The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-17

There is in existence, presumably in
the possession Of the Senate commit
tee t. investigate the alleged bribery
or undue influence eXerted upon United
States Senators in behalf of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company, one doc
ument which has been jealousy guard
ed. 1t is sheet of PAPER of the kind
known as "foolscap," on part of which
is written sugar shedule. done with
Typewriter. BetH cen tAe lines in the
body of the document and extending
far below the typewriter portion may be
seen the handwriting Of the Secretary
of the Treasury Of the United States,
John G.. Carlisle. Below this, in lead
pencil, in the handwriting Of United
States Senator James X. Jones, the
active representative of the Demo
cratic ma ority on the Finance Com
mittee, may be found .he;e words,
"Put in Carlisle provision. On the
back of the paper, also in lead pencil
and als0 in Senator Jones handwrit-
ing, is the following curious direction,
"Put in moro inste I'd of less. The
first direction may be understood as
addressed to the c'erk charged with
the duty of transcribing the bill as
amended, and tho second a memo
randum for the information and guild
ance Of those who should afterwards
consider the measure in tn light of
information as to the wishes OF the adj
ministration in this important matter.
We present to our readers fac
smile of this sugar schedule, with in
terlineations made by Secretary Car
lis @ in his own handwriting. 1t contains
everything the trust has ever asked
for. and is the most favorable to that
hungry concern of any schedule sub
mitted to the consideration of the
Senate. How this document ran afoul
OF a camera is story which needs not
be told, but the results are seen in the
fac-simile given.
The printed matter Of the page is
that portion of the bill as it appeared
after amendment by the Senate COM
mittee and ordered May last to be re-
printed. The changes made by the
Secretary limit the tax of 40 per cent.
ad valorem to sugars mot above No. 10
Dutch standard in color, and for those
above that standard alter the proposed
cent per pound 60 80 per cent. ad va
lorem." And Secretary Carlisle added
the provision that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to
abrCgate or in any manner impair or
affect the provisions of the treaty of
commercial reciprocity concluded be-
tween the Unitec States aud the King
of the Hawaiian Islands on the Goth
day of July, 1875, or the provisions of
any act of Congress heretofore passed
/ for the execution OF the same"
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bottom of the sheet by Senator Jones,
"Put in the Carlisle provision, tell
/ the story. The proviso al owed the
trust, through Claus Spreckels, to inn
port from the Sandwich Islands free of
duty its raw material, while it fin
/ ished product under the Car isle sched-
ule was protected by an a valorem duty
/ of 40 per cent. This schedu G. prepared
SO deity by the Secretary of the Treas
ury as a result of casual conversation.
was sufficiently satisfactory TO permit
Senator Jones TO pencil at the bottom
the significant words, which may yet
become a war cry in the campaign,
put in Carlisle provision. This SEIZED
ule was written at the Capitol, Sun
day, May ). Tuesday, May I, the cele-
brat I'd collection of 400 amendments,
the very existence of which was not
known to Senator Voorhees,, the Chair
man of the Finance Com nittee, were
offered in the Senate, to the mortified
ton of the honest Democratic Senators
who had denied that any such action
was contemplated. Secretary Carlisle's
amendment was among the number,
but during the two days which had
elapsed some one became frightened,
and the disgraceful ad valorem duty
on refined sugar was changed back t.