The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-23
nut A PROPER SUBJECT FOR I'M NlEy1UII1al
Senator Jones Committee Reports 81
mans Sugar Scandal Resolution ions.
UlD COMPROMISE THE DIGNITY OF THE IID|
no weight Should Be Given toStatenents of NeVsapsg
Men in the Face Of Senator's Dental 5SSSs
Washington, D. c., July 22, 1897


senator Jones, Of Nevada, chairman
Of the COMMITTEES on Contingent Ex-
| penses. to-day submitted 10 the Senate
Inc report OF that committee on the re-
solution introduced by Senator Tillmnn
LOT an investigation of The charges or
speculating In sugar stocks, ETC. The
report taxes a strong position against
ordering the investigation and Is a very
exhaustive review Of the procedure OF
ne u.s.. ?ent!a IN the past In such matters.
ne report takes the position that
aside from the names Of the newspaper
men themselves, only the name OF Sena-
LOT smith, OF New Jersey, Is mcntio ed
IN me newspapers making the charges
on which the resolution was based. The
posllioh IS taken that the newspaper
men 90 not count. ''inasmuch as those
gentlemen do not profess to write from
hhoWicdEe and usually, IL not always.
uecllne 10 disrlose the sources OF the,,,
informatio N.
Win reference to Senator Smith tho
report says: '''' 80 80
ile1e Is u newspaper charge made
It,lst ,,'itIn,, senator Of the United States
"'iiout any averment or personal
hlo"ienge on the part OF the writer
ana without the slightest particle or
HNlIence TO sustain it--not even aa
.nuch MS would warrant a Justice or
me ,l peace In summonlng Witnesses to
-, ,''S ti'e tTutn OF q complaint by
ohe clllHen against another with refer,
ence 70 the most trfling Incident of
cFerS DAY life. 1t Is the bold and naked
assertion OF Il man who does not nro-
ieSs Or pretend to have any lenowled 90
,whateVer of the alleged fact Of whict
Nv writes. On the other hand we have
uelnlte. explicit and absolute dnniof
OF tho charge from the Senator a nasested i,.ti
ufiil,l publicly made from his pla CO
~ me senate Upon the responsfbilitv
" ms position. as n Senator of the
united States" S
:. ns to the clause or the resolution
winch charges that brokers IN Nor.
York knew In advance as to what ~
finance ,,lihce Committee would report as to
me sugar schedule" the committees Cav
.ney can find In the newspaper cljpn,nTrs
piGSehted III support OF the nronnsnf ;n
nu.rS' ,' nothing but Indefinite delusIons
,',s IONS. suesscs and differences
81 'm 49, ~ correspondents from hearsay
sehtelnents and the hearsay sometimes
several degrees removed. Many or thai
tt, tttNntess1ons indicate the flimsinest. nf
toundnt1on on which they hova
e,Er'ed a,,d mis- structure OF scandal !"
~ httack Of one Of the corresDon-
tents Is characterized rs ga deliberate
uniair and envcnomed determinatIon ~
II possible, bring upon the am ~ 49,. ~
nll'tee OF the Finance COMMITTEES The
contempt of the country" 80
whenever" the report cop+,,,,
appro2ch statement that. i1,dr.inr O.
rom the sensational headings or ths a.,
sitie' seems about to give US def]n1ta
,.'u =, Iespohsible Information which could
~, ~ ,enoie" by an investiga tion, we arc
disappointed to find that instead -
ailording evidence Of the alleged fact ,l :,
statements consist or insnua,ions, mvsl
ferrous hints. and indefinite allusione :
made on the authority Of some nersnra
whcse name the correspondent dne, T,t
dlsc!ose. All these guesses, inferencns
ana lnnuendoe2. are met In the most al,
rect ana emphatic manner by the state
.mehL OIL me senator fom Rhode Island.
MT. Aidrlch, the chairman Of the ain,
committee OF the Finance Comm,ttao
naVlns IN charge the arrangement oY tho
DETAILS OF the tariff bill" 4f' =
senator Aldrich's reply ITO Sen,,or
human, IN which he refers TO Senator
Jones. Of Nevada, as the only Sen,tnr
outside OF the subcommittee who haa
kno"ledge OF it's proceedings, ts quoted
at length. a'otou i'te,-'
Replying to this statement sena+os
Jones makes an individual parenfheticaI
statement In which he says: n
lie is q member OF the Finance af,o,,,
m'ttee or the Senate, and that such IN
lorihation' a $ he obtained from the SUR
committee on the occa sion referred =,
ny thes senator from Rhode Island was
inlormation received in leGItimate on :.
clal consultation with the men,barn NJ
the b-commiitee, and that such infor-
nation was conveyed by Mr. Jones r.
no human being In any form or manner
before the presentatio Of the part|cu-
lars TO the Senate and this publication
IN due and orderly course" 4} I
'Ehe report takes the position that thn
distinct assertions Of Senators are moi
10 be outweighed by newspaper attacks
lnstigated by men willing to make.
sta ateneits to newspaper correspondenfs
with view to publication and then
IKE assassins who use the stiletto IN the
dark, skulk behind those corr respon dent
and refuse to permit their names to r,a
made known, even for purposes or .evi-
dence." T' $1--fg9Is3-E5
1T would" the report continues. ..ha
monstrous to set In motion the inyes,i.
eating machinery Of the Senate eyarv
time that such an attack Is made mon
q senator and the committee CONCLUDES
that if every unfeathered srun1or ind
charge We're to be h 1ald 81, q
ficient ground on3whlch to base an m
yest!gation into the official Conc d i int# 81
the peoples REPRESENTATIVES, there IL. 40
legislative body in the 5Wosld that could
for a single day carry on t he work for
which IT was 8des tgn ned; St ts an tire fins
W:oul be given over to feSyparlsa of al.
vest lgattne rum orsgI ii tspars md
charges; Before he 4 invests so ton of one
shchs s! s could be- eor1p etels Ter sYnuld
have t.s app nee, 81 nd ~ tiia
;second ad been esti gal ed sps liird
ssgoqad