The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-08-11

tho form ia adyalorem and a sumcie",
5;aorontiol "a given in favor of refined
sugar. The sugar trust. by the eFiuen'e
IF its president and treasurer, mas coh-
tributed freely to the state and ciG eau
paign funds of both parties II 'ne..
contributions have been made IN yea,s
when national elections were held: Anls
is n thoroughly corrupt form OF cam-
pairn contribution, for such contriDut'o"'
for such contributions being given TO TWO
onnosing parties arc not for the purpose
of promoting certain political principles
hut TO establish an obligation to the
aiver OH the part OF whenever p"..y
comes into power. The trust does ~
give to political parties for the promot'ou
of political principles in which 1t peiie'es'
but for the protection of its WI interests
as appears by the same testimony. 1he
fact that it gives to both political parties
is sufficient proof of the purposes OF us
contributions and of their dangerou"
nature. For these reasons the unoer-
signed have felt it important to lay bei"re
the senate and the country the fact that
the sugar schedule as it now STANDS ls'
according to the testimony, in the form
desired by the trust and to point out also
the methods by which the sugar trust
reached what it desired and obtained, a
substantial victory"
The supplemental report of Senator
Allen of Nebraska, is also submltteo
with the report. The supplemental tes.
timony taken by the committee, but Kept
secret heretofore, is submitted with the
reports. Albert NJ. Seipp, Seip aid IN
his testimony that he was i'll the once
Of Carson & Mccartney. of this city.
more or legs and that his purchase OF
sugar stock had been largely influenced
nv seeing senators in the Office and by
the common talk that they were dealing
in sugar stock. He said he had seen
senators Brice, Quay and Smith there
frequently this spring, but had never
heard either of them give an option fol-
sug:r stock. He produced letters from
EMIL G%illaudeau. of the New York brok.
erayc firm of Wheeler Il Co., the first
bearing date June 10, and reading: u
see that Suith of New Jersey I'M Gam.
den of West Virginia both swear ina
they had not ~sp"culated in sugar stock:
I could produce a man. or that Is
know a man I do no think hfc won'd "a
back to them) who was in my Office this
morning, that received orders in sugar
from both of them aud he has Camden's
written order. / should think that when
u senator swore falsely it was a pretty
serious NATTER
Edkard A. Levy, another witness, fur
nished the photographs copy of the order
which read: Buy Inc 200 shares sugar
at 81 FL or less, and 800 shares 50 II
or less. (SiyneD j. N. Camden"
Senator Smith, when recalled, and the
letter and testimony Of Guillaueadu was
showed to him said that the statement
was absolutely false, and that he did not
know Mr.. Battershall and never had
given him an order for the purchase OF
sugar. He had not speculated in sugar
when the tariff bill was before congress-
Senator Camden who was recalled also
said that the signature on the photograph
of the alleged order resembled his hand
writing and he would not swear that il
was not his, but he had no recollection OF
ever having written it, and had not
given such all order. The body of the
order looked less like his handwriting
than the signature.