The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-02

hAvEMEYER's VISIT TO MILLS.

seIstuk the pfituNBes ~ memuef OIL the
house. Of answering only such questions
as might be thought proper. Several times
during his examination he fell upon this
privilege and refused to answer some Of
the questions asked The COMMITTEES de-
cided IL had no power to make member
Of the house testify before senate CON-
mittee, and that III il could do was to
certify tho fact 20 the senate. Il
IL understood that one Of the points
which the COMMITTEES sought to obtain
from Mr.. Warner Was the influence
brought to bear on him TO cease his oppo-
sition to the trust but this tailed. Mr..
Warner told the committee that q large
amount Of his Information came from
conversations with members Of the house
who were discussing events relating to
sugar duties. He vas asked Who these
members were. and In every instance de-
csined to give the names Of any OF his
feiiow-members Of the house. The COM
mittee say the testimony which Warner
refused to give was Of hearsay character
and not Of an importance that would war
rant any extraordinary methods to OBJ
tain IL
There is expressed = great desire to hear
the testimony that has been recently taken
and printed for use in the senate before
the vote 10 taken on the sugar schedule,
and il IA probable. If II il available thai
several blocks will be read in the senate
tomorrow. The parts most interesting are
those relating to the testimony of Secrs-
tary Carlisle. The point In Mr.. Edwards
story rs to how the schedule vae
drawn. toeether With certain proceed.
ings on q Sunday n the canitol
has besn denied s. ali the vftne.se.
Senator Jones haa testified that he
requested Secretary Carlisle 70 drav the
the suesr schedule. and The secretarv ha.
frankly said he tirev n Senator Nils has
test,fied that Havepeve, cana Ia him vish
a letter Of intyoduction ffom Carlisle hnt
that he did not - Havsmever The com.
mittee vill not 70 10 Nev York "a taks
testimony. nor viii IL resume e. sitting
until Nondsv.
Itie oented m 1he sa,et autherttv that
President Ctevelend ana secrctarv CsrIisle
have been In entire and nerfect h.rmonv
in all THAR actiona In re~ard n ths ,.r;fy
bill. Secretary. Carli.ls,a prenay.tion of
the ,uear schedule Of that blli /. off3ci.,iv
stated as follov.. scrator Ions. c.I,.d
upon Carlisle and informed him thai the
sub-committee had agreed nron th.
.uvar achedule and recu..,.d h,r
10 nut II in nroner form Th;,
the .ecret.rv did III. r.,..,.rh
prepared being one Of = fev I,re. .nS No
vidinr that after Ianu.rv Ieo6 ,h.,.
shall be levied and collected uron All
susars = dutv of 20 per cent and rnor All
sugars above number 16 Dntch
standard In color. : dutv of one-aiubth ~
1 cent per mound. in addition In tha dntv
Of 20 per cant. ad valorem Tbi. .m.nd.
ment vas sent Ia ZONES at the r.ritoI In
the afternoon. In response To = reouest of
Iona. a.eretsrv C.,i,.le vi.;t.d ~. c.c;-
tol. and va informed thai NOR.
changes we're bains considered and upor
being requested TO do 40 made .ome
changes in the amendment 90 that II
read: "On or after January 1, 1895, there
shall be levied and collected on all sugars
not above No. 10. Dutch standard in color,
and on Gil tank bottoms syrups of cane
juice or of beet jules. melsda, concentrated
mslada or concrete and concentrated
moiasses, duty of 20 per cent: and upon
all sugars above No. i6. Dutch standard in
color, there shall be levied and collected
duty of IS per cent"
As already stated. Secretary Carlisle
prepared the original amendment in
accordance with the compromise that
had been reached by the Demo-
cratic members Of the ina nee com
mittee, and the alterations in thu amend
ment at the capitol were mads to meet the
views of the committee. The committee
then decided. that . provision should he
INCORPORATED providing that the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty should not bs Affected
bv thi, schedule. The book containing
the treaties was Obtained bv secretarv
Carlisle II ON the room of the foreign com.
mit,ee. and he inserted the provision
which preserved the Haw allan treaty.. All
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