The sun., 1894-10-29
MoRroS AVID THE x1rRArEs.
A Report Asoptsd by CouEress II 1sss ne
enIIeA by the Denoeratie CounIttee.

campaign document given out at Demo
| cratic state headquarters yesterday Is based OF
| Report No. LOO, House Of Representatives
| Forty-seyenth Congress-n Report OF the Com
! mittee ON Foreign Affairs. This was Republi
can committee and the Republican House
adopted the report, which was presented on
Aug 1, 1852
The committee he'd been investigating allega-
tions made In the then recently published Chilli
Peruvian correspondence, that one or more Min
listers Plempotentiary OF the United States were
either personally interested in or improperly
connected with business transactions in which
the intervention OF the Government was re-
quested or expected. stephen A. Hurlbut, Min
ister 20 Peru. and Levi =. Morton. Minister 10
France. were the only Ministers any allegations
against whom were brought 10 the attention of
the committee. The State Committees docu-
ment says, rs TO Mr.. Morton's case:
The proposition was that the United States
should induce Chilli. which had conquered Peru,
TO accept pecuniary indemnity Of SAC, 900. 900
instead OF the whole of the Ruano and nitrate
territory. The French Credit Industriel was
ready and abundantly able 10 furnish the
SiO.000.0 900, in return for which it was to have
a monopoly Of the guano and nitrate trade for
the world. The house Of Morton. Bliss & Co. was
to have u monopoly OF the trade for the United
States in return for Its part OF the transaction.
and n commission OF five per cent on all sales.
The Republican report adopted by the Republi-
can House thus explains the history and char
acter Of the great French Company for which
Minister MortOn's firm became agents:
The Credit Industriel I'VE use the name Of the orig.
ina company rather than lt branch expressly
ized for South American husnessl was organiIa.
tOn OF character and responsibility vast
and legitimate interests in Peru. II was willing to be
come stll further Involved to protect the investments
It's programme" was to advance money TO pay Pc.
bu n p1pnn md tn nh Iiana
the ano and nitrate deposits security FOR past In
sntesd y pr1tectofate of the nited states. guar
II lid not Claim TO act from patriotic or humanitarian
aud 70 he literally paid Tor what it did. Its repre-
fairs.
The committee then proceeds to describe the
serious and important nature Of the transaction
tiOn:
Hon Levi Norton Minister PlenIpotrntiary of the
Norton r h SGSf Sf as .hG Mns@r s
TO- LTnnce Gecame n,eres.ed n contract With the
the United States. ~
TSn S the n S Pond NJ Hs i nh nsnss:
The Gtsdi, Indusrle gave sXplsnaons and uncon
hsi contraSt Was entered % into bet%eye SofSn
sS g." az ana S Mes.r. Co Of Paris
con tract. ~
This is an extract from the contract:
That the said Messrs. Gautreau. under the powers
and an,h9rity granted to and vested in them by the
these presents do appoint aud constitute Messrs Nor
ton bliss Co the sole agents OF the United states of
,he object: gf the contracts sforrssld
Slere commsrciaie de Pqclaaas. And man n
ssens Is Is aforcsaid Mcssrs aatreau for selves
rerdit Indusrie and Commerciale and the "Usm me
pagnie financlere aud Commercise de Pacinque."
%FsqS ~ spS,i n: i sSn%% ss
Je chargeable against each allowed sale.
The memorandum attached says:
!. fnrthsT derIred and stipulated that the said
the exsense Of the contraets entered Gr into ne
~ The seventh OF January lsso and the nrst and
!ossrn%ept and the Socst% % Sn4ras %s risu''de de
hat the and GSad G a in To Ss
ONE operstlvs and Effective in consequsnce OF the
,eru: and BOLIVIA, and thus secure peace and the
to .oa of the x ms rsn and Is.
.oned. then the Sad contract between Nrssrs. Gaut.
II said contract $3.50
The report continues:
So far the house OF Morton Bliss 4 Co was ron.
erre1 q, Nv was fspressn,sd IN The making OF this
se the Of The u eoaras but tn2% io@E
70 active part IN its arrangement or consideration
caed upon IN Psr 81 and Gd FeerrG Id
snssa ,as se N Mr.
,osiSsiy 0 ~ s said Randall thS! mailer which
nat u anould so continue
IN saying this Mr.. Morton indicated the position in
which this committee earnestly concurs that Minis
or or the United states should have nothing Ia do
'th contracts OF an international character and with
which his Official position may br affected or have an
natlc relations with other nations we should have
most scrululous regard for honorable dealing, and
hould guard with Jealous care against ANYTHING |
'hIch can give even suspicion Of seinsh improper
Motive. The contract OF Morton, Bliss 4 co. was
Fith n company which well known I'm \
ne state department an important factor
matters OF great nt"rna tOnal sequence AFFECT
ng inc policy or the Government In "A important
lrectlon The company was chartered by the C;ov.
rnmtht TO which Mr.. Morton was accredited, and |
mere were many ways In which he might he called |
pom TO act officially regarding the ctmatter Of
no contract He was at one time desired to
oVernment, the recognition and upholdIng OF which
,as regarded as OF much Importance 10 the ntrrestI
the company with which his Arm had made this
oni ract. ~ |
The committee ars clearly OF the opinion that Mr.
orton has done nothing. and ~ fine had he the
-mOtest Intention OF doing anything which could
)mpromlsc the honorable disrharge % his offirIal
uties yet they cannot but believe that the scrupu-
business manifested In his interview with Mr. Randall
ould have been sustained beyond possible cOntin-
n'y nv his prohibition 10 his hrm 90 have anything
do with this contract upon hts nrst knowledge OF
ie negotiations In regard thereto
nder the circumstances the committee do not
el called upon to say more upon this point than
ates should carefully ayoid all complications which
III by any possibility Justify suspicion OF personal
terest or bias In their Official relations"