The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-05
THE SUGAR INQUIRY.
Tho Testimony Submitted to tho Sennte.
Carlisle Tells OF Ills Assistance IN Fran.
Ing the Schedule,

lie AK lNSllN1s
The Testimony Submitted TO tho Senate.
Carlisle Tells of Ills Assistance IN fram.
Ing tho Schedule.
WASHINGTON. D. G, June 4.-The re-
port OF the t~cstimony tukcn by thecom.
mittOe investigating the rotations OF the
sugar trust to tariff legislation was sub
mitted to tho senate to-day.
Senator Mills denied all knowledge OF
the reported secret interview OF sccre-
tary Carlisle on the sugar question, and
said that he aud Senator Jones and Sem
ator Vest had prepared tho sugar sched-
ulo as first reported, and hcknew moth
Ing OF any Information from the sched.
ulo from the secretary. lie also denied
all knowledge OF tho alleged Sunday con-
ference OF the finance committee with
those interested in securing sugar legls.
islation
Secretary Carlis)o's statement, rs it
appears in the published testimony, Ia
not materially different from that given
to the press officially the day after he
was before the committee. but some
points are presented in greater detail.
His memory does not correspond with
that Of Senator Jones ms to the time and
place that was asked TO put the sugar
schedule into shape. Mr. Carlisle stated
that Mr. Jones had requested him to
have the sugar schedule prepared OIL the
morning Of Saturday, the 9th OF May,
and had come to his house for that pur-
pose, and had handed him q memoran-
dun. stating what no wanted done. He
had agreed 10 do this. rs the service was
i that tho treasury department was
in the habit OF rendering members OF
the finance committee.
DICTATED THE SCHEDULE.
After he went TO his office he dictated
the schedule providing for the ad
yalorem duty OF 10 per cent and the ad'
ditional ! OF l cent on sugars above No.
l6 Dutch standard. At . o'clock tina!
day he went 20 the capitol in response
to 4 telephone message requesting bis
presence, taking the sugar schedule
which no had put in shape with him.
He found Senators Jones, Vest and Nc.
Pherson aud Representative Breckin.
ridge in the room Of the senate commit
tee on appropriations, and SENATOR Cor
Insn afterward came IN.
He then gives the details OF the meet
ing 1t which the schedule was framed,
as heretofore published:
Upon being asked by Senator Lodge
whether he had advised the finance
committee as to whether it was better
10 have advalorem or specific duties,
Mr.. Carlisle said: ~ have always been
in favor OF IN advaloren duty, but l dc
not remember that l gave them any
such opinion then. There was very
said about it. l may also cay tina; !
have always been in favor OF n moderate
duty on sugar a.a revenue article and
prepared the minority report on the
Mckinley bill against. the provisions
putting sugar on the free list."
II. .. Havemeyer, he said, had called
to see him about the tariff legislation
on sugar, as had also Mr. Searles and
Henry r Reed, Of Boston, and all had
talked about the matter, but he could
not remember what they had said.
There had been, however, no intimation
from any Of them that the Democratic
party was under obligations 10 the
Sugar Tru't.
Mr.. Carlisle denied in emphatic terms
that he had eve- made q secret call
upon the finance committee or made 8
demand upon them TO project sugar be-
cause Of the Democratic party's ob!iga'
tons to the Sugar Trust.
Senator NcPherson's testimony is de-
voted largely to IN explanation OF stock
purchases and the method OF conducting
them. He said he had agreed with the
finance committee as TO the sugar SEIZED.
| ule. ~ did not." he said, favor the
sugar schedule presented, and l did rave
some.over that" but he added that he
had never said anything about the
Democratic party being under obliga.
ton to members OF the sugar trust.
Representative John De Witt Warner
said that the suggestion had been made
to him that il there was not a duty on
sugar the Sugar Trust would hea, the
bill, bu, he declined 10 state from whom
the suggestion had come; it was from
members OF the house OF representa-.
tives. He said he had heard very little
about the Sugar Trust until the day be.
fore the tariff bill passed the house, and
it had then become noised abroad tbs
that interest was organized for the pur.
pose OF defeating the amendment and
carrying 4 duty on sugar.
Senator Davis asked the witness how
many times in the course OF the consid.
Grafton OF the bill in the house 1t was
intinated to him that persons in the
Sugar Trust had contributed to the sue
cess Of the Democratic party in New
York. Mr. Warner answered that this
phase, OF the question had frequently
been suggested to him. IN regard tc
the alleged campaign contributions By
the Sugar Trust, Mr.. Warner said he
had often heard i, charged that there
was one, possibly amounting 10 100000
| hut ha knav nothing ohoD.