The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-04
SENATOR'S AND SUGAR
TiIlman Makes a Motion for an
Open Investigation.
OBJECTION MADE BY GALLINGER.

After Considerable Discussion the south
Carolina senator Withdraws His Mo-
ton - Final Hearing of the Railroad
Pooling Bill i'm Committee Again Post
poned-House Sustains the Ruling of
Speaker Reed Return of the President.
/ Washington, June 4.-Senator Tillman
Thursday moved that the committee on
contingent expenses be discharged from
the consideration of the resolution for
investigation OF the charges i'm regard
TO sugar speculation and bring the reso-
luton before the senate. Gallinger
member of the committee, said that ne
objected to Tillman's motion and add
ed that the committee in it's own good
time would make a report after care
fully considering the matter. Vest
quoted a speech of Senator Thurman
regarding a demand made on a time by
Louisiana senator for an investigation.
Thurman said that a senator of the
United States had recourse to the courts
the same as any other citizen and nc
investigation was ordered. Tillman
said he was not concerned as to the
charges against himself, and he pro-
posed to have these charges investigat
ed because an attempt had been made
to attract attention from the fire he
was building in front.
What He Was After.
He saw no reason why any
senator should not want charges
investigated. What he wanted was
t. find out whether the senate or
any senator belonged to the sugar trust.
Gallinger said the question was wheth
er the word OF Senators Aldrich and
Smith was to be taken by the senate.
RE said the charges against the COM
mittee on finance and Senator Smith
were vague and indefinite. Tlllman
said what he wanted was to bring the
newspaper men before the bar Of the
senate and put the questions to them
and If they refused TO answer put them
in jail If they had lied about the SEN
ate or senators they should be punished
for contempt Gallinger said there was
no necessity to railroad the resolution
through the senate. Tillman replied
that railroad was necessary as congress
would adjourn as soon as the tariff bill
passed Gallinger referred to the last
sugar investigation and he considered
1t an outrage that he and other sena-
tors were dragged before the committee
of investigation to swear that they were
honest men.
Left Under an Imputation.
Tilman said the necessity for swear
ing senator's was because a witness had
exculpated one senator and then re-
fused to answer as to others, leaving
the balance under an imputation. The
witness had been sent to jail for refus-
ing to answer and now he would be
compelled to answer. Tillman said he
would not ask the senate to discharge
the committee if Jones. the chairman.
had not told him he had not been able
TO get the other members to meet with
him.
Jones of Arkansas-The chairman of
the committee could not have made sucn
a statement because II was not true.
Tilman-He told me he had tried to
get a meeting and could not.
Jones Of Arkansas-The chairman OF
the committee will not so state in his
place in the senate, as there had been
a meeting of the committee to consider
the resolution.
Tillman withdrew his motion to dis
charge the committee. saying he did
not wish to cast any imputation on the