Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-24
nlLl~AS's INVESTIGATION.
Report Of Senate Committee on Charge Of
Sensational Sugar Speculation.

| w dkHiIBlDH, July IS--socndtci
of Nevada. chairman of the committee
on contingent exposes, today, sub
| mitted the report of that committee on
the resolution introduced by Senator
Tiilman for an investigation of the
charges of specializing In sugar stock,
etc.
The report takes strong position
against ordering the investigation and
is a very exhaustive review of the pro-
cedue of the Senate in the past in such
matters. The report takes the position
that aside from the names Of the news
papermen themselves only the name of
Senator Smith OF New Jersey is men
toned, In the newspapers making the
charge on which the resolution was
based. The position is taken that the
newspapermen do not count ''inasmuch
as those gentlemen do not profess to
write from knowledge. and usually. If
not always. decline TO disclose the
sources of their information
With reference to Senator Smith, the
report says; Here is a newspaper
charge made against senator of the
United States without any averment OF
personal knowledge on the part of the
writer and with the slightest particle
OF evidence to sustain il. ON the other
hand we have n definite, explicit and
absolute denial of the charge from the
senator affected-a denial publicly
made from his place in the Senate. up
on the responsibility of his position as
senator of the United States
AS to the clause of the resolution
" hich charges that brokers in Ne~
York knew in advance as 20 what the
finance committee would report as to
the sugar schedule" the committee say
they can find in the newspapers clip
pings presented in support of the pro-
posed query. nothing but indefinite
illusions, insinuatfons, guesses and in
terences drawn by correspondents
from hearsay statements and the hear
say sometimes several degrees re-
moved.
The attack of the correspondents is
Characterized as deliberate. unfair ana
envenomed determination Ia, if posi-
bic. bring upon the subcommittee of
The finance committee, the corftempt of
the country. S
Whenever" the report continue ~
we approach a statement that, jtfir-
ing from the sensational heading of the
article. seems about To give us definite
and responsible information which
could he reached by an investigation.
we are disappointed 10 End that. in
stead Of affording evidence of tn.
alleged fact. the statements consist OF
insinuations mysterious hints and in
definite illusions made on the authority
Gf some person whose name the cor
respondent does not DISCLOSE
All these innuendoes are met in the
most direct and emphatic manner by the
statement of the senator from Rhode
Island, Mr.. Aldr5ch the chairman of me
subcommittee of the finance committee
having IN charge the arrangements OF
the details of the tariff bin
Senator Aldrieh's reply 10 Senator Till
ndn, IN which he refers 10 Senator Jones
OF Nevada. as the only senator outside Of |
me subcommittee who had knowledge of |
~ ~ proceedings, Is quoted at length Re |
pR.hs 10 fhs statement. Senator Jones
makes an individual parenthetical state
ment In which he says:
ne Is a member of the finance commit |
tee of the Senate. and that silch nsor,ra
tson as he obtained from the sub-comm;t-
Tee on the occasion referred TO by the
senator from Rhode Island. was inf.rma-
ZION received in legitimate Official con-
Suitation with the members of tha e,,h
committee. and that such informa,ta,,
was conveyed to Mr. Jones to no human |
Ills N any form or manner before the
psieseHttt'oh OF the particulars to the |
orderly course "e anu
~ ne ne report takes the position that the
instinct assertions of senators are moi 10 !
~ oul weished by newspaper attacks in |
StiSated by men willing tn make 60.
lneits TO newspaper correspondents with
. view 10 publication. and then. like as.
si.sSi''s VINO use the stietto in the dark |
e nehlho those correspondents and |
REUSE to permit their names to be mada
Nt ~ even Tor purposes of evidence,
would, they continue. be monstrnus
% set IN motion the investigating ~
chiiery of the Senate every tims ~
III III ~ attack upon a senator is mcede |
me committee goes at length into he
49, 49, 'i -. OF the propriety of expe,line
-, I'm etie senate press galleries and seuS
W pidseh newspaper correspondents who
MAKE raise charges. taking q nns;t;nr
AGAINST both suggestions. po'''ion
IN conclusion the committees rc,
mends that the resolution be indeanita1,.
postponed NC ihoehnitely