The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-30
SPECULATION IN SUGAR.
The Investigating Committees Report
Before The Senate.

ruled-Ihe senator Vhcn OBJECTS to
Prosecution of the Newspaper Men
and Urges That Steps Be Taken to
Secure the Information Wanted
From the Senators Themselves-He
Contends That the Senators Had a
Right to Speculate If They SO De-
sired.
Washington, May 29.-In the morning
half hour in the Senate to-day, Mr.. Kyle
succeeded in having his Hawaiian resolu-
taken up, and accepted, as substitute
for it, the Turpie resolution, as reported
from the committee on foreign relations.
1t declares that from the facts and pa
pers laid before the Senate it
is unwise and inexpedient, under
existing conditions, to consider
at this time, any project of annexation Of
the Hawaiian territory to the United
States; that the provisional government
having been duly recognized, the highest
international interests require that it
shall pursue its own line of policy; and
that foreign intervention in the political
affairs of the island will be regarded as an
act unfriendly to the government of the
United States
Mr. PETER offered an amendment to the
resolution, simply declaring that the pro-
visional government having been duly
recognized, the highest international in
terest require that it should pursue its
own line of policy without Interference
on the part of the United States and
that interference by other governments
will be regarded as an act unfriendly to
the government of the United States.
A THIRD AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Vest offered another amendment,
by way of modification, declaring it un-
wise and ineXpedient to consider any
project of annexation of the Hawaiian
territory to the United States and that
that the people of the Sandwich Islands
choose their own form of government and
line of policy.
This amendment was laid on the table
by n vote of 36 to 49,
The resolution was displaced by the
tarit bill, and Mr.. Proctor, rep, of Yer
mont, took the floor to speak upon It,
But motion to lay the tariff bill aside
temporarily and to take up again and dis
pose of the Hawaiian resolution was made
by Mr.. PETER. 1t was defeated-yeas rs,
nays ~. The negative votes were all given
by democratic senators and the aftirma-
tive by republicans and the three popu-
lists, Messrs, Allen Kyle and PETER
SPEECHES or THE TARIFF.
The consideration of the tariff bill was
then proceeded with, and Mr.. Proctor
addressed tho Senate in opposition to the
bill, particularly as TO its effect upon
trade and relations with the rest of the
American hemisphere. and its bearing
upon the Canadian question.
Mr.. Proctor finished his speech at II As
n m 1r oF
South Dakota, addressed the Senate in
opposition TO the bill.
At the close of Mr. Pettigrew's
speech at / Is o'clock MIR. Gray rose and
said he had been directed by the select
committee appointed on May II to make a
partial report; and he asked that it be
read.
Mr.. Hill said that before making any
objection he would like to know from the
senator from Delaware what the pro-
gramme wasl
Mr.. Gray replied that he had no pro-
grammo other than that indicated in the
report. The committee had submitted a
report which ii considered as one of the
highest privileges; and he supposed there
was no question that the report was in
order at any time. 1t concerned the priv
ileges of the Senate, and he asked that
the report be read, in order that the Sen
question Of privilege or not.
HILL OBJECTS.
Mr.. Hill-In the light of the explana-
tion of the senator from Delaware, or
, rather, in the light of the explanation
which he does not give, am compelled,
at this time, TO object to the reception of
that report
Mr. CRAY make the point of order
that a report concerning the privileges of
the Senate, is one entitled TO present con-
sideration and is not subject to objection
MIR. Manderson conincided with the
view expressed by Mr. Gray, and argued
that the chair or the Senate could not de-
termine whether it were a question Of
privilege unless the report were read. The
presiding officer, Mr.. Faulkner, expressed
the opinion that the senat or from Ne
braska was right.
THE REPORT READ.
The report was then read It consists
of five printed pages, some of it being
quotations from that part of the testi-
mony where answers were refused A
portion of the testimony was submitted to
the Senate. IL relates that Elisha j.
Edwards appeared before the committee
on May "A and stated that he was a corre-
spondent Of the Philadelphia Press, and
wrote the letter, signed Holland, "relative
to the doings of the sugar trust and GER
tain senators. IL appears from
this report that the specific
questions Mr. Edwards declined
TO answer were those asking him who in
formed him of MIR Carlisle's recent visit
TO the committee on finance, when he, as
MIR Edwards alleged, made An appeal TO
the democratic members in February,
that appeal being supposed to have refer
ence to duty on sugar. The committee
states that it overruled the objections Of
Judge Dittenhoeffer, Mr.. Edwards coun-
sell and insisted upon an answer to
the questions. These questions sought
to ascertain the authority for
the statement that Secretary Car
Isle signihed his willingness, himself,
to prepare an amendment TO the sugar
schedule, which he thought would be fair
to the government and yet Just to the
sugar interests; who gave the informa-
tion concerning the alleged interviews
between officers Of the sugar trust, Mr..
Havemeyer, the New York sugar man,
Senator Brice and Senator Smith; who
was his informant that on the day Sena-
tor Voorhees, denied any amendments
were proposed to the bill, as origi-
nally reported 10 the Senate,
the list Of 400 amendments,
as prepared by Senator Jones,
was in the hands of one of the members
Of the brokerage firm Of Moore & Schley;
that the draft Of the sugar schedule, as
finally adopted, was the result Of a con
ference between Senator Caffery and rep