The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-03
None Of the Senators Unpleasantly
Mentioned in Grays Report
on Sugar
Tho Newspaper Man Given a Loo
ture on tho Ethics OF
Journalism.
Senator Camden olyea the Iionsiit Of ths
Doubt. His Aeouser Having
Had nsputAtioa. IN

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-ssuator Gray.
chairman OF the sugar investigating COM
mitlee, presented report 10 ths senate to-
day. snd aaked that tho COMMITTEES be dis.
charged. The main rsport Ia signed by all
tho members Of tho eommlties. Lodge
and Davis present supplsmsntarT report
and Allen presented his own flows on some
features Of tho Gaze. The, report Feoites
the facts which have been ppbliahst Aa TO
tho refusal OF Corrsspondsnt EdvRfda 10
answsr ausstioas. Secretary Carlisle Ia eI-
oneTAtsd. and parts Of the article In the
PbiladslphlA Press rejecting on him Ae
declared without foundation. "eIoopi th q
II isA fact according 10 ssorstay oiT-
isles testimony. that be did, A. she request
Of Senator Jones. draft an amendment 20
tho suesr schedule" Tho eondue, OF Ed
wards says tho report. In Publishing
specific charges against public men With
out having personal knowledge OF ths
facts. calls for the serious roprobation OF
the senate.
Ths committee also says There has
been no testimony presented before yoor
COMMITTEES, and your commiitse has been
unabls 10 discover any, tending 10 show
that the sugar schsduls vac made up as IL
then stood. 10 the proposed Amendment 10
the tariff bill. in consideration OF large.
or sny, sum OF money paid for campaign
purposes of the democratic party. No
witness has testified before yonr COMMITTEES
that such was the fact and all the demo-
cratic members OF the finance committee,
and all senator's whose nhmss have been
mentioned IN the public pfsss ne especially
interested In protecting sugar refining In
dustties. or In whose states sugar rehneriss
existed. have under oath denied that they
had any knowisdgs or information ~ Ia
any sums OF money having bssn paid for
the campaign purposes OF ths democratic
party by the suRsr trust BY those con-
neeted with 10 or By AM body ss consid-
Grafton for the favorable treatment OF it's
interests by shid party"
lie COMMITTEES also reports the sob.
stance Of the testimony OF the sugar re-
hneB as saying that the campaign contri-
bations we're made only 10 local CON-
mittees, and no, for ,he purpose OF IN
iuencinR national campaigns. or for the
purpose OF securing OF defeating nstionsl
legislation.
''No other testimony has," the COMMITTEES
says. "beon offered. suggested. OF disoov-
ofel. which would tend 10 support the
statements OF Edwards in this regssd. Nor
10 there any evidence In support Of the
statement that either Of the Msssrs. Have
mover bad an Interview with President
Cleveland on . yscbt In ths summer OF
1892 or 1893 in regard 10 sugar. this
Hawaiian islands, or uny other suesr In
terests. or the policy OF the administration
In egsrd to them. On the contrary, IL has
been aflrmstively shown that the state
ment is untrue as 20 any such interview
having occurred"
The committee unite 10 saying no evil
dence has bsen hdduced tending 10 show
imp uoper conduct on the pat of those en-
gag cd IA the frl ming OF the sugar schedule
In the tarif bill. Tue oonmiitee report In
the ns9ative upon tbs question, Whether
any senstor has been spoeulatina In sugar
stocks during the consideration Of the In III
bill7
AZ TO the later branch OF the inquiry
which brouRht out q photographic cory OF
an order to buy sugar stocks. datsd Match
2, aud purpoftine 10 be signed By Senator
Gamer. tne committee gives eredenee 20
the teuiAl of Senator Camden, and says
that the man whoss testimony was expect.
cd to bear up the inference from photo
graphic copy 10 a man OF doubtful chafAo-
ter, Senator smith 10 elso exonerated
from blame.