The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-20
10 nHopEy rHn SUGAR SCANDAL

TO REOPEN THE SUGAR SCANDAL.
Charges Against Senators Camden and Vest
to be Investigated.
The investigation of the Senate sugar
! scandal committee says W a a. 49,. 20
special to the New York sun WIZ NC an1
| opened at once. possibly tomorrow. ~
the report that was about reauy ,1,b
| submitted to the Senate VIII De ,no
| held. THIS has been dectieo upon ~ ~
| Republican senators. VINO are apie ot the
complish their purpose D 15,o,' Inc popu-
list member OF the investigating eo' y,
mittee. who wants 10 go TO the D0tloiIi III. y.
! the subject, and who has geheIaiis go
with Senators Davis ana Lolse !" a
sitiOn to Chairman Gray ana hs .,,.
cratic colleague Mr.. Lindsay. festeludy
and to-day secret sessions or the cont-
mittee have been held, ana. - 49, -,
a long dispatch was sent 10 Sehdto'
at Nahant Mass, informing nm Vi re-
cent developments In connectiom, ~"
charges Of sugar speculation dSd'ii'S
ators Camden and Vest. IN me " y, liz In
charge against Senator tdHueh 80
asserted that a Photographic copy VI ',c
Senator's order Tor sugar shares Va III
the possession OF a member OF tne nv -
tigating committee. IL IS reporter az ,Ie
Senate to-day that not GUY ltle t"otu-
graph, but the original orler - III " . asn-
ingtOn. and acting upon TINS lhloiIna .l.
which has come to the committee from an
authentic source, the investigation VIII
be continued.
managing editor Of the New YORK herald
to furnish the committee with all the IactS
I'm his possession upon Whlch the 81 tlCie
intimating that Senator camden hdi
NoNgRt sugar stocks vas o9Sed' uu' up u
this evening no reply had Deen seceNel'
Editorially this morning, however tnc
Herald expresses the opinion NhaI tne
committee has all the evidence necessary
L 10 q Il a ma
II. The committee regards ms as re-
fusal Of the Herald to furnish the eW-
dence upon which its charge was Daseu
and viii act Independent OF IT.
The Democratic senator's Seneraiy are
strongly opposed to the reoqenlOS OK the
sugar scandal while the tarn hlil IS III
such a precarous state, but - eneH!leS
Of that measure think II pest tnd. ne
truth should be known and the puD,i5, IN
formed Of the circumstances undeI wiz"
the SUGAR schedule @as franco ,,
A special I'm tn New York Herald OF
yesterday gives this gossip on the sdihe
subject:
An Interesting story IS going the rounds
to-Say-a Story so staftIi1g is SIS details
that II is almost past belief l was
told Of man here in Washing IV ., VIZ
has in his possession the original D,ohei
contract wherein one Of the senator d
prominent one at that-cOntrdcleu 10
buy sugar when IL was down 10 - Just
before its phenomenal rise. IL was S,ilu
that interested persons VsnoIt Oh ~ e.
and who had been "squeezed IN tne
process OF manipulating the market or
hecaUse they diA not nave toe ,mS'u
tip" had lost an immense amount OF
money and had determined to break
the sugar schedule at all hazards.
The most interesting part OF the Story
is the way i'm which they intend 70 set
this schedule aside. ana. am to1n, NM
if by no other process tnan ny Ine
arrest Of a certain senator on 0"aise
OF perjury. ., IT,, :. 60
said. stock brokers would D. coHPe.Su
10 show their books in court. ana the
persons back Of this scheme say they can
prove. not only by the evidence they now
claim to have. but by What tuey Toulu
inns Law bare that somebody has peen |
DONG some ~lau 1yimS NNfNfN NNO NN
vestigating Committee. ..-..,..- con-,
II IL though that this particular sehd
tor. rather than submit 20 sucn pr ecu
ings would undo the work 10 is sald' ne |
has aseisted I'm doing. and through the |
Influence he is said To Weld sugar "OuIi
bee placed on the free list. and the men |
short" Of the stock would recoup tner |
capital dropped while they were on the |
wrong side of the market.
CANNOT BE IGNORED.
This latest development Of the sugar |
scandal is Of such startling character
that the investigating committee can
not afford % ignore IL. II VIII not 10 20 |
let senatorial courtesy mterN enc anu |
shield the senators who pave bteI eusrrty |
Of perjury. n there are any such' ne
seriousness Of those later deVelopinents |
i'm regard 10 the sugar scandal rs such
that the Wotter cannot De dlspoSfu o. |
by any report based on the I stIinony |
taken by the committee al us cent |
sittlngs The truth Of the testimony |
taken At that time is not in question, am
fl the reports now in circuIdtlon can De
vennen, perjury was 1esof tSo 40 y, - ~
eral Instances by senators 70 clear them-
selves of the charge Of having speculdted |
In It's previous investigation the com
yutttee did not ulake any euort Whatever |
to 20 behind the testimony OF a single
senator They did not even follow up
the leads that were opened 10y the an
swers TO their questions. Jhey nave IuII
power to compel the attendance of VIII
ucescs ana 10 send Tor papers, ana mere |
is mo- doubt that they know where 10 |
begin their inquiry If they should deter
mine % take IL up. There are milteIA
I'm connection with the reported speCuld-
zion In sNgar witA Whl2h se4Fps al Ue0
I'm Washington are perfectly familiar dII |
which IL would be absurd to suppose me
members Of the investigating commit
tee TO be- ignorant Of.
1t may be unpleasant Ior theIn 10
so far express doubt as 10 the honor anu
veraclty Of their senatorial colleagues
as 10 call witnesses for the express
purpose Of breaking down their leS.l-
mony and showing that they swoIe TO
what was NOt tloN. NAe Ni1'-f| - ''F>NNN>,o
short OF this that the committee can DO [
if it wishes 10 fulhl its full duty.
To Renew the Inye.tigl ton.
WASHINGTON. July 19-The sugar
committed took the Initial steps TINS al
ternoon looking to the renewal OF the IN
vestigation Of charges against senator's
I'm which they are alleged 70 nave spec
ulateJ This was caused by recent publ
catlous Ia the Kew York papers Harry
Walker was summoned, but declined 10
answer any questions. He is the SAM
correspondent who declined to TESTIFY az
the first Investigation, and Is the only
one Of the three correspondents VINO es-
caped indActmentS
OLNEY carr THE ORDER.