The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-05-31

prone court decisions in the kilbourne
and Counselman cases in support Of his
position. Among other reasons Judge
Dittenhoefer stated that for Mr.. Edwards
to disclose the names of his informants
would be to degrade him as u newspaper
man
The committee overruleG Judge Often
hoefer's objections and again called MIR.
Edwards in, repeated it's demand that he
give the names requested in the first in
stance and received his final decision not
to comply with the demand. He was
then excused and the committee again
went into secret session. No decision as
| to future course of action was reached
! to-day. -.-...
Senator Gallery and ex-Congressman
Lefevere of Louisiana were before the
committee later in the day and absolute
ly denied the story of their participation
in the alleged conference with the sugar
trust people.
Washington. May 29.--The senate com.
| rittee Investigating the alleged influence
of the sugar trust upon tariff legislation
was in secret session to-day considering
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disclose the source Of information.
Mr.. Walker, one # the correspondents,
cxpeo ted to have Mr.. Sulzer appear for
Lin before the committee, but the COM
mittee informed Mr.. Walker that he
she uld not be wanted again by the COM
| n.ittee. 1t is inferred from this state
ment that the committee has decided not
to hear any more from the witnesses
until it shall decide on it's course with
reference to their refusal to answer ques-
tons. Judge Dittenhoefer sent a COM
munication to the committee asking II
Edwards and Shriver would be wanted
to-day. Senator Gray replied that the
witnesses he mentioned would not be
called to-day, but further he could not
say.
Washington, May 30. - The right OF
newspaper. correspondent is to refuse tc
give Senator Gray's bribery and sugar
inves tgating committee the sources OF
their information was brought before the
senate in the shape of a report from
that committee.
The report, after reci1ing the resolution
by which the committee was authorized
to sit, states that E. J. Edwards, whose
!, 'Holland' letter was one of the incitln:
causes of this investigation, had re
f, sed to reply to questions by the com
mittee. The chairman read him por
: ton of his letter in which he stated tina
Secretary Carlisle had secretly visited til
e Democratic members of the finance com
L mittee and had demanded that the suga
: into rest be taken care of because tn
: Democratic party was under obligation
e to the sugar interests. The fact tina
y Correspondent Shriver refused to diyulg
:. the name of his informant regarding
q recent meeting Of senator's and repre-
s sentatives of the sugar interests was ais
g mentioned. The recommendation of tn
Y committee is
II I'm the opinion of the committee eac
d of the questions put to each of said wi
Il nesses was proper question and pert
y nent to the question under inquiry b
d fore the committee, and was necessal
,e to make the examination ordered by sa
a. resolution Cf the senate, and that eae
of said witnesses is in contempt of tt
l. senate, and ought to be dealt with fl
ID his misconduct; and that each Of sa
le witnesses, by his various refusals
to answer the questions as herein set fort
?, has violated the provisions of the a
,e of congress on such cases made and pr
e vided, being chapter z of the Revise
s. Statutes of the United States
III Here the report sites this old LAY
i'll which provides that a witness who I
as fuses to answer questions put by co
tie gressional committee shall be deem
I'd guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable
fine of not more than 81 1000 nor lie
a. than $1OO, and by Imprisonment in
of common Jail of not more than one We
u nor less than {; month. The repc
" closes as follows:
of "Wherefore, the committee report a.
o. request that the president Of the sena
It, certify as to each witness his aforesa
OH refusals to answer and all the facts he1
n in under the seal of the senate to t
he United States district attorney of t
le- District of Columbia, to the end that ca
ad of the witnesses may be proceeded agar
IT. i'll manner and form provided by law
he The vice president refused to allow a
us resolutions regarding the newspaper c.
of ! respondence to be introduced, and HI
ad that the prese rtation of the report W
hy privileged; that the statute prescribed
&C. duty of the chair, and upon demand
the regular order stated that the tai
ne bill was before the senate. This mea
nv that the report will be certified to
wv the district attorney for proceedir
lin against Edwards and Shriver.
-er Senators Voorhees,, Jones and v
were before the committee to-day a
,a made a general denial of all charges tt
his the sugar trust had attempted to
Of huence legislation.
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