St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-09

Dined With Brice.
WASHINGTON, Juue S.-rhe COM
mittee investigating the sugar trust
resumed its session today. Ii. l.. Ter
rell, who represented the retiners here
while the tariff bill was under consid-
Grafton in committee, was the first wit
ness. 1t is understood that Mr.. Terrell
said that he had no knowledge of any
OF the statements that have been pub
lished concerning alleged improper
sugar trust influence in the franz
ings of the tariff schedule. When
asked about the truth of the
report written by Mr.. Edwards
of the conference at the Arlington hotel
which had been overheard by Mr.. Gas
ton. Mr.. Terrell said that he had spent
an evening in his room at the hotel with
the gentlemen whose names where
given by Edwards, namely. Senators
Brice and Smith aud Messrs. II. o.
sugar trust. He said it was also true
they had discussed the sugar schedule,
and had referred to the probability
of tariff legislation in the interest
of sugar. but he denied that
the conversation had been of
the character represented by Mr..
Edwards, or that there had been any
reference to the enhancement of the
value of sugar for the purpose OF inf1u-
encing the legislation. He said he was
unable to recall the date of the confer
ence. MI. Terrell also acknowledged
being present at Senator Camden's
rooms. opposite the Arlington, when
Senator Jones met MIR. Havemeyer. Mr..
Terrell admitted that he had come to
Washington last March at Mr.. Have
meyers request; he knew of no pur-
chaseS of
SUGAR STOCK
made by United States senators. He
was before the committee for one hour
and half. He denied that any such
meeting as that described by Schriyer
and CASTOR had ever occurred.
T. E. Roselle, proprietor of the Ar
fington hotel, was examined especially
concerning the reports of occurrences
at his hotel. He was asked as to
statement made by previous witness
that he (Roselle) had said that he was
sending senators up back elevator to
the rooms of these gentlemen. Mr..
Roselle declared that this was false.
S. E. GARNER, of the broker
age firm Of Moore s. Schley,
Of New York, declined to answer the
first material question put to him by
the committee, which was as to the fact
that his firm had dealt largely in sugar
stock. When this question was pro-
counsel. and he was given until tomor-
row to do so. Also declined to state
whether his firm had acted for Mr..
Brice or other senators in the purchase
of sugar or other speculative stocks.
Mr.. Terrell said that since he had
consented to act as MIR. Havemeyer's
attorney here. he had talked sugar"
with all the senators he knew, who
were Senators Brice, Cameron, Cor
man and Smith, Democrats, and with
Senator Aldrich. Republican. He had
talked with them principally with the
view of keeping
MIR. HAvEMEYER
advised OF the situation, and had also
upon them. He had sometimes gone to
the houses of the senators. He fire.
quently took dinner with Senator Brice
at the latter's home. He also saw Sem
ator Camden at his (Camden's) rooms.
He had also seen Senator German at
his room, but not great many times,
and had seen Senator Aldrich at the
hotel. He thought Senator Aid
rich had been in his room once.
but, as the senator stopped at the same
hotel, he saw him frequently in the
lobby. Il had no designs on Senator
Aldrich or any one else" he said. Il
never said a word to any of them ex-
cept in the line of fair argument, and
never made a proposition to any SEN
atOr or representative OIL this subject of
sugar legislation that Was not proper
one"
He said he was not certain whether
Mr.. Havemeyer had seen Senator Cor
man while in Washington, but he
thought he had. Senator Davis cross
questioned the witness closely with re-
gard to the conversation at the Airing
ton after Senath~ Smith went in, but he
maintained that lie could not recall the
tenor Of it. He was sure that Mr.. Have
meyer had concluded his talk with SEN
ator. Brice on sugar before Senator
Smith appeared, though he thought it
possible that the samples remained
while Smith was there.