Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-24
NUMBER 90.

| had been ordered to report for duty at
st. Louis, on the 18th inst and | desired
to see you before going. He replied that
you were engaged with Senators and mem
bers, but that if | would call in an hour
could have an interview with you. | called
at the time named and General Babeock
took in my card and | was admitted at
once. then made the same statements to you
that had to the Secretary and made the same
suggestions that had made TO him about
sending suitable person or persons with
out the knowledge of either officers or dis
tillers. so that they might be detected
in the very act of fraud and their
manner of stealing and their associations
and combinations fully discovered. and
that then if the department had not conf
dence in the local officers a temporary trans
fer OF supervisors could be made Tor the
purpose OF making seizures ami properly
working up the case. You listened to me
attentiyely. and finally said the more you
thought about the subject the more you
were convinced that the transfer of super
visors as ordered would result in little or no
good, and said that you would suspend the
order that day. Thus you fully decided to
suspend the order and SO stated 10 me be-
fore left You and before Gen. Babcock had
an opportunity To speak TO you on the sub
ject, as he was not present at the time,
and am quite certain that you arrived at
this conclusion during our interyie~.
am eOntdent, therefore, that Gen Bah
cock could not have influenced you IN rsvox-
ing the order referred to, and what | said
to you on the subject wA- IN my Iudg cement
for the best interests OF the rovenue seryIcs
and the results 10 81 lOuis. Chicago and
Milwaukee, and fully lustihe- yOlr action Ia
the matter
| have iclt that II Vas due fOth 10 Sou
and Gen. Babcock to make this statement
of facts. To be used a. yuu deom proper. IN
view of the charges made from timi 10 time
IN the papers ana especially in the speech
of ex-senator Henderson. above referred To.
| have the honor 10 be. very respectfully,
Your Obeiient servant,
ALEX p. TorrOS. Supervisor
the DaAwBACK oN REFINED SUGARS.
WASHINGTON. d {. Dec 1.-THE follow
ing is a copy of the letter addressed to-day
from the treasury department To collector,
OF customs al the principal pu-s-. and eoh
taIngng the cprciu-iDns of the department
ON the question .! drawback on refined
sugar aud -yrup- ." The tOliOWInI rates OF
draw back Un Ienaed sugars and sYTupS
wholly manufactured irum imported raw
sugar are hereby established ia lieu ot thO-e
heretofore In lorcr On h,af cGt loaf. crush
ed. granulated, AMT pjwderrd refined sugar
stove dried OF dried by other equally etfec
tive process. entirely the product uf foreign
duty paid 81 gar. three and sixtv-oue hun
drsdtlrs cents per pound on refined white
coffee sugar. undried and above NJ 20
Ddteh standard IA color entirely the pro-
duct OF foreign duty paid sugur, three cents
per pound on all grades OF rehnrd coffee
sugar, No ~ Ddtch standard and below in
in color entirely the product OF
foreign tdtY paid sugar, Two aDi one
halt cents per pound on syrup
resulting entirely ir0m the roheIhg OF for
eign duty paid sugar. SIX and oue-quar-
ter cents per gallon allowances On sugars
TO be subject to deduction VI one per cent,
aud allowances on syrup To the deduction
OF ten per cent. a. prescribed by Law