Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-01
OF FlCIALLY STATED
Secretary Carlisle's Connection With the
Sugar Schedule
His Visits to the Capitol ana Letter
Introducing Mr.. Havemeyer
to Mr.. Mills.

1t is stated on the best authority that
President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
nave been in entire and perfect harmony
In all their actions in regard to the tariff
DILL Secretary Carlisle's part in the prep
aratfon OF the sugar schedule Of that bill
Is ofhcfally stated as follows: Senator
Jones called upon and informed him that
the subcommittee had agreed upon the
sugar schedule and requested that he put
it in proper form.
This the Secretary did, the paragraph pre-
pared being one of a few lines and proyid-
ing that after January l. 1895, the duty on
all sugars not above No. 16 Dutch stand
ard, should pay 40 per cent. Senator Jones
was to have called at the department for
the schedule, but, being unable to do so.
Secretary Carlisle, in response to a request
of that Senator. visited the Capitol. Upon
arriving there he was informed that an
other change had been decided upon and
that sugars above No. IS were to have a
duty of 45 per cent. Being requested to pre-
pare another schedule to meet this change
the Secretary suggested the necessary al
iteration could be readily made on the copy
already prepared, and. accordingly, the
amendment was interlined by the Secre-
tary.
No provision had been made by the COM
mittee for molaSseS, and upon Mr.. Carlisles
suggestion that commodity was added as it
now stands on the bill. The committee then
decided that a provision should be incor-
porated. providing that the Hawaiian reci-
proclty treaty should not be affected by the
schedule. The book containing the treaties
was obtained by Secretary Carlisle from the
room Of the foreign committee. and he wrote
the proviso which preserves the Hawaiian
treaty. All this is in the handwriting Of
Secretary Carlisle.
Correction Made.
This event transpired on Saturday May 5.
That night 1t occurred to the Secretary
that the first paragraph OF the schedule,
providing for the repeal Of the bounty, fixed
the date of repeal for July 1. 1894, while the
duty on sugar was not to be operative until
January l. 1895. knowing 1t to be the in
tention of the committee to issue a print of
the amended bill on Monday, Secretary
Carlisle on Sunday morning took a coupe
and called at the house of Senator Jones
Tor the purpose OF directing attention to
the discrepancy II the bounty should be
repealed on July l, 1894, and duty should
not be imposed untfl six months thereafter
mere would be period during which there
would be neither bounty nor duty
Mr.. Carlisle was satisfied that the dis
orepancy would be discovered after the bill
was printed, but he naturally desired to
save the committee from the criticism
which would follow so palpable a b,under
Finding that Senator Jones had gone to
the Capitol the Secretary drove there and
found Senators voorhees,, Jones. Vest and
Harris and Representatives Breckenridge
Mcmillan and other members OF the ways
and means committee engaged in going over
the bill. Secretary Carlisle explained the
purpose OF his visit, and the correction was
made.
That visit on Sunday morning, May 6,
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.
Introducing MIR. Havemeyer.
With reference to the giving of a letter
to Mr.. Havemeyer, introducing that gentle
man to Senator Mills. that was a mere
matter of courtesy and routine. When Mr.
Havemeyer presented himself at the Treas
ury Department he was informed that he
should call upon those who were framing
the bill
Mr.. Havemeyer had slight acquaintance
with Mr.. Mills, and, in order to save time
and insure him a conference with the Sen
ator, Secretary Carlisle, at the request of
Mr.. Haveneyer, gave him a note of intro
duction. There was nothing improper or
unusual in this. Similar letters had been
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 de-
sired to secure changes in the rates fixed by
the committee. go
The story that Mr.. Carlisle called on the
committee, on his own motion and insisted
that certain schedule for sugar should be
adopted, for the reason that the sugar
trust had made liberal contributions to the
democratic fund, Is denied emphatically by
the Secretary.