The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-02
TiIIman on The Sugar
Trust.
Aldrich Defends the Schedule.

Washington, May % After long
period Of sileoce Senator Tillnan of
South Carolina startled the senate to-
day by speech. 20 less dramatic 10 its
delivery than sensational 10 its aalega-
tious He preceded it by presenting
a resolution for, the appointment Of
special committee of five senators to
investigate charges of speculatious BY
senators while the tariff bill was before
the 6oapce committee. Ia advocating
the resolution Mr.. Tilmaa threw
aside the usual conveotianali;ies
of the senate and with
plainoess of speech seldom heard about
the halls CT congress. called on his as
sociates to Investigate the published
charges of senatorial speculation. and
if found true Of which purge the SEN
ate of those who debaached it. The
senator had published articles read
from the desk stating that senators had
recently made large sums Of money 10
specnla.ing 10 sugar stock aud in one
instance the name of senator was
mentioned. Mr. TH'mao spoke for
uear!y ao hour. every lioe Of bis speech
being pupcatpated with iGvective.
Mr. AIdrich, Republican member of
the 6uauce committee 10 charge of the
tariff bill, took the floor as Mr.. Tillman
closed He stepped forward from his
rear seat aud spoke calmly, deliberate
ly, but With isteDse earnestness. He
spoke of the task Of any man seeking
to frame tariff bill and the proueuess
to question bis motives. To view of the
statements of the South Carolina SEN
ator, Mr.. Aldrich said be felt it was TO-
cubent Oh him to make statement as
to the circumstances surrounding the
framing Of the sugar trust dictated the
sugar schedule.
"But desire to cay to the senate, to
the senator (Tillmau) and to every
man in the United States. that no per-
son connected with the sugar trust at
auy tine or at any pleace Influenced
the framing Of the sugar schedule. or
received reformation as to ;ts character.
I desire to make the state
mept as broad the Eoglish
language can make it," Mr..
Aldfich said that no living person out
side of the members OF the committee
had any Information as to the subject
until two days before i; was reported
Then the senator from Nevada Jones)
had been shown the schedule This
was only 36 hours before the report Of the
bill. No human being beyond this had
received the slightest Information.
''And any man who says SO, or inti-
mates so,' added MIR Aldrich deserves
to be denounced in way which would
20. be parliamentary here"
Mr.. Tiliman interrupted to say that
be had not made the charges; he had
merely submitted the statements DOW
circulated before the/public, with the
authors named signed These writer's
had the right to accuse the 6oaoce
committee if toey could prove their
statements; land will you submit to
it ?" be said addressing Mr.. Aldricb.
The latter. proceeding said the fullest
investigation was coursed: there was
nothing to conceal. 10 answer to a
question BY Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Al
drich said he knew 90 more CT Broker
White. who had beeo referred to. than
he did native Of Fiji Islands. he
had never seen him that he knew Of.
No Information ever went from that
com ul;tee room over auy telephone to
anyone The senator said he had
never bought or sold share of sugar
stock. He resented aud denied all
such intimations. It was easy for
correspondents so make such charges
but he declared they we're absolutely
false. Without further debate the res
olutioo was referred to the, committee
on contingent expenses and, on motion
Of Mr.. Aidrich, the senate took up the
tariff bill.