Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-08-11
SUGAR TRUST INVESTIGATION
The Report or the Special Committee
Exonerstes Everybody.

IA Report or the Special Committee
Exonerstes Everybody.
WAsH1NGToY, Aug. 2.-The report OF
the special committee appointed by the
senate TO investigate the alleged sugar
scandal was made to the senate today.
The report was signed by every mem
Der of the committee and n supplement
tai report was also submitted by Messrs
Lodge and Davis. reps.
The committee simply refers to its
previous report on the alleged attempt
to bride Senators Hunton and Kyle and
says there remain four other distinct
matters which the Investigation com
mittee was charged with by the senate
/. That it had been stated in the
Philadelphia Press that the sugar
schedule had been made up, as IL then
stood In the proposed amendment To
the tariff bill, as it came from the
hous of representatives in consider.
alton of large sums of money paid for
campaign purposes TO the democratic
party.
2. Whether any contributions had
been made by the sugar trust or any
person connected Herewith to any po-
litical party for campaign purposes,
election purposes or to secur or defeat
legislation.
3. Whether any senator had been or
is now specializing in what are known
as sugar trusts or during the consider
alton Of the tariff bill before the SEN
ate.
4. To investigate and report upon
any charge or charges which might be
filed before the committee alleging
that the action OF any senator has been
~corruptly or improperly influenced in
the consideration Of said bill or that
any attempt had been made to SO in
huence Legislation.
The committee says IL has been un-
able TO find any evidence tending to
show that the sugar schedule was made
up In consideration of any sum OF
money paid for campaign purposes OF
the democratic party.
1t also states hat the testimony
showed that the charge that President
Cleveland had an interview with one OF
the Havemeyers on Il. c. Benedict's
yacht in regard to sugar interests is un-
true.
There Is also no evidence, says the
report, to support the allegations that
members of the trust used other than
proper argument with the senators who
they saw with reference to the sugar
schedule. nor tending to show i'm.
proper conduct on the part of those en-.
gagged in making II.
Occasion is taken by the committee,
however, TO dcprecate the importantly
and pressure to which congress aud It's
members are subjected by represent
atives of great industrial combinations
whose enormous wealth tends to sug.
gest undue influence and To create in
the public mind the demoralizing be.
lief in the existence Of corrupt prac'
tices.
The report exonerates Camden anc
says there is no testimony tending &c
prove that the supposed order was ever
executed by any firm or that any sugar
stock had been bought or sold by or foi
Senator Camden ut any time during the
present session of congress.
AS to the third branch Of inquiry
whether any senator had been or il
specializing in what are known a:
sugar stocks during the consideration
of the tariff bill. the committee state:
that the declination OF brokers Il
state facts made IL necessary u
ask each senator to testify in hat re
spect. In response to such request the
sworn statement of each senator wal
taken and is made "a part of the report
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