Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-13
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
 From All Quarters. THE TRUST PAID MONEY Mir. Hayemeyer Says it Was
 For Local Politics -eLACkER BECOMES THE SCANDAL Merchants to Tell About
 New York's Police POLICEMEN WILL BE CALLED UPON Will Testify Before the
 LexOW Committee
POLICEMEN WILL BE CALLED UPON
FOR LOCAL POLITICS ONLY,

LSXOW COInmlCCe0 FOR LOCAL POLITICS ONLY,
 Mr. Havcmeyer of the Sugar Trus ] Says That the COncer Has MI ade Po
 litical Contributions and Is a Demo
 crat in a Democratic State and a Re,
 publican in a Republican State. l WASHINGTON, June 12.-A. O. Have
 meyer, president of the American Sugar
 Refineries company, whose name has beer
 mentioned more frequently than that of
 any other person in the rumors about the
 preparation of the sugar schedule of the
 pending tariff bill, responded to the sum. mons of Senator Gray's Investigating com. mittee, and appeared before the committee to-day to give his testimony. The hearing, as usual, was behind closed doors, where Mir. Hsvemeyer was subjected to rigid | examination concerning his visits to Wash l ington last spring while the tariff bill was before the senate finance committee, and in regard to his interviews with senators. MT. Havemeyer denied the published statements upon which the investigation is l based, both ss to the alleged contributions to the campaign funds of the democratic party and the demands of the trust that it should have protection In the tariff bill for pact favors.
 MT. Havemeyer told the committee that he had come to Washington with the view of securing fair treatment of his interests in the tariff bill. He had seen Secretary Carlisle, Senators German, Brice, Smith and other senators, and had not used any other means of influencing them than his arguments supported by facts and figures in relation to the sugar refining industry. He had consistently advccated an ad valo- rem duty on sugar, he said, believing 1t to be the only honest way to collect revenue on the product.
 Mir. Havemeyer alec told the committee, in answer to questions, that there was no concerted plan among the sugar men to in- fuence congress or the finance and ways and means committees. Daring his exam ination Mr. Havemeyer said he had called upon all the members of the fnancs com- mittee and explained to them what he thought the duties ought to be, but he re- ceiyed TO assurance from them as to what would be done. Later on Mir. Havemeyer said that after the specific rates had been agreed upon he saw it would ruin the busi- ness. He said he called upon Senator's German, Brice and Smith and explained the situation to them and they all promised to help him.
 In reply to question Mir. Havemeyer said that when he called upon Mir. Hill he did not find him at all responsive and said he did not appear to take any interest in the sugar schedule. So far ss contribu- tions to campaign funds were concerned Mr. Havemeyer said he had never given anything, and so far ss he knew the trust had not done so.
 Senator Gray read the statement con- tsined in the Philadelphia Press that the witness was present in 1893, after MT. Cleveland's nomination, with MT. Benedict, eitEer on his yacht or in conversation at Greenwich, Conn, where Mr. Havemeyer rasades, consulting about the sugar inter- esss as they were affected by the situation in the Hawaiian Islands
 "There Is not 8 word of truth In 1t" said MT. Havemeyer.
 He also denied the allegations in the Press that the sugar trust was organized with reference to It's influence on the two great political parties.
 MT. Havemeyer declared that he had never exchanged 8 word with MT. Cleve- land and had never seen the president He had never spoken to MT. Benedict on the subject of-sugar or any other business mat ter
 -= MT. Havemeyer said that sometime in March he was in MT. TerrilPs room where Senators Brice and Smith and H. L. Reed of Boston were present. There was noth- ing said in that interview about the obliga- tions of the democratic party to the Sugar Trust. MT. Havemeyer at that meeting de- livered lecture on the subject of sugsr. Witness stated that be ssid that the demo- cratic party was put into power, not to de- stroy any industry, but to take proper care of every industry, and that this selee- ton of the sugar refining industry for at tack was infamous as party proceeding. MT. Brice had replied that he thought the democratic party felt disposed to bs fair about the matter.
 Witness denied that there was any state- ment made at the meeting that the bill would be beaten if sugar did not get fair treatment. He denied that he had ever asked Senator Smith what he was going to do to maintain the pledges of the party ! leaders to the sugar men and to | secure satisfactory schedule. He l also denied the allegation of meeting at the capitol on Sunday between members of | the sugar trust, democratic members of | senators. The witness stated that in his conferences with Secretary Carlisle and the senators he had not said anything about the democratic party being indebted to the 1 sugar interest. Secretary Carlisle said to | witness that if there was to be duty a moderate ad valorem duty was the proper one to aesess on raw sugar.
 Mir. Havemeyer said he knew of no sen.
 stor who operated in sugar stock on the
 stock exchange, and he knew of no senator
 who furnished information to the trust about proposed legislation.
 "Undoubtedly. That is what I have
 been here for," answered Mr. Havemeyer
 when asked whether the first sugar trus
 and the present one had not endeavored te
 control the legislation of congress with
 view to protecting it's interests ani
 with a view to making money ou of such legielation. Mir. Ravemeyer ad ! mitted that the trust made contributions
 to local political organizations, and ths the sugar trust was democrat in demo
 cratic state and a republican in a republi
 can state as far as local matters were con
 cerned. The amount contributed by tn,
 eugar trust, to campaign funds, he said did not amount to $100, 900. MT. Allel asked for full data as to all money con tributed by the trust or any of It's officer
 on its account or in It's interest, in the diff ferent states in 1899 and 1893, for politica purposes of any political party, whethe | national, state or local.
 , MT. Havemeyer asked an opportunity t ! consult his counsel before furnishing tn data called for.
 MT. Cord Meyer of New York was als
 examined. He said he had no connectio
 with the American Sugar Refining compi ny as 8 stockholder. He had told Senator Smith and Murphy that the last section di
 not afford sufficient protection to the sugi interests He denied having been preseI L at any consultation between members ! 1.-the sugar truet and senators.
 No one Is Blamed. Il PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-The nav court of inquiry which has been invest esting the accident to the cruiser Colur
 b,s concluded its sessions today and COT