Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-04
lINAN IN The SENATE
ans pABBL'NG IN SUGAR
ssA'S STOCK ANNOYED HIM.
an investigation and
nlau,e BE Fixed
where II Belongs.

rs., the blame BE f'1e'
where II Belongs
MAY 29.-After long Pc
Nash"s Senator Tillman OF south
iod u s,ort,ed the senate today by
A ason no less dramatic IN us ue'S.,s
pes'. sensational in its allegations. lie
nan !, nv presenting a resolution Tor
'sse1 .o,,,ment of special committee
pc ''rators to investigate charges OF
Nv. .,an nv senator's while the tarin
pecu'A hofore the finance committee. In
locating the resolution senator iiii'"iI
wv ,side the usual conventionahties Oh
ma o,s and with a plainness OF speech
DC So. hoard about the halls OF congress
NV an his associates to investigate inc
laleu va charges of senatorial specula-
and IL found true to purge the SCH
i y" ~ those who debauched II.
msa Tman resolution was referred 10
- committee on contingent expenses oi
The senate. ,,.s ,,do on the
.o,,1 bill, 10 pages being coVereu. sew
'al ar, ,o,es were taken during the day.
erai W. so tnance committee had a liberal
pu' in every instance. The demo-
ma! Nv n,embers of the finance committee
tia so a strong effort to reduce the rates
n"' r,rdow glass, but their amendments
'. w ,Sis effect were defeated. The bill will
y. " onnsidered tomorrow, the usual Satur-
Ssv recess being abandoned.
"' The IillmNn Matter.
sonstor Tillman's resolution quotes the
,anata resolution of May H. 1894, author
,np the original inquiry, and then. after
rscitng the proceedings in the Chapman
and Havemeyer trials, proceeds:
Whereas, In the last 80 days sundry
revspaper correspondents have openly
charged senator's with specializing in su-
Gar stocks while the sugar schedule is
under discussion, and also charged that
brokers in New York knew In advance as
10 what the senate finance committee
vould report as to the schedule, all Of
which involves question of high privi-
we to wit, the right of the senate TO
brotect its members from SANDER and to
protect the body as a whole from those
Omen charges of corruption; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That a committee Of Ave be
appointed with power to send for persons
and papers, to employ stenographer,
and to administer oaths, to inquire into
the truth or falsity of the charges made
In May, 1894 and into the charges recent
| " made; and the scope Of the investiga-
ton shall cover everything embraced in
the resolution of May II, 1894. as we'll as
the methods pursued by the American Su-
gar Refining Company. better known as
the sugar trust. in controlling legislation
in its favor at the present time; and spe-
cially whether it has in any wise contrib
uted to or controlled the election of Il
senator in this body at any time"
The presiding office. Senator Frye.
promptly ruled that the resolution should
20 to the committee on contingent ex-
penses, but Senator Tillman obtained con-
sent to make statement. I'VE have ar
rived at a time" he began. when the
senate can not longer afford to rest under
the damning accusations made aginst Its
senator's If there are men here debauch
ing the senate, then we should be purged
Of them; If these reports are Islander. ther
the press galleries should be purged. We
can not afford to lay back on our dignity
any longer and say we will not investi
GATE
1t had been charged that President
Cleveland met the sugar magnates on 6
yacht and discussed the details of the
schedule of the then pending tariff bill
There was nothing to fasten that damn
ing accusation, Senator Tillman said, blu
Senator Jones of Arkansas had recent!
furnished evidence to the effect that tn
president told him the trust should haV'
quarter of a cent a pound.
Senator Jones quickly arose and STATED
that on two occasions Cleveland had SAT-
to him that he thought the quarter of ;
cent on raw sugar was necessary to TN
American reflneries, and that one
eighth of a cent would drive the refiner
out of business.
Proceeding, Senator Tillman said
might be that Cleveland desired to carr,
out bargain. and if SO the senate ough
to find 1t out.
Here Senator Gray of Delaware, chair
man Of the former sugar fnvestigaun
committee. interrupted. The statement
he said, that a sugar schedule had bee
made upon Benedict's yacht when tn
president was on board with officers Q
the sugar trust was not true, and 1t
falsity had been established after tn
committee had probed the statement
the bottom.
Continuing, Senator Tillman exclaimed
Both parties are involved, and one is a
deep in the mud as the other is in tn
mire. You know Of the reports agains
certain members of the old finance CON
mittee, and now we have more damnin
accusations aginst the present commi
tee"
Senator Pettus of Alabama interE1lpte
to ask Tillman not to deal in generaliti'
but to put a mark on the senator's I
name.
That is what want an inquiry for
mark these men, responded Senator I'll
man. Il do not want the Door man
suffer while the millionaires are turnt
loose
After the protests from Senator Pc
Jus that Senator Tillman should nan
al least one senator accused, Senator III
man went on to state that when me &c
mer tariff BILL was framed the ilnan
committee had left their committee roo
and had taken quarters at the .Arlinst'
hotel
The senator is grossly mistaken
corrupted Senator Vest. THE democrat
members of the finance committee did n
20 to the Arlington hotel or anywne
Else outside their committee room at t
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