The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-31

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on sugar to remain as it is, Dutch stand
ard and all, and to add to the power OF tht
Secretary OF the Treasury, authority u
employ polarization which discovers i'm
mediately the crystalizable strength and
consequent market value Of sugar, and
also to employ when he saw fit analysis
| in order to detect other ingredients in
the export Of fine sugars, lest the secre
tary in paying drawbacks should DC pay
ing a drawback on sand and other articles.
In addition to that he suggested that all
sugars Of all grades should be ground and
brought to the consistency Of the Dutch
standard before being appraised.
Mr.. French, Assistant Secretary oil the
Treasury, then came before the committee
and made statement as to the reasons
which impelled the Secretary OF the Treas
uary to issue the orders in regard 10 the
appraisement OF sugar which have been
80 much complained OF by importers. He
gave the history OF two sugar cases, one
In San Francisco and one In Boston, IN
which the question OF the artificial discol-
Grafton OF sugar was tried before the
courts, and from the decisions in which
cases he declared the principle that the
Treasury Department was not only Justi'
fed but required to 60 behind the appar-
ent coloring OF sugar and TO ascertain its
real value. Since the adoption of the
Dutch standard the method OF manuiac-
turing sugars has changed 80 that the
Dutch standard is not true standard,
even II sugar is honestly made. .-.,
Mr.. French produced and read to the
committee letter written by Nathaniel
Mckay (who had appeared before the
committee two days and testified that
there was no fraudulent coloring OF sugar
in Demarara) to Sir Michael Hicks Beach,
English Colonial Secretary, on the sub
ject OF McKay's visit TO British Guanyo,
in which letter he stated he had dlbeen in.
vested by the Committee on Ways and
Means with 'semi-official authority to make
thorough investigation into the machine
cry and process OF making sugar in De.
mara, with the single purpose OF estab'
fishing the fact whether the artificial color
of sugar was practiced there or not. His
examination has proved completevin.
dication OF the planters OF Demarara, and
that when Congress convened he would
submit his report to. the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Garfield asked the chairman
whether Mckay had gone to Demarara as
agent OF the Ways and Means Committee.
The chairman stated that Mckay had
never been either directly or indirectly,
either officially or unofiiCially authorized
by the Committee on Ways and Means to
20 to Demarara or any where else.
Mr.. Garfield further inquired whether
any member OF the committee knew OF
McKay's having been deputed for such
purpose.
Mr.. Kelley said that he did not know it,
but he knew this, that when Mckay was
going to Demarara lie had 9 note from
him kelley and another member OF the
committee, asking him Mckay to be.
stow, while in Demarara, such attention
as he could to the sugar question and to
investigate it. He thought probably the
chairman had given Mckay such q letter.
The Chairman stated that at the last ses'
sion Of Congress, Mckay had called on
him with letter from Kelley, which pur-
posed to be an endorsement OF him Nc
kay) as to his intelligence and integrity
and fitness for some such duty that he
had asked his concurrence in the mat
ter which he, the chairman, had refused.
Subsequently, however, at.the instance OF
Kelley, he stated in writing, that any in
formation that could be procured relating
10 the sugar question would be OF service
to the committee.
The Chairman asked Mckay whether
he had had any other authority than
those letters, Mckay replied that was all
the authority he had, but he though that
was enough authority for him as citizen
OF the United States visiting Demarara,
to make inquiry, which he had made. He
said he should to state what he knew as
to what Mr.. French had done in regard to
the Demarara people. He wants to say
that French had in the Custom House OF
New York, two men from Demarara, who
had stolen money from sugar estate, and
that he had put them these for six days
after the decision OF the Perots case in
Baltimore. ,.,
Further discussion Of this matter, which
threatened to become rather personal, was
forbidden by the committee. Further in
duiry from French ELECTED the TACT that
the report OF the committee, appointed by
the colonial authorities OF Demarara, es..
tablished conclusively the practice OF
fraudulent coloration OF sugars there, and
was In direct contradiction ofMcKay's re-
port. French also stated in response 10
questions by MIR. Garfield, that the effect
Of the recent Treasury orders as to the,
appraisement Of sugar had been very IA
yorable to revenue.
Adjourned.
INVALID PENSIONS.
The House Committee on Invalid PEN
sions, on Hotion of Mr.. Caldwell, unani-
mously agreed to-day TO the following
resolution to govern the consideration by
the committee OF invalid pensions:
Resolved, That all pension claims OF an
invalid character shall be reported to date
from discharge where the disability, was
incurred previous to discharge and where
the disability was incurred subsequent TO
discharge from the date Of disability, and
all grainitc:s pensions shall date from the
passage of,the act. ALL widows pensions
where the husband had been a pensioner
shall date from the death Of the husband,
and where the husband had not been
pensioner from the date OF disability.
CENSUS APPOINTMENTS.