Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-06-07
THE SUGAR lMvEsrIoArIoN.


testimony 10 far taken by Il. Senator
Mills denied all knowledge of the Sc
cret interview Of Secretary Carlisle on
the sugar question, and said that he
and Senator Jones aud Senator Vest
hnd prepared the sugar schedule as
first reported, and he knew moth.
ing Of any memorandum for the
schedule from the secretary.
Mr. Carlisle stated that Mr. Jones
had requested him 10 have the sugar
schedule prepared ON the morning of
Saturday, May 8, and had come 10 his
house for that purpose, and had handed
him memorandum, stating what he
wanted done. lie had agreed 70 do
this, rs the servicA was one the treas
ury department was in the habit OF
rendering the members OF the finance
committee. After he went to his office
he dictated tho schedule providing
for the ad valorcm duty OF 40 per
cent, and the additional one-eighth of
l cent on sugars above No 10 Dutch
standard. At g o'clock that day he
went to the capitol in response 10 a
telephone message requesting his pres
ence, taking the sugar schedule, which
he had put In shape, with him. lie
found Senators Jones, Vest and Nc
Pherson and Representative BreclSin-
ridge in the room of the senate COM.
mittee on appropriations, and Senator
German came in afterward
Mr.. Carlisle then told of his visit to
the capt. ol next day, which was Sun
day, explaining how this visit came to
be made, 20 correct the discrepancy in
the schedule, which, had IL not been
corrected, would have left sugar with
out either duty or bounty between
July /, 1894, and July 1, 1895. This oc-
CURED 10 him, and not finding Senator
Jones in his home, he had driven to
the capitol TO make the sugges-
tion that the hiatus should be
provided for, when to his
surprise he found Senators Jones, Vest
and Mcpherson and Representative
Breckenridge at work ON the tariff
amendments which were to be intro
duced the following day. lie was then
told that the amendment which he
had interlined, changing the duty on
refined sugar from the compound rate
of 40 per cent. had been abandoned,
and he had simply said "All right"
and came away.
Upon being asked by Senator Lodge
whether he had advised tho finance
committee as to whether Il was better
to have ad valorem or specific duties,
Mr.. Carlisle said: ~ have always been
in favor Of an ad valorem duty, but |
DO not remember that gave them any
such opinion then. Ihere was very
niue said ABOUT II, may say also
'hat nave Always oeen In tavor OF a
moeerate auty on sugar as revenue
arucie' ana l prepared the minority
report on the mckinley Dill against the
provisions putting sugar on the freo
hsI
WIN reference 10 the note OF INTRO
uuctioh Whlcn ne gave MI haVemeyer
70 senator Miils' ne sald that ne wrote
.ne hote ior MN as ne wrote letters ior
others interested IN tarih leglslatioD 10
otner members OF the committee' ana
nc hoPeu II tne no'e was SUN IN exist
enee IL wouid De maze Pnohc' Mr.
haVemeyer, y ne SAID h'Ia eaiied TO see
MN ABOUT tne tarir ieglsiation
." sugar as nau aisS MT Searies anu
Henry X. Reed OF Boston ana all had
talked ABOUT TINS matter out ne couid
noI % reiheIhDer "nat they hau saiu'
iRere hau oeen' however DO lhtima-
tl'n from any Oh tnein Una. tne demo-
e,a'ic party was unuer "oiigaViohs 70
tne sugar trust
Mr. carlisle denied emphatlcaiiy that
ne had ever made secret eau upon the
nhance committee or MADE demand
upon them TO protect sugar because OF
the democratic partys obligations TO
the sugar trust
representative John Dewitt warner
was examined on the oasis OF news
paper statement that an enort, whlch
had peeh lhstlgated Dy men OF great
prominence IN the democratic party |
had been made TO cause Mr. warner TO
cease ms hght Tor iree sugar while the
.arliI Dill was Pending IN the mouse
Mr, warner sara tnat the suggestion
hau Deeh maze 70 MIN that II there was
not duty on sugar, the sugar trust
would beat tne Diil, out ne declined 10
state from whom the suggestion had
comet IL was from memoer OF the
mouse OF representatives' i
Mr' vest sala ne had an lndlstinct
a provision in regard to sugar, but he
did not know who received IL. nor did
he know that ,.e had ever seen II. At
any rate IL was not the schedule that
was adopted. and, il he did prepare
schedule, his preparation of IL had no
with the reported scene in
the committee room. which never oc.
Cured. He pronounced as "a lie made
'uS Vi "noie eio'n '"e sUoiy tnaI nc
iau chahReu front ON sugar was
lor iree sugar, ne SAID out was
nhaiiy cohipeileu 10 IaVor l cent
pound on raw sugar ana no duty on re- |