The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-06-01
Suggest Wholesale Arrests.

Senator Gray, Chairna of the
reject committee to investigate the
alleged operations OF the Sugar Trust
in connection with the tariff legisla-
tion, submitted a partial report to the
Senate OF the proceedings Of that COM
mittee bearing upon the refusal of the
newsI aper correspondents, Edwards,
Shriver and Walker, to give the source
OF thei, information to the committee.
The printed report OF the committee
consists of five printed pages, some OF
it icing quotations from that part of
the Testimony where answers were re-
fused.
The committee sta es that it over
ruled the objections to Judge Often
hoeffer Edwards coun ell, and insisted
upon an answer to the questions.
These questions sought to ascertain
the authority for the statement that
Carlisle signifed his willingness him.
self TO prepare an amendment to the
sugar SCI edule which he thought
would be fair to the Government and
yet JUS. TO his interests; who gave the
information concerning the allie ed
interview, between officers of the
sugar trust, Mr.. Havemeyer, Sem
ator Brice, and Senator Smith;
who was his informant that, on the
day Mr.. Voorhees, denied any amend
monts We're prop jsed to the bill, as
originally lep + o / to the Sen lte, the
list of 400 amendments, prepared by
Senator Jones, was in the hands of
the brokerage firm of Moore & Schley;
that the dra't of the su gar schedule.
as finally adopt I'd as result Of con-
ference between Senator Gallery and
representatives of the trust, meeting
in one room OF the Capitol Building,
while the committee was in Sc sion IN
another.
All of these questions, the CON-
mittee say, Edwards, acting upon the
advice OF his co nsel, refused to
answer
refusal Was an Illegally
Referring to tho testimony OF John
Shriver, correspondent of the New
York Mail and Express, the committee
quote from Mr.. Shriver's letter detail
ing what a prominent wire manu-
factu er was alleged to have overheard
at the Ar ington hotel n talk be-
tween certain Senators and repres enta-
tives of the Sugar Trust.
Mr. Shriver said that a member Of
and the commit &c says that in response
to a direct cue ,tion he declined to give
the name o. Their the Congressman or
the wire manufacturer u whom he re-
ferred in his ews diSI atches. In con-
clusion the COMMITTEES says
la the opiuion OF The committee ca IN OF
questions put 10 each OF said witnesses
was proper question and pertinent to
the question under inquiry before the COM
m.ttee aud was necessary 10 make the ex-
animation ordered by said resolution OF
the Senate. and that each OF the said wit
nesses Is In Contempt OF the Senate and
merits to be dealt with for his misconduct;
and that each OF said witnesses, by his
various refusals TO answer the questions
"a herein set forth, has violated the pro-
visions or that certain act OF Congress In
snch cases made and provided. being chap
ter seven OF the Revised statutes of The
United StateS
The con nit c gu tos in full sect 'ons
102, l03 and 10 Of tie Eovised Statutes,
being the act OF 1856.
Indictment Il Recommended.
The closing WORDS Of thu report are:
Wherefore. the committee request that
the President of The senate certify as To
each witness his aforesaid failure to testi-
fy and his aforesaid refusal to answer, and
all the facts herein. under the seal OF the
Senate. TO the United States Di,uict At
torney for the Dis riot OF Columbia, to the
end that each OF said witnesses may be
proceeded against in manner and form
provided by law.
1t viii be seen that there is no refer
ence 10 the case Of Mr.. Harry Walker,
espondent CT tho New York Daily
America.