Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-06-03
MADE MONEY IN SUGAR
SENATOR Iiiiman Wants the Newspap.,
charges Investigated.

AeS AHNestigHted.
ashlngton, May SLATER a lono
period of silence, Senator Tillman
startled the senate today by speech no
Tess dramatic in its delivery than son.
sat'ohai IN its allegations. He pre-.
. .e IT by presenting a resolution for
we appointment of a special committee
.. hVe senators to investigate charges
vi speculation by senators while tho
'ariff bill was before the finance com :
mlttee. In advocating the resolution
llllman threw aside the usual convon,
''ohalities OF the senate and with plain.
ness OF speech seldom heard about the
mans OF congress called on his associates
10 investigate the published charges of
SENATORIAL speculation, and il found
,'ue' 10 purge the senate of those who
debauched it.
Aldrich. in charge of the tariff bill,
answered Iillman in a sweeping denial.
Inc Illlman resolution was referred
10 the committee on contingent expenses
OF the senate.
Considerable progress was made on
.he tariff, ID pages being covered.
several votes We're taken during the
Day but the finance committee had a
liberal majority in every instance.
Inc Democratic members of the COM
mlttee made strong effort to reduce
the rates on window glass, but their
amendments to this effect were defeat
ed
Tlllman's resolution quotes the sem
ate resolution OF May II, 1894, author
izing the original inquiry and then,
after recitlng the proceedings in the
Chapman and Havemeyer trials, pro-
ceeds:
Whereas, In the last 80 days sun
dry newspaper correspondents have
openly charged senators with speculat-
ing in sugar stocks, while the sugar
schedule is under discussion, and have
also charged that brokers in New York
knew in advance as to what the senate
finance committee would report as to
the sugar schedule, all of which in
wolves question of the highest
privilege, towit The right of the sem
ate to protect its members from Islander
and to protect the body as whole from
these open charges of corruption, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That committee of five
be appointed with power to send for
persons and papers, to employ stem
ographer, and to administer oaths-to
inquire into the truth or falsity of the
charges made in May, 1894, and into
the charges recently made, and the
scope OF the investigation shall cover
everything embraced IN the resolution
of May II, 1894, as well as the meth
DDS pursued by the American Sugar Re-
filming Company, better known as the
sugar trust, in controlling legislation
in its favor at the present time, and es-
pecally whether it has in any wise
contributed to or controlled the cleo
ton of a senator in this body at any
time"
The presiding officer (Frye) prompt
ly ruled that the resolution should go
to the committee on contingent ex-
penses. but Tillman obtained consent
to make a statement.
"We have arrived at a time" he be-
gan, "when the senate can no longer
afford to rest under damning accusa-
tions made against senators. If there
are men here debauching the senate,
then we should be purged of them If
these reports are ISLANDERS, then the
press galleries should be purged. We
cannot afford to lay back on our dignity
any longer and say we will not investi
gate"