The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
RANSOM DIDN'T QUAY DID.
A Lively Day Before the Sugar In
VGStigating Committee.

mort That the Senator Had Been
speculatlng in the Stock-The Sem
ator's Exoneration Before the Com
nittee Complete-Quay, However,
Admits That He Speculated in Sugar
Certificates, and Claims That He
Sees Nothing Wrong in the Fact.
Washington, June 16-Many senator's
were examined to-day by the senatorial
committee engaged in investigating the
relations between the sugar trust and the
senator's. When the committee adjourned
it had heard the testimony of "a of the s.
members of the Senate. The II who are
vet to be examined are: Senators Butler,
Cameron, Dixon, German, Irby, Mitchell,
of Oregon, Pettigrew, Walsh .Washburn,
Wilson and Wolcott. Most of these are
out of town, and Senator Wolcott is i'll in
Paris
For some time past there have been rum
ors that senator Ransom, of North Caro-
lima, had been speculating in sugar stock
but the reputation for integrity held by
him has etfectually prevented their pub
licatiou. To-day the basis for these ru-
mors was shown by the statement Of the
senator to the committee that his son,
George, who is his clerk, aud Capt.
Barnes, his messenger, had invested
small sums in bucket shops. The expla-
nation of Senator Ransom was a complete
indication for him from the accusations
contained in the rumors.
Nearly all the senators who testified
to day made negative answers TO the
questions prepared by the committee,
and were allowed 10 go without further
examination. All those, however, whose
names had been mentioned by witnesses
in connection with sugar legislation were
questioned at length. They were the
mem bers of the finance committee and
Senators Smith of New Jersey, Murphy
OF New York and few others.
THE CATEGORICAL QUESTIONS.
The categorical questions asked by the
committee of every senator who appeared
before it were as follows
Have you given any information, di-
rectly or indirectly, to any one interested
in sugar stocks, so-cGlled or in the stock
of the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, that was intended or calculated to
affect its value!n
Have you bought or sold, directly or
indirectly, since the beginning of this ses-
sion of congress, any so-called sugar
stock or stocks, or stock certificates of
the American Sugar Refining Companyln
Have you been concerned with any one
in interest. direct or indirect, contingent
u UbllCL " AoCs III any OtCL Ldblpil. NuGbuGE
by purchase or sale, Of said stocks or GER
tificatese"
Has any one bought or sold for your
account, or your interest, any of such
stocks, or speculated in any of such
stocks on your account, or given you
to understand that you would share
in the profits of any operation in such
stocks, or place any money to your credit
as the proceeds Of the purchase or sale of
such stocks, or promised or agreed to
place such money to your crcdlt2'
Has any member OF your family, or any
person in your empty, or any clerk en-
ployed under the laws of the United
States in your service, 10 your knowledge,
interested in any of the ways indicated
In any OF the preceding questions, in any
transaction in sugar stocks or certificates
during the period mentioned?'
" Have you, or has any member of your
family, or any such clerk owned or held
certificates Of the American Sugar Re
lining Company during the period hereto
fore mentioucd"
Have you, at any time, been connected
with the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, or have you at any time been in its
employ as attorney agent or otherwise"
RANsoM's TESTIMONY.
The testimony of Senator Ransom is as
follows: Chairman Gray asked MIR. Ran
member Of your family or any person in
your employ. or any clerk employed pn-
der the laws of the United States in your
service, been to your knowledge inter
ested in any of the ways indicated in any
OF the preceding questions in any trans
action in sugar stocks or certificates dur
ing the period mentioned!
Mr.. RANSOM want to make state
ment. On last Thursday night, the l4th,
this week, Mr.. Rowland, the correspon-
dent of the New York Press, sent me his
card and called 10 see me at my rooms at
the metropolitan, with q steno yrapher
by the name of Robinson. He asked me
questions very like those that you put to
mo now l mean, the substance of them.
He then informed me that the
New York Press did not wish to
40 me or any other senator
an injury without giving us an opportu-
nifty to be heard, and ne felt it to be his
duty to tell me that they had in their
possession, or he had, or somebody had, n
oanher's script do not know that he
called it script, but / call it script
unon which were recorded the purchases
Of different gentlemen or different
persons in buying stocks, aud that uron
that script / had been q frequent
purchaser of sugar stock in this city dur
iing the sugar debate here. l protested to
MN as positively as man was capable OF
SAotllb bLdO IL WAS lDb llOaSlUIG bldb IL IOu4u
be 80; that ] never owned one certificate
or piece of certificate of sugar stock in
my life; that in fact since had been in
the Senate l never traded in one dollars
worth of stock of any sort in any way,
shape or form. | insisted upon his see
ing the broker. He told me, upon my
asking him, that it was Silsby & co. who
mad house near Seventh street, on
pennsylvania avenue, and that this
thing was certainly there. told him to
telegraph to his paper at once that there
was not word of truth in it: that there
was no foundation for il; it was without
even q shadow. He asked me-he seemed d
TO be in elrnest and doubtless was She
asked me if this could be the work OF
some malicious enemy of mine, | told
MIN | could hardly believe that, but l
could not account for il to save me, how
IL was possible.
CALLED IN his SON.
"I said: would be glad if you would
see this broker again before you indulge
IN any publication Of this SORT and find
out II this is no5 absolutely without foun'
cation, as false as IL can be. He said he
would do that, and then said: Well, gen
efal, this is a very clear statement Of
yours, or senator, this is very clear
statement. 10 you know any other per
son by the name OF Ransom inThe city,
d i'm / Of hTIf