The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-10-18
The Earned Sugar Bounties.
y LETTER rRoM sENnroR MADEssoS TO
EN-sENAroR EoNUNDs N RELATION
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EN-slNAroR EoMuNps IN RELATION
TrraEgo
rhe Waldorf
Filth Ave. aud Thirty-third St.
New York. september ~, 1894 }
Hon Geo. + Edomds. Darlington ":
My DEAR Mn EDuuNps-ln CONVEX
cation had with Mr.. John Davenport,
he informed me That the maple sugar
producers Of Vermont were contemplate
ing q proceeding 10 the Cont Of Claims
to recover bounty due them for sugar
produced this year, aud had employed
attorneys in Washington for tina, pur-
pose.
The claimea against the United States
!or sugar produced, whether from cane,
beets, OF maple sap, are Of two distinct
sorts-trst for sugar made prior to
midnight Of August 2s, when the So
called Wilson bill took effect, repeating
the Mckinley bin and las Secretary
crriiiyr say prohibiting the payment
OF any further bounty, whether earned or
to be earned; and second, for sugar
made after August % and up to Julyl,
1896, under llcenses issued under the
Mckinley act ailer July !, 1891.
There 70 no doubt Of the right to re-
cover under the llrsi claim, aud to ms
mind very little doubt Of the liability OF
the government under The second. 10
your mind, The argument in iayoi OF both
claims viii at once present itself, ana
need not take the time to present either.
There is not only threat 20 commence
action on these Claims, but suggestion OF
a mandamus proceeding to COMPEL the
secretary OF the Treasury to appoint in
speotors oad weights, "a provided ios in
the McKnley law, 10 look after the
interests of.he United States during the
susM cau.paiga OF 1904 This mal.-
damus proceeding would surely come to
grief, and Tic cause OF the sugar pro.
ducers would lie injured by the adverse
result.
What desire is ,hat no suit OF any
character should be commenced at This
time, Or cnnl Congress is at its winter
session has had Tic opportunity to right
the wrong inflicted by the Wilsoa-Gor-
man bill. Ny iuteIs. IA the matter is
for the beet srow-s and beet sugu pro-
ducers 81 Nebra5L., Utah aud Cali
.ornia.
Daring the last session made every
effort 20 prevent this most important
indusu. l.um 0,l4s ltur.y d,slro,e
1t wss badly crippled, but slll has Iii
and can cont.nuo Us existence by lar
Legislation. granting at least the bounty
ios ls)i % be gwen next session. Ny
eaOrt VII be no, only ior this, but ~
obtain nee sugar and the bounty of the
moral, IL not the 'egal contract of the
Nc linley agt uuiil 1915. This effort
will be adversely affected, and those
with me in Obtaining honest aud fair
legislation Will boz greatly handicapped |
II SUNS should be pending dunng the
coming session The usual legislators
would say, "1htse people have appealed /
60 ne courts-lot the courts and not
Congt,ss ssi,., their rights" write TO
you, knowing Your great interest in the
subject matter and your enyiable IN.
auence with all men, hoping that you
VIII exert It 10 prevent any hasty lega,
ana do not hesitate to DO
10 knowing that no rights win be
isopardlzld bnt interests will BE- ad-
sanctd Dy the delay llcsye here to-
morrow, but letter addressed to the
Senate viii be forwarded TO me.
Hoping that You and yours are well
md ilut lnoy have the pleasure Of
Meeting yoI frequently iaring the com.
ng winter,
Tan, very iruely yours,
CnARLEs +. MAsDERsoN.
~ ouisiAna Planter.