The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-29
TILLMAN'SPITCHFORK
AGAIN WELDED WITH VIGOR IN
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
Thrust at Brother Members Who Are
Alleged to Have SpecuIated in
Sugar Trust Shares.
SENSATIONAL ALLEGATIONS
BASED ON CHARGES MADE BY NEWS
PAPER CORRESPONDENTS.
Resolution Introduced Asking that a
Committee BE Appointed to In
vestigatc the Matter.
DENIAL BY SENATOR HLDRICH
WHO DENOUNCED THE REPORTS AS
FALSE AND DEFAMAToRY.
InsinUatiOns Against Mr.. Cleveland
Sugar Trust Secretary searIes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. May 2S-"Pitchfork''
Tillman made some wild charges to-day re-
garding speculation by senator's which the
Senate would like very much to ignore, but
the senators who feel that way do not
know that they can afford to do So A
speech of Senator Aldrich, in which he
stamped the reports of corruption as false
and defamatory and counting the fullest
investigation, may not satisfy the coun-
try, and another committee may be found
necessary. The resolution calling for the
appointment of such committee has been
referred to one of the most inert commit
tees in the Senate-that of contingent ex-
penses-over which Senator Jones, of Ne
vada, presides. 1t takes volcanic explo-
sion to move Senator Jones to action, and
it may be some time before report is
made, if at all, on the Tillman proposition.
The 'pitchforker's' speech was no less
dramatic in it's delivery than sensational
in its allegations He preceded it by pre-
senting a resolution for the appointment of
a special committee of five senators to in
vestigate charges of speculation by sena-
tors while the tariff bill was before the
committee. In advocating the resolution
tionalltes of the Senate, and with a plain
ness of speech seldom heard about the
halls of Congress called on his associates to
investigate the published charges of sena-
torial speculation, and if found true, purge
the Senate of those who debauched it. Mr..
Aldrich, in charge of the tariff bill, an
swered Mr.. Tillman in sweeping denial.
Considerable progress was made on the
tariff bill, thirteen pages being covered.
Several votes were taken, but the finance
committee had a liberal majority in every
instance The Democratic members of the
finance committee made a strong effort to
reduce the rates on window glass, but their
amendments to this effect were defeated.
The bill will be considered tomorrow, the
usual Saturday recess being abandoned.
TILLMAN'S RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Tillman's resolution quotes the Sen
ate resolution of May IL 1894, authorizing
the original inquiry, and then, after recitlng
the proceedings in the Chapman and Have
meyer trials, proceeds:
Whereas, Within. the last thirty days
sundry newspaper correspondents nave
openly charged senator's with speculattinig
is under discussion, and also charged that
brokers in New York knew in advance as
to what the Senate finance committee
would report as to the sugar schedule, all
of which involves a question of the highest
privilege, to-wit, the right of the Senate to
protect its members from slander and to
protect the body as a whole from these
open charges of corruption; therefore, be it
Resolved That committee of five be
appointed, with power to send for persons
and papers, to employ a Stenographer ana
administer oaths, to inquire into the truth
or falsehood of the charges made in May
1894 and into the charges recently made
and the scope of the investigation shall
cover everything embraced in the resolu-
tion of May II, 1854, as well as the methods
pursued by the American Sugar Refining
Company, better known as the Sugar Trust
in controlling legislation in its favor at the
present time; and especially whether 1t has
in any wise contributed to or controlled the
election of a senator in this body at any
time
The presiding officer Mr.. Frye, promptly
ruled that the resolution should go to the
committee on contingent expenses, but Mr.
Tllman obtained consent to make a state
ment: I'VE have arrived at a time" he be-
gan, when the Senate can no longer afford
to rest under the damning accusations
made against senators, If there are men
here debauching the Senate, then we should
be purged of them If these reports are
ISLANDERS, then the press galleries should be
purged. We cannot afford to lay back en-
our dignity any longer and say we will not
investigate" 1t had been charged that
mates on a yacht and discussed the details
of the schedule of the then pending tariff
bill There was nothing to fasten that
"damning accusation" on the President
Mr.. Timan said, but Senator Jones, of Ar
kansas, had recently furnished evidence to
the effect that the President told him the
Trust should have Il cent a pound.
Mr.. Jones quickly arose and stated that
on two occasions Mr.. Cleveland had said to
him that he thought the "A cent on raw
sugar was necessary to the American re-
fineries, and that a 1s-cent rate would drive
the retiners out of BUSINESS. TI.
Proceeding, Mr.. T1llman said that it
might be Mr.. Cleveland's desire to carry
out bargain, and If so the Senate ought
to find it out
Here Mr.. Gray of Delaware. chairman of
the former Sugar investigating committee,
interrupted. The statement. he said, that
sugar schedule has been made up on Mr..
Benedicts yacht when the President was
on board with officers of the Sugar Trust
was not true, and its falsity had been es-
tabliShed after the committee had Drobed
the statement to the bottom.
Continuing Mr. Tillman said: Both par
ties are involved, and one is as deep in the
mud the other is in the mire. You know
of the reports against certain rnemb ars of
the old finance committee and now we have
more damnlng accusations against the
present committee"
ASKED TO NAME A SENATOR.
Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama, interrupted to
ask Mr. Tillman not to deal in generalities
but TO put a mark on the senators by name
THAT is what / want an inquiry for-to
mark these men," responded Mr. Tillman
II do not want the poor man to suffer
while the millionaire is turned loose"
After protests from Mr.. Pettus that Mr.
Tilman should name at least one senator
accused, Mr.. Tillman went on to state that
when the former tariff bin was framed the
finance committee had left its room and
had taken quarters at the Arlington Hotel.
The senator is grossly mistaken" +" inter-
rupted Mr. Vest of the finance committee
THE Democratic members of the finance
committee did not go 10 the Arlington Ho-
tel, or anywhere else outside their commit
tee room at the Capitol"
Mr.. Tillman said he was glad the Demo-