Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-06-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent


two newspaper correspondents who
declined to tell the sources of the In
formation they published In connec-
ton with the sugar trust scandal, to
even stand q chance of being indict-
ed by the grand jury. The cores
pondents would like nothing better
than a trial In court, which must fol-
low II they are indicted, as 1t would
enable them to have witnesses called
and made to talk who would mako
1t plain that their charges represent.
ed only small part of the crooked
Ness which has been going on
among democrats, and who will new
er be called by the Investigating
committee and some of whom would
refuse to answer questions for the
committee IL they were called.
Even with the easy methods of the
investigating committee, which
seems to be largely dependent upon
volunteer testimony, the substantial
facts In the charges made by the
newspaper men have been shown to
be true. notwithstanding the copi-
Gus explanations with which the adj
missions were accompanied, there is
no getting around the fact that Sen
ator Mcpherson, of N. j., speculated
In sugar stock and made money out
of 1t; nor that the sugar schedule In
the present tariff bill was mostly
written by Secretary Carlisle.
These facts as well as that heavy
democratic influence was brought
by agents of the sugar trust to bear
on Representative Warner, of N. Y.
to make him stop working to have
sugar put on the free list have been
testified to by the men named. This
week some sensational testimony is
expected from the widely advertised
wire manufacturer. Senator Hills
resolution for open sessions of the
COMMITTEES has stirred up the Sena-
tors, but 1t is not probable that it
will be passed. When the Credit Mo-
bilier scandal was being Investigate
ed, more than twenty years ago, the
Senate adopted resolution In
structing the committee, which had
been working behind closed doors,
TO conduct the investigation openly,
but that is the only similar case
known.
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska
while making an earnest speech
In favor of the continuation of the
sugar bounty of the Mckinley law
used language that should be com
mittsd to memory by every memb i
of Congress, and which was all the
more striking because it followed the
cringing apology of Senator Blanch
ard, of La, for supporting the viii
son bill In the House with It's fee,
sugar clause, and then after getting
In the Senate demanding protection
for sugar as the price of his vote
Senator Henderson, after express.
ing the hope that the selfish protec.
tion sentiment of Louisiana Sena-
tor, which proposes merely to bene
at q locality, would one day grow In
to n sentiment broad enough to fav
or protection for all industries; sale
''I vote here, representing a praIri
state, not only for protection OIL
beet sugar and on the products O
the farm, but / vote for protection
to the loom, to the factory, to tn
foundry, to the lumberman and {,
the miner. / do not represent Of
this floor simply a part or th
whole of the state of Nebraska.
AM A SENATOR OF THE UNITEI
STATES. And whether l am In tn
other House as a Representative, o
here as q Senator, no pent up Ut
ca like district or like state can con
tract my Legislative powers"
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very much surprised because of e1
Speaker Reeds assertion that silve
and the tariff are questions whic
ought to be settled together, bu
there is no occasion for surprise, a
the same idea has been advanced b
prominent republicans before nov
1t is well known that 1t was ente
tanned by the late James
Blaine and that it was include
In the results he expected from hi
reciprocity policy. Senator Lode
In a strong speech against the tart
bill took the ground that the tw
questions were closely allied, an
Senators Cameron and Pettigre
have also referred to the matter
their tariff speeches. So it Is nor
sense to pretend that Mr.. Reed h,
made new departure to please an
body. He is travelling in good +
publican footprints, as he usual
does.
The democratic Senators will
on pins and needles until they g
the sugar schedule of the tariff b
formally adopted, and in order
hurry up the vote Senator Harl
has ordered that the daily sessio
be continued into the night is pro-
able that a vote will be reached
the middle of the week; also, tn
the schedule will be adopted, ali {
tempts to make any serious brea
In the democratic line having fail,
although more than half of the De
ocratic Senators will vote direct
against their personal opiniC
when they support the sugar scht
ule, but the bargain has been me
and the dose will be swallowed.
report obtained currency q day
two ago that Mr.. Cleveland v
about to publicly repudiate the t
if bargain engineered by Corn
and Brice, but there was no truth
it, as Mr.. Cleveland has b.
about as deep into the barg ain
as either of the Senators.