The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-18

was IN urea Of low barometer and indi.
cations threatening storm when the
senate mot to-day.
Mr.. Morgan opened proceedings by
offering for reIeronco a resolution
which, after reclting the existence Of
tho Sherman antitrust law OF Juno .,
1892, and tho alleged existence OF q
sugar trust, called on tho attorney gen.
cral for information as to whether any
proceedings were pending against such
corporation; II go, wha. stage they had
reached; II not, whethor, In bis
opinion, there was any defect in The
antitrust law.
The Lodge tariff bribery and sugar In
vesiigatins resolution. which came over
from yesterday, was then laId before
the senate by Vico President Stevenson
and Mr.. Lodge took tho floor.
On Monday, he snid, an article had
appeared in the Philadelphia Prfs.
charging that enormous profit would
accrue to tho sugar trust by the fixing
OF tho dale when the sugar schedule
would 90 into effect at January |, which
profit was estimated at S50,000,000. 1:
charged that this schedule was eraclud
BY the tyust In iullillmeut Of pledges
mado to Il during the campaign Of 1892.
1t also charged that tho Jones anoRd
mcn.a were in the hands Of firm OF
Now York brokers. whose names wore
given, at the very t!ne when thoir. eris.
tancc was deni0d by the chairman oil
tho finance committee and othera.
These charges were made by l. j.
Edwards, well known newspaper man.
who wrote over tho nom dc plume OF
Holland. II there were any truth in
them tho public ought to know L.; If
false, they constituted q libel OF tho
grossest kind. On yesterday New
York paper from its correspondent
fere had printed story of an alleged
attempt to bribe United State senators
that had since been confirmed by an in
tcrview with ono Of tho scnators.
WANTS IT TO pE THOROUGH.
ME uunton (Dem., Va.) said that, aa
his nanc had been connected with Che
chargrs, no desired to soy that he
hoped they would be investigated to
the lowest depths. II was not bccon-
ing in him to say moro than this ut this
time. matter OF fact he had mover
been approached at all. Ho iclt an
noyed that any ono should suppose
that he could have been bribed, espe-
cially In the form in which tho attempt
was made, through we'll beloved son,
who stood us high above anything OF
the sort as he Senator Hunton) claimed
to be.
Ilr. CockreIl Dem, Mo- suggested
that the resolution be amended so that
inquiry relating to tho sugar trust
should extend TO contributions 10 any
political party for campaign purposes.
Mr.. Lodge declared that he would
cheerfully accept tho amendment
SIr. uansbrough (Rcp., n. d. said
that as Z. W. Buttz, OF Ransom county.
\. D., one OF his constituents, was
charged with having made tho attempt
at bribery. ho desired to mako state
ment. Mr.. Buttz had called upon him
last night for conference and had con.
clrdcd that the best thug to do would
be TO court the fullest Investigation. He
had letter from Buttz, which he de-
sired to havo read in the senate and no
cont Il 10 the clerks desk. The letter
asks that the senators from North Da-
kota demand speedy investigation OF
the allegations, which. SO far as the
newspapers publishing them are con-
cerned, Mr.. Buttz stigmatizcs as false
hoods and slandors, utterly without
foundation.
Mr.. Cockrel suggested another
amendment to include after the words
sugar trust, or any persons connected
herewith, and alIo alter tho words
money paid for campaign purposes,
"or to secure legislation"
Mr.. Lodge accepted this amendment
also.
no RESPONSE.
Mr. Allen thought the scope OF the
resolution should be broadenoi so MS 10
include tho investigation Of the charges
going tho rounds OF tho newspapers that
senators had beou spcculating in sugar
stock.
There was no response to Mr. Allen's
suggestion.
Mr. Chandler wanted TO amend the
resolution so as to include money paid
by tho sugar trust not only for cam
paign but for "other election purposes" F"
Ho had reason to believe, he said, that
money had been used By the sugar trust
to,elect United States sonatorc.
Mr.. Lodge accepted this amendment
also.
Mr.. Faulkner, (Dem.) Of Wca. Vlr.
ciuia, asked that clause be added to
the resolution go IS to give the investi.
eating committee Jurisdiction to inveasi.
gate and report on any other charges
that might DO prcferred before tho COM
mitteo against senators alleging corrupt
ing influences in connection with the
taritl bill. -,
MIR. Lodge indicated willingness to
accent this amendment
Mr.. Quny asked that tho Faulkner
amendment be modified so as to give
the committee jurisdiction, not only o!
charges in connection with the tariff
bill, but OF all legislation.
This suggestion failed TO secure ap'