New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-19
THE PROCEEDINGS.

TAYLOR Co. was first examined. He said in substance:
am importer Of sugars and general merchant Our
house has been in existence about fifty years. and
have been connected with IL about twenty-five years
consider the duty as well collected at pres
en as upon any article For several years there
has been an improvement over former tines the whole
revenue system is better administered There may be
frauds but they are fewer than they were years
ago. a member of the Jay Commission, but the
question OF frauds did not properly come before IT,
have no personal knowledge OF any frauds having been
committed.
Mr. Wood-To what do you attribute the Improvement
In the revenue service in this district
Mr. Turnure-To the general Overhauing OF the rev
enue service In the last three years; IL has
higher tone before can suggest no improve
ment the system OF sampug sugar except the use OF
the poa1scOpe do not think the color standard fair
one Sugars have been made abroad to suit stand
ards those OF higher grade now bear the color OF
lower grades have seen sugars coored by the
introduction Of foreign substance. We ought TO have
tariff that would admit all the sugars OF the world on
equal terms; we should have specific duty, with as
few classiacations possible; think three grades
would be sufficient 1 am opposed utterly TO raising
$40 600 year sugar; 1t is an outrage on the
people. 1 would not have 1t more than 500
100000 Sugars should De graded 9 by thI
would be in favor of uniform rate OF duty II y should
be as low rs one-ha1 OF even cent P s h I'M
ported for refining, and our rehners could compete WIN
"a
for refining. duty ot2l2 cents pouhu on
raw sugar would close all the reneres IN America ana
ZION and thus occasion loss 70 the revenue Ihave no
knowledge OF any deleterOus substances having peeu
introduced into sugar by retners here am ID favor Oh
free sugar think the country Is entitled TO II as much
AZ he close of Mr. Turnures examination there
discussion as TO the accuracy OF Mr. HeWitts hs
ures, presented yesterday.
OPINIONS oF sOLON HUMPHREYS.
Scion Humphreys OF the firm Of L. ID. Morgan & Co..
nff he INN su
in this country or the world. My impressions are that
the statements III press In relation to loss OF revenue
by differentiation and frauds in samplng have been
exaggeraons the losses II any have been enormously
district has been steadily improved siuce the tme oi
General Palmer. The cry OF fraud has simulated lne
efforts revenue officers great or all tue sugar
sold in this mark la out 20 per cent ~ below No tue
lowest grade); from 60 to 90 pei cent - rom No. 70
No 10 1.-THE second gade leaving about 10 per ceut Tor
the grade above No. 10. This brings the average mar
yelously near that fixed by the appraiser Tue classih
cation OF sugar by samples IN our market for the past
year been very accurate The same temptations To
fraud which sampling system will be found
t exist i'm tny other winch be devised nothing can
obyiae tue necessity Of constant wachiunoss. The
the poariscope out there will be difficulties then.
thIuk the collection OF the revenue on sugar should be
man Of x pereuce IN that special trade with sugar
bureau the tarn ON sugar could De collected ~ larry AS
tuat on any other article. Inc clasnoa'on ol suEas
under the tariff OF 1870 wOuli be the most perfect To-Day
except for tue tact that some oil he wealthy planners %
Cuba now manufacture bE the use OF Vacuum ans auu
bv centrifugal process, pufer article than formerly
n mOustrOus injustice for these sem-iehned sugars 10
come into this market paying tue same tafih a. the I'M
~ 400 600 less than u would have received II
IN sugars imported had been graded according TO their
porter nor rehuer, cut o the planter The tam
should be chan yed as 30 meet this dlcuy ana sec
mo- As cKcept the of the pOlarscOpc rms s the
system employed In the purchase and sale OF sugars ueI
IN my opinion, the tarlh u aan,hisleftI a. iI1iu!
VIII nniorn, tariff tins would De excluded from the
ma
world the higher grades The total production OIL
cane sugar Is 100000 tons; OF TINS We use ABOUT one
t1irI-z ID 600 tons In buying and selling sugar, mer-
chants do not take the Government weight mink IL
would be an Improvement II we dld, bat thls wouh
make some changes necessary the system OF Govern
ment weighing Up To August l. our hrm ihis year I'M
ported and sold 2l.OOOVOO pounds on lhis t9e llq-
dated Custom House weight was 1887 pounds more
tine selling weight Only very small part OF 'h's
know Of no instances IA which fees have been given to
Custom House employees.
VIEWS or osGooD WELSH.
osRood Welsh OF s. & ". Welsh, Of Philadelphia aud
NewYork. said no engaged as an importer and com
| nissiop merchant Statements had been made before
the committee tending 10 show that sugar reners who
had been successful In making money had necessarily
defTauded the Government he wished TO .ay Ihat ne
knew refining irn IN observation-disclosures, Have
meyer CO.-wnO Lad been very slccessIuI ana VINO Im
ported no sugar. He continued; iavoT inc emPiol,
ment by the Government OF tue same athhdaId as th
used by merchants In their private Transactions ihe
tariff on sugar should he measured by tho amount OF
crystalIzaOo sugar IN ~ a. that i.s @
do not believe that frauds prevail 70 anything IKE me
| O.
committee believe. The Government scales some
mines ut OF order there Is discrepancy Involving
from every package In prescribed way; there could
| then be no possibility OF error.
| MR. BOOTH ASSERTS THAT FRAUDS Do ExIsT.
william Booth Of the firm Of Booth & Edgar, sugar
reaners prefaced hts evidence by the statement that
neither no nor any member OF his firm IN the EN-
| poyment Of the Government, nor had given 70 the
press any information In regard TO frauds In the mpor
tation of sugars He then took up some of the tesI
mony of Tuesday lie said that Mr. butcher, when say
ing that he had heard charges Of frauds made must
have forgotten conversation had with him (winess
and his father, when he said that the Demarara Dust
! ness mere 6agatelle TO the frauds which we're
daily committed. Refiners mad great advantages
other importers they ofe1 received cargoes ON their
own wharycs tho sugar could be melted down In
few hours beyond the possibility OF Identification Mr.
Hayemeyer had testhedthat no authorizations entered
| Mr. Havemeyer-I talking only Of sugar for
port; tnat was the only subject under confederation
| Mr.. Hayemeyer-NO. In that we Use sulphuric acid,
| Mr. BOoth-You adnlteraton in refined sugar
Mr. HavemeyeGNot In the last three years. since
chemist left taking our secret with nim and selling
Mr. Booth continued Cargoes OF mat sugars bag
sugars seldom come TO THIS market IN which here are
frauds in the importation OF Mauia sugar as ON that
| from Cuba This question rises above personal c0nsd-
eratons and touches the life OF the Government There
are tnOse would ike 10 testify before this committee
aud dare not do IT, because II they did their business
would DO gone Fraud has through the sugar bust
here years and has been cloud over It. II
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| rates OF Ia cents; yet the clause allowing this
was introduced IN tho tanh law through the
| personal efforts Of Theodore HaVeneyer, who went
before the Committee on Ways and Means, and went
10 YOU Mr. Chairman, the floor of the House. have
sympathy for tue poor Custom House employees, VINO
are tempted by poverty To commit fraud; but when
here allow their clerks TO To tneSo men
Them and when rise 10 expose these frauds,
| say that IN combination against the Govern
ment-fOr them have nothing but contempt. am the
oldest man the refining business 10 hew-YOrki the
Oldest man who has bought SUGAR IN this market 1
gone In aud out among men aud nave preserved
good reputation and when say know thing to be
So no one Will be found who will doubt IT, Now say
know the revenue in the lmpOrtatiOns OF
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