The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-02
BALKED THE COMMITTEE
Mr.. Dewitt Warner Stands Cn
His Privileges.
The Sugar Trust Investigators
Learn But Little
About Attempts Made to Approach
the Congressman.
He Claims That Most of His reformation
Was Derived From Colleagues and
Denies That He Was APP
preached.
Bv the Associated Pres..

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Representativ
John Dewitt Warner of New York was
before the senate sugar investigating
committee today, He took q decided
stand when the tariff bill was before the
house in favor of free sugar. Stories
have been published that attempts were
made in the interest OF the sugar trust
to have him desist from his opposition
to the sugar schedule. He was ques-
toned as to the truth OF these stories.
He refused to divulge the proceedings in
the committee room. 1t is understood,
however, that his testimony did not
bear out the claims made. The COM
mittee adjourned until Monday, when
Walter +. CASTOR of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
who has been represented as having
overheard such conversation at the
Arlington hotel last March between GER
tain senators and members of the sugar
trust, will be examined.
Representative Warner announced be-
fore he was sworn his intention of re-
serving the privilege as a member OF the
house of answering only such questions
as might be thought proper by him.
Several times during his examination he
fell upon this privilege and refused to
answer some OF the questions asked.
The committee decided it had no power
to make a member of the house testify
before a senate committee, and all that
it could do ia to certify to the facts to
the senate.
1t is understood one of the points
which the committee sought to obtain
from Mr.. Warner was the influence
brought upon him to cease his opposi-
ton to the trust, but this failed. Mr..
Warner told the committee that large
amount of his information came from
conversations with members OF the
house, who were discussing the events
relating to the sugar duties. He was
asked who these members were, and in
every instance declined to give the
names OF any OF his fellow members OF
tho hnnGa-
The committee says the testimony
which Mr.. Warner refused to give was
of q hearsay character, and of no such
Importance as would warrant any ex-
traordinary methods to obtain. There
is expressed great desire to have the
testimony that has been recently taken
printed for use in the senate be.
fore the vote is taken on the sugar
schedule, and it is probable, if it is avail
able, that several blocks of it will be
read in the senate tomorrow. The parts
most interesting are those relating to
the testimony of Secretary Carlisle.
The point in Mr.. Edwards story, as
to how the schedule was drawn together
with certain proceedings on Sunday at
the capitol, have been denied by all
witnesses. Senator Jones has testified
that he requested Secretary Carlisle to
draw the sugar schedule, and the secre.
tary has frankly said he drew it. Sem
ator Mills has testified that Havemeyer
came to him with letter of introduc-
tion from Secretary Carlisle, but that he
did not see Havemeyer. The committee
will not 20 to New York to take testi-
mony, nor rill it resume its sitting until
next Monday.