Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-02

ing to prove that the supposed order was
ever executed by any firm, or that any
sugar stock has been bought or sold by, or
fo-, Senator Can den at any time during the
present session of Congress.
senator smiths Case.
With reference to the connection of the
name of Senator Smith with the latter part
of the inquiry the committee say: I'm the
course of investigation. continued as de-
scribed above, a letter was put in evidence
written by Mr.. Guilaudeu, a broker doing
business in New York, to Mr.. A. n. Seip of
Washington. This letter. in addition to
making the statement about Senator Cam
den already considered, stated further that
James Smith, jr., a Senator from New Jer-
sey, had speculated In sugar stocks during
the tendency of the tariff bill. Mr.. Guillau-
deu, being called a witness, admitted
that he wrote the letter read by Mr.. Seip.
He stated that the Information In regard to
Senator Smith came from Battershall and
that the orders given by Senator Smith. ac-
cordinS to Battershalrs statement were
verbal.
Senator Smith was recalled as a witness,
and these statements were brought to his
attention and he was questioned in regard
to them He swore that the statements
made by Battershalf and quoted by GuiIau-
deau were entirely false and that he had
never at any time bought any stock from
Washington. nor had he bought any sugar
stocks during the tendency Of the present
tariff bill in the Senate. and that he had
never known or seen Battershall.
Senator Smith reiterated his former tes-
timony and swore that he had never bought
or sold sugar stocks during the pendency of
the present tariff BILL
Summing up. the committee say that mo
charge or charges have been filed before
them alleging that the action Of any Sem
ator has been corruptly or improperly In
huenced in the consideration of the tariff
bill, and no attempt has been made to SO
influence legislation"
All the testimony taken by the committee
Is submitted as a part of the report
The Davis nnd Lodge Report
Messrs. Davis and Lodge (republicans)
submitted a supplemental report, devoted
entirely to the subject of the influence of
the sugar trust, 50 called on the making of
the sugar schedule as 1t now stands in the
tariff bill. They say that mo evidence has
been submitted to the committee which
proves that the sugar schedule was made up
in order to fulfill obligations to the sugar
trust Tor campaign contributions" But
they consider it their duty to go into some
detail as to the method employed in making
up the sugar schedule, for which the demo-
cratic members Of the finance committee 1t
Is pointed out, are publicly responsible
What the Rchners Desired.
1t Is admitted" says the report, "and 1t
Is proved by the sworn testimony of every
the schedule was that desired by the repre-
sentatives OF the refiners or friends of the
sugar trust"
The three interests concerned in the sugar
schedule are stated to be those with no
local or pecUniary interest. who believed
IN iree sugar, the producers of raw sugar
ana the refiners. 1t soon became evident
after the House bill came to the Senate
that no Dill could pass that body which did
NOT regard both the latter interests. The
interests CT the producers and refiners
then, 1t is said. came into conflict, the re-
hners fav9ring an ad valo-em duty on raw
sugar, as now embodied in the bill II IS
pointed out that MessrsA Havemeyer,
SeaTies, ~ Henry X. Reed, Cord Meyer .xld
H. L. Terrell of the sugar trust all testi-
ned that they sought to secure an ad va
iorem duty. The report says:
influence On the Finance COMMITTEES.
1T appears by the testimony Of Sena-
tor Vest that Senators Brice Of Ohio. Cor
man OF Maryland, Smith of New Jersey
Hill Of New York and Senators White and
Canery Of Louisiana after said confer
ence tof democratic Senators) came to the
,oohs ~ ms o, the finance committee in regard
10 the sugar schedule. Senator Vest testi-
ned that Senator German urged a dutt ~
~ per cent ad valorem and one-aua rtsr Of
a cent per pound differential in favor of
was opposed by the Senators from Ionis
lana, representing the producers as against
the refiners of sugar. Afterward the sched
uie was changed by the finance COMMITTEES
ana was reported as 1t now standsLwifh
a W per cent ad valorem duty and one
eighth OF cent per pound difrerantial."s
Corrapt Contributions.
The report concludes:
III Is matter of complete Indifference
TO the trust what duties are levied upon su-
gar, so long as the form is ad vaIorem and
a sufhcient differential is given in favor Of
refined sugar. The sugar trust by the eyt-
cehce OF Its president and treasurer has
contributed freely to the state and CITY
campaign funds of both parties And its
contributions have been made I'm years
wren national elections were held This ia
a thoroughly corrupt form Of campaign
contribution, for such contributions being
given to the two opposing parties are not
Tor the purpose of promoting certain politi-
cal principles, but TO establish an obligation
TO the giver 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 IL believes but
Tor the protection of its own interests as
appears by the same testimony. The fact
that II gives TO both political parties is suf-
hcient proof of the purposes Of its contribu-
tfons and of their dangerous nature.
For these reasons the undersigned have
felt II important to lay before the Senate
ard the country the fact that the sugar
SC hedule as 1t now stands is, according to
the testimony, in the form desired by the
trust, end to point out also the methods by
which the sugar trust reached what 1t de-
sired and obtained substantial victory"