The herald., 1894-08-03

sugar trust. The three interests con.
cerned in the eugsr schedule are stated
to be those with no local or pecuniary
interest in free sugar. the producer OF
raw sugar and the refners.
It room became evident, after the
house bill came to the senate, says the
report. that no bill could pass that body
which did not regard both the latter
interests. The interests OF the pro-
ducers and retiners. then, If the same
came into onflict. the refners favofiug
An ad velorem duty on raw sugar now
em bodied in the bill. The report says;
ut appears by the testimony OF Sen
atcr Vest that Senators Brice, German,
Smith. White. and Caffsry, alter said
conference OF Democratic senators, came
to the rooms of the finance committee
in regard to the sugar schedule. Sem
etor Vest testified that Mr.. German
urged duty OF 40 per cent ad valorem
and quarter OF q cent per pound dill
ferential in favor OF refined sugars as the
proper schedule. This was opposed by
the senators from Louisiana, represent
ing the producers as against the REIN
ere. Afterward the specific schedule
was changed by the finance committee,
and was reported re it now stands with
\ 40 per cens ad valorem duty and one
eiphth cent per pound ditferentiai.
The report concludes:
as il q matter of complete indiner-
ence to the trust that duties are levied
upon sugar as long as the form 10 ad
yalorem, aud a sufficient diherential Is
gwen in favor OF refined sugai 7"
Speaking of the contrihution to the
campaign fund by the sugar trust, the
sThe fact that it gives to both politi'
cal parties is sufficient proof OF the pur-
nose of it's contributions and OF their
DANGEROUS nature. For these reasons,
the undersigned have felt it important
70 Law before the senate and ths country
the fact that the sugar schedule as IT
now stands ie, according to the testi-
mone. in tho form desired by the trust.
and to point out also the methoda by
which the trust reached what 10 desired
and obtsined--a substantial victory"
lathe supplemental report OF Senator
Allen of Nebraska. which was published
some DAYS ago. and who submitted with
the report the supplemental testimony
taken by the committee, but secret
berstofore. is submitted with the report.
Il contains the statements of Albert M.
Seip. Emil G. Guillsdean, Senators
Camden. Smith and others. Seip said
in his testimony that he was in the Of
Zee of Carson & Mccarthy of this city
more or less, and that his purchases OF
eupar stock had been largely influenced
bv seeing senators in the ofice and by
the common talk that they were dealing
in sugar stock. He said he had seen
Senators Brice, Quay and Smith there
freouently, but he had never seen either
of them give an order for spgar stock.
He produced letters for Guilledesn. oi
the New York brokerage firm OF Wheeler
& Co., the frat bearing date June 18th,
and reading:
IT see smith and Camden of West Vir.
piuia both swear they had not tapeculateC
in sugar stock. could produce a man
that Is, l know o man, but do not think
he would 90 back on them, who Was ir
NV Office this morning, that received
orders in sugar from both of them, snt
he had Camden's written order.
should think that when senator swor,
falsely ie is o very serious matter. d.
they swear to these questions urde
oath?''
In the next letter. dated June Goth
Guilledean says:
II have had talk with my friend an
he could in honor use the information
az the orders and the business wer
given to him. l think you know chi
man. / have bef0re nae now the writer
order for 500 shares of sugar to buy a
S3s4 and S31s or less, under date o
March %, and signed by the senator il
question. The orders from tine oths
esuatore were verbal. There is no way
can see without his direct testimony
against these people, that the informa
tion can be used and that would be dis
honorable and he refused to do it and
applaud him in it. Could you sugges
any way that would leave him out en-
timely that it could be used?"
Mr.. Seip said be understood Samue
Battershall to be the man referred to b.
Guilledean as having received thesl
orders. Guilledean. when questioned
eaid Batterehall had left with him whs
purported to be an order for sugar stock
signed by J. s. Camden, written in leac
pencil on the back OF much soilet
envelope, for cafe keeping, but that b,
(Guilledean) at Bstterehall's request
had destroyed it.
Edward A. Levy, another witness, fur
nished the Photographic copy OF tn
order, which reads:
Buy me 200 shares Sugar at 821a o
less, and 800 shares at 83ls or less.
j. 5. CAMDEN.
Senator Smith, when recalled and th
letter and testimony OF Guillsdean wa
read to him, said the statement ws
absolutely false. and that he did nc
know Battershall and had never give
him an order for the purchase of Suga
The chairman-Do you recollect IN
transaction in sugar stock since til
meeting of congress-.
Smith-My impression is that bougt
1000 shares of sugar along last JapuaI
or the lat of February. as nearly as Ca
recall it. won't swear positively IN,
did buy 1000 shares, but rather hay
she impression in my mind that at tn.
time did.
Senator Smith added that a frien,
asked him to buy something of him an
he gave an order for 1000 shares. II
did not know whether it was sugar q
not, but thought it WAS whisky. Th
question as to the purchase of sugal
which Senator Smith had answered b
saying he had not purchased sugar, ws
repeated to him, and he said he wa
positive about that. The best of his rel
ollection was that he had not, and b
could not saw whether the transactio
was whisky or sugar, he never kept a
account of his transactions. He ha
written to find out whether it wa
whisky or sugar, and expected an answe