Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-29
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ana the new one.
Let ussnot mix up the Democratic
sheep with the Republican goats" he
said. but let's have fumisatiou." It
was not time when seators should sit
here apparently silenced by cowardice
or corruption. The Republicans had
received the recent campaign con.rihu-
lions from ''the octupus," he said, and
1t should be brought to the light before
the American people. II this gang of
thieves and robbers" were to have all
they wanted, then let the American la
bering man realize what a glorious SEN
ate represented him at Washington. In
conclusion Tillman reiterated that IL the
senate is rotten to the bottom" it
should be proved. II these charges were
false then the lies should be laid hare.
If the charges were true. then. he said,
the guilty senators should be turned
out and the senate purged.
ALDRICH REPLIES TO TILLMAN.
Sugar Trust Had Nothing Whafever to Do
with the Schedule.
Aldrich. Republican member CT the
finance committee in charge Of the tar
if bill. Immediately took the noor as
Tillman closed. 1t had been charged, or
bpferred. he said. that the sugar trust
dictated the sugar schedule. But I de-
sire to say to the senate, to the senator
[Tillmanl and to every man in the Unit
ed States that no person connected with
the sugar trust at any time or at any
place Influenced the framing Of the
sugar schedule or received information
as to its character. I desire to make
the statement as broad as the English
language can make it." Aldrich said
that no living person outside CT the
members Of the committee had any in
formation as to the subject until thirty
six hours before it was reported.
Then the senator from Nevada GJonesl
had been shown the schedule. No HUI
man being beyond this had received the
slightest information. And any man
who says SO, or intimates So" added
Aldrich, deserves to be denounced in O
way which would not be parliamentary
here"
Tillman interrupted to say that he had
not made the charges; he had merely
submitted public statements with the
authors names signed
Aldrich, proceeding, said the fullest
investigation was courted; there was
nothing to conceal. No information ever
went from chat committee room to any
telephone. to any one. He (Aldrich) had
never bought or sold a share of sugar
stock. 1t was easy for Correspondents to
make such charges, but they were abso-
lutely false. Without further debate the
resolution was referred to the commit
tee on contingent expenses. and on mo-
ton Of Aldrich the senate took up the
tariff bill.
Jones OF Nevada. chairman Of the
committee on contingent expenses Of the
senate, has not yet called a meeting of
his committee for the purpose Of con-
sidering the Tillman resolution. 1t is
believed to be probable that the resolu-
ton will be reported back to the SEN
ate. and that the senate will order an
investigation. There may be some delay
on the part of the committee in acting
on the resolution, but the presumption
is that If report is not soon forthcom-
Ing a motion will be made to discharge
the committee and bring the resolution
before the senate. That would mean a
direct vote, and it is believed probable
that on such a proposition the senate
would vote to consider the resolution
and order the investigation. The de
claration of Senator Aldrich that the
members of the subcommittee on
finance courted the fullest investigation
Is regarded by some senator's as a
challenge which must be met, and can
be met only with an investigation.
Trial of Sugar Trust Searles.
Washington, May 29-The trial of
John E. Searles. secretary Of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company, yesterday
followed that of President Havemeyer,
who was acquitted Thursday by order
Of Judge Bradley. The government pre-
sented its case very briefly, whereupon
the defense, following the tactics pur-
sued in the Havemeyer case. moved that
the judge order an acquittal for three
reasons. viz: That the questions Searles
refused to answer were irrelevant to the
inquiry; that they were individual, NOT
committee questions. and that even II
they were authorized by the senate res
olution the senate did not possess juris-
diction. The motion was argued al
length by the counsel on both sides. aft
er which the court adjourned until
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