New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-16
ONE OF MILLS'S MISTAKES.
ADIsINGENUoUs REPLY TO MIR. BLAINE.


MISLEADING EFFORT TO BREAK THE FORCE
OF THE LATTERs EXPOSURE OF THE SUGAR
TRUSTS INFLUENCE WITH THE DARK
LANTERN" MANAGERS
tBr TslEGgArH To THE rkIBuyE.I
Washington, Oct. l5.--on Saturday Roger Q Mills,
chairman Of the Ways and Means Committee, wrote
letter to the chairman OF the County Democratic
Committee at Evansville, Ind, respecting statement
made by Mr.. Blaine in his speech al Goshen, ihu'
which reported follows:
The president OF the Sugar Trust. Mr. Havemeyef'
well known and active Democrat Of New.fork appe.rou
before the Ways and Means Committee, and secofuihs
20 the open Senate by Mr. Allison OF Iowa
obtained such an arrangement OF duty As was equ''~
to &C. coo. 600 in he pockets OF the Trust H. 'e'e'
the price sugar unduJ advanced 70 the con-
sumer the responsible parties. according 70 'he -,
dents doctrine IRE the President himself ana inc W."
and Means Committee. who concoctcd the MHi' VII ~
the interest Of that Trust
On this Mr. Mills offered these comments
The statement OF Mr.. Blaine is devoid OF tru'a "a.
Havemeyer never appeared before the Ways ana means
Committee at oil He obtained any srrs"seh'"'
by which &C. 100000 was put into the hahos Q, w 80
Trust The sugar Trust wac formed unde, 'i'' s
tariff made by the Republican party In 1885, ao "ne
tho hill recently PASSED by the House was lsid oeiorc
the Ways and Committee for Its action ever! On.
OF the FIVE Republican members OF that eonn'''ee 'o
to strike reduction we PROPOSED ana 70 ooh"u'
the tariff rates under which the Trust WAS tormeo'
1t 4. putting Il mildly say that Premier NILS
Is guilty of an attempt msreproscnt the iscts his
statement that Nj. Havemeyer never appeared before
the WAYS and Means Committee Is mere quiepie' ;
everybody in Washington knew that there was no
meeting of the Ways and Means Committee, IN
legitimate sense while the Dark Lantern bill was
I'm course of preparation. "The Committee never
granted bearing to anybody on that measure ana
refused even 10 read or consider protests and petitions
Of worldngmcr, manufacturers, farmers aid others
when the bill was submitted for the Inspection OF
~
given TO the press, In March the sugar schcduic nan
hem co changed as 10 admit all sugar below No 10
Dutch standard, testing not above 30 Degrees a'
1900 cents Ter pound, with an addition OF o-loo
Of cent per pound for'cach additional degree ms
change from No 13 to No. IL was bitterly opPosco
by the Sugar Trust, because IT. would admit ~ ~"
rate of duty sugars Gt for consumption without TO
fninr The paid agent OF tbs Trust, who had oeeh
I'm Washington for weeks. enjoying the privilege Oh
frequent consultations with the Democratic members
nf ways and Means, and giving cosby revenue ~
form dinners. had opposed with all his power the
change of Justification in the sugar schedhie' anu TIC
had been unsuccessful. The Trust was playing Tor
heavy stake Millions of dollars involved Pres
ileni Iavcmcyer and Attorney Parsons came 10 wash
i1gion, and according TO the admissions Oh b'ecA"-
ridge. Of Arkansas and BGecknrdge. oil hchIuoS' IL
open House they were granted "iniormaI he"ii"~S'
a which certain Democratic members OF ways anu
Means were present.
a few DAYS later, namely. on April .. the " Dark
laut.rnp bill was reported to the House when Dc
hold. IT was found tina, the old casshcafi OF the
sugar schedule had been restored, ana nAeo 81 ~'
TO comply with the demands Of the Sugar Trust.
All the facts were brought out. and the admissions
NJ the Erecknridgcs were made Ia spirited cohoqV
which took place in the House on July 3, as the re-
.ut Of certain questions asked and charges made py
MI McComaS OF Maryland
"pyen,ier- Mills took part in that cooquy. and
consequently he cannot have forgotten The nature OF
the confessions made by his colleagues OF the sensa-
ton which they produced The statement Of senator
Allison as to the effect upon the profits OF the sugar
trust OF the change OF front by the Ways and Means
ror1mitfre carrot be successfully controverted ana
Colonel Mills knows The increased profiis oil ma
Trust on account OF that action would be hAey rahoi
10 exceed than tall below SG,OOO,OOO
Mr. Mills states in his letter that the Republican
members Of Ways and Means voted IN c"ilh'''ec W
retain the present rates sugar This staienGn s
also + gnuous. ana is designed to create iase
n,nrsssiou The Premier carefully fcDans from
tfatinc hs fact hat the Ecpullican nichlDle %
and Means aud every other Republican nieny 1 -,
~ ,tn,,eo nr1set voted the Dinglcy anendmcnt
,e,,rrc the duties 80 per cent M" ina c
synendu,eni was defeated by solid Democratic Nolc
:, n.il lc Seen that when Mr.. Mills pronounced
Mr. Jisiue'S statement to be " ueNoh VI rum ~
Ei'o.cU made a statement variance with the run;
and ons which. apparently: was lh'cnucu " H'''S"d
ali nos Is Who might read his letter
PLANNING 4 NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE hoDSoN
vsslf ,r,on oct l5-The bill introduced in the
Uouse today hy Mr.. FaIQuhar, of New orK Dy re
nncst oonf,rs upon Mcssrs. Rufus Hatch, Hugh L.
r.rl,n r,cberi L. viee Henry {. Davis, Moses b.
m.cl,v Charles D. Ingersoll and George c. Lee their
.ssociqtcs and successors the light to erect and
oera.c hrdre with suitable approaches thereto be-
rninr At any point in tie city OF NcwYork that shall
lao d.trr,oi-,d upon and running across the HUDSON
River into NcwJeecy. said bridge 10 be used for the