Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
MADE MONEY IN SUGAR.
Senator Tillman Wants the Newspaper
Charges Investigated.

Charges Investigated.
Washington, May 3l.-After long
period of silence, Senator Tillman
startled the senate today by speech no
less dramatic in its delivery than SEN
sational in its allegations. He pre-
ceded it by presenting a resolution for
the appointment of special committee
OF five senators to investigate charges
of speculation by senators while the
tariff bill was before the finance COM
mittee. In advocating the resolution,
Tillman threw aside the usual conven-
tionalities of the senate and with plain
ness of speech seldom heard about the
halls of congress called on his associates
to investigate the published charges of
senatorial speculation, and if found
true, to purge the senate of those who
debauched it.
Aldrich, in charge of the tariff bill,
answered Tillman in a sweeping denial.
The Tillman resolution was referred
to the committee on contingent expenses
of the senate.
Considerable progress was made on
the tariff, 10 pages being covered.
Several votes were taken during the
day, but the finance committee had a
liberal majority in every instance.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee made strong effort to reduce
the rates on window glass, but their
amendments to this effect were defeat
ed.
Tillman's resolution quotes the sem
ate resolution Of May II, 1894, author
izing the original inquiry and then,
after reciting the proceedings in the
Chapman and Havemeyer trials, pro-
ceeds:
whereas, In the last 80 days sun
dry newspaper correspondents have
openly charged senators with speculat-
ing in sugar stocks, while the sugar
schedule is under discussion, and have
also charged that brokers in New York
knew in advance as to what the senate
hnance committee would report as to
the sugar schedule, all of which in
wolves a question of the highest
privilege, towit: The right of the sem
ate to protect its members from slander
and to protect the body as a whole from
these open charges of corruption, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That committee of five
be appointed with power to send for
persons and papers, to employ stem
ographer, and to administer oaths-to
inquire into the truth or falsity 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 resolution
OF May II, 1894, as we'll as the meth
ods pursued by the American Sugar Re-
timing Company, better known as the
sugar trust, in controlling legislation
in its favor at the present time, and es-
pecially whether it has in any wise
contributed to or controlled the elec-
tion of senator in this body at any
time"
The presiding officer (Frye) prompt
ly ruled that the resolution should 90
to the committee on contingent ex-
penses, but Tillman obtained consent
to make statement.
I'VE have arrived at time," he be-
gan, when the senate can no longer
afford to rest under damning accusa-
tions made against senators. If there
are men here debauching the senate,
then we should be purged of them ii
these reports are ISLANDERS, then the
press galleries should be purged. We
cannot afford to lay back on our dignity
any longer and say we will not investi
gate"