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ALLEN AND SUGAR.
A Supplemental Report to That of
the Senate Committee, in Which
the Populist Gives His Personal
Viaxvs

the Populist Gives His Personal
Views.
Washington, July Ex-senator Allen, of
Nebraska, who was member of the
sugar investigation committee, has made
an additional report to the Senate, sup
plementing that of the committee, he
says:
IN view of the fact that the report of
Senators Gray and Lindsay, in which
concur, does not set forth the facts IN
! this case as fully as 1 think they should
be stated, 1 have deemed it perfectly pro-
per to file a separate and additional re-
port.
1.-The testimony shows, to my mind,
quite conclusively that contributions were
made by the Sugar trust to both the
Republican and Democratic parties for
campaign purposes. The testimony of
Henry o. and Theodore Havemeyers and
John E. Searles, leaves no doubt of the
fact that the sugar trust in the state of
New York in 1892 contributed money to
the Democratic party for campaign pur-
poses, and at the same time, and for the
same purpose, contributed money TO the
Republican party in the state of MaSsa-
chusetts. 1t is true that these witnesses
testified that their contributions were
made for local and state purposes, but
there is no doubt in my mind that the
money went into the general campaign
fund Of those states, and was used as
much for national as state purposes. 1
think the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, popularity and more properly known
as the American Sugar trust, has been
in the habit of contributing money to
the national campaign funds of both the
Democratic and Republican parties
through its president, with the eXpecta-
ton, If not the implied promise, that
whichever party succeeded to power the
interests of the company should be cared
for by it. This deduction is fully war
ranted by, the testimony taken by US.
"A wisely drawn and judicious law
looking to a prompt and efficient remedy
for this growing evil should be passed
by Congress and approved by the presl-
dent.
tors, John R. Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
and Matthew Quay, Of Pennsylvania,
did engage in speculation in what are
known as uger stocks or certificates dur
ing The tendency of the present tariff bill
before the Senate. AS their testimony is
self explanatory. / will do no more than
to say that 1 think it fully discloses the
necessity for a law prohibiting this prac-
tice.
1T is a delicate matter for me to speak
upon this subject, but sense OF pubic
duty requires me to condemn the practlce
as unwse and fraught with danger, ana
as one which, if INDUCED in to any con-
siderable extent by senators and repre-
sentatives, will inevitably lead to the
defeat the needed reform in legislation;
Sugar trust had any direct influence IN
procuring the presentation to the senate
of committee amendments to the sugar
schedule although 1 think that schedule,
IN so far as it prescribes an ad Valorem
system of taxation. is entirely satlstac-
tory to the trust There is nothing In the
evidence to show that Secretary Carlisle
had any improper interviews with any
of the trust or that any
advice he may have given or assistance
he may have rendered the nn ma zee COM
81 am well convinced that in what
Senator Jones did in the premises he was
actuated by honorable motives and had
no desire to unduly favor the Sugar trust
in any respect. / believe 1t to be due to
all these officers to say that the evidence
does not cast a suspicion upon their con-
duct.
'I am thoroughly convinced, however,
that 10 senator or representative should
ever permit himself to be approached
upon any subject connected with leg1sla-
ton by those representing private or
special interests, except on such occasions
when such persons may be heard by the
of which he is 6. member, eX-
actly as they would be heard in a court of
justice in a case there pending and to be
determined.
reckless and open defiance of the author
ity of the Senate to require witnesses to
answer questions that may be put to
them, or make disclosures germane to the
subject matter of investigation. Tie de-
fance Of our authority by Witnesses dem
onstrates to me that if the Senate ever
expects to arrive at the truth of any mat
ter under investigation by a committee
appointed by it, it must promptly take
witnesses in hand and deal
with them without delay, as they would
be dealt with in a court of justice under
like circumstances.
But SO long as partisan politics enters
into the discussion and consideration of
of this character, the peo-
pie cannot expect such witnesses to es-
cape unpublished, and no enc knows this
truth better than the witnesses them
selves"
In conclusion, Senator Allen urges the
passage of a law prohibiting speculation
by senators and representatives, and a
law to require witnesses before investiga- |
ton committees to answer questions.