The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-29
HE MADE SWEEPING ALLEGATIONS.
Alleged That the Trust Fixed
Rates In New Tariff Bill.
ALDRIcH DENIES THE CHARGE
South Carolinian Throws Aside Conven.
tionalities and Makes Most Sense
tiOnal Statements Newspaper Arti-
cles the Basis of Charges Both
Parties In the Muck -Cleve-
lands Course Criticised.

In tuo MUCK -OIete-
lands Course Criticised.
Washington. May Ex-senator Tillman
introduced a resolution In the senate yes
terday for the appointment Of a special
commission to investigate the charges
that certain senators were speculating
In sugar while the tariff bill was before
the finance committee. The fiery South
Carolinian startled his colleagues with
speech which has not been equalled In
years in congress. Dramatic and sem
rational periods were numerous, and
some sweeping charges were made.
In advocating the resolution, Mr.. Till
man threw aside the usual convention
alities of the senate, and with a plain
ness of speech seldom heard about the
halls Of congress, called on his associates
to investigate the published charges of
senatorial speculation, and IL found true
purge the senate of those who debauched
1t. The senator had published articles
read from the desk, stating that sena-
tors had recently made large sums Of
money in speculating In sugar stock,
and In one instance the name Of a sena-
tor was mentioned. Mr.. Tillman spoke
speech being punctuated with intense
invective.
Mr.. Frye promptly ruled that the
resolution should go to the committee
OF contingent expenses. But Mr.. Till
man was not to be stopped. He asked
consent to make q statement on the
resolution, and this being granted the
South Carolina senator began a speech
ha -
sational the senate has heard in recent
years. Mr.. Tillman spoke with his
characteristic vigor of voice, which
fairly rang through the chamber and
corridors. adding expressive gestures to
his utterances
1--WE have arrived at time" he de-
clared, when the senate can no longer
afford to rest under the damning ac-
cusations made against senator's. II
there are men here debauching the SEN
ate then we would 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 inves-
tigate."
Both parties were face to face with this
scandal, he said. The former sugar in
vestigation sought to learn whether
members Of the finance committee, then
Democrats, were bought and sold like
cattle" That investigation involved the
president, the secretary of the treasury
and the finance committee. Now, he
added, we have the same question, but
the parties are changed and nothing but
cowardice would prevent senators from
energetic action to protect our good
! names. 1t would be recalled. he said,
that II was charged tth.t President
Cleveland met the sugar niagnates on a
yacht and discussed details Of the sched-
J ule of the then pending tariff bill. There
| was nothing to fasten that "damning
| accusation" on the president, Mr.. Till
man said but Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas had recently furnished evidence to
the effect that the president told him
the trust should have Il of cent a
pound.
Mr.. Jones quickly arose at this refer
| ence to him. On two occasions, he ex'
planned, Mr.. Cleveland had said to hin
that he thought the Il cent on raw sugar
was necessary to the American reflners
and that a h-cent rate would drive th
refiners out of business.
Cleveland Might Have Made Bargain
Proceeding, Mr.. Tilman said that |
might be Mr.. Cleveland desired to carr.
out bargain. He (Tillman) did not sa.
this was the case, but was it the case
II he (the presidenD did this the senat
ought to find ii out.
Here MIR. Gray of Delaware, chairman
of the former sugar investigation com
mittee, interrupted. The statement, h
said, that sugar schedule had bee
made upon Mr. Benedict's yacht whe
| the president was on board with officer
, OF the Sugar trust was not true, and II
falsity had been established after tn
committee had probed the statemer
to the bottom.
, Both Mr.. Havemeyer and Mr.. Searle
, had testified that no such meeting eve
occurred, and that they never met M
: Cleveland.
Mr.. Tillman said he was glad to hea
: this. He wanted everything to CON
. out that would clarity" the situation
\ He was attacking no one. but one half
: the American people believed. he sal
that there was corrupt deal" in 1S9
!. lust as some of us believe there
A komething rotten In Denmark now"
A Both parties are involved" exclaims
o the senator, "and one is as deep in Il
n L tnuQ 0S TIC OtnSi 10 tut
know OF the reports against certa
members Of the old finance committe
and now we have more damning accus
l. tions against the present committee"
O. Mr. Tillman began to speak of M
IN | Chapman, who was now living like
70 little king in the district jail.
10 Mr.. Pettus Of Alabama interrupted
ng this stage.
As II will ask the senator" said Mr.. Pc
he tus. with much deliberation, mot to de
as in generslities. IL he desires TO put
ri mark on q senator on this floor then
re demand that he do IL and not indulge
all generalities against all the members
fr. Che senate"
,to There was a hush through the chai
as Der and a momentary expectation th
ms names might be given.
L. THAT II what 1 want an inquiry 70
ar 10 mark these men," responded Mr.. IT
man Il want them ssarked and
not want the poor man to suffer VIII
md the miIiionaires are turned loose.
know there are chs,Ses that men hs