The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-05-26
WASHINGT on LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspsndeut),
WASHINGTON, May 81. 1894

tOTs CudTBeu Win lufestiButtuk tuc
charges made against various individuals
and senators, including attempted brib-
cry, corrupting methods OF sugar trust,
and speculation 10 sugar stock by sena-
tors? 1t is not surprising that the senators
selected to serve on this COMMITTEES which
began Its work today, should have sought
to ovade the dlsagressbls task; but Vice
President Stephenson, havin. made the
selection after mature con sIderstion aud
with view OF the special fitness OF each
man for the work he Is to perform, da-
cliusd to accept auy excuses or make
any changes, and the committee stands
as originally appointed = democrats
Gray OF Dol. (chsirman), and Lindsay Of
KY. republicans, Lodge, Of Mass, and
Davis. OF Mimi; populIst, Allen OF Nebr.
liza congressional committee had any
power to compel witnesses summoned to
testify there would be no doubt Of the
sensational nature Of the facts that would
be brought out by this Investigation. but
tho United States Supreme court has In
similar case decided that no witness
can be punished for declining 70 testify
concerning the private affairs Of any
citizen; therefore the testimony will nee
es.ariiy be confined to that which Is In .
sense voluntary, but the questions which
will be asked some Of the senators In
mi RI hn Iat haf = IN N
them aud sugar trust during the last two
months may bring out much II the mem
bers of the committee live up to their de-
clared intentions. The first branch Of
the investigation deals with the alleged
attempt to bride Senators Hunton, Of Va.
and Kyle OF s. d., to vote against the tar
id bill, and will probably be short as there
was probably nothing more serious In 1t
than the garrulity OF au irresponsible
lobbyist. The sugar crust branch will
probably be longer, with results very
doubtful. l shall not be surprised to
have the fact brought out that the sugar
trust made great contributions to both the
democratic and republican campaign
funds. just as other trusts have been
known to do more than oace; but with
that Supreme court decision to protect
the witnesses 1t will be largely chance
nesses are newspaper men who will be
willing to tell all they know, so far as 1t
can be done without violating promises
which they have had 10 make to obtain
some of the information which has been
printed.
The decision of the committee to hold
the investigation be hind closed doors was
not well received in Washington. but the
vote OF the committee was unanimous
and, all things considered, was perhaps
the wisest thing TO do. The argument Of
the committee is that IL the testimony
were publicly taken 1t would prevent
much being found out as the publication
to testify to keep themselves out OF the
way when they saw by the testimony Of
other witnesses that they were likely to
be called. The committee will have
stenographic record Of the testimony
made and at its close will publish 1t. just
as taken, whatever the nature of the re-
port thereon may be, at least that is what
its members now promise.
At last there seems to be probability
that a tariff bill will be passed in few
weeks. the senators on both sides having
apparently located themselves. The pro-
gress made during the last half Of last
week was very gratifying to those who
are more anxious to see the whole bust
ness disposed Of by the passage OF some
sort Of bill than for the success or the
defeat OF any particular part OF the bill.
Things started off this week very pro-
pitiously for continuation Of rapid pre-
gress until the sugar schedule is reached |
which will probably be about the last Of
this or the first Of nextweek. Then there
will BE- hard fight made for free sugar,
with the result very much 10 doubt, as
party lines will not control all OF the SEN
ators.
Coxey's army no longer attracts much
interest In Washington. but Judging from
Cexey's mail, which has grown TO large
pro portions and is still growing, the in
,erest throughout the country is on the
Increase. The contributions for the
support Of the men have dropped almost
% the zero mark in Washington but are
coming In freely from other quarters.
The original army is decreasing slowly, I,
,ut the number is kept up by recruits,
and this week more than 1000 men are
expected to join. Sentence is to be passed
N Coyey, Browne and Jones today. all
forts TO get their cases before the high
r courts having failed.
AThorough Conversion
Patrick Lynch. an lrishman. ss is indi-
ated by his name, and wcll-known and
espected citizen of Port Huron, publicly