The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-03

but added: Nov, no one denies that
Tor the last two months rooms at the Ar
llngton have been occupied by the finance
committee, in easy touch with the tele-
phone to New York and easy reach of
agents of the sugar trust"
Why was it. he asked, that the sugar
trust can always command specific in
stead of an ad yalorem duty? Why was
it that they cleared $25,O00,0 900 in three
years? 1t was the democratic party who
made it possible in 1894. land now" he
proceeded, with disgraced and demon
allied democratic party out of power and
the republicans in charge of affairs, we
have another damning evidence of the
sugar trusts power"
specifications, and had read a number of
signed articles in the newspapers of New
York, Chicago and elsewhere, making Sc
rious charges against senators, some by
name.
The first article began "Smith ahead on
sugar." and spoke of the New Jersey
senator selling 5000 shares of sugar stock
short at profit of $4,000.
Mr.. Smith was not in the chamber at
the time. Another article spoke of the
"large profit to senator's" and stated
that 5000 shares of sugar stock had been
handled the day before for three sena-
tors.
Mr.. Tillman said it was about time
these specific charges, most of them signed
with the names of their authors, should
be probed. There should be no mixture
of the old investigation and the new one.
LET us not mix up the democratic
sheep with the republican goats" he
said, "but let us have a fumigation."
1t was not time when senators should
sit here, apparently silenced by cowardice
or corruption. The republicans had re-
ceived the recent campaign contributions
from ''the octopus" and it should be
brought to the light before the American
people.
eff this gang of robbers are to have
all they want then let the workingmen
see what kind of representatives they
have in Washington"
In conclusion, Mr.. Tillman reiterated
that if the senate is ''rotten at the bot
tom." it should be proven. If these
charges were false, then the lies should
be laid bare. If the charges were true,
then, he said, the guilty senators should
be turned out and the senate purged.
Mr.. Aldrich (rep) of the finance COM
mittee and in charge of the tariff bill, i'm
mediately took the floor as Mr.. Tillman
closed.
1t had been charged or inferred, he
said, that the sugar trust dictated the
sugar schedule. "But l desire to say to
the senate. TO the senator Crillman) and
to every man in the United States that
no person connected with the sugar trust
in any time or any place influenced the
framing of the sugar schedule or received
information as to it's character. | desire
to make the statement as broad as the
English language can make it."
Mr. Aldricb said no living person out
eide tho mamhors Of the COMMITTEES had
onv INFORMATION rs to the subject until
tbirtv-siy hours before if was reported.
Then tbe senator from Nevada (Jones)
had heen shown tbe schedule. No human
being bevond this had received the slight
est Information.
Gal w. ,,,o s,rs so -, init
an hnu Any LII hlaI NJ, wv Id!.;oh adosorros
10 Lo dononnnod in n w,oy which would
~, " W liz ,,,o,+nr,, n.y., "'"'N
ny ge p Tai. ;',ts,,ntc % CIV +ho+
bo had NOT made tha charges he had
, mv ' s,In,;ttod ,,,hi;o sta+omorts Nth
tho tons, nan'os s;nnoS
ny M .' hiSr;ob nroeood;no so;d tho fr,,os+
;,-,n.+;nat;an ,los oo,,r4oS col thoro Ir,o
nntb;nS 70 conceo, No Inflammation ever
Want FROM The COMMITTEES room to anv
toianbono or to onv one He (AIdr;chl
bod never bongbt or sold a share of sI,.
nau Heoer Gtun ~, sG for oorrosnon ID
IN ,,,ol Ia cI1ch cha hIIt thpv n h
S go false e'
Without further dabota tho resolution
os ir nfarrod a. 70 tho oomm;ttne on contin-
mao o,.,,nnsas ond ~, ,r,nt;o, 81 NJ Al
ELI AZ" on,tn tooi, ,m tha tor;ff Hi
M Mn We onosoS tho | nronnSod ;nnrooso
-, snao col si, fppu, to ) IN of a cont nor
un sU1'a a1 ,rfa;r 20 soon mo,korS and tbot
pounu ,,, as uih hnr hann ndo hrt for tbe
e. Mo th4 NJ NJ, H Iao o &c Nawodo ,bara tho
,'r;no;noi donoS;ts oe Sodo oSb in tba conn
pnrno,afe uI'i i; y, omhor Of tba f;nomno
uS a,H lo"A'' 10 =" ''ie''@- VI 'i''
'o Wr Stou,or+ of Nevada offered the
,,'nnd,nont and Nassrs offarv Wal
tI,au Pno Th;,to,' nrotoStad ano;pst Il
T 1mali paHoL ,U ras ooraod 70 utbont
d; ivy or' hmt wos " reco5sidered and nj.
i u,r ,eiTI 70 oo over 70 nerm;t Mr. GRAY to
ho boorJ en- II
W T heaou , Um cnlv br;of discussion on
+hn nar,o;n;no noro oranbs of the cbemi-
cal schedule Mr. ZONES stating that while
tbar ,,.oro not occented without nrotest
Inv tm! W. dor,no W tbosa in nharoe of III,
5sm nmr interests considered if nnneces-
So ~, 70 consnme t;me to no avail
'" Tbo ~ reTt schedule relating 70 eartbs.
% rthonr,oro and Glassware was entered
,,nn ,neH"" "-
"pS or,ondmont LIMITING the fro brick
70 no ;mnortnd at 81 % ner TON TO those
W, ,,o;ob;na loss than ten mounds eocb was
" nentad
Tbn d,,+, IN portland and other Nv