The times., 1898-02-24
Mr.. LEWIS HAD THE PROOFS
Accepts Mr.. Quigg's Challenge
10 Corroberate a Statement.
TRUSTS AND TIE PRESIDENT
The New Yorker Demands That
Democrats Su bstantiate Their
Assertions That the Moneyed In
terests Elected Mckinley. and the
Washington entleman Complies.

While the debate over the sundry civil
appropriation was in progress in the
Committee of the Whole House yesterday,
MI. Quigg of New York. took advantage
of the occasion Ia ask MIR. Miers. OF IN
diana. TO produce his authority for a
statement made by him in speech de-
livered in the House some time ago to the
effect that the New York legislature mad
published report setting forth the
names of trusts that had contributed In
the election of Mr.. Mckinley and the
amount each trust had paid Mr.. Miers
said he would produce his authority for
the statement but he did not have it then
with him. Mr.. Quigg declared the printed
statement of Mr. Miers TO be false and
resumed his seat and 10 the relief of IN,
Committee Of the Whole nothing more
was heard of him until late in the @f e.
nooon. when be quofcd Mr. Lewis g
Washington. as having made stat1meEt
similar to lhat OF Mr.. Hers, and he rea@
from the Record 20 support his assertion
and demanded that Mr.. Lewis should OK
plain where he 80; ms facts.
MFR Lewis. OF Washington, is one OF the
few members who fears neither Mr..
Quigg nor the trust interests he repre-
sents in the House and with provoking
smile he expressed his extreme willing
ness TO crafty the juvenile curiosity Of
Mr. Quigs. He said in reply that the
figures and list of trusts had been printed
I'm several New York papers one Chicago
paper and one Philadelphia paper. and
that legislative action in New York had
corroborated them.
Mr.. Quigg hotly asked if the legisla, are
had published a report setting forth s'sch
facts, to which Mr. Lewis serenely replied
that he thought not in any one particnla-
Volume. and adoed with a most provoking
GOODNESS that he thoroughly appreciated
The solicitude for the trusts Of the SEN
tlemen who We're responsible TO them for
their seats i'm the House. tGreat laughter
from both Sides
These gentlemen in their great solici-
tude for- the trusts and their anxiety
from time to time TO defend them, con-
tinued Mr.. Lewis with an aggravatiug
smile resort to many eNpedients. one
going so far the other day as 10 quote
Scripture. / would recommend that IL
any more Scripture is to be quoted for
this purpose that Il be:
The OK knoweth his owner and the
ass his masters crib
Shouts of laughter from both sides OF
the House greeted this sally. and Mr..
Quigg of New York. was Visibly discon
certed
When order was restored Mr.. Lewis
continued. THE gentleman from New
York said the New York Legislature had
made no report on trusts
81 did not" interjected Mr.. Quigg.
Then my misunderstanding Is due 20
my obtuseness or the density of his re-
marks" suavely commented Mr.. Lewis.
and again the House laughed at Mr..
Cuigg OF New York
"'hha l said was that no such state
me { as the one appended 10 your srcech
mad beonsi ISSUED by the New York legis-
latlire.' retorted Mr.. Qulgg.
Mr.. Lewis for reriy took ul a New
York senate report and read the testi-
mony Of Mr.. Havemeyer, the late presi-
dent of the Sugar Trust, in which he adj
Imitted that the trust had in 1896 followed
its custom OF contributing 10 campaign
funds and then Mr.. Lewis explained that
this corroboration was but one Of many
he could produce. and he asked Mr. QTigg
IL the latter denied that the trusts had
made such contributions
Overwhelmed with confusion at this
sudden attack. AIr. Quigg of New York
hesitatingly replied: ''Why. certainl-; /
don't know anything about it,. and dis
pairing Of forcing Mir. Lewis 10 make
any retrac;ion he sank into his seat a
badly whipped man, while in ringing
tones Mr., Lewis declared:
81 stand by the speech , made and every
word that appears in the Record (Ap-
plause from the Demecratsl