The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-11

Grant for false imprisonment, IN causing Blgglns
arrest and commitment to the Insane Asylum,
came to an abrupt close this morning. The Judge
instructed the jury to bring in verdict for de-
PENDANT. which promptly done, counsel for
plaintiff having acknowledged that the testimony
not what they supposed it.would be.
THE SUGAR QUEsTIoN-MEssRs. HAvEMEYER
AND BOOTH, OF NEW YORK, BEFORE THE WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
The hearing OF the representatives of the sugar
interest continued before the Committee Of
Ways and Means to-day. Mr.. Theodore A. Have
meyer. of New York. commencing his remarks: pre-
scented the petition of $3.50 workmen connected with
refining asking that there shall not be established
uniform rate of duty sugar, but that duty shall
be collected an ad valorem principle without dis
elimination against any class of citizens. He also
presented petitions Of similar character from the
principal grocers Of Cincinnati Cleveland. Column
bus Troy Detroit and other large cities of the West
He said the house with which he was connected i'm
ported considerable amount of sugar for refining
purposes. The first point to be considered here
was as to how the interests of the public
at large to be protected the next protection of
the men who labor and the capital employed. The
legislation on the subject was the best which would
afford sugar to the consumer at the lowest price.
it could be shown that sugars cheaper here than
any other sugars in the world then he claimed
that the consumers would be most benefited by
| leaving the matter IS it stood The consumer, he
repeated. would be pest protected by tariff
which would approximate to free trade. and next to
this, the passage Of such law would leave undis
turbed the relative values Of sugar. when pur-
chased the places of production. He believed that
$4,000 workmen connected with the refining in
| tercst and that that interest expended about
$160 900 annually The refners supply consumers
with sugar cheaper than any other country in the
| world. uniform rate of duty up to No. 16 Dutch
Standard would annihiate the refining interest of
the country and therefore be injustice the interests
Of the people Our interest is to obtain sugar
at the lowest rate facilities enable to refine
it cheaper than it be done elsewhere. The allie
| cations of fraud against sugar refners dis
proved by the highest Treasury agents. The reports
have been circulated in order procure Of
| duty.
| Mr.. Hayemeyer said, in conclusion Of his re-
| Marks
Admitting the necessity Of twofold standard of
value, namely, OF color and one OF saccharine
equitable which has yet been devised. With the
possibility OF introducing that plan for Treasury
purposes think the data furnished the committee by
/ Messrs. Gambler Spauldng. OF Boston. render any
remarks OF mine superhuous. The New York plan aims
visions as viii enable the Treasury to correct existing
regulations lof which we have wrongfuly borne the
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CLASSIFIED standard. be It English. Dutch.
devised that with the most recent scien-
| tinc aids the revenue on sugar can be honestly
that there never proposed to the Committee of
| Ways and Means more unwise, unequitabe and
duty. which. while damaging the interests Of the
consumer. imperils directly q great industry and
rs bounty OF Annually
| permanent detriment of the labor and cap
ital engaged in the refining industry the
willing to it die; but such result. although
of great moment to me. does not appeal to me nalf
powerfully as the possibility that BY any well in.
tended but Ill considered legislation the wheels of
this great industry should be stopped. and that the
men who have brought it where it stands today,
foremost of its class in the world should DO able to
attribute its ruin and consequent distress to act Of
| Congress.
committee, saying that as he was protectionst to
American industry he therefore. in favor OF pro-
he said could be depended only according the
accuracy of the tests OF the samples. Much mischief
he to
eests Sugars were not sold owing to their
hs Ssn treated on 5a ns of soSs
The present tariff was prohibtory except as to the
Sw grade sugars -, the tariff law compelled me r
lay their hands This tended to bring dishonesty
into the business; and left the door open
satisfied with the refined sugar which came to
them. In September last he took his stand
maintaining that there authorizations In refined
sugar. 1t would be injurious to the people to force
Mr. Booth then produced several samples OF sugar to
| show they adulterated. Elevate refined sugar,
he said and Americans would have no need to fear
done by honest W rk and not by adulterated stun.
Mr.. Havemeyer here said that he represented large
portion OF the refners and acquainted with the
business process OF hveeighhs of them, and he de-
MED the statement of Mr. Booth to the adultera-
sugar by redners. He stated incidentally that
during the last three years $4l25O00 had been added
| to the refining business capital He spoke In favor
| of the polariscope, which had been adopted
by merchants and importers both in Europe and the
United States and reerred to the favorable report of
the late Professor Henry upon it made to the Treas
ury Department. He took the ground that
refine sugar cheaper in this country than in any
other and that. therefore. IL the renncrs had fair
the sugar trade Of the world He protested against
the adoption of one rate of duty as to sugar and
duties on imported articles should DO assessed &C.
cording to their relative value
THE NAVAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PRE-
SCENTED BY Ex-sEcRETARY robson.
Henry w. Gardner. treasurer and agent Of the
Providence Steam Engine Company, called by ex-
Secretary Robson, examined by the House CON-
mittee on Naval Affairs to-day in relation to the
sale to him by the Navy Department Of
some $4,000 worth of old material In December,
1876, the amount to be credited account Of his
contract repairs the Kearsarge Witness stated
that he had paid the highest market rates at that
time for the material; the amount realized by
the government fifty per cent moro
than could be realized for the Same ma
tcrial now. and double what it would have
brought had 1t been sold at auction. In reply to
further inquiries Mr.. Gardner stated that no had
done work for the Navy Department to a large
amount, from 1861 to the present time; had never
known work for machinery done under ADVERTISE
mcnt for proposals; his contracts had always been
made by correspondence; IN his business intercourse
with the department his dealings had invariably
been with the Chief Of the Bureau Of Steam Engi-
necrng and never with the Secretary; had no rcco
lection of being present at the Boston Navy Yard
when the material condemned; was certainly not
there in connection with the condemnation of the
material and did not know when II was condemned