The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-16
NO BOUNTY ON SUGAR.
Secretary Carlisle Tells nat Man.
derson He VIII Not Pay.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Secretary Car
Isle has written a letter to Senator Man
derson declining to pay any sugar bounties
since the date of the new tariff act. The
Secretary states that he has arrived at the
conclusion. that such payments cannot be
made without further legislation by Con-
gress. After quoting from the act Of Oct. /,
1890, the Secretary says: This provision
confers the only authority heretofore pos
sessed by the Treasury Department to pay
a bounty for the production Of sugar, and
contains the only appropriation made by
Congress for that purpose. The sugar for
which bounty is now claimed was all pro-
duced while this statute remained in force,
and some Of the claims were actually ad-
justed and allowed by the proper account
ing officers of the Treasury Department
before the 18th day of August, 1894, when
to provide revenue for the government and
for other purposes took effect. The Ques-
ton presented for consideration is not
whether the producers OF sugars have or
have not a valid claim against the govern
ment Of the United States for the bounty
which had accrued before the repeal. but
whether the Secretary of the Treasury now
has authority to pay Ii. As no money can
be drawn from the treasury except in pur-
suance OF an Appropriation by law, it fol-
lows that II Congress has repealed the ap-
preparation made by the act of Oct. 1, 1880,
the authority of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to pay any bounty for the production
or sugar or any kind, under the said act,
Is terminated. The sugar for which bounty
is claimed was produced under that act.
and the claims are made under that act
used in Paragraph lS2, can be held to re-
late only to the production of sugar so as
70 prohibit the PAYMENT of bounty only on
sugars hereafter produced. The entire pro-
vision for the allowance and payment of
bounty. is repealed. and. IN addition, Con-
gress mas seen proper to declare. in ex-
pay any bounty after the act took erect
For the reasons thus briefly indicated. /
am constrained to decline TO make nav
ment upon any OF the pending Claims"
Jury After Sugar Trust omciars.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE cases of
Messrs- Havemeyer and Searles. of the
Sugar Trust, and Seymour, Of the broker
age firm of Seymour Bros. & Young. of
New York. who refused to give testimony
before the Sugar Trust Investigating COM
mittce, are under consideration bv the
grand jury OF the District. The cases were
presented TO the jury by the United States
District Attorney about a week ago. and
have been discussed by the jurymen at
practically every days session since A
number of witnesses have been
during the week 1t is understood that true
witnesses. and thsy will be presented TO
the Criminal Court when that body reports
Delore the end of next week. All the
parties. probably, Will furnish bail in New
York city.
Hoke Smiths Subordfnafes.
WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-THE register
Of the Interior Department. complete to
July 1. vii. be issued in a few days. X
shows that the. total number of employees
then was 14.043- OF these 4,o42 were In the
department proper at Washington. 79 out
SIDE the department proper, but in Wash
ington. and 9.2H outside the department
proper, and not in Washington. OF the
latter class there were 736 in the land
service. 3,67S In the Indian service. 4.7s2 in
the pension service and los miscellaneous.
OF the tosa, number 452 were appointed by
the President. f36 by the Secretary and o.
224 by subordinates.
Army Omcers ON the Anxious Seat.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Great anxiety
is felt by the officers OF the army and
their friends over the orders making assign
ments OF troops. which a been prepared
by General Schofeld and approved by Sec
rotary Lamont The orders were ready for
announcement to-day, but 1t was decided
not to make them public until Monday.
Inquiries came to the department from