The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-03
IN CONTORTIONS.
The Scaly Sugar Trust Writh-
ing in the Senate.
Seeking to Escape One-Eyed
TilIman's Fork.
TODAY He DEMANDS
That the Sugar Trust Investi-
cation Be Held
Right in Open Session Before
the People.
A RUSH RIGHT OFF
BY Certain Senators to Prevent
Such s'Indecent Exposure
Gallinger of New Hampshire
Seems Most Scared.

Washington, June 3.-Senator Tillman
today moved that the senate com
mittee on contingent expenses be dis
charged from the consideration of the
resolution for the investigation of the
charges in regard to sugar speculation
and bring the resolution before the sen
ate.
Senator Gallinger. member of the
committee, said that he objected to Mr.
Tillman'S motion, and added that the
committee in its own good time would
make report after carefully consider
ing the matter.
Senator Vest quoted from a speech of
Senator Thurman regarding a demand
made one time by a 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 no investigation was
ordered.
Mr. Tilman said he was not concern
ed as to the charges against himself,
and he proposed to have these charges
investigated because an attempt had
been made to attract attention from
the fire he was building in front. He
saw no reason why any senator should
not want charges Investigated. What
he wanted was to ind out whether the
senate or any senator belonged to the
sugar trust.
Mr.. Gauinger said the question was
whether the word of Senators Aldrfch
ate He said the charges against the
committee on finance anG Senator
Smith were vague and indefinite
Mr.. TilIman 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 senate or senators they should
be punished for contempt.
Mr.. Ganinger said there was no
necessity to railroad the resolution
through the senate.
Mr.. Tillman replied that railroading
was necessary, as congress would ad-
journ as soon as the tariff bill passed
Mr.. Gallinger referred to the last su-
gar investigation and he considered it
an outrage that he and other senators
were dragged before the committee of
investigation to swear that they We're
honest men.
Mr. Tlllman said the necessity for
swearing senators was because a wit
ness had eXcUlpated one senator and
then refused to answer as to Others
leaving the balance under an imputa-
ton. The witness had been sent to
Jail for refusing to answer and now he
would be compelled to answer.
Mr.. Tllman said that he would not
ask the senate to discharge the COM
mittee if Mr.. Jones, the chairman, had
not told him he had not been able to get
the other members to meet him.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas-The chairman
of the committee could not have made
such a statement because it was not
true.
Mr. TiIlman-He told me he had tried
to get a meeting and could not.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas-The chairman
of the committee viii not so state in
his place in the senate, as there had
been a meeting of the committee to
consider the resolution
Mr. Ti1man withdrew his motion to
discharge the committee, saying he did
not wish to cast any imputation on the
committee.