The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-06-23
THE SUGAR INQUEST.
The Examination of Senators in
Alphabetical Order.
Which It Is Believed VIII Bring Out the
Whole Truth In All Cases-Thc Ex-
animation of Senator Brice-
Emphatic Denials.

in yesterday on what is considered the
most direct and, therefore, the most
important branch of the inquiry. 1t is
the branch that consists in the eXami-
nation of the individual members of
the senate in alpha betical order as to
their knowledge of or connection with
dealings in sugar stock or the sugar
legislation of the tariff bill The COM
mittee has made excellent progress, ex-
amining each of its five members and
all the senators, with few exceptions.
from \ to II inclusive.
Prior to beginning the examination
of their colleagues the members of the
committee heard the testimony of The
odore A. iIavemeycr. Of the American
Sugar Refining Co, but nothing new
was developed from his answers.
The examination of senators was
based on number of carefully-pre-
pared questions, SO framed that the
committee to man believe that no
senator who has ever touched sugar
stock or had anything to do with the
members of the trust in connection
with legislation to make even tech
| hieni "Vhiai vi S'"Hi'e ""H"Vi VI any
sort without putting himself in
questlonapic position Ihese ques-
tions are as follows:
l. have you Deen IN attendance at
the present session of congress during
the pcndency of the tariff bill in the
senate?
,. Have You given any information.
| directly or Indirectly, to anyone inter
eS'eu III sugar sV'chs' s'ciiieu' UT III
.he S'oeH VI inc Aii!eriean sugar mt
inning 70. una! WIS ihteiiueo OF eaicu-
iate', 10 aIiec' i.S '',ue'
D. nave W" pouS II. Ut s'l''' "iIe''iS
or indirectly, since the beginning Oh
tniS session Oh congress- any soealied
VI VI
ing -,
T. ila'e you pee1 ep,ieeriieu ,. Witn
""H o''' '.,'. W i,ll
.1 VI ~ IN. " - III ""S
IN vi "''ie WI
D. Has ANYONE """@"' OF sol" l"r
| H""i ".eo""', WI III N"'i in'',','' any
VI '"'i S'''nS' WI Sp''"i"''' III any
H"'i' s''eNS -" N""r "Ie"ui'' VT gwen
W" =" ui'''er>,ah'' 'n"' W" ""u."
Hii",e III ',l' ri"''', y, any 't'l''i'h III
sue" s'ocNS' Vt fi'ee" any ih"ney l"
your circuit aS tne rrpeetoN oi lhe Pur-
c""Se VI H''e va SUI" S'''hH' vi prom
ise" UT "S[se' u Pi"oe SUCH inoheS u
''"i
=" i'"> any iii'"i"'r vi your i""ihy'
an! PeIH"i III YOUR eini''"H UT any
cIeIh ciuPl"Neu "h''er 'iie laws vi 'ne
'''",'H !" A"ui ,ec' "e'i' 'o
your hhoWie',Se. inter'Ste"' IN any "I
'he ways ihuica'et iii an! oi the pre-
ccuiiiG iues'inhN' III any transaction
oi sugar sUThN "r cer'l"ca'es uurihS
the ptri"i mentioned!
a have YOU or mas any member OF
your iamily' or any such clerk owned
"r heiu certii'cates Oh the american
sugar hehhih@ '"' uurlhe the Peri"i
heretofore rhehtl"hen-
y nave you. at any t'me- bceh con-
nccted with the American sugar lie
,inihe Co. or nave Sou' AT any time,
been IN ITS employ as attorney. agent
or olher"l>e
Inc members Oh tue committee
haihelE' senators tray (chalrinanl
i''ii''>aF' naEi>, ,'o'sG anu Aiieh
Mere eAdhii"e" "ci"re 'iic alPi'""cIic"i
i'S' WIS oeui' anu e"ch "'isMereu
e''ii i"'.S''p,i N =" 'i.. n'.'v Hi'i' '.i'
cAe'P'i'" VI 'iie iiiS' WHICH ir'iii i'>
""."i' i".e" 'oin' '.i'i"h".,h
Inc niosI interesting II n't tiie hi"sl
important testimony "I lhe daS was
'i'dt vi senator N"i'ih -. nrice- Inc
examination oi senator price was not
ihaue on the questions g"en' because
other witnesses had brought IN ms
name IN giving theIr testimony SEN
at"r "raE reau I" MI brlce the state
ment Oh '"rreSp"huenI EDWARDS IN 'ne
ihiiadeiph'a freSS' allegih% that sen
ator hrlee was sPecuiat"r III sugar
s'"chs' anu 'iiei pun 'i'i' i"'N'rh'
ask you senator whether TINS
statement Which means I" ihlPute that
you and otiiers nave neen enabled To
accumulate wcalth upon the propabie
course OF Legislation, Is true and to
state what you have To say IN regard to
1t?
hei"re or since entering the sen
Hihce entering inc senate
But may as wei answer as tn the
whole tIme- both before ar since, said
the ONO senator. that l have never
been concerned IN any speculatInns or
investments or Interested in them, the
result of which depended upon legisla-
tiOn in congress or elsewhere. Since
entering the senate | have not been
concerned in any way, directly or indi-
rectly. IN any property. securities,
stocks. Investments or sptculations IN
anything that Is mentioned IN the
tariff bill. from the first lire to
the end OF the free list with
the exception OF some local mann1ac-
turing estanilsifnents III Lima ana ad-
joining towns IN ONO Nor nave
sought TO accumulate wealth. IN any
way by investment or speculation since
entered the senate IN any Oh the
thlngs whieh nave mentioned. IN
"ther words my Investments ana the
Things win whieh aln concerned are
moi connected with OF aHecleu ny the
tarlh act except as inc general prop
NWaEN eW NNaA.