Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-02
THE WEAK FOUNDATION
Upon Which the Republican News
papers Have Erected
A LARGE, ELEGANT MARES NEST.
Carlisle's Connection
With the Sugar Schedule.
Those Mysterious" Sunday
Visits to the Capitol-Why he
Wrote the Sugar Schedule.
President Cleveland in Full
sympathy.

ASoA0oAb NACNS@eNA0 -
Sympathy.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June lit is
stated on the best authority that Presi-
dent Cleveland aud Secretary Carlisle
have been in entire and perfect harmony
in all their actions In regard TO the
tariff bill. Secretary CarisIe's part in
the preparation of the sugar schedule
Of that bill Is officially stated rs follows:
Senator Jones called upon aud in
formed him thar the subcommittee had
agreed upon the sugar schedule and
requested that he put It in proper form.
This the Secretary did, the paragraph
prepared being one OF a few lines and
providing that after January 1, 1895,
there shall be levied and collected on
all sugars duty OF forty per
cent and upon all sugars
above nun ber l6 Dutch standard In
color, and a duty OF oue.eighth OF one
cent per cent In addition TO the duty OF
40 per cent. al vslorem. Tbs amend
ment was sent 10 Senator Jones az the
Capitol. la the afternoon, In response
to request OF Senator Jones, Secretary
Carlisle visited the Capitol and was In
formed that other changes were under
consideration aud
BEING REQUESTED TO DO so.
made some inter-lineatIons 10 the
amendment, so that IL read:
"On and after January l, 1895, there
shall be levied aud collected Ou all
sugars not above No. lG Dutch standard
in color, and on all tank bottom syrups
of cane Juice or OF beet juice, Melada,
concentrated Melada or concrete aud
concentrated molasses, duty OF forty
per cent, aud upon all sugars above
No. g Dutch standard in color, there
shall be levied and collected duty OF
iorty-fve per cent"
As already stated, Secretary Carlisle
prepared the original amendment la ace,
cordance with the compromise that had
been reached by the Democratic menu
bers OF the Finance Committee. and the
alterations made In the amendment
made at the Capitol wore made 10 meet
the views OF tue Cou
The committee then decided pro-
vision should be Incorporated providing
that the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty
should not be affected by the schedule.
The book containing the treaties was
obtained by Secretary CARL sle from the
room OF the Foreign Committee and he
wrote the proylso which preserves tho
Hawaiian treaty. All this Is Ia the
handwriting Of Secretary Carlisle.
THIS EVENT OCCURRED
on Saturday. May 2. That night II oc.
CURED to the Secretary that the first
paragraph Of the scheduled, providing
for the repeal OF the bounty, fixed the
date OF repeal for July !, 1924. while
the duty on sugar was not 10 be opera
tive until January /, 1895. Knowing 10
TO be the intention OF the COM
mittee to issue print OF
the amended bill on Monday, Secretary
Carlisle on sunday morHlng called a.
the house OF Senator Jones Tor the pur-
pose OF directing attention 10 the dis
crepancy. II the bounty should be re-
pealed on July 1, 1924, and duty should
not be imposed until six months there
after. there would be period during
which there would be neither bounty
nor duty.
Mr.. Carlisle was satisfied tha; the dis
crepancy would be discovered after the
bin was printed, but be naturally de-
sired 20 save the committee from the
criticism which would follow 20 pal.
pable blunder.
Finding that Senator Jones had gons
10 the Capitol, Secretary Carlisle drove
there and found Senators McPbefson,
Jones and Vest and Representative
BrecklDridge, OF the Ways and Means
Committee, engaged 10 going over the
bill.
THAT VISIT OK SUNDAY
morning. May G, was the only ylsii
made by Mr. Carlisle % the COMMITTEES
without invitation, and the change al
luded 70 Is the only original suggestion
made 10 connection with the formal ac-
ton OF the bill. With reference 10 the
giving OF letter 10 Mr.. Hsvemyer, in-
PRODUCING that gentleman 70 senator
Mills. the following statement Is made.
That was mere matter OF courtesy
and routine. when Mr.. Hayemyer
presented hlmkeI AZ tue AitaaSiJ ~
partmeEt be was Informed that be
should call upon those who were franz
ing the bill.
SIR. Havsuyer had slight scquaInt-
ance with Mr. Mills, and 10 order TO
save time and insure him conferences
with this Senator, Secretary Carlisie, Ai
the request Of Mr. Haysmyer. gave him
a note Of introduction. There vas
NOTHING IMPROPEB OR UNUSUAL
in this. Similar letters had been given
by Mr.. Carlisle 20 gentleman who called
u bon him in connection vitb The tsfih'
some Of whom were mannfaetursrs'
whom he personally knew and Who de-
sired 20 secure changes in toe rates
6xed by the committee.
The story shat Mr. Carlisle called on
the committee on his own motion ana
insisted that certain sehsdpie Tor
sugar should De adopted for the reason
that The sugar trust bad made liberal
contributions 20 the Democratic iund 70
denied emphatlezlly oy the Secretary.
THE WEATHER