The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-23

Washington, July Ex-senator Jone:
of Nevada, chairman of the com1nitte,
on contingent expenses, today sub.
mitted the report of that committee or
the resolution introduced by Mr.. TIL
man for an investigation of the CHI --es
of Specializing in sugar. stocks, e.
The report takes a strong position
against ordering the investiga ton. and
is an exhaustive review of the pro-
cedure of the senate in the past in such
matters.
The report takes the position that
aside from the pames of the newspaper
men themselves. only the name of
senator Smith of New Jersey, is men
toned in the newspapers, making the
charges on which the resolution was
based. The position is taken that the
newspaper men do not count 'inasrnuca
as those gentlemen do not profess TO
write from knowledge and usually. if
not always, declining to disclose the
sources of their information
with reference TO Senator Smith, the
report says:
There is newspaper charge made
against senator of the United States
without any aver1nent of personal
knowledge on the part of the writer,
and without the slightest particle of
evidence to sustain it-not even as
much as would warrant a justice of
the peace in summoning witnesses to
determine the truth of a complaint by
one citizen against another with refer
ence to the most trifling incident of
every day life 1t is the bold and
naked assertion of a man who does NOT
profess or pretend TO have any know
ledge whatever of the alleged fact of
watch he writes. On the other hand
we have definite. explicit and absolute
denial Of the charge from the senator
aHected-a denial publicly made from
his place in the senate upon the re-
sponsibiNty OF his position as a senator
of the United States
AS to the clause of the resolution
which claims that the brokers in New
OK knew in advance what the COM
mittee would report in regard to the
on sugar, the committee re-
port they can find nothing in the clipp-
lngs from the newspapers presented
in support OF the proposed inquiry.
nothing but indefinite illusions, insinu-
atoms, guesses and differences drawn
by correspondents from hearsay, state |
ments and hearsay sometimes several |
degrees. removed. Many of their ex-
pressions indicate the ffimsiness of the I
foundation on which they have erected |
this structure of scandal"
The attack OF one of the correspond
ants is characterized as "a deliberate. |
Unfair and envenomed determination /
%, If possible. bring upon the sub
committee of the finance committee the
contempt of the country
Whenever" the report continues.
we approach q. statement that judg-
ng from the sensational heading of the
lrtiele seems about to give us definite
md responsible fnforma ton which
ould be reached by an investigation.
We are disappointed to find that instead
I ahordlns evidence of the alleged fact
he statements consist of insinuations.
Mysterious hints and indefinite aliu-
ions made on the authority of some
erson whose name the correspondent
oes not disclose All these guesses,
1ferenceS and inuendoeS are met in the
lost direct and emphatic manner by
ne statement of the senator
rom Rhode Island. Mr.. Aldrlch.
he chairman Of the subcommittee of
he finance committee. having in
harge the arrangement of the details
the tariff bill
ALDRICH'S STATEMENT.
Senator Aldrich's reply to Senator
in which he refers to Senator
ones of Nevada as NE only senator
itslde OF the subcommittee who had
noWledge of its proceedings. is quoted
length. Replying TO this statement.
enator Jones makes an Individual {
atement, in which he says -hc Is a
emDer OF the finance committee of the
nate, and that such Information as he
,taiEed from the subcommittee on Y
ie occasion referred TO by the senator
ON Rhode Island was information !
ceived IN legitimate consultation with (
lie members of the committee. and
at such information was conveyed
y A1r- Jones 10 no human being in !,
~ form or manner before the presen- =
ton of the particulars to the senate =
I'd its publication in due and orderly a
urse." n
SENATORS VS.. NEWSPAPERS. r
rhe report takes the position that dis Z
let assertions of senator's is not TO be :
weighed by newspaper attacks in !,
gated by men willing to make n
Elements to newspaper correspond Of
is with view Of publication, and Il
en-, like an assassin who uses the y
letto in the dark, skulk behind the "
respondents and refuse to permit :"
cir names to be made known, even
t would, they continue. be monstrous
set in motion the investigating ma nj
merry Of the senate every time such :,
attack is made upon a senator. -
hey say that the senate mas on sew 10
Il occasions held with reference to bl
posed Investigations into the con- ca
ct of its members that in order to a
rrant so grave proceeding there W
'uld be some tangible evidence-some III
cine and properly supported allega- 10
n OF the act from a responsible
rce and not merely vague general
irges Of rumers.''
he committee says with reference 10
portion of the resolution which re- W.
res the recpening of the INQUIRY of Al
|, than no new evidence has been ha
duced and that the proceedings in ca
coulfs in the matter of certain in
tumacious witnesses do not SHOW be
PROBABILITY on securing Information pi1
ond that already adduced." We
ONLY ONE CONVICTION.
hey call attention to the fact that Y
III the prosecutions growing our Of J..
former inquiry there was only one "a.
viction, the others being acquitted me me
the ground that the questions nut vi, ~,
hem were not pertinent The com the
tee contends that the status cannot of
-AdnSSd Dy IcOpenlng the case. ing
18th reference to the nropositioy Gig
inquiry be made whatbs- 49, tax
ar trt,sf ..has ccrt,x,,,.-, ME
rolled ~ 1870 III "a ueeu ~ or sta
body at any time" tlhe committee
-esses the opinion that the time to :.
stigate a subject of that character =
be when some evidence is offered tur
ihow cause for the inquiry, and int
; that upon the election CT a SEN prss
his political or other opponents ton for,
suhiOien.iy dcuNe and alert in full