The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-19

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The examina-
tion of senators was continued by the SUI
gar trust investigation committee yester-
day, and several of the eleven remaining
senators who did not appear Saturday
gave their evidence.
Senator Cameron was the first witness,
and he answered all the drag net ques-
tions In the negative Senator Cameron
was examined with reference to the meet
ing in his room between Senator Jones, of
the finance committee, and Mr.. H. O.
Havemeyer, the president of the sugar
trust.
Senator Morgan was another important
witness, and his testimony extended out
side the set questions to the conference he
had with other senators in the interest of
rearranging the sugar schedule of the
tariff bill, Other senators who testified
were Messrs. Irby and Washburn
Correspondent Rowland, of the New
York Press, was also questioned with ref
erence to the information he thought he
possessed implicating Senator Ransom in
sugar speculation which was so thor.
oughly disproved by the statement of Gen.
eral Ransom Saturday, when he showed
that his son, George Ransom, and his
messenger, Captain Barnes, had placed
small bets on sugar in bucket shops
Mr.. Rowland confirmed Senator Ran.
SONS statement, and said he had no evi-
dence to the contrary
Senator German said mo" to all the
categorical questions relative to the spec.
ulation in sugar stock. He was asked
about the interviews he had with repre-
sentatives of the refining companies and
other senators, and replied that their in
terviews were such rs honorable men
might hold i'm an honest eudeavor to ar.
range a tariff bill upon which the party
would unite.
When asked about campaign contrbu
tions Mr. German said that while he was
a member of the national committee he
never heard anything about contributions
from the sugar trust or any one represent
ing them
Senator Camden, in response to ques-
tions from Senator Davis, said ne had
considered it necessary to conciliate the
Louisiana senator's and one or both of the
California senators on the sugar schedule
These senators, he said, conteuded for
tariff on this article, and were very firm
in their demands, though he could MOI
say from personal knowledge what they
would have done or not done. He sale
also that he did not know of any repre-
sentative in the senate of the sugar rein
| ing interests, but there were certain sena
tors who claimed that there should be
modification of that schedule and othei
schedules in which their constituents wer,
interested.
The investigating committee, after dis
| posing of the witnesses available, held al
! executive session and decided to reques
| the vice president to certify to the distric
| attorney the fact that President H. o
| Havemeyer and Treasurer j. E. Searles
| of the American Sugar Refining com
paDy, had refused to answer certain ques
tions of the committee, The motion wa
| offered by Senator Allen, and was sus
tanned by him and by Senators Lodge anC
| Davis, while Senators Gray and Lindsa,
| opposed the motion both by votes and ar
gument. Senator Allen also moved tina
! the two gentlemen be brought before tn
| bar of the senate, where the question
should be repeated to them. This motion
| was defeated by a vote of to a.