The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-23
AND SUGAR STOCK.
.DvERSE REPORT ON THE DEMAND
FOR AN INVESTIGATION.

uasoIutiOn Turned OOWn-Ihe re
.-+ Made by Senator Jones of Ne
odo rs Chairman of the Commit
.oe on Contingent ESpenses-The
,I1.yotions ia the Newspapers De
oIored Based ON Nothing That
warrants an investigation.
0-osbington. July Ex-senator Jones of
Nevada. chairman of the committee on
Contingent expenses, to-day submitted to
tho Senate the report of that committee
an the resolutions introduced by Senator
,rilIman for an investigation of the charg-
ss Of speculating in sugar stocks, etc. The
report takes a strong position against or
dering the investigation and is very
exhaustive review of the procedure of the
Senate in the past in such matters.
The report takes the position that aside
from the names of the newspaper men
themselves only the name of Senator
Smith of New Jersey is mentioned in the
newspapers making the charges, on which
the resolution was based. The position
is taken that the newspaper men 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 re-
port says Here is newspaper charge
made against a senator of the United
States without any averment of personal
knowledge on the part of the writer and
without the slightest particle of evidence
to sustain lt-not even as much as would
warrant justice of the peace in. summon
ing witnesses to determine the truth of
a complaint by one citizen against another
with reference to the most trifing incident
OF every day life 1t is the bold and naked
assertion of man who does not profess
or pretend to have any knowledge what
ever of the alleged fact of which he
writes. on the other hand we have a def
mite, explicit and absolute denial of the
charge from the senator affected-a denial
publicly made from his place in the Senate
upon the responsibility of his position as
d senator of the United States.
As to the clause of the resolution which
charges that brokers in New York knew
in advance as to what the finance COM
mittee would report as to the sugar sche-
dule, the committee say they can find
in the newspaper clippings presented In
support of the proposed inquiry nothing
hut indefinite illusions, insinuations.
suesses and differences drawn by CORE
the hearSay sometimes several de-
grees removed. Many of their express
sions indicate the fimsiness of the foun-
dation on which they have erected this
structure of scandal.
The attack of one of the correspondents is
characterized as "a deliberate. unfair and
envenOmed determination to, IL possible
bring upon the subcommittee of the
finance committee the contempt of the
country"
Whenever" the report continues, 1--WE
approach a statement that Judging from
the sensational head lines of the article.
seems about TO give US definite and re-
Sponsl0le information, which could be
reached by an investigation we are dis
appointed to find that instead of affording
evidence Of the alleged fact the state
mehts consist of insinuations, mysterious
nints and indefinite illusions made on the
autnorlty of some person, whose name the
correspondent does not disclose. All
lheSe Suesses, differences, and innuendos
are met IN the most direct and emphatic
manner by the statement of the senator
from Rhode Island, Mr.. Aldrich, the CHAIR
man 81 the subcommittee of the finance
committee having in charge the arrange
Heat OF the details of the tariff bill
senator Aldrich's reply 10 Senator Till
man In which he refers to Senator Jones
oil Nevada, as the only one outside of the
proceedings is quoted at length
IN replying to this statement Senator
zones makes an individual parenthetical
statement, in which he says: "He is a
member of the finance committee of the
Seuate and that such information as he
o"dined from the subcommittee on the
.dSIoh referred to by the senator from
i"ooe Island was information received
es'umate official consultation with the
"enners OF the subcommittee and that
IyH information was conveyed by Mr..
oOHrS 10 no human being in any form or
,iIuHer before the presentation of the par
15iaIs TO the Senate and it's publication
81 que ana orderly course"
me report takes the position that the
p'Suhct assertion of Senators are not TO
tlWeighed by newspaper attacks in
U7"'eu by men willing to make state
.'s 10 newspaper correspondents with
Wv TO publication, and then like as
str,i.S VINO use the stiletto in the dark.
rof,-[ 1u''u these correspondents and
Ie'use TO permit their names to he r,ade
"o"h even for purposes of evidence >,
"VuId, the report continues. he mon
'r. 10 set In motion the Investigation
, '''t ''nery Of the Senate every time thar
ar5 an atlack Is made upon a senator.
evou ',e committee concludes that IL
char 'l.iathered rumor and unsupported
7e were TO be held sufficient ground
Nnch 10 base an Investigation into the
HWY, ,ieli! conduct OF the peoples representa-
,r,.1, mere Is no legislative body. in the
tbs Ina. ,sat could for single day carry on
"oIk for which It was designed. lis
v,r, I''ne would be given over TO the
ana ol investigating rumors. whispers
o, ."'tses. Before the investigation OF
'u,h could be completed. and would
60 made Its appearance, and when the
vo',is had been investigated a third
ro55.o. nave been provided and would be
by w. which In turn would be succeeded
lourlh and the fourth by fifth.
would be no end"
$50 pom says that the Senate has on
t'l occasions held with reference 10
cf 's,a INVESTIGATIONS into the conduct
An members that "in order TO warrant
s1.,-.. I'VE . proceeding there should be
ny ,lhsihle evidence-some specific and
Imported allegation of fact from
5.,I oDs'ole source. And not merely
~. 7.uefal charges of rumors"
Nh, ,ommlttee say with reference 10
ogi-. PORTION OF the resolution which re.
th,, VIZ r,-opening OF the inquiry of 1894
and .I' new evidence has been produced
tbe al me proceeding in the courts On
"'.l'I or certain contftu, a cin,,s ,,,it