Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-24

There is in existence, presumably in
the possession of the Senate commit
tee to investigate the alleged bribery
or undue influence exerted upon United
States Senators in behalf of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company, one doc
umcnt which has been ;calously guard
ed. 1t is a sheet of paper of the kind
known Us "fooiscap," on part of which
is written IL sugar shedule. done with
typewriter. Between the lines in the
body of tho document and extending
far below the typewriter portion may be
SEQ the handwriting OF the Secretary
of the Treasury of tho 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 majority on tho Finance Com
mittee, may be found these words,
"Put in Carlisle provision" On the
back OF the paper, also in lead pencil
and also in Senator Jones handwrit-
ing. is the following curious direction,
"Put in moro instead OF less" The
first direction may be understood as
addressed to the clerk charged with
the duty of transcribing the bill as
amended, and tho second as a memo
randum for the information and guild
ance of those who should afterwards
consider the measure in the light of
information as to the wishes of the adj
ministration in this important matter.
We present to IL readers q fac
smile OF this sugar schedule. with in
ordinations made by Secretary Car
lis Q in his OWN handwriting. 1t contains
everything the trust has ever asked
for. and is the most favorable to that
hungry concern of n schedule SUBJ
mitted to the consideration of the
Senate. How this document ran afoul
OF a camera is a 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 not above No. Ii
above that standard alter the proposed
cen per pound to 10 per cent. ad va
lorem.' And Secretary Carlisle added
the provision that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to
abrogate or in any manner impair or
affect the provisions of the treaty of
commercial reciprocity concluded be-
tween the unlteo States and the King
of the Hawaiian Islands on the Both
day of July. 1875, or the provisions of
II act of Congress heretofore passed
for the execution of the same."
The words written in pencil at the
bottom of the sheet by Senator Jones,
"l'ut 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
ishcd product underline Car. isle sched-
ule was protected by an a 1 valorem duty
Of 45 per cent. This schedule. prepared
so deity by the Secretary of the Treas
ury as a result of u casual conversation,
was sufficiently satisfactory to permit
Senator Jones to pencil at the bottom
the significant words, which may vet
PUT in Carlisle provision" This sched-
ule was written at the CAPITOL. sun.
DAY, May s.. Tuesday, May !, the cele-
bratnd collection of 400 amendments,
the very existence of which was not
known to Senator Voorhees,, the Chair
mar OF the Finance Com nittee, wore
offered in the Senate, to the mortitica-
ton of the honest Democratic Senators
WAC had denied that any such action
was contemplated. Secretary Carlisle's
amendment was among tho number.
but during the two days which had
elapsed some n became frightened.
and the ~disgraceful ad valorem duty
on refined sugar was changed back o