is the matter that is involved in these suits, not the talking machines. Mr. BURKAN. Mr. Griffin represents the Edison Company, and they manufacture talking machines. Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Griffin does not represent the Edison Company, and he is a director of the Perforated Music Roll Company, who operated under my patents. General Griffin is now in Europe, and this notice which I referred to yesterday, in which I stated that notice was given me that my license would be canceled in case this bill passed, came from Mr. Henderson, the acting manager of the Perforated Music Roll Company, on behalf of General Griffin and other directors. Mr. Henderson notified me that the passage of this act would put them out of business. He also stated to me that General Griffin had stated to him that he attended these conferences, and that he considered them logrolling proceedings, and that in time he would take action to oppose them. But at present General Griffin is in Europe. I am sure, from his remarks, that he would oppose this measure in the strongest possible way. Mr. CURRIER. I have no doubt that he would. He gave me so to understand. Mr. CHANEY. I think it is due to this record to say that the ultimate responsibility about this whole matter rests with Congress, and that these matters are all simply advisory, to help us to the proper conclusion and result, and that none of these gentlemen are going to be deprived of an opportunity to express themselves in whatever way they please, and to say whatever they may have to say, and that, so far as we are concerned, there is no star-chamber proceeding about it, and no logrolling business about it. We are here simply to get advice the best we can, and therefore we shall undertake to hear everybody. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Chaney is entirely right. The sentiments that he has expressed have been freely stated by the committee during the past three or four days that we have been in session. The committees of the Senate and the House are willing, and will be willing, to hear anyone who has objections to or who is in favor of this bill at any time within any sort of reason. It seems to me that it is to little purpose, so far as the committees are concerned, that there should be any controversy between anyone regarding the past. Who is the next witness? Mr. CURRIER. I might say that it was for that reason that both committees decided to make no effort to report this bill at this session, but to let it go over until next winter, in order that people could have an opportunity during vacation to file briefs and such statements as they might desire to offer.