The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-29

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y big FISH in the pools commented Mr.
Illm3n with mock humor t4r AZ 5tsss $&
He said 1t was about time these sne-
citlc charges, most of them signed, with
the names OF their authors. should 10
probed. There should be no mixture Of
the Old investigation and the new one,
Let them stand apart. he said. 'I.et us
not NIX up the Democratic sheep with
.ne republican goats, but let's have a
Immigration" Itwas not q time when
senators should sit here apparently
Sllenceu by coWardice or corruption The
republicans had received the recent
campaign contributions from ..the octo-
pus ne snid, and 1t should be brought
20 the light before the American peonle
If this gang Of thieves ana robbers
were to have all they wanted, then let
The American laboring man realize what
q glorious Senate represented him at
Washington. +. " -
In conclusion. Mr. illman reiterated
that II the Senate Is rotten to the bot
TOM 1t should be proved If these
charges were false, then the lies should
be laid bare. II enc charges were
true. then, he said, Tie guilty Senators
should De turned out and the Senate
purged '''>'S1
AlIDla1CH REPLIES.
MI. Aldrich, Republican member or
me FINANCE Committee. ana in charge
or the tariff BILL took the floor. as Mr.
rnlllhan closed. He stepped forward
rom MS rear seat and spoke calmly and
deliberately, but With intense enrnest-
ness; lie spoke OF the task OF any man
seeking TO frame Il tariff bill and the
proneness to question his motives. In
view or the statement OF the South
carolina Senator, Alr. Aldrich said II
was monument OH him to make a state
meht as TO the circumstances surround
ing the framing OF the sugar. scheG,Ia
IL hhd been charged or Inferred he
sald' that the sugar trust dictated tho
sugar schedule -
put desire TO say to the Senate, to
the senator tTfllmnn) and to every man
~ me united States that no person con
n ~. Win the Sugar trust at any time
VI " any place influenced the frnmjn.,
OF me sugar schedule, or received infnr.
iIa,ioh as tc~its character. ] desire to
n'ake the statement as broad MS the
hnEiish language can make IT,
VT. tidfich said that no person out
s .io o. me committee had~.ny informa
,lon az to the subject until two DAYS
before 1t was reported Then the Snno'
tor from Nevada, Mr.. Jones, had been
SHOWN the schedule. This was nni,,
,nirts-SlN hours before the report on tbe
III. NO human being beyond this had
received The slightest Information
ana any man who says so, or init
Il. ~
20 DE denounced in Il way which would
not DE parliamentary here
MT. lliin1an interrupted TO saw that bo
had not made charges; he had ,neraIv
SuDiilttcd inc statements now circulated
pelofe the public. with the authors,
names signed. These writer's had tho
issht TO accuse the Finance COMMITTEE
II they could prove their statemants
and Will you submit TO it ~ he said M
dressing Mr. Aldrich ~
ne latter. proceeding, said tho fu1,-
es' investigation was cnurtcd. there ,vo G
nothinG To conceal. In answer to n
question by Mr.. Chandler. Aldrich saj Id
~ knew no more Of the Broker White
-" .tu pech referred to-, than he did of
never seen him that he knew OF No
reformation ever went from that COM
intttee room, over any telephone ia INV
one. The Senator said lie had never
pouGht on sold share of sugar stool,
~ resented anu denied all such init
,,a".,u,s. IL was easy for correspondents
10 maize such charges, but he declared
.heN were absolutely false. Without
.Irther debate the resolution was ro
IeIfe" |" the Committee on Contingent
Expenses. and on motion or Mr.. Aid
~ INC senate took up the tariff bill.
~ 2:lo the first schedule (chcmicaD
Was completed and the next schedule ~
lailns to earths, earthenware and glass
ware. entered upon
~ 3o'clock Mr.. Aldrich yielded to NJ
gent requests from Democratic Sena :
tors that the bill be laid aside. Mr. Vest
.ciil'fAeu III this connection that more
prosrcsa hau been made in three days
bill debate ''o''-
me senate then went into executive
session ana soon after adjourned