The record-union., 1894-06-13
IN TIE HOTSE.
SUGAR TRUST INVESTIGATION.
Eavemeyer Testifies Before the Senate
Committee.

Eavemeyer Testifies Before the Senate
Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-H. Q. Have
meyer. President of the American Sugar
Refinery, was before Gray's investigating
committee to-day. The proceedings were
strictly private. Havemeyer denied the
published statements as TO contributions
to campaign funds and the demand that
the trust shall have protection for past
favors. He said he had talked with Sem
ators Hill, German and Smith in regard
10 protection to the refining interests:
Smith and German promised to help him
and Hill gave him no satisfaction. He
said that the present tariff bill was un-
satisfactory because differential of eight
cents was not sufficient to afford all the
protection the refners should receive
lie advocated the ad valorem system, and
was gratified that it had been adopted.
Havemeyer denied all knowledge of
speculation in sugar stocks by Senators.
Havemeyer was asked about the pub
lished statement that he had, on either E.
G.. Benedict's yacht, or at Greenwich,
Conn., been in consultation with Cleve-
land and Benedict in 1892, after Cleve-
lands nomination for the Presidency
about the sugar interests as affected by
the Hawaiian treaty. To this Havemeyer
He also declared that no such consulta-
ton had ever occurred at any time or
place. He added that he did not know
Mr.. Cleveland, and had never seen him.
Furthermore, he had never exchanged a
word with Mr.. Benedict on the subject OF
sugar or any other business matter. He
said he had come TO Washington early in
March, after the tariff bill had passed the
House, with the hope OF getting hearing
before the Finance Committee. and had
gone to Senator Vest to ask him if il
would not be possible to secure hearing
by the committee. Mr.. est had said no.
but had agreed to allow him to explain
the sugar question to him VI est indiyid-
ually, and he had done so.
He then explained his interview with
Senator Jones at Senator Camden's rooms
and Senator Cameron at Senator Brice's
house He had talked with Jones about
three-QuarterS of an hour about the diff
ferent systems OF levying duty, and
about the cost of refining sugar in this
and other countries. He said be had
been invited to Senator Brice's house and
asked to meet Senator Caffery, and when
he met him merely went over the argu-
ment for an ad valorem duty. Mr.. Have
meyer said he had gone 10 the Capitol
with Mr.. Terrell, but not for the purpose
of seeing Senators or Representatives.
1--WE were idling around" he said, sort
O1 SHSCAdlOIS.
Mr.. Havemeyer made some startling
statements toward the close of his testi-
mony. He was asked about the contri-
button of the sugar trust to the cam
palgn funds Of political parties, and said
the records OF the trust showed that such
contributions were made TO the State
Committees, not to the National Commit
tees. he was asked if the contributions
of the trust were given to both parties in
the same State, and replied: .'On, no.''
"How do you arrange it?n he was
asked.
''Well, New York is Democratic State.
We give to the Democrats and Republic
ans in Massachusetts,. We never give to
the minority"
Did You ever contribute to the anti
snappers?" asked Senator Lodge.
.-Oh. no: / N quite sure on that point.
nothing to the anti-snappers.
Mr. Havemeyer could not remember
the amounts contributed to the different
campaign funds, but he promised to fur
nish them If he could get them.
Cordmeyer was called after Havernever
finished He gave the committee little or
no information.