Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-09
SENATE SUGAR SCHEDULE

NIT. Ell. l.. Terrill Gives Ills Version
 of the Hotel Arlington Confer
 ence.
 WASHINGTON, June 8.-The senate com mittee charged with investigating the al legged deal between the sugar trust and democratic senators had before 1t to day MT. H. L. Terrill of Cleveland, member of the trust, whose name has been men tioned prominently in connection with nearly all the matters within tbe authority of the committee. MT. Terrill was ques- ticned regarding the testimony of Walter Gsston, the Wilkesbarre wire mannfactur- CT, who told tho committee that while oc- cupying a room In the Arlington hotel he overheard conversation in MT. Terrili's tones in regard to the schedules.
 MT. Terrill said that at no time did the events related in the New York Press ar ticle take place in his room or at any other place where he was present. When aeked what interest he had in the trust and how be came to be in Washington at that time, MT. Terrill said he liked Washington and ususlly spent his winters here, ss 1t was @ delightful city. MT. Havemeyer, the president of the sugar trust. WAS, he said, an old friend of his and had asked to let him (Havsmeyer) know If hs discovered any thing ring his stay here of interest to him. Naturally when MT. Havemeyer came here ho occupied MT. Terrill's rooms. So 1t happened that this meeting occurred. While it was in progress the general tariff situation was discussed between the senators and Mr. Havemeyer, MT. Terrill taking little part in 1t. MT. Terrill said sugar was mentioned. Mir. Havemeyer had an interest in lsgislation that related to that article as 8 matter of course. He de- nied, though, that any such conversation ss was related by Mir. Edwards ever occur red, or that anything that could be con- strued as such took place between the gen. tlemen.
 Reference was made to a meeting be- tween certain senators and members of the trust that was said to have been held al the rooms of Senator Camden. MT. Terril said that he attended one such meeting, and there was present MT. Havemeyer and Senator's Camden and Jones, chairman oi | the sub. committee. h explanation of the purpose of the conference, Mir. Terrill said the sugar schedule was being considered l and MT. Havemeyer tried to explain some | matters relating to the schedule and tn, rates that were under discussion. Tha | was the sole purpose of his interview with Messrs. Camden and Jones.
 T. E. Roessle, the proprietor of the Ar gton hotel, was the next witness. H'
 was called with reference to the ststement
 that seversl meetings had taken place 1T
 his hostelry bstween democratic senator | and eugar men.
 Elverton R. Chapman, of the firm 0
 Moore & Schley of New York, testified
 that he had no knowledge of the Press let
 ter that MT. Brice's brokers, Moore
 Schley, had copy of the amended tarit
 bill and the privilege, which was 6enie'
 even to the chairman of the finance com
 mittee of reading, etc, and 30 far as h
 knew no member of that firm and no on
 in their employ had an advance copy 0
 these amendments The statement of tn ! Press correspondent that the brokers wit
 whom Senator Brice mad been accustome
 to commit his speculative interests hay
 been large purchasers of sugar was read
 MT. Chapman and he was asked if ths
 statement was correct.
 Witness here asked for @ postponemer of the examination upon these points unt | he could consult with counsel. He d,
 sired to ascertain to what extent he shoul | go in disclosing sny of the business of th
 firm before the committee.
 The chairman read letter from M
 Brice in which he authorized an
 brokers or other witnesses of fnanci
 transactions of senators in industrial & curitiee to answer any questions as to an transactions in industrial stocks for II ! Brice, members of his family or his on ployes, eincs March 4, 1891, when M Brics entered the senate. Mr. Brice 7 clares that during that period he has n | directly or indirectly speculated in sug I or any other industrial stock, and express his willingness to have the committee e anime his accounts. In spite of this lett MT. Chapman still declined to answ l questions before consulting his counsel.