New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-10
THE SUGAR TRUST DID IT.
MccoMAs FIRES AND HITS TIE BULHs-EYE.
coysrrnvAr,oy OF THE FRFE TEADESs-wHY THE
ORIGINAL SCHEDULE WAS cHANGgD-EvEEY
RErUBLIcAN AMENDMENT LOST.
tnr rrLronAra TO THE rRrnuyr.l

REPUBLICAN AMENoMFET LOST
rnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Washington July g." Picmlcr7 NILS and his " DARK
Lantern associates will long remember this day as
one which brought them most dlsaSrccablc eN-
pcrcnce. Ever since the so-calIcd Mills bill was
brought into the House. Republican members have
been trying to ind out why the majority OF ways
and Means suddenly changed front on the sugar qne'
tlon and abandoned the TcclassIcaton and repeal OF
the drawback system proposed In the Dill as supmeu
to the full committee II was reserved Tor tho aiert
and plucky young Republican from Maryland. Mr.
McComas, 10 wiring from a member OF the coT7mlttec
admissions which explain the real motive. Colonel
Wcher's amendment 10 reclassfy sugars for payment
OF duty was under discussion when Mr. McComas
said he desired 10 be informed whether the Democratic
members of Ways and Means, or four Of them, on or
about March 90 did not accord private hcarnS'
formal or Informal. to Mr. Havemeyer of New-fofk'
who is at the head Of the Sugar Trust, and whether
they did not subsequently change the sugar schedule
as 10 classification and drawbacks, and report the Dill
I'm IT'S modified form TO the House on April =
This was centre shot, and its effects were I'M
mcdlately apparent BrcckinrIdgc. Of Arkansas, adj
mited that he had Invited Mr.. Havemeyer from the
room Of the Committee Manufactures, when was
engaged In investigation OF the sugar Trust 10 ire
room Of Tie ways and Means Committee to converse
with some Of his colleagues on the subject Of sugar
lie did not give the details Of the convcrsaiion
Then Mr. Hrc~knridcc. OF kentucky. tried his hand
at a denial. lie declared that McComas was dlsin
penuous tecarse he hal said that woFklngmen and
manufacturers hal been denied hearings. formaI
hearings by the full comm!tte, had been denied but
10 discrimination had been shown in favor OF or
against any person IN tho sort Of hearings he had de-
scr.heL subsequently he admitted that he had writ
ten TO certain PERSONS inviting them TO come 10
Washington and submit their vi"ws-rot to the com
mttcc but to himself and other Democratic members
He had never converyci with Mr. iiavomeyer' but
had had humorous conversation with Mr. Parsons.
tie attorney of the sugar Trust at Whch ne DeNeVeu
Mr. Havcmcycr was present
"Wcu the gentleman from Arkansas and the gen
tlcman from kentucky have virtually admitted every
thing charged said McComas. They granted prl-
vac inicrvcwswhcher formal or Informal care not
to tho head Of the sugar Trust and It's counsel ana
70 favored manufacturers while the workiugmen OF
every craft Who applied were turned from theIr doors
BY a coincidence within few days after their inter-
view with the head Of the sugar Trust, tho Dill 5
changed In the interest Of that trist'
subsequently,. Mr. Cannon, Of Illinois, moved TO re-
store the schedule 1t stood before 1t was changed
after the Interview with Mr.. IIayemeyer. so as to
force the poor mans sugar through the Trust rcfneres
of Democrats
Cannon's speech brought NILS to his feet. He was
in passion and for five minutes he made the chamber
ring with his shrieks OF abuse Of the Republican party
as the fread OF trusts and monopoes. The PREMIER
also told the House how good and pure he IS.
Mr. Reed said that Republicans who have asked lot
tho reasons OF any change have received only abuse
sone persons may have thought that the
refusal was due to ignorance but the disclosures OF TO-
day offered ground for a different opinion The secrets
OF private interviews with favored manufacturers II
revealed would show the partisan nature of TINS Du
and of the amendments adopted. Now he con-
tinued submit that this is not fair manner IN
which TO deal with business legislation Does tho
chairman suppose that Intelligent men VIII rest con-
tcut with this sort of thing. nsilePiRg all tho sus
pIciors clrcumstaaces surrounding this measure!
do not believe that the people Will stamp IL Win
the seal OF their signal disapprovai'
Mr. Cay. OF louisiana. tried to help Mills ana MS
comrades out Of the ditch and said that the Louisiana
T,cnresentativcs had conc in BODY to the Democratic
members of Ways and Means and protested against
the ORIGINAL schedule, and he believed the change
had beou made mainly on their representations. How
eyer Mills and hi, associates voted soidly against
/ Colonel Weber's amendment to repeal the drawback
system although Trust alone is interested
in It's preservation. They also defeated Colohci
Webcr's amendment 10 require the application oil the
polanscopc test to sugars exported under the dia"
back system. 81, q.
Aficr the Carnon amendment 70 place sugar on ne
free list and grant hoIni- to donl ,'c Df"u,,, "
been rejected IS a vote of - 10 lo7 .lr bu-'1' Vi
Nlarc. offered one reducing the present du4 90 P'I
cont THIS reduction wohd Leave specific duty equal
20 IL peg cent al vaOrc'n, Whlie thc HilIl7 D IN
noses a duty OF G- Ter cent al valocm. IN support
ur1i. 80 Lurton of $4,000 600 ON one of the ncc-
mcnt IN q vigorous speech, and Juiso heileS sdu M r
should vote for IT,. The Democrat c3Xc tne lie & 10 an
an their professions OF desire 10 r'eVe th' lou'
from the burdens opposed Tho rec ,sar.cS OF IKE ny
voting ,oldly agnn> me amen4imeml, "SVn ,if,s oS
and Funston. Of Kansas, were the only Republicans
who voted a.einSt H. , ~, ,,, ,ri,,,,oIv
expressed the opinion that IL would cost me party
thousands OF vote, in the states from which thcy caHc