St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-03
The SENATE BRIBERY
Sugar Trust Investigation
Committee Unanimous
In It's Report.
CHARGES WERE UNFOUNDED.
Trainers OF the Sugar Sched-
ule We're Not Unduly
Influenced.
CHARGES WERE UNFoUNDED.
DAVIS SCORES THE TRUST
Supplemental Report Pointing
Out Questionable Prac-
tees INDUCED In.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Senator Gray,
chairman of the sugar investigation
committee. presented the report of the
committee to the senate today, and
asked that the committee be discharged.
The main report is signed by all the
senators Of the committee, but Senators
Lodge and Davis present supplement-
al report, and Senator Allen also pre-
| sents his own views on some features of
| the case. The report which has the
approval of the full committee recites
| the causes which led up to the investi-
CATION, and quotes the article from the
Philadelphia Press, Oh which the
charges against senators was based. 1t
also recites the facts which have been
published already as to the refusal or
the correspondent. Edwards, to answer
questions put by the committee.
Secretary Carlisle is eXonerated. and
the parts OF the article rejecting On him
are declared to be without foundation,
Except that it is a fact, according to
Secretary Carlisle's testimony. that he
did, at the request Of Senator Jones. of
the finance committee, draft an amend
ment to the sugar schedule, copy of
which, as described by Mr.. Carlisle, is
attached as an exhibit to the testi-
mony."
The conduct of Mr.. Edwards, says the
report, in publishing specific charges
against public men without having per-
sonal knowledge of the facts, calls for
the serious Reproduction of the senate.
Honest Smear Schedule
The committee also says:
''There has been no testimony pre-
scented before your committee. and
your committee has been unable to dis
cover any. tending 10 show that the
sugar schedule was made up, as it then
stood in the proposed amendment to the
tariff bill, in consideration of large O.:
| any sum of money paid for campaign
purpose of the Democratic party"
The committee also reports the fact
that of the campaign contributions were
made only to the local committees. and
hot for the purpose of influencing ma
tional campaigns, or for the purpose of
securing or defeating national legisla-
ton"
No other testimony has. the commit
tee says, been offered, suggested or dis
covered which would teEd to support
the statements of Edwards i'll this re-
! gard. Nor is there, they say. any eyi-
dence in support OF the statement that
either of the MeSSrs. Havemeyer had an
interview with President Cleveland OH
yacht in the summer OF 1892 or 1898 in
regard to the sugar interests of the
Hawaiian Islands Or any other sugar
interests, or the policy of the admiuis-
tration in regard 10 them.
On the contrary, it has been affirma-
lively shown, they say, that the state-
ment is untrue as TO any such interview
having occurred.
1t is, they say. IN evidence that one or
more officers OF the sugar trust were in
Washington, and that they saw several
senators, generally those representing
states in which sugar refineries were
located, with view of influencing
legislation, but these gentlemen deny
the use OF any improper means TO that
end. Both the members of the trust
and the finance committee deny that
any meeting took place in the capitol,
or anywhere else.
The report concludes by saying that
no evidence has been adduced tending
to show improper conduct on the part
of those engaged in the framing OF the
sugar schedule in the tariff bill.
No Speculation.
The committee reports in the negative
upon the question: whether any
| senator has been specializing i'll sugar
stocks during the consideration of the
tariff bill"
As to the latter part of the inquiry
which brought out photographs
ic copy OF an order to buy
sugar stocks, dated March 2, and
purporting to be signed by Senator
Camden, the committee gives credence
TO the denial of Senator Camden, and
says that BatterShaIl, whose testimony
was expected to bear up the inference
from the Photographic copy, is man of
doubtful character. Senator Smith is
also eXonerated from blame. Summing
up.the committee says: No charge or
charges have been filed before them al
ieging that the action Of any senator
has been corruptly or improperly in
fiuenced in the consideration OF the
tariff bill,and no attempt has been made
to so influence legislation.
All the testimony taken by the CON-
mi.tee is submitted as part of the re-
port.
Davis and Lodges Edeas
Messers. Davis and Lodge, Repub-
licans. submitted a supplemental report
ueVUleu W lllS SuOJSCt vi the
influence OF the sugar truSt.so called, on
the making of the sugar schedule as it
now stands in the tariff bill. They say
that mo evidence has been submitted
10 the committee which proves that the
sugar schedule was made I'D in order to
fulfill obligations to the sugar trust for
campaign contributions" but they con-
sd it their duty to go into some de-
tall as to the method employed in max
ing up the sugar schedule, for which the
Democratic members OF the finance
committee, it is pointed GUITAR publicly
responsible.
at Is also admitted" says the report,
land it is proved by the sworn testimony
of every witness called. that the present
form of the schedule was that desired
by the representatives OF the retineries
Or the sugar trust"
The report concludes: at is matter
of complete Indifference to the trust
what duties are levied upon sugar so
long as the form is ad valorem and a
sufficient ditferential is given in favor
of refined sugar.
The sugar trust, by the evidence of
its president and treasurer, has con-
tributed freely To the state and CITY
campaign funds of both parties. and
these contributions have been made in