New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-03
EVERYBODY WHITEWASHEL'
REPORT OF THE SUGAR SCANDAL IN
vEsTIGATING COMMITTEE.
THE REPUBLICAN MINORITY, HOWEVER. GIVES
AN uNyARNIsHED STATEMENT OF THE
SUGAR TRUSTS COMMAND
ING INFLUENCE.
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Washington. Aug. 1.-The report OF the Gray sugar
Scandal Investigating Committee offered to-day 10
the Senate. varied little from the usuai whitewash-
inp v,nd,ca lion Of ANYBODY and everybody concernei
expected urder conditions which involve both ssAa-
t,r,a, dignity and Senatorial courtesy MI. Gray
and Mr. Lindsay for the Democratic members. file
general rebuttai Of all the charges which the COM
mittee undertook TO investigate. Mr.. Allen some
time AGO submitted his minority report conforming
the practice OF stock speculation by senators.
Mes.rs Lodge and Davis. for the Republicans. add
come views Of their own on the history OF the Sugar
schedule, which forms the keyaone OF me
German Tariff bill These Views embdy. perhaps.
the only valuable results obtained during the COM
mlttces long Investigation. and they are TO be COM
mended as a concise accurate and unvarnshed STATE
ment Ct the commanding influence exercised by the
Sugar Trust in the preparation OF the tainted Cul-
ns.e-Jones- German schedule.
The full committees report simply refers 10 It's
previous report on the alleged attempt 10 pride
Senators IIunton and Kyle. and says there remain
four other distinct matters With the investigation
OF which the committee charged by the Senate
First-That X had been stated 10 The Philadelphia
Press' that the sugar schedule had been mace up
as It then stood In the proposed amendment 70 the
lives. in consideration OF arge sums az money paid
for campaign purposes OF n. Democratic party; 40
WITH to any political party for campnen or election
;TsSiriwhet htr any senate, has been or Is spec
u.atine in what are known a, sugar SOCKS lurhs
Fourth-To investigate and report upon any charge
OF charges which might be filed before the com.
mittee alleging that the action Of any Senator had
been corrup,y or Improperly influenced in the con;
been made 10 so influence legislation.
The committee prefaces It's views With nm extract
from the article in THE Philadelphia Press" signed
Holland" in which It Is alleged that Secretary
and Sugar Trust OH
GERS arranged the sugar schedule and Of the -
port saws the committee summoned f. j. Edwards
OIo.land) the author OF the article. and TINT he
testified that he had no persona. knowledge Of the
statements made but had published them on the
authority Of an informant whose name he declined
TO give.
The committee then proceeded TO examine the
only parties other than the alleged informant who
could have knowledge the subject. viz Secretary
Carlisle. and al. the Democratic members Of the
Finance Committee
THE SENATOR'S DENIED IT
Their statements accompany the report.
saws the committee and justify the conclusion that
the statements made In tho paragraph quoted are
without foundation in fact nnd utterly untrue.
except that II Is fact. according 70 Secretary
Carl,;e's testimony. ,hi, ne did. al the request Of
Senator Jones 81 the Finance Committee. drvft an
amendment to the sugar schedule. copy % which
az descrlbcd by Mr. Carlisle Is ATTACHED as an
exhibit 10 the testimony.
II 4. added that NJ. Flwaris's conduct In making
the charge, upon no persona. knowledge and upon
no Information. the o. which he would dis
close cas- FOR The serious repr,bation % tho SEN
ate" The report says
There has b.sn no testImony presented bef'r' your
committee. and your committee has been unable 70
discover any tending 20 show that the sugar sch'f-
ule made up. as Il then stood In the proposel
amendment, TO the Tariff hn. n consideration OF
II, Of nat for
purposes o, he Democratic party No witness hns
testified before ycir committee that such WAS tho
fact and all the Demo ratio members Of the
Finance Committee and all tho Senators whore
names have been mentloncd In the public press as
especially Interested in protecting the sugarrenning
industries. In whose States such rennsrics eS-
listed. have under oath denied that such was the
truth or that they hal any knowledge or inf,rinn-
ton any sum Of money. larg" or otherwise.
having teen pail for campaign purposes % IN"
Democratic party by tho Sugar Trust by those
connected with IT, or by anybody. as a considcrl-
ton for favorable treatment Of its Interests by SAIL
party
The president VICE prrslIcn, anl the secretary
and treasurer OF the American Sugar refining Com
pany. popularity known IN" Sugar Trust. 90
called. each den "a that any contribution had been
made by IN. trust or by them individually to the
National ca mpagn fund OF either party at the last
general election These witnesses stated that con
tributonx had customorily been made 10y ths
American Sugar Refining Company. or -o-called
trust 10 the local State campaign 81 each OF the
two grea; parties In several States and they also
denied that any OF such contributions were made
for the purpose OF securing defeating lcgisla-
ton In Congress. or aid In the election OF any
United States Senator or for any other improper
purpose.
no other evidence testimony has been offered
or suggested to your committee. nor has any been
discovered. which would tend to support the state
r.la ht. ~
Nor is there any evidence whatever in support
OF the statement in thc same article that either
OF the Mcssrs. Havemeycr President and Vice
President OF the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. had m interview with President Cleveland In
or about the SUMMER OF 1899. the summer Of 1885,
In regard to the sugar interests OF the Hawaiian
Islande any other sugar interest. or the policy
OF the Administration IN regard 10 them. on the
contrary. 1t has been afIlrmativey shown by the
testimony that the statement is untrue as TO any
such interview having occurred at the time ana
place stated. OF at any time or place II Is. how
ever shown by the evidence taken by the com
mittee that one. or more OF me onlceis OF me SO
any s arne he pd nST OF The & in he
Senate. In their testimony they have stated thN
they were here for the purpose Of looking after
the interests Of the sugar refining business gener
ally and 10 that end had conferences with the cub
en and Win se~ess % other sonaors chiey those
In whose states large renneres were situated
ml,tre and the Senator's alluded 10. that anything
said those conferences thnt thcN Npuld
not hove been willing to say in public or that there
was any improper proposal or suggestion made
and they stated that they only appealed for fair
and equal treatment In common win other IN
dustries OF the country They denied ana mem.
hers OF the Finance Committee denied. that any
meeting took place between them al The capitol
or elsewhere. az vas stated IN inc lioilnna ieter
70 have taken place. and there Is no evidence IN
support OF the statements IN that letter In TINS
regard. .-.,-- .
When interroestcd 10 other impuin'ions con,
taned in said article too vague 10 be CHARACTERIZED
az charges IN. witness unable 10 give any
authority or suggest any foundation FOR his STATE
ments.
NO EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER CONDUCT
whatever OF improperly may attach to the pres
ence at the National Capital Of representatives OF
aggregated wealth engaged In Industries nrectch
by n tariff bill and to their opportunities for pro-
lection by Congressional legisla ton-and the impro