Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Some Of the Questions Raised by the
Louisiana Planters.
The SECRETARY DECIDES ONE
He Declines to Appoint a Force Of
Inspectors.
TIME OF PROD CTION

The repeal Of the sugar bounty clause OF
the Mckinley act by the German tariff
law has occasioned much trouble to Sec
retary Carlisle, especially IN view Of the
persistent efforts of the Louisiana con-
gressional delegation to secure a construc-
tion Of the legislation as favorable as pos
sible to the interests of the sugar planters
Of the south. His decision on several of the
questions raised by them with respect to
that subject is embodied in a letter written
by him to Senator Caffery today. His ac-
tion in this matter is entirely in accord
with the predictions made in The Star
Of Saturday. He purposely refrains for
the present of acting on the question as to
the right of bounty on sugar actually pro-
duced before the present law took effect
That will be a subject for future consid-
Grafton. The impression is strong that
Secretary Carlisle feels that he has no
authority to pay a bounty on sugar after
August % last, regardless Of the time of
the production Of the sugar.
The Secretary's Letter.
The text Of his letter to Senator Caffery
is as follows:
"I have carefully considered your favor Of
the 10Th of August, and also the communi-
cation of the Porydrus Planting and Manu-
Sohlpdhy VI A<ouSiohos ASfN-Se
ing the appointment of an official force to
inspect. weigh and test the sugar to be pro-
duced during the present fiscal year. with a
view to ascertain the amount of money
claimed to be payable thereon under the
third section of the act entitled An act to
reduce the revenue and equalize duties on
imports and for other purposes approved
October 1. 1890, and have reached the con-
clusion that, under existing legislation, the
department has no power to appoint or pay
any officers for the performance of the
duties indicated.
Paragraph 1s2 Of the act entitled An act
to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for
the government, and for other purposes
which became a law on the 18th Of August
last, provides:
That much of the act entitled IAN
act to reduce revenue. equaiize duties and
for other purposes" approved October i,
1890. as provides for and authorizes the
issue of licenses to produce sugar. and for
the payment of bounty to the producers OF
sugar from teets sorghum or sugar cane
grown in the United States, or from maple
sap produced within the United States. be.
and the same Is hereby, repealed. and here
after 1t shall be unlawful to issue any
license to produce sugar, or to pay any
bounty for the production Of sugar Of any
kind under the said act
Whatever may be the correct construc-
ton Of this clause as to the authority of the
Secretary Of the Treasury to pay bounty
on sugar actually produced while the act
Of October 1. 1890. remained in force,
think 1t was clearly the legislative intention
that no bounty should be paid on sugar pro-
duced after the repeal; and II no bounty is
to be paid ON such sugar, 1t is not reason
able to suppose that the appointment Of in
spectors. weighers. ETC., was contemplated.
Moreover. Congress has made no appropria-
tion for the employment of such officials,
ard the laws Of the United States prohibit
the appointment of officers to serve with
out pay. or to be paid by others than the
government ITSELF"