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him. Nor do 1 know a human being who
helOrra IN tho

him Nor do 1 know a human being who
belongs to the trust"
He also said he had never seen the memo
randum on the sugar schedule which Mr..
Carlisle was alleged to have prepared and
handed TO him. Mr.. Voorhees, said that
he had been in frequent consultation with
Secretary Carlisle on various other features
of the tariff, and that having been a men,
Der of the committee for seventeen years
he knew 1t to be the practice of the COM
mittee to consult with the Secretary In
considering financial matters.
Mr.. Voorhees, also declared that there
was not a word Of truth in the story of
the Sunday meeting Of the finance COM
mittee while those interested in sugar
occupied an adjacent room and prepared
the sugar schedule.
Senator Vests Testimony.
Senator Vest also denied the statement.
He said that Mr.. Carlisle was in the COM
mittee room from time to time, and con-
suited with the members OF the committee
in regard to the tariff bill; that he ex-
pressed great anxiety that the committee
should agree upon some measure and that
ii should become a law, but he made no
statement about party obligations to the
sugar trust. Mr.. Vest said he had an in
distinct recollection of Mr.. Carlisle draw
ing up provision in regard to sugar, but
he did not know who received IT. nor did
he know that he had ever seen 1t. At any
rate IL was not the schedule that was
adopted. and If he did prepare a schedule
his preparation of 1t had no connection with
the reported scene in the committee room,
which never occurred.
He pronounced as "a lie made out of
whole cloth the story that he had changed
front on sugar. and had said that he would
be compelled to cease associating with
Joe Hickey, because of the suspicion which
might be aroused by the fact that Hickey
was a speculator. Il was for free sugar.
he said, but 1 was finally compelled to
favor l cent pound On raw sugar and no
duty on refined sugar and no ad valorem." "
He said that on refined sugar the first de-
mand was for quarter of a cent on re-
fined sugar and 33 1-3 per cent ad valorem.
Mr.. Havemeyer, he said. filed that in the
committee. and he still had it in his drawer.
as il was rejected.
He said the sugar people had been very
aggressive and had made a great deal OF
been alike importunate. But at last" he
said. I'VE just turned them out Of the COM
mittee room and made this bill as 1t Is
now"
He said he had never exchanged a word
with Hickey about sugar. and never gave
him any information. He said Hickey came
to his house several times, but he did not
see him. He also said he never gave any
person the slightest intimation of what the
committee was doing and that he had no in
terest. either remote, contingent other
wise, in giving out information. Mr.. Hickey
had never tried to get information from
him. "All that" he said. "is a willful pack
of lies"
He said the refiners wanted an ad val
orem duty and the planters a specific.
Mr.. Vest said that while the bill was in
committee Mr.. Havemeyer had come to his
house and brought him samples and spread
them out and explained the difference be-
tween the ad valorem and specific systems
but there was no secrecy or concealment
about his visit He had come as any other
manufacturer would and had made an ar
gument for what he wanted. Delegations
representing the Louisiana interest had
also called on him.
Closing his testimony Mr.. Vest said: II
have never used my official position for prI-
vate purposes. Any statement that / have
Is absolutely false, as is also any statement
that i ever gave any Information or had
any connection with the sugar trust abso-
lutely false. If anybody can make the de-
NAL broader 1 wish he would do So"