The morning news., 1894-06-02
CARLISLE AND THE TARIFF.
The SeCTGtary'S Connection With the
Sugar Schedule.

The Secretary Put 1t in Proper Form
at the Request of Senator Jones-A
Statement of the Visit to the Capt.
tol-The Secretary's Call on the Sem
ator on Sunday to Correct a Mistake
That Would Have Left Sugar Un-
covered by Either Bounty or Duty
for Six Months.
Washington, June lit is stated on
the best authority that President Cleve-
land and Secretary Carlisle have been in
entire and perfect harmony in all their
actions in regard to the tariff bill. Secre-
tary Carlisle's part in the preparation of
the sugar schedule of that bill is officially
stated as follows: Senator Jones called
upon him and informed him that
the subcommittee had agreed upon
the sugar schedule, and requested
that he put IL in proper form. This the
secretary did, the paragraph prepared
being one of few lines, and providing
that latter Jan. l, 1885, there shall be
levied and collected on all sugars duty
Of 30 per cent. ad valorem, and upon all
sugars above No. l6, Dutch standard in
color, there shall be levied and collected
a duty of Is of cent per pound in addi-
ton to the said duty of 40 per cent ad
yalorem."
THE VISIT TO THE CAPITOL.
This amendment was sent to Senator
Jones at the capitol. Ia the afternoon, in
response to a request Of Senator JoneS,
Secretary Carlisle visited the capitol and
was informed that other changes We're
under consideration, and, being requested
to do so, made some interineations in the
amendment so that it read: "On or
after Jan. 1, 1895, there shall be levied
and collected on all sugars not
above number rs, Dutch standard
in color, and all tank bottoms, syrups of
cane juice or Of beet Juice, melada, con-
centrated melada or concrete and concen-
trated mOlasses, a duty of 40 per cent.
ad valorem. and upon all sugars above No.
IL, Dutch standard in color, there shall be
levied and collected duty of 45 per cent,
ad valorem.
MADE TO SUIT THE COMMITTEE.
AS already stated, Secretary Carlisle
prepared the original amendment in aC-
cordance with the compromise that has
been reached by the democratic members
of the finance committee, and the alter
ations made in the amendment at the
capitol were made to meet the views OF
the committee.
The committee then decided that a
provision should be incorporated pro
viding that the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty should not be affected by the
schedule The book containing the
treaties was obtained by Secretary Car.
Isle from the room of the foreign com.
mittee, and he wrote the proyiso which
preserves the Hawaiian treaty. All this
is in the handwriting Of Secretary Car
Isle.
MISTAKE CORRECTED.
This event transpired on Saturday
May 8. That night it occurred to the
secretary that the first paragraph of the
schedule, providing for the repeal OF the
bounty, fixed the date of the repeal for
July l, 1894, while the duty on sugar was
not to be operative until Jan.
/, 1895. Knowing IL to have been
the intention Of the committee
to issue print Of the amended
bill on Monday, Secretary Carlisle on
Sunday morning took a coupe and called
at the house of Senator Jones for the pur-
pose Of directing attention to the dis
crepancy. If the bounty should be re-
pealed on July /, 1894, and duty should
not be imposed until six months there
after, there would be a period during
which there would be neither bounty nor
duty.
WANTED TO HEAD OFF CRITICISM.
Mr., Carlisle was satisfied that the dis
crepancy would be discovered after the
bill was printed, but he naturally desired
to save the committee from the criticism
which would naturally follow such pal
pable bluuder. Finding that Senator
Jones had gone TO the capitol tho secre-
tary drove there and found Senators Jones,
Mcpherson and Vest, and Representa-
tive Breckinridge, Of the ways and means
committee, engaged in going over the bill.
That visit on Sunday morning, May o,
was the only visit made by Mr.. Carlisle
to the committee without an invitation,
and the change alluded to is the only
original suggestion he made in connection
with the formulation of the bill.
THE LETTER TO HAvEMEYER.
With reference to the giving of a letter to
Mr. Havemeyer, introducing that gentle
man to Senator Mills, that was q mere
matter of courtesy and routine. When
| Mr.. Havemeyer presented himself at the
treasury department he was informed
| that he should call upon those who were
framing the bill.
Mr.. Havemeyer had slight acguaint.
ance with Mr. Mills, and in order to save
time and insure him conference with
the senator, Secretary Carlisle, at the re
quest Of Mr.. Hayemeyer, gave him note
OF introduction. There was nothing I'M
proper or unusual in this. Similar letters
had been given by Secretary Carlisle To
gentlemen who called upon him
| in connection with the tariff
some of whom were manufacturers
whom he personally knew, and
who desired to secure changes in the
rates fixed by the committee. The story
that Secretary Carlisle called on the com
mitUee on his own motion, and insisted
that q certain schedule for sugar should
be adopted, for the reason that the sugar
trust had made liberal contributions tC
the democratic fund, is denied emphati
cally by the Secretary.