Show ENDS ENUS SUGAR PROBE HOUSE INVESTIGATING COMMIT COMMITTEE TEE DECIDES NOT TO GIVE ANY FURTHER HEARINGS Independent Refineries Protest Ir it IrVain Vain Against Sudden Limitation of the Hearings it Being Announced That No More Testimony Will be Taken I Washington The The house honse sugar trust investigating committee on Tuesday decided to shut off all further fur Cur ther thor public hearings except to W. W L L. Bass a San Domingo sugar grower the Wisconsin beet sugar factories and the tho Hawaiian sugar plantations The independent ref refiners ners protested in vain against tho the action This s sudden limitation of the hearings hear ings lags was made In executive session and when the committee resumed in public s session Chairman Hardwick announced that no more testimony with the tariff question Involved would be taken A score of witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses were waiting to O be heard C. C C. C Hamlin of Colorado representing representing Independent refining inter- inter ets asked if it the witness who had made an investigation of the European European Euro European be sugar beet industry could V heard The record has been filled with statements which independent sugar refiners are arc preparing ng to contradict are we to get that asked asked ask ask- ed Mr Hamlin We Ve will not hear anything except that which I have outlined answered answer answer- ed Mr Hardwick But can we not straighten out the record It Is public and our inter interests ests are involved persisted Mr Hamlin The gentleman understands the ruling and will resume his seat said Mr Hardwick f V |