The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-02

fiHulIy IGuCncu IN tlC Scnntc.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Juno LIT Is
stated on tho boat authority that Presi.
dent Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
havc been In entire and perfect har'
mooy in all their actions In regard to
tho tariff bill. Secretary Carlisle's part
in the preparation OF the sugar schedule
OF that bin Is officially stated as fol-
lowe:
Senator Jones called upon and in.
formed him that the subcommittee
had agreed upon tho sugar schedule and
requested that ho put it In proper form.
This tho secretary did, tho paragraph
prepared being one Of few lines, and
providing that nftor January /, 1895,
there shall bo lovled and collected on
al! sugars d duty Of 20 pcr cent and
upon all sugars above number 1G Dutch
standard In color duty Of one-cighth
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tho duty OF 40 per cent nd valorcm.
This amendment was sent to Senator
Jones at the capitol. In tho afternoon
iu response to request Of Senator
Jones, Secretary Carlisle visited the
capitol and was informed that other
changes were under consideration aud
being requested to do so, made some
in,eriiueations in tho amendment 80
that II read:
ION or after January |, 1898, there
shall bc levied aud collected on all
sugars not above No. 16 Dutch standard
in color, and on all tank bottoms syrups
OF cane Juice or OF beet juice. Melada,
concentrated Melada or concrete and
concentrated molasses duty OF forty
per cent, and upon all sugars above No.
10 Dutch standard in color. thcre shall
be levied and collected duty OF IS pei
cent"
As already stated, Secretary Carlisle
prepared the original amendment in nc,
cordanre with the compromise that had
been reached by the Democratic mem.
bers OF the finance committee, and the
alterations made In the amendment
made at the capitol were made to meet
tho views OF tho com mittee.
Tho committee then decided pro-
vision should bo incorporated. provid.
Ing tha. the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty should not DO affected By the
schedule. The book containing the
treaties was obtained by Secretary Car,
Isle from tho room OF the foreign com.
.-I hn thn oHANibN ,,,l ;,b
preserves the Hawaiian treaty. All
this is In the handwriting OF Secretary
Carlisle.
This evont occurred on Saturday, May
5. That night 1t occurred to the secre.
tnry that the first paragraph OF the
achedule, providing for the repeal OF the
bounty, fixed the date Of repeal for July
!, 1904, while the duty on sugar was not
to bo oporatt 10 until January l, 1895.
Knowing 1t to DO the intention OF tho
committee to issue print OF the amend
ed bill on Monday, Secretary Carlisle on
Sunday morning callod at the house Of
Senator Jones for the purpose OF direct.
ing attention to the discrepancy. l!
the bounty should be repealed on July
l, 1894, and duty sh ould not be imposed
until six months thereafter, there would
bo period during which there would be
neither bounty nor duty.
Mr.. Carlisle was satisfied that the
discrepancy would be discovered after
the bill was printed. but hc naturally
desired to save tho committee from the
criticism which would follow 90 pal
pable blunder.
Finding that Senator Jones had gone
to tho capitol, Secretary Carlisle drove
there and found Senators Mcpherson
Jones and Vest and Representative
breckenridge. OF the ways and means
committee. engaged in going over the
bill. That visit on sunday morning,
NAV G, was the only visit made by Mr..
Carlisle to the committee without in.
vita.ion, aud tho change alluded to is
the only original suggestion nc made in
connection with the formulation OF the
bill.
With reference TO tho giving OF lot.
ter to Mr.. Havemoyer. introducing that
gentleman to Senator Mills. tho follow.
ing statement Is made: That was O
moro matter OF courtesy and routine.
When Mr.. Havemerer presented him.
self at tho treasury department he was
informed that he should call upon those
who wcrc framing tho bill.
Alr. Havcmeyor had slight acquaint,
ancc with Nr. Mills. and in order tc
save time and insure him a conference
with this senator, Secretary Carlisle, al
tho request OF Mr.. Ilavemeyer, gave
him n note OF introduction. There was
nothing improper or unusual in this
Similar letters had boon given by Mr.
Carlisle to gentlemen who called upon
him in connection with the tariff, some
OF whom were manufacturers whom he
personally knew and who desired tc
secure changes in the rates fixed by the
committee.
The story that Mr.. Carlisle called on
the committee on his own motion anG
insisted that certain schedule for suga,
should bo adopted for tho reason thai
thcsugar trust had made liberal con
tributious TO tho Democratic fund il
cmphatically don!ed by the secretary.
TIE SUGAR SCHEDULE
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