Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-07
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Secretary Carlisle's Part in the
Preparation of tie Sugar Sched-
ule in the Tariff Bill.

Secretary Carlisle's Part in the
Preparation of tic Sugar Sched-
ule in the Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON June LIT is
stated on the best authority that
President Cleveland and Secre-
tary Carlisle have been in entire
and perfect harmony in all their
actions IN regard to the Tariff
bill. Secretary Carlisle,ss psa2..
in the preparation Of the sugar
schedule Of that bill is officially
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 Secre-
tary did, the paragraph prepared
being one o. d few lines, and
providing that after January 1,
1895, there shall be levied and
collected on all sugars duty of
10 per cent dd Ud!Orem, and upon
all sugars above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color there shall be
levied and collected a duty Of / !
Of / per cent per pound in addi-
ton to the said duty of 40 per
cent al Ualorem. This amend
ment was sent to Senator Jones,
at the Capitol. In the afternoon,
in response to a request of Soma
tor Jones, Secretary Carlisle
visited the Capitol and was in
formed that other changes were
under consideration; and being
requested to do SO, made some
interlineationS in the amend
ment, so that it read:
On and after July 1, 1895, there
shall be LEVIED and collected on
all sugars not above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color. and on all tank
bottoms, syrups OF cane juices
or Of beet juice, melada, cOncen-
trated melada or concrete and
concentrated molasses, q duty of
10 per cent dd rdlOrcm, and upon
all sugars above No. Is Dutch
; standard in color there shall be
{ levied and collected a duty of As
L per cent Ctd UdIoreD. AS already
l stated, Secretary Carlisle pre-
I pared the original amendment in
accordance with the compromise
: that has been reached by the
Democratic members Of the FL
| nance Committee, and the altera-
tions made in the amendment at
the Capitol were to meet the
: views of the committee. The
2 committee then decided that 9
e provision should be incorporated
e providing that the Hawaiian re
e ciprociUy treaty should not be
; affected by the schedule. The
g book containing the treaties was
i obtained by Secretary Carlisle
from the room of the Foreign
e Committee and he wrote the
q proviso which preserves the
t Hawaiin treaty All this is il
S the handwriting of Secretary
G Carlisle.
e This event transpired on Satur
T day, May ). That night it oc
n CURED to the Secretary that the
0 first paragraph of the schedule
providing for the repeal of the
t bounty, fixed the date Of the re-
e peal for July 1, 1894, while the
d duty on sugar was not to be oper
: ative until January l, 1895
e Knowing it to be the intention O.
|, the committee to issue print O
: the amended bill on Monday
Y the Secretary on Sunday morn
l. ing took coupe and called a
u the house of Senator Jones fol
q the purpose of directing atten
} ton to the discrepancy.
L Mr.. Carlisle was satisfied
y that the discrepancy would b'
81 discovered after the bill wa
l. printed. but he naturally desiret
p to save the committee from th'
% criticism which would follow 81
n palpable blunder, Finding
/, that Senator Jones had gone t.
IS the Capitol the Secretary drov
there and found Senators Jones
ee Mcpherson and Vest engaged Il
going over the bill.
That visit on Sunday mo rning
n May 6, was the only visit mad
o. by Mr.. Carlisle to the committe
without an invitation, and tn
change alluded to is the onl,
original suggestion he made i
lg connection with the formulatio
u of the bill. With reference t
,d giving a letter to Mr.. Have
meyer, introducing that gentle
man to Senator Mills, that was
mere matter of courtesy and rot
O. tine. When Mr.. Havemeye
ic presented himself at the Trea:
&C ury Department he was irforme
% that he should call upon thos
u who were framing the bill.