The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-05-19
EEPINCLATEHO HOURS
The Sugar Combination Cited in
Resolution by MI. Morgan.
SENATE OPEN FAR INTO The NIGHT
Long Senate Debate Regarding the Recent
Observation-Disclosures Ordering a
Quick Inyestigation-Work
in the Lower Branch.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-At the open
ing of the senate's session, Mr.. Morgan
offered a resolution raciting the act of
June ,, 1890, against trusts and comb
nations; and reciting the allegation
that a combination exists in the nature
of a monopoly, known as the Sugar
trust; and directing the attorney-gen-
eral to inform the senate whether any
action has been taken in any court of
the United States, either civil or crimi-
nal, to restrain or punish the person
engaged in such violation of the law.
The resolution vent over till today.
The house bill for the admission of
Ctah for a state with amendments)
was reported from the committee on
territories, and was placed on the cal
endar.
The Lodge resolution, offered yester-
day, for an Investigation of the at-
tempted bribery of two senators to
vote against the tariff bill, and of the
alleged contribution of half a million
dollars to the democratic national cam
paign fund by the sugar trust, was laid
before the senate. 1t was long and
! SHCIlbS1dSlICdl1 lCu. oil lawn 1Ip
the motion.
Mr.. Hansbrough (rep. n. d. said:
One Of the individuals inferentially
mentioned in the resolution, is a con-
stituent of mine, being, | believe, a
resident of Ransom county, North Da-
kota, and being engaged there in the
business of farming. He called upon
me last evening to confer with me in
regard to this matter, and concluded
that the proper thing to do would be to
court an investigation and have it as
speedily as possible. He submitted to
me a letter, which was read.
Several other notifications of the
resolution were suggested and adopted
until the resolution, as finally agreed
to, read:
Resolved. That a committee of fve senator's
be appointed to investigate these charges, and
to inquire further whether any contributions
have Leen made by the Sugar Trust to any
political party for campaign or election pur-
poses or to secure or defeat legislation; and
whether any senator has been. or is, specializing
III what are known as sugar stocks during the
consideration of the tariff bill.
Resolved further, That said committee be
authorized to investigate and report upon any
charge or charges that may be filed before it,
alleging that the action of any senator has been
cOrruptly or improperly Influenced in the con-
sideration Of said ILL, or that any attempt has
been made so to influence legislation,
In the discussion which preceded
action on the resolution, Mr.. Hale said
that he did not suppose that any sena-
tor believed that either the senator
from Virginia or the senator from
South Dakota had been improperly ap-
preached or influenced.
The tariff bill was taken up at noon
and Mr.. Challenger delivered the second
part of his speech against it.
Mr.. Galiinger concluded the reading
of the second part of his speech at 1:45,
saying that he would finish the speech
today; and then the actual considera-
ton of the tariff bill was resumed.
At the usual hour for adjOurning, 6
p, m, the republican side of the senate
was startled by a motion made by Mr.
Harris, that instead of a~djourning till
II a. m, today the senate take q recess
until hat hour the object of that
movement being to keep the tariff bill
pe~rpetually before the senate--to the
exclusion Of the morning business and
of all other business. The motion was
resisted on the republican side and was
met with a resort to filibustering-the
republicans declining to vote and leav-
ing the senate without a quorOm.
At 7:30 o'clock Aldrich again moved
to adjourn but was voted down. II to
20. A quorum was secured at s:45
o'clock.
That fact, however, did not relieve
the situation, for, on a motion 70 dis
pense with further proceedings under
h call, there were only &c senators
voting-fve republicans and 81
Democrats. AS this showed the
continued absence of a quorum
the roll of senators was again called
and 43 responded.
The final result was hat the motion
to dispense with further proceedings
under the call and the motion for a re-
cess were both withdrawn, and then
for a few minutes there was a pretense
of resuming consideration of the bill;
but there were SO many paragraphs to
which amendments were to be pro-
posed that the attempt was quickly
abandoned.
In the House.
A house bill was passed repeating
section 8 of the act Of 1890 governing
the display of lights and signals on
vessels at sea-, with a view to prevent
ing collisions. Committees were called
for reports, after which the house, in
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Rich
ardson CTennessee) in the chair, pro-
ceeded to the further consideration of
the agricultural appropriation bill.
On motion of Mr.. Hatch a provision
was inserted Furnishing by fine or i'm
prisOnment, or both. the publishing of
false reports purporting to be weather
bureau reports, or unauthorized use of
the weather bureau signals.
On motion of Mr.. Stone (dem. KY
an amendment was inserted authoriZ-
ing the secretary of agriculture to ar
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