Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
r~Coyyepondsnce q, the ALex2ndnA Gsns.sS.l
W~AsHINsTOH. May %.

cent Of the american Euk&f fttolnS
Company, for refusing 70 aas1er the
questions u the Senate suaar Inve7iI-
eating committee IN the spring Of 1885,,
be2au 10 Criminal Court 40. ] q. the
city hall this morning. There waz q
very large crowd ia attendance 70 WIT
nem the unusual epectacie Of 4 nil
.liopaire on trial. Among them were
many distinguished personagee. IN
Guiding SeuaOr Gray, Lodge, Lind
ray. DaYi., -Congreasman ki~cnardson
and Jonn E SezArle2. Judge Bradley
presided. District Attorney DaYE
c alductsd the oee On behalf Of the
United -cate.. TIE defendant waz
represented by Nashaniel WiL7on, Of
tnu. city, John q. johnson, Of Poiia-
d. iphis, aud John T.. P4raons, Of New
York. MI. Wilson aid the defendant
was ready for trial wnen the caee Tat
called and the work Of ~itnpaDeling Z
Jury began. Little trouble was ex-
perlenced in occurring q jury. District
Attorney DAVE a1ked cach OF the pro-
poeod jurynen whether re mad any in
tere.t, direct or indiIecy, in the
American Sugar Refining Company.
OF the frat twelve men Dir. Wllson
made three peremptory challenges.
The nezt three called were s~atlsfactorS
10 the defense aud in leez than half an
hour after the court Convened District
Attorney DayiG opened the case with
hia statement 70 the jury. At the out
set ne aeked the court 70 rule az 70
whether the p~ertinency ofthe questions
propounded by the committee we're II
s-ue. Dir. J~ohnson, for the defendant,
insisted tna the district attorney pre-
cent hia case in accordauce with the
Indictment. Judge Bradley said he
must decline q, the outoet 70 ret any
Limitations. The District Attorney
then proceeded with his statement.
The tariff bill, ne said, placed sugar or
the free lat and therefore Was
unfayorable 10 The business and
amck Of the company. 1t wa
consequently, he pointed out TO
10 the jury, 70 the interest Of the com
pzny tnat the bill az i, passed the House
.hould not pass. The stock Of the com
pany fell. But, when the Jones amend
menta we're presented in the Senate
placing duties and ~diferentialg on gu
gars (amendment2 favorable 10 the coin.
pany), the value Of the stock increased.
Thua matters atood, he eaid, when on
May II the Senate resolution for en
in yestigation Of the questions Of wheth-
or the sugar reicing company had con-
tributed 10 the previous campaign,
whether any Senators had G~peculated
in sugar stock az alleged, etc, was
adopted. He explained the o~rganiza-
ton Of the Senate investigation COM
mittee with Senator Gray a. chairman,
described the GummonG Of MIR. Have
meyer, the questions asked and answer
ed and the refusal Of the witness 10 give
the facts a. 70 the contributions made
by the sugar refining company in vari-
Qua campaign fundr, State and national.
The examination Of witnesses wae then
commenced, Senator Gray, II Of them,
icing on the stand a long time.
Senator Aldrich on behalf Of the re.
publican members Of the Senate ON
mittee on finance to-day gave notice OF
~ additional amendments 70 the taril!
bill which will DO offered ~ the bill
progrcrees.
Senator Cullom to-day introduced Il
bill prescribing regulations for pooling,
requiring that pooling contracts snail
uoi extend beyond five years and that
ley shall name the maximum aud
minimum rates 10 be charged, icquir-
iry tre approval OF the interstate com
cree commission before the agree.
ne iLe can become elective. The bill
provide. for II complete revision Of the
interstate commerce law.
The President to-day sent the follow
lug nominations 10 the Senate: Edwin
II. Conger, Of Iowa, TO be minister to
L azil; John G.. Foster, Of Vermont, to
be consul at Sherbrooke, Canada; Briga
dier General John X. Brooke, TO be
major general.
The congratulations Of the President
on the occauaion Of the Anniversary OF
Queen Vlclorin's birthday have been
acknowledged in the following cable
gam received AT the White House to-
Gay from Ambn ssador Hay:
LONDON, May 18th, 1897.
70 the President
I have just received the following
Telegram from Bnlmoral
"May / beg you to convey to the
President my sincere thanks for
his Kind congratulations transmitted
through you.
(Signod) VICTORIA, X. L."
The fact that Mrs.i Brice, wife of
senator Brico, has been sued here for
$l23.50 for aome embroidery has alarm
cd the rich womcn of this city and in
duced them TO made specific bargains
Tor all tho work they ordcr.
The Virginia republican leaders who
called upon the President yesterday
informed him that all differences
among them had been settled and
that hereafter their souls would
have but q single thought and
that their hearts would beat M
ono. Mr.. Mckinley was glad to hear
that amity and good-fellowship had
cen restored among them, but it is
said by those who saw and talked with
them afterwards, that all that g%litters is
not gold, and that though the cohesive
power of public plumber holds them
Ihom together for the present, their in
dividual interests are as diverse as ever.
Some people think that rs the demo-
Gratis will resort TO no dilatory proceed
Jugs in the Senate, the consideration OF
tho tariff bill by that body will be
speedily concluded, but Senator Cor
mar said to-day he did not sec how it
could be before some time in July.
When % session of Congress commences