Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-07
THE INVESTIGATION.
The Committee Make Public the
Testimony Taken.
SECRETARY CARLISLE'S STATEMENT
He Denies Emphaticniiy That lie Made n
Demand Upon the Finance Committee
TO Protect the Sugar Trust -Testl-
mony OF other Witnesses.


cret interview of Secretary Carlisle on
the sugar question, and said that he
nnd senator Jones and Senator Vest
had prepared the sugar schedule as
first reported. and he knew moth
ing Of any memorandum for the
schedule from the secretary. lie
nlso denied all knowledge of
the ALLEGED Sundny conference
nj the finance committee with those in
terestcd In securing legislation. lie
said ne had never heard Of the sugar
trust bcino, In the cnpitol while he was
actiny ns a member Of the finance COM
mittee and that bc had never met any
of the mcmbers of the trust. The let
Ter Of Introduction ,yas mcrclya formal
note containing two or three lines. lie
declined To see MIR. llavcmrycr. MIR.
Mills also denied any knowledge Of
contributions TO the democratic cam
pnign.
NJ. C,rlil. stntcl that Mr.. Ioncs
bnJ reonnsted him IN have the suonr
schcduIn nrcnorcd ON the morning Of
S,turdny Nnv = and had come Ia his
house Tor that nurpo.e. and mad handed
him a ,,,.morondum. stating what he
,y,ntod do,c n, had u,,,ned In do
this. ns tbe service was one the trens.
nry dcn,rtmcnt IVA. In the hnbit Of
rendering the ,nembcr. of the annnce
cor,,ni,,eo Af,cr bc wont :, his Office
bc dictated the schedule proyidinp
for Tho nd vnInr,,p duty nf 10 prr
cont and th, additional nn,.oigbtb of
CON, an suynrs nbnyr No. l6 Dutch
standard Al - ,,,Iocis That dnv he
went IN the cnnitol In rc,ponse to n
tclcnbon. mcssn,c rrnucsiiny his pr,,-
epca tnl,iny tho suynr schedule which
hc Ind nnt in shane. with him. lie
,o,nd scn,t,.s Jnr,y Vo.t aud No
phcrson and Representntlyc Brcel,in-
rid.,n In the room of Tho s,n,tS nom-
mittce nm nnnronriatinns and Sennto.
t;ormap cnme In nft.rwnrd.
Nr Carlisle then toId of his vlsit q,
the cnpitol next d,v. which was SIM.
dnv exploininy how this visit came Ia
be mndc. Ia correct the discrep,ncv in
the schedule which. had Il not been
corrected. would have left suynr with.
ont either n duty or a bounty brt,yecn
Julv 1. isol. and ,bilv 1. isgi. This oc-
rurred to him. and not Gnding senator
Jones In hi, home. he had driven to
,be cnni,,J :, r,,l,e th. .r,,,,,..
tion that the hiatus shnnld be
proyided for when 10 his
surnrise hc found Senntors .I,ur. Vast
nnd Mcphersnn and Reprcs,ntntivc
nrecl,inridge nj vork ON tho tnriiT
amendments which wore 4, be intro.
dueed the follo,yiny dnv lie vns then
4
had interlined. changing the duty ON
refined sugar from the compound rate
of 40 per cent. had been abandoned.
md he had simplv said "All RIGHT "
md came nwnv.
Irpon being nsl,ed bv Scnntor Iodye
vhetber IA. had ndyis,d tho an,nc,
ns 10 whether IL wns bctter
To have nd vnlorcm or speciGc duties
Mr.. Carlisle snid. 81 hnve nl,vavs heen
In favor of nm nd valorrm dnty but
do not rc,nember thnt I ,,,ve thcr, ans,
such opinion then. There was very
little said about n / NAV snv ala,
thnt have always been In favor Of n
mode,nt. d,ty an s,,,,o. a.. 4, ,,,.,,,,,
nr,iclo ord ,,ro,,a,,J ,I,a ,,tao,'it,.
renort ON tho NcKinieyi,ilI ,o,ni,st a.,
nrovisions nutting sus,nr ON tha frnc
h.,
With refororc. to ,,,o not, ~ i,,.o-
auction which ha ,,,,,,, NJ. It,,,,,,,,,,.,,.
to s.nnto,. NIus IL, s.id n,at ~, -.
tbe no,c fo. hiu, ns he ,,..at,, la,,an, ~.
otho,., iu,,.ogt,1 a., ,,o.tTia,.i't',i... A.,
other nombers 81 tho no,nt,it,aa a,,J
he honnd ~ ,ho not, 80 stin n, -,
ence II vould be mnJe nnlnic ur
IInvemeyer he snid LoJ dniiaI ., "a.,
him nLout the tn,iT lao,.iatios
ON smear ne had alsn M. Soarla"and
IIsnr,, n Rcd 90 uns,n,, aaS an La1
tall,ej about nj. r,,ttnr t,,,, a., III
NOT r.m.mher ,yb,t ,ho,, ha1 saiI
There had haer ho,yeya. nn tnti,,,a.
aien from anv of tbem that tho deuce
cratic marty was under ohligntions ,o
the sugar trust.
Mr. Carlisle deried er,,boticoll,, tho,
he Ind ever made "A sacret cniI unon ,I,a
finance eommittee or nnde n donnnd
upon them to nrotect sn,,,, I,oo,,,sn 90
the democratic pnrtv's obligntlons "a
the sugar trust
Senator McPherson's testimony IL do
voted largely to nm exclamation of stocl,
purchases and the method of conduct.
ing them.
Representative John Dewitt Worner
vns examined on tbo ri 80 ,'a,,'l
nnner statement that '. "nagn., T,IaL "ST1
Mad been instigoteJ h,, ma, y, 49,, a,
nror,inenoo IN ,ho da,n,'a,,e 49, W s,s"'
Ind heen rnado 20 go AZ. W. W P"i' :
censs his aaht to, g. s,,',.. "I'net III ~, w
+ariT I'm e. ,andia,, NV VIZ h .ue
Mr. warn.r saiJ ,bn Az s'e u,,''' no'is''