The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-14
TILLNAN on DECK

With Sensational spsOCh on the Sugar
TruIt hattsr-VaniS An InVsStIEAtIGn.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May l3.-After
u long period of calm. the senate was
considerably Rgitaled to-day, first by a
discussion OF the senate sugar investi-
gutlon. and then by preliminary sklr-
mlsh on the tnrifr bill. The Allen reso-
lutlon TO bring Elvcrton II. Chapman
before the bar OF the senate was de-
bated in somewhat monotonous style
until Mr.. Tlllman. OF South Carolina,
gave a present interest to the subject
by referring to reports that senators,
within the past week, had gpeculated
In sugar stock.
AS the representatives of seventy
million people," said Mr.. Allen in OPEN
Ing the discussion. I'VE cannot AFFORD to
permit Mr.. Chlpmap, the representative
OF a powerful organization which IL has
been charged exercises great Influence
over this body, 10 go unwhipped"
Tho discussion assumed a legal and
technical phase, Messrs. Faulkner, OF
West Virginia, White, OF California, and
Spooner, OF Wisconsin, arguing on the
law applying to Chapman.
Mr.. Chandler spoke briefly, saying he
could not believe pardon would be
granted Chapman. The senator stated
that he considered II would be futile to
undertake now to reopen the sugar In
vestigAtion OF four years ago,
Mr.. Tillman was then recognized for
n speech which caused distinct sensa-
tiOn on the floor and In the galleries.
1T seems TO me-" said Mr.. Tlllman,
"that We are not after Chapman. The
original investigation was not intended
to punish Chapman. but TO discover
whether any senator on this floor had
been guilty OF using his official position
60 make money by BpeculatlnS In stocks
which were influenced by his action as
a senator on the committee which re-
ported the tarlff bill. II Is not worth
while TO try to cover up this matter with
badInREe and fippancy. The senator
from New Hampshire will excuse me.
I do not intend that as any reflection
upon his language, but II does appear to
me that he treated II rather fiippantly.
There are to-day In the newspapers
OF this country charges floating about
and being sent broadcast, signed by cor
respondents IN the gallery, to the enect
that last week. when the new tarin bill
was reported with q change In the sugar
lated in sugar stock. We have another
stencil on our hands, and instead OF II
being n dIfferentlal in favor OF the trust
OF n third OF cont. as that was. 1t Is
now two-thlrds IN favor OK the trust
There are two correspondents who
have over their own signatures charged
that senators have speculated within
the last week and made money. Now,
IL you want to investigate. you have n
new reason to investigate. II you In
tend 10 get AZ the true inwardDess OF the
mattor. to pret at the truth and 10 pun
ish those who are guilty. say 30. ana
do so, or eIsO hush. That is the whole
sum and substance OF It, We do not
want Chapman. We want Havemeyer'
We want themhn who bought your men,
IL they were bought. That Is what we
are here for: and now, let the senator
who has moved to refer the matter, and
who loves the dignity OF the senate as
much as any other man, take the reSo-
lutIon to his committee and bring back
n measure here that vii mean some-
thing. We can now mnke those men
who have charged that senators have
spcculated say where they got the In
formation, or we can punish them for
contempt. We can call on Hnvemeyer
and the sugar trust grandees and make
them answer or put them In jail for
contempt Either investigate so as TO
find the truth and punish the criminal
or hush"
AS Mr.. Tillman finished there was noap-
plause, but for n moment there was
stir in the galleries which promised
something OF demonstration.
The debate promptly proceeded, how
ever, again branching into legal chan
ncls.
Al 2:2O p. IN. the senate went into ex-
ecutlYe session.