Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-07
suggest wholesale Arrests.


Senator Gray, Chairman of the
select committee to investigate the
alleged operations OF the Sugar Trust
in connection with the tariff legisla-
tion, submitted partial report to the
Senate OF the proceedings OF that COM
mittee bearing upon the refusal OF the
newspaper correspondents, Edwards,
Shriver and Walker, to give the source
of their information to the committee.
The printed report of the committee
consists of five printed pages, some Of
1t being quotations from that part Of
the testimony where answers were re-
fused.
The committee states that it over
ruled the objections to Judge Often
hoeffer, Edwards counsel, and insisted
upon an answer to the questions.
These questions sought to ascertain
the authority for the statement that
Carlisle signified his willingness him
self to prepare an amendment to the
sugar schedule which he thought
would be fair to the Government and
yet just to his interests; who gave the
information concerning the alleged
sugar trust, Mr.. Havemeyer, Sem
ator Brice, and Senator Smith;
who was his informant that, on the
day Mr.. Voorhees, denied any, amend
ments were prop posed to the bill, as
originally rep Jriei to the Senate, the
list of 400 amendments, q, prepared by
Senator Jones, was In the hands Of
the brokerage firm of Moore & Schley;
that the draft of the sugar schedule,
as finally adoptsd as result of a con-
ference between Senator Caffery and
Representatives of the trust, meeting
In one room OF the Capitol Building,
while the committee was in session in
another.
All of these questions, the COM
mittee say, Edwards, acting upon the
advice of his counsel, refused to
answer.
Refusal Was an IIIegality.
Referring to the testimony OF John
Shriver. correspondent of the New
York Mail and Express, the committee
quote from Mr.. Shrivers letter detail
ing what a prominent wire manu-
factu,er was alleged to have overheard
at the Arlington hotel in talk be-
tween certain Senators and representa-
tives of the Sugar Trust.
Mr.. Shriver said that member of
Congress gave him the information,
and the committee says that in response
to direct que estion he declined to give
the name OF either the Congressman or
the wire manufacturer u whom he re-
ferred in his news dispatches. In con-
clusion the COMMITTEES says:
In the opinion of the committee each Of
the questions put to each of said witnesses
IN
the question under inquiry before the COM
mittee and was necessary to make the ex-
amir alton ordered by said resolution Of
the Senate, and that each Of the said wit
nesses Is In contempt OF the Senate and
merits to be dealt with for his niscond uct;
and that each OF said witnesses, by his
various refusals to answer the questions
as herein set forth, has violated the pro-
visions of that certain act of Congress In
tnch cases made and provided. being chap
ter seven OF the Revised statutes of the
United States
The committee quotes in full sections
l02, l03 and 10i of the Revised Statutes,
being the act of 1857.
Indictment Is Recommended.
The closing words Of the report are:
Wherefore, the committee request that
the President of the Senate certify as to
each witness his aforesaid failure to testl-
fy and his aforesaid refusal to ans wer and
all the facts herein. under the seal of the
Senate. to the United States District At
torney for the District OF Columbia. to the
end that each OF said witnesses may bo
proceeded against in manner and form
provided by law.
It will be seen that there Is no refer
ence to the case OF Mr.. Harry Walker,
correspondent Of the New York Daily
America.