Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-08-09

and Senators White and Cafferv ~ or,..
lana, after said conference Of Democratic
se0aton)( came to the rooms Of Tho
nnance committee in regard to the sugar
Scneoule Senator eVst testified that Mr..
norman urged duty of 40 per cent ad.
valorem and quarter of cent per pound
@nerential In favor Of refined sugars "a
the proper schedule. This was opposed
py the senators from Louisiana, represent.
ing the producers as against the refiners
OF sugar. Afterward the specific schedule
was changed by the finance committee
anu was reported Us it now stands, with
~ per cent advalorem duty and one
eighth of cent per pound differential."
The report concludes: 1T is a matter
or complete Indifference to the trust what
duties are levied upon sugar as long as
the form is advalorem and a sufficient
dlfterential 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 CAM
palgn funds of both parties and their
contributions have been made in years
when national elections were held. This
Is thoroughly corrupt form of CAM
paign contribution, for such contribution,
tor such contributions being given to two
opposing parties arc not for the purpose
OF promoting certain political principles,
but to establish an obligation to the
aver on the part of whichever party
comes into power. The trust does not
give to political parties for the promotion
of political principles in which it believes,
but for the protection of its own interests,
as appears by the same testimony. The
fact that it gives to both political parties
is sufficient proof of the purposes of its
contributions and of their dangerous
nature. For these reasons the under
signed have felt it important to lay before
the senate and the country the fact that
the sugar schedule as it now stands, is,
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 submitted
with the report. The supplemental tes-
timony taken by the committee, but kept
secret heretofore, is submitted with the
reports. Albert Nj. Seipp, Seip said in
his testimony that he was i'll the Office
Of Carson & Mccartney. of this city,
more or less and that his purchase of
sugar stock had been largely influenced
by 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 for
sug:r stock. He produced letters from
Emil Gillaudeau, of the New York brok-
erugc firm of Wheeler 4 Co., the first
beAring date June 10, and reading: Il
see that Smith of New Jersey and Cam
den of West Virginia both swear that
they had not spoculated in sugar stock.
could produce man. or that is l
know a man do not think HE would 70
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
senator swOre falsely it was a pretty
serious matter"
Edkard A. Levy, another witness, fur
nished the photographs copy of the order
which read: "Buy me 200 shares sugar
at 80 "a or less, and 300 shares S3 IL
or less. (Signed) j. N. Camden"
OeuuLOi Otullu, Wueu IecaLeu, anu enc
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 nc would not swear that it
was not his, but he had no recollection of
ever having written it, and had not
given such an order. The body of the
order looked less like his handwriting
than the signature.