The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-06

thought the order had been carelessly
left on the desk and had been mad
vertently sent by a servant.
Warmers Statement.
Representative John Dewitt Warner
was examined on the basis of a newspa-
per statement that an effort which had
been instigated by men of great promi-
nence in the democratic party had been
made to cause him to cease his fight for
free sugar while the tariff bill was pend
ing in the house. Mr.. Warner said that
the suggestion had been made to him
that if there was not a duty sugar
the sugar trust would beat the bill, but
he declined to state from whom the Sug-
gestion came further than that it was
from members Of the house of repre-
sentatives He said he had heard very
little about the sugar trust until the
day before the tariff bill passed the
house and it had become noised abroad
that that interest was organized for
the purpose of defeating his amendment
and carrying a duty on sugar Senator
Davis asked him how many times in the
course of the consideration of the bill in
the house it was intimated to him that
persons in the sugar interest had con-
tributed to the success of the demo-
cratic party in New York. Mr.. Warner
answered that this phase Of the question
had frequently been suggested to him.
not as information, but as a probability
In regard to the alleged campaign con-
tributiOns by the sugar trust Mr.. War
ner said he had often heard it charged
that there was one. possibly amounting
to 100000 but he knew nothing about it.
Mr.. Warner refused to give the names
of representatives and others with whom
he had talked, saying that he had con-
versed with these persons in confidence,
and that they had given him infOrma-
ton rather than attempted in any i'm
proper way to influence his course. He
thought many of them intended, in a
general way, to show him the size of
the work he had undertaken.
Senator Vests Denial.
Senator Vest also denied these state
ments. He said that Mr. Carlisle was in
the committee room from time to time
and consulted with the members of the
committee in regard to the tariff BILL
that he expressed anxiety that the COM
mittee should agree upon some measure
and that it should become a law but
he made no statement about party OBJ
legations to the sugar trust.
Mr. Vest said he had an indistinct
recollection of Mr.. Carlisle drawing up
a provision in regard to sugar, but he
did not know VINO received it, nor did
he know that he had even seen it. At
any rate it was not the schedule that
was adopted and he did prepare a sched-
ule. His preparation of 1t had no con-
nection with the reported scene in the
committee room, which never occurred.
He pronounced as "a lie made out Of
whole cloth" the story that he had
changed front on sugar and said that he
would be compelled to cease associating
with Joe Hickey because of the suspi-
cion which might be aroused by the fact
fhok N4rau lot 70 Z.
for free sugar" he said. "but l was
finally compelled to favor 1 cent a pound
on raw sugar and no duty on refined
sugar and no advance"
Other Testimony.
Senator Harris's testimony consisted Of
a general and speclfc denial of all the
allegations upon which the investigation
is based. He had never, he said, heard
of the reported secret visit Of Secretary
Carlisle to the finance committee or of
any suggestions he had made with regard
to sugar bounty. He also stated that
he had never invested in stocks of any
kind, and if other senators had bought
sugar stocks he was unaware of the fact.
Senator Jones of Arkansas testified as
to Secretary Carlisle's agency in the prep
aration of the sugar schedule and his
statements conceded with those of Mr..
Carlisle already published. The senator
had met Mr. Havemeyer at Senator
Camdens rooms and talked with him
about the cost of refining sugar in this
country and in Europe.
Senator Voorhees, denied that Secretary
Carlisle had visited the finance committee
and demanded protection for the sugar
trust on the score Of campaign contribu-
lions. Mr. VOORHEES, also declared that
there was not a word of truth in the story
of the Sunday meeting of the finance COM
mittee when It was alleged those inter-
ested in sugar occupied an adjacent room
and prepared the sugar schedule while
the committee waited.