The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-30
HILLS GALLANT FIGHT.
Senators Should Be Asked to Tell
Whether They SpeCulated.

whether Ihey SpeCuIated.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The question of
the right of newspaper correspondents to
refuse to give Senator Gray'S Bribery
and Sugar Investigating Committee the
sources of their information was brought
before the Senate to-day in the report from
the committee concerning the refusal of
the correspondents Edwards and Schriver
to answer questions.
In the morning hour Kyle, in order to
avoid further conflict over the passage of
his resolution declaring the sense OF the
Senate against non-iDterference with af-
fairs in the Hawaiian Islands, agreed to
waive vote on his resolution if the vote
could be secured on the Turpie resolution
reported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations. Vest offered as q substitute for
TurDie's resolution one declaring that from
the facts and papers before the Senate IL
would be unwise and inexpedent to con-
slider the project of annexation; that the
highest international interests require the
people of the Sandwich Islands to choose
their own form of Government and line
Of policy; and that foreign interference
with affairs of these islands would he re-
garded as an act unfriendly 10 the United
States. A motion by Hoar to lay Vests
amendment on the ia BILE was defeated-18
ayes, Sc noes.
The tariff bill was taken up, and Proctor
addressed the Senate in opposition. He
was followed by Senator Pettgrew Of
South Dakota.
Pettgrew said he had voted for the
tariff bill of 1890 as it was amended by the
Senate. but had refused to vote for the
conference report because the Senate had
receded from its amendments requiring
duties and providing for a tariff commits
sion. 1t was not against protection, but
was against excessive duties, which
enabled the formation of trusts and COM
| biDations 10 rob the people. He had ad-
vocated the creation of a tariff commits
sion, nOn-partsan, with full power to
thoroughly investigate the whole tariff
question and report at the next Congress.
He then discussed the sugar trust, and
said that the proposition 10 place refined
sugar or the free list in the Mckinley bill
was met with great opposition. and a de-
mand of u cent a pound on all refined su-
gar was granted. He continued: "As
soon as the bill was passed the sugar trust
was organized with a capital of SIS, 900, 900.
/ am informed that the total value OF the
property owned by the trust was less than
S25. 100000. The stock of this company or
trust rose above par and paid u per cent
dividend. and 100000 was thus taken
from the purses of the people and put into
the pockets of the com binations of unscru-
pulous spectators. 1t is now admitted
that the total cost of refining sugar is not
over Ito of a cent per pound, yet these
people have the affrontery to come here
now and ask that their business shall be
again protected, ana the trainers of the
bill have responded to their request. If
this bill fails to pass l shall be pleased to
vote for an amendment for some appro-
priation bill placing sugar on the free list.
and for fear the Wilson bill shall pass 1
shall offer an amendment to that effect,
and thus destroy their conspiracy"
be declared THAT the Wilson bill was a
swindle upon the people of South Dakota
in every respect 1t robbed the farmers,
| it robbed the tin-miners and ruined the
mica Industries"
Senator Pettigrew said in conclusion: