The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-22
THE SUGAR INQUEST.
The Examination Of Senators In
Alphabetical Order.
Which u y Believed VIII Rring out the
whole Truth Ia All Cases The Ex-
animation OF senator Briee-
Emphatic Deniais.

in Yesterday on what il considered the
most direct and. therefore. the most
important branch ~ the inquiry. IL is
fhc branch that consists in the exami-
nation If the individual members of
the senate in alphabetical order a. 10
their knowledge ~ or connection with
dealings in sugar stock or the sugar
legislation ~ the tariff bill. The com
miitce has made excellent progress. eN-
aiming each IF it, five members and
all the senator's. with few exceptions
from A 20 II inclusive.
Prior To beginning the examination
of their collca CUES the members ~ the
committee heard the testimony Of The
odorc A. llavemeyer. ~ the American
Sugar Refining Co. but nothing new
was developed from his answers.
The examination of senators was
based on number of carefullvpre
pared questions. 80 framed that the
committee 10 a man believe that no
scnator who has ever touched sugar
stock or had anything TO do with the
members Of the trust in connection
with legislation TO make even tech
meal denial or evasive answer of any
sort without putting himself in n
questionable position. These ques-
tions are rs follows:
H. Have you been in attendance at
the present session Of congress during
the pendencv Of the tariff bill in the
senate
? Have you given any information.
directly or indirectly. TO anyone inter
eSted in sugar stocks. socalled. or in
the stock Of the American Sugar Re-,
filming Co.. that was intended or calcu-
lated to affect it, valnc2
$. Have YOU bought or sold. directly
or indirectly. since the beginning ~
.'iis session Of congress. any socalled
sugar stock or stocks. or stock or GER
tin atc> Of the American Sugar Rein
ing Coz
O. Have YOU been concerned with
any one interest. direct or Indirect
contingent or otherwise. in any opera
tion. whether by purchase or sale Of
said stocks or certificates?
:. Has anyone bought or sold for
your account. or in your interest. any
Of such stocks. or speculated in any
such stocks on your account. or given
YOU 70 understand that YOU would
share in the profits % any operation in
such stocks. or placed any money 10
your credit a. the proceeds ~ the I,ur-
chase pr sale ~ such stocks. or prom
ised or agreed TO place such money To
your credit2
&. Has any member Of your family.
or any person in your employ. or any
clerk employed under the law, of the
United States in your service. been. 10
your knowledge. interested. in any Of
the ways indicated in any Of the pre-
ceding questions. in any transaction
Of sugar stocks or certificates during
the period mentioneda
:. Have YOU. OF has any member Of
your family. or any such clerk. owned
Or held certificates Of the American
Sugar Refining Co. during the period
heretofore mentioned?
Have you. az any time. been con
ncctei with the American sugar Re-
timing Co. or have you. at any time.
been in its eaiploy a. attorney. agent
or otherwise,
The members of the committee
namely. senators Gray tchairn;ani
Lindsay. Davis. Lodge and Allen
wcre xamined before the alphabetical
liz was begun. and each answered
each question in the negative with the
exception Of the first which FROM its
nature required some explanation
The most interesting IL not the most
important testimony ~ the day was
that Of senator Calvin :. Bricc The
examination of senator Brice was not
made on the questions given. because
other witnesses had brought in his
name in giving their testimony. SEN
ator Gray read To Mr.. Brice the state
mcnt Of Correspondent Edwards in the
Philadelphia Press. alleging that SEN
ator l;rice was a speculator in sugar
stocks. and then pnt this question:
II ask YOU. senator. whether this
statement which means 20 impute that
YOU and others have been. enabled 10
accumulate wealth upon the probable
course ~ legislation. j. true. and to
state what you have To say in regard to
it,
Before or since entering the SEN
ate?" asked Mr. llrice.
since entering the senate"
''l,ut | may A. wei answer A. 10 the
whole time. both before or since. said
the Ohio senator. that I have never
been concerned in any speculations or
investments or interested in them. the
result Of which depended upon legi>la-
tion in. congress or elsewhere. since
entering the senate ! have not been
concerned in any way. directly or ind.
rcctly. in any property. securities.
stocks. investments or spcculations in
ANYTHING that j. mentioned in the
tariff bill. from the first line 70
the end Of the free list. with
the exception ~ some local manufac-
turing establishments in Lima and al
joining towns in Ohio Nor have
sought to accumulate wealth in any
way ~ investment or speculation sire,
entered the senate. in any ~ I'll,
things which | have mentioned II
other words my investments and th'
thing, with which ! am concerned az
not connected with or affected by TN
tariff act. except a. the general prop