The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-16


cation started in today on what
is considered the most direct and
u therefore tho most important
branch of the inquiry. 1t is the branch
shat consists IN the examination ct the
individual members Of the senate IN
alphabetical order ns to their knowl-
edge OF or connection with dealings in
sugar stock or the sugar legislation of
the tariff bill. The committee has
made excellent progress. examining
each Of its tive members AMI all sena-
tors, with few exceptions, from A TO
II. inclusive.
The examination of senator's WAS
bus d on a number of crefully pre-
pared questions, so framed that tue
committee 10 man believes that no
senator VINO has ever touched sugar
stock or had anything tn do with the
;nembers Of the trust in connection
with legislation, can make even tech
nical denial or evasive answer OF any
sort without putting himself in n ques-
tionable position. These questions are
as follows:
TILE QUESTIONS ASKED
the present session Of congress during the
prudcncy Of tle tariff hill in the senate?
Stcond-liave you given any iniorma
tiuu, directly or indirectly, to any one in
teTe~tcd in sugar stocks so called. or in
tie stock IF the American sugar Refining
company, hat was intended or calculated
to affect its yaIu'?
Third-lIaYe you bought or sold, direct
ly or indirectly, since the beginning of this
session of congress. any sO-callod sugar
st ok OF stocks, or stock or certificates OF
the American Sn.ar Refining companyY
Fuurlh-liava you beeU concerned with
any one in interest, direct or indirect, con-
tinCent or otherwise, in any operation
whether ny purchase or sale of SAID stocks
or CrrtifcutcsS
EiftA-!!Gs anyone bought or sold for
ToGr account, or in your interest, any of
such stocks, or speculated in any Of such
stocks on your account, or given you to
uadGlstnnd that you would share in the
profits Of any operation of such stock, or
placed any money to you credit as the pro-
cpeds of the purchase or sale Of such
stocks, or promised or agreed to place such
money tu your credits.
Slx-IIa- any member Of your family or
aIy PEE! son il your employ or any clerk
employed under the laws of the United
ftates in yCut service been to your knowl-
edge interested in any OF the ways indi-
Gated in any of the preceding questions in
any transaction i'll sugar stocks or certif-
cafes during the period mentioned?
seven Have you. or has any member
Of Your family, or any such clerk, owned
or held certificates of the American Sugar
Refining company during the period here
tUfore mentioned?
Eight-Have you. at any time, been con-
nected with the American Sugar Refining
company CT have you at any time been in
Its employ as attorney, agent or other
wise.
The memhers of the committee
Senators Gray chairman, Lindsay,
Davis. Lodge and Allen, were exam
insd before the Alphabetical list was
hegun. and each answered in tho mega
tive with the exec ption OF the first,
which from its nature required some
explanation. Naturally, the most
interesting. If not the most important
testimony of the day was that
of Senator Brice, whose name has
been no frequently connected with
spcculations in sugar and with the leg
islation on the sugar schedule. The
examination of Senator Brce was not
made on the questions given, because
other witnesses had brought in his
name in giving their testimony.
SENATOR BRIcE PUMPED.
Senator GRAY read to Mr.. Brice the
statement of Correspondent Edwards
in the Philadelphia Press, alleging that
Senator Brice was u spt cuator in
sugar stocks and then put tnis ques-
ton:
ask you senator, whether that state
ment which means to impute that you
and others have been enabled to accumu-
late wealth upon the probable course of
legislation, is true, and to state what you
have to say in regard to it?
before or since entering the senate9
asked MIR. Brice.
Since entering the senate.
"But may as we'll answer as to the
whole time before or since, "said the Ohio
senator. 81 have never been concerned in
any specuiations or investments. or inter.
ested IN them, the result Of which depend.
ed upon legislation in congress or else
where. Since entering the senate have
not been concerned in my way, directly
or Indirectly, in any property, securities,
stocks, Investments or speculations in
anything that is mentioned in the tariff
lil from the first line to the end of
the free list, with the exception
OF some local manufacturing establish
ments in Lima and adjoining towns in
Ohio. Nor have sought to accumulate
wealth in any way by investment or spec.
ulation since 1 entered the senate, in any
of the things which have mentioned. In
other words, my investments and the
things which l am concerned in are not
connected with or affected by the opera
tions of the tariff act except rs the general