The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-30
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IN THE SENATE
Hsfi ssichs up fer Nswspsp>s Msu WAe
kxpossd Jsnbers.
WAsHrSsroS Crry. MAY 2-Sen sscr
Gray. OF fhe senate committee 10 invessi-
gate the alleged operations OF the sugar
trust IN connection With the tariff ieeisla.
ton. today Submitted Q partial rsrors of
the proceedings Of that committee oeariu =
upon the refusal Of the nswspapsr core.
spondsnts. Edwards. Schriver and Walker.
10 answer questions prOpcusdsd by mem.
bers OF the committee The rspost, after
secifing the resclation BY which shs com.
mite Was authorised 70 cit. states that &
jay Edwards. whose Holland" letter was
one Of the incitin9 causes Of the invsstiea-
tion. had refused to reply % the questions
OF the committee The chairman rsad 70
him that portion Of his letter In which he
stated that Secretary Carlisle had secretly
visited the pemocratio member Of the
fnsncs committee and had demanded
thst the sugar interest Be taken care Of
beeanse the Democratic party was under
obligations to the sugar interest when
the part Of this paragraph was reached in
which Mr.. Edwards had said that whas
Mr.. Carlisle had said vas quoted from
''renlembrsnce." Senator Gray, chairman.
said: "You say from rsmsmbranc& IL
IL yoursf" 70 which Mr.. Edwards replied !
Partly mine and partly my informant'a" :"
The chairmap-Do you mean 70 say thas
you heard Mr.. Carlislsf
.No"
"You sayswhss he said l. quoted frsm
remembrance
Mr.. Edwards-My remembrance b q
what my informant said.
Chairman-Who was your infoemantf
Mr.. Ed wards--That, / suppose. i shall
have to decline to answer. While have
the utmost respect for the committee and
senate, the information Vas given me
under obligations OF the highest confidence
by the one of whom obtained the intor-
nation. % do not fssl as liberty 10 reveal
his name.
After the above detailed proceedings
were had witness requested time In which
to consult his counsel. which request Vas
granted The following day, on May -.
Edwards rs-appearsd before the commits
tee. accompanied by his counsel, when the
committee. through their chairman, PRO.
pounded 70 the witness the following
question:
"Nov. Mr.. Edwards when you isls ths
room yesterday it Vas for the purpose Of
your mind. aftsr having consulted him.
whether you vould answer the question
that vas asksd you by the committees.
which question waA who gave ycu the
information on which you made the state-
ment that Secretary of the Treasury Car
members Of the finance committee some
time In February, and while there made :
csrtain appeal 70 thsmr Tha Qusstion 10
now repeated.
Witnsss, BY his counsel. thsrsupon nled
his objections 20 ansvefing the question.
The several objections were ovsryulsd.
The report then gives the various Ques-
tions asked Of Mr.. Edwards. and which
he declined to answer. They include the
question obout Mr.. Carlisle; also regard
Ing the Information - to the meeting Of
ssnatoEs In Warrington City Aotsl With
representatives OF the sugar trusts also the
statomant that the sugar schedule was Ia
the hands Of Moore 4 6chlsy. brokers. b.
fore bsing reported TO the senate. and also
- 20 the statement that the Sunday b.
fore the tariff bill was reported thsrs lad
besn delegation Of sugar trust represent
ativss at the capital who dictassd the
sugar schedule. T hen, In answer - each
Of shsss questions, Edwards said the same
person gave him the informstions and de-
cllnsd % ave his name.
The report next recitss the sxsminatioa
of Dchsiver. Washington City oorrs-
spondsnt, Who. on being shown copy Of
dispatch 20 his paper on Nay ~. rslat-
ing TO the particulars Of IN alleged confer
encs in the night whom the tariff bill was
in committee q the Arlington between
certain senators and msmbars of the sugar
trust which had bssn overheard b. wire
manufacturer occupying IN adjoining
room, admitted having pent the dtspatch
70 his papsr. but refused TO give the name
OF bis informant or the msnufactursr. The
committee dwslt upon . paragraph from
Mr.. Schrivsr's article reading - follow:
There are number Of senators that
will b. glad II this invsst.gati0n should
fail. simply because then they could eharge
the correspondents with circulating scan-
dalous reports and have another chance 10
denouncs the press upon the door. But
20 tell all they know some intxRsstiAg as-
velopmsnts viii b made"
Mr.. Schrivss would not say more In -
sponss 20 the committss's urging. except
that he had received his information In
confidence. After thsss proossdings Mr..
Schrivsr requested time In which 70 CON-
salt his counsel. The next day he reap
pssrsd bsfors the committee and 49,
nouncsd that hs hsd consulted lawyer.
aud adhered 70 his dscisioa nos 70 reveal
the name Of his informant
The recommendation Of the committee
10 a. folIows:
s.Iu she opinion Of the committso ooeh
question put 70 each Of said witnesses vAs
Q proper question and pertinsnt 10 the
case under Inquiry before the committee.
and was necessary 20 make the sxaminse
tion ordered by said resolution of the
senate. and each Of said witnesses h In
coutemps Of the senate. and ought - -
de ait with for his mieconduct: and that
each Of said witnesses, BY bis varicus ~
fusals TO answer the qusetions - hsrein
set forth, has violated the provtslcne in
an act Of con grss. Of such eesse made and
provided, being chapter of the Revised
The Law sxprsssiy provides that 10 Wit
ness shall b sxsused from tsstafying nm
the ground that snsA testimony would dis
grace him. and directs thss In such sasss
the president Of she senate snd the
speaker OF the house shau certify shs
facts 20 the district attorney of the Dis
tr,ct Of CoiumbiA
The report closes q follows
Wherefore she committee request that
the president OF the ssnate certify ~ 10
each witness his failure - tsstify and his
AFORESAID rsfusaIs TO enswsr and aii the
facts herein. under the ssal oe The senate.
TO the United States distsiet atsovnsy d
the District Of Columbia, 20 the end that
each of the Witnesses may b psccesdsd
against in the manner and form provided
BY law"
senator GRAY has nssoarsd and suhmit.