The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-29

WAcdiNGTON. May 2s.-Affer a ionc
period OF silence. Titlman of South Caro-
Ina startled the senate today by a speech
rs, less dramatic In lis delivery than sen.
sationai In it's allegations. He preceded /,
bs presenting resolution for the appoint
HaanI of special e5usnittee OF Gyc sena-
tors 10 investigate charges OF speculation
nf senator's while the tariff bill was be
Tore the finance committee. In advocating
the resolution, TiIlmsn threw aside the
usual conventionalitses OF the senate. and
with piainnesa of speech seldom heard
about the halls of congress called on his
associates to investigate the published
charges Of senatorial speculation.
Tfliman's resolution quotes the senate
resolution of May II. 1884. authorizing the
original inquiry. and then. after reeitine
the proceedings In the Chapman and Have
meyer trials. proceeds:
Whereas. In the last thirty days sun
1iy newspaper correspondents have open
" charged senator's with specializing in
under discussion. and also charged that
brokers' in New York knew In advance as
20 what the senate finance committee
would report as TO the sugar schedule. all
OF Whtch involves question OF the high
est privilege. to- wit: the right OF the sem
ate to protect fts members from SANDER
ana TO protect the body as whole from
nose mos, open charges OF corruption: there
Resolved. That a committee of FIVE he
appointed. with power to send for persons
and papers. 70 employ stenographer and
70 administer oaths. TO inquire. into the
truth or faisity OF The chsrges made in
May. lssS. and into the charges recently
reads and the scope OF the Investigation
investigation OF May IL 1854 as Wei as as the the
nethods pursued hy the American Sugar
Rsffning Company, better known as the
sugar trust. in controlling legislation in
It's Favor The ovaR cet, ;af
~ whether II has in any wise contributed
70 or controlled the election OF a senator
IN this body at any time"
Tho presiding officer. Frye. promptly
ruled that the resolution should 20 to the
committee on contingent expenses but
Tfl'man obtained consent to make state
ment. He said:
We have arrived at time when the
senate ran no longer afford to rest under
the damntng accusations made against SEN
the senate, then we should be purgcd Of
them. IL these reports are SANDERS then
the press galleries should be purged We
cannot afford to lay back on our dignity
any longer, ana say We viii not investi-
gate"
II had been charged that President Cieve-
land met the sugar magnates on yacht
ing trip and discussed details of the sched-
ule Of the then pending tarin bill There
was nothing 10 fasten that damnins ac-
cusation on the president. T.llmsn said
but Senator Jones OF Arkansas had re-
Gently furnished evidence to the effect that
the president toid him the trust should
have quarter cent a pound.
Jones quickly arose, and stated that on
two occasions Mr.. Cleveland had said 10
him that he thought the quarter cent on
raw sugar was necessary to the American
rehneries and that one-eighth cert would
drive the reffners out OF business
pxnrnaAfno IL gatf H..
Mr.. Cleveland desired TO carry out bar
gain. and IL so the senate ought to find il
out.
Here Gray OF Delaware. chairman of the
former sugar investigating committee in
terrupted. The statement, he said that a
sugar schedule had been made upon Mr.
Benedic,'s yacht when the president was
on board with officers OF the sugar trus.
was not true and lis fa!ssty had been es-
tablished after .he committee had probei
the statement 10 the bottom
Continuing. Tii.man exclaimed.
Both parties are involved. and ore is
as deep IN the mud as the other is IN rhe
mlre- You know OF the reports against
certain members OF the old finance com
mlttae. and now We have more damnfpy
accusations against this present commit
tee
Fs;ias Of Alabama interrupted to ask
Tiiman not 10 deal in genera,itlss but 10
That Is what want an inquiry for
10 mark tness men,. responded Tfiimar
II do not wan; the poor man 10 suffer
while the miIiionsires arc turned loose
After the protests from Pettus thae TILL
man should name AZ least one senstor ac-
cases. Tilinlaa went on TO state that when
the former tariff bin was framed the
finance COMMITTEES had left their commits
tee room and had taken quarters at the
Arlington hotel.
'srhe senator IS grossly mistaken" in
serrupfess Vest. The Democrats members
of the finance committee All nos 30 70 mo
Arlington hotel or anywhere else o,,s
TYIiman said he was glad the Democratic
party was relieved 20 his extent but
added:
'.Scw. no one denies that for the las.
tao months rooms AZ the Arlington have
been oecuaied ny the fnsace committee,
York ar. easy reach of sgenfs ~ tea
sugar trust. Why is q that the sugar
trust ran always command a specific. in
stead Of ar at vslorem. daIy7 WAY Was
ii that they cleared ss sa esss IN .b-as,
years. I; was the Democratic PARTY who
made It possible "a sSas And nc~ with a
dssgTscef and deaaoSsi!xed pernocrafla
party naf ~ power and the Republicans
ia charge ~ affairs. We hava another
dsmnsng evidence Of the sugar trasr's :
power
caacasiens. ard ee read H number of Siy,
FL articles IN the newSpapers OF New
York C-hieaEe and elsewhere making VA
YioGs charges against senator's sonss by
name The first article began: Smith
Ahead on sugar" ard spoke 81 the New
Jersey ssnasog's selling $3.50 shares OF
Sugar ssoSk ssoft. AZ n nrasit - s. sa
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tinss.
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SaSar stock had BEEN san6lss the dav w.
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