The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-05-31

Washington, May 25.-The senate brib-
cry investigating committee yesterday be-
gan the inquiry into the connection of
the sugar trust with the tariff legislation.
e. j. Edwards the author of the Hol-
land letter in the Philadelphia Press,
was before the committee for several
hours.
1t is known that Mr.. Edwards present
ed written memorandum, giving some
of the sources of the information con-
tanned in his letter, and stating that he
could not give his authority in other
cases, and why he could not. He de-
clined to state his authority for the in
formation contained in his letter to the
effect that Secretary Carlisle had APP
peared before the tariff subcommittee,
consisting of Senators Jones, Vest and.
Mills, before the original senate bill was
reported, and had insisted that sugar be
given protection because of the party
pledges made previous to the election, or
for the statement that Mr.. Carlisle had
himself revised and written the sugar
schedule. This schedule, as prepared by
Mr.. Carlisle, is still in existence and
might be obtained. The fact could be
definitely obtained by summoning men,
bers of the finance committee.
Other statements in his letter, the au-
thOrity for which Mr.. Edwards declined
to give, were those that $500,0OO was the
amount contributed by the sugar trust to
the Democratic campaign fund in 1892,
and that a member of the firm of Moore
d Schley, who he said in his letters We're
Senator Brice's brokers, had been in pos
session of the latest amendments which
had been agreed upon to the tariff bill
before the time when Senator Voorhees,
still insisted upon the floor of the senate
that no amendments had been agreed
to.
He instanced in support of this infOrma-
ton a statement made by Gov. Waller of
Connecticut, before an investigating COM
mittee in that state, in which he said Gov
Waller had stated that wealthy men of
New York had contributed 100000 to-
wards Democratic sue cnss in Connecticut
Mr.. Edwards said it was his information
that half of this amount had been con-
tributed by Mr., Havemeyer, and that the
other half had been raised by e. G. Benc-
dict In the case of Colorado, which had
been stated in his letter had been car
ried for the Populists by the aid of the
money thus obtained, he said that it was
the Democratic party in Colorado had
been in consultation with the wealthy
Democrats of New York prior to the cleo
ton.
Mr. Edwards declined to give the name
of his informant concerning Secretary
Carlisle, and was given until tomorrow
to consult his attorney and ascertain
whether he can be compelled to answer
the question.
The correspondent of New York pa
per was requested to tell the name of his
informant to the story that meeting of
sugar men and senator's was held in
Washington, at which the sugar schedule
was agreed upon. He declined, and was
given until tomorrow to consult his at
tCrrey.
The correspondent of a ST. Louis paper
declined to give his authority for the
ststement that the president had said
that the Democratic party was under OBJ
legations to the su gar men.
Washington, May 26.-The report of
the senate committee appointed to in
vestigate the charges of attempts 10
bride United States senators to vote
against the tariff bill and the charges
of improper influences being used in con-
ncction with the sugar schedule was sub
mitted to the senate to-day, SO far as
concerns the attempted bribery of Sen
ators Hunton and Kyle. The report af-
ter reciting the facts of BUTTS proffer
of money TO the son of Senator Hunton
and to Senator Kyle says:
"YCur committee are absolutely justi-
fed in stating that the facts have bee1
established by the evidence, notwith-
stenGing the denial on the part of Charles
w. Buttz. There is no evidence to SHOW
the truth of Mr. Butts's statement to
S.nator Kyle and Eppq Hunton, Jr., that
syndicate Of bankers and capitalists
had raised 2 sum of money TO be used
for the purpose Of defeating the pending
t Tiff bill, or TINT there was an agent of