Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-02
SUGAR SCHEDULE.
SECRETARY cARLlSLE's PART IN ITS
PREPARATION.
The Gentleman Named and the President
I'm Accord on the Tariff BIlI
as a Whole.

| NNotilNPlOAN, ~. -. June L. IL -
stated on the best authority that Presi-
| dent Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
| have been in entire and perfect harmony
In all their actions In regard 10 the tariff
bill. Secretary Carlses part in the pre-
paration Of the sugar schedule Of that
bill IS officially stated as follows
Senator Jones called and informed him
that the Subcommittee had agreed upon
the sugar schedule and requested that he
put IL IN proper form. This the Secre-
tary did, the paragraph prepared being
one Of a few lines. and providing that
after January /. 1896. there should be
levied and collected on all sugars duty
Of 40 per cent. ad valOrem, and upon su-
gars above No. 1G Dutch standard In
color, there should be levied and collected
duty Of is Of l cent per pound In addi-
tion TO the said duty of 70 per cent. al
yllOrem. This amendment was sent 10
Senator Jones at the Capitol In the az
tcrHOon, in response TO a request Of Scna-
tor JOncs's, Secretary Carlisle visited the
Capitol, and was Informed that other
changes were under consideration. and,
being requested to do so, made some in
tcrlineatiOns iH the amendment, 50 that
IL read: On or after January /, 1895, there
shall be levied and collected on all sugars
not above no lG, Dutch standard in color
and on all tank bottoms, syrups Of cane
juice, or Of beet juice, melada, concen-
tratcd melada, and concentrated molasses.
a duty Of 60 per cent ad yalorem, and
upon all sugar above No lG. Dutch stan
ddrd in color, there shall be levied and
F1 tod n .lr . /. H.r "a "a
rem.
As already stated, Secretary Carlisle
prepared the original amendment in aC-
Cordancc with the compromise that had
been reached by the Democratic MEM
beTs of the Finance Committee, and the
alterations made in the amendment at
the Capitol were made 10 meet the
views of the committee. The committee
then decided that a provision should be
Incorporated providing that the Hawaiian
reciprocity treaty should not be affected
by the schedule. The book containing the
treaties was obtained by Secretary Car
Isle from the room Of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, and he wrote the prOyisO
which preserves the Hawaiian treaty. All
this is in the handwriting Of Secretary
Carlisle.
THE SUNDAY VISIT.
This event trauspired on Saturday. May
9Th. That night X occurred to the Sccro- |
tary that the first paragraph of the !
schedule providing for the repeal of the !
bounty fixed the date of the repeal for
July T. 1884, while the duty ON sugar
was not TO ba operative until January
!. 1896. Knowing 1t TO bc the intention !
Of the committee 90 issue a print Of the |
amended bin on Monday, Secretary Car |
lislc on Sunday morning took coupe |
4 e
for the purpose Of directing attention TO |
the discrepancy. If the bounty should !
be repealed on July !, 1894 and the duty |
should not be imposed until six months |
thereafter there would cnsuc a period 5u- |
ring which there would be neither bounty /
nor duty.
Mr Carlisle was satisfied that the |
discrepancy would he discovered after !
the bin was printed. but ne naturally |
desired 10 saw" the committee from the |
criticism which would follow so palpahla |
a hIundcr Finding that Senator Jones |
had gone 10 the Capitol the Secretary |
drove there, and found Senators Jones. |
and Vest, and Representative |
of the Ways and Means |
Committee, engaged in going over N" b1l. |
That visit on Sunday morning, May eth. |
was the only visit made by Mr.. Carlisle |
TO the committee without an invitation, |
and the change alluded TO is the only |
suggestion he made in connection with /
the formulation o' the bHl
LETTER TO IIANEMEYER
With reference to tho giving Of a letter
20 NIr. Havomeyer introducing that gem
teman to Senator Mills that was mere |
matter Of courtesy and routine When !
Mr.. Havemcycr presented himself at the |
Treasury Department he was informed |
that D." should call upon those who were
framing the bill
Mr.. Havomevor had a slight acquain-
tancc with Mr Mills, ana i'm order to
save time and insure him n conference 4,
with the Senator, Secretary Carlisle. az |
the request Of Mr.. IIavcmcycr gave him |
q note of introduction There was no.
thing improper or unusual in this. Smi-
lar letters had been given 10y Mr. Carlisle
90 other gentlemen who called uUon him
I'M connection with the tariff. some Of
whom were manufacturers whom he per-
spually knew ana who desired to secure |
changes in the rates fixed by the commit
tee
The story that Mr. Carlisle called on the
on his own motion and insisted !
that certain schedule for sugar should |
be adopted. for the reason that the Sugar
Trust had made liberal contributions 10
the Democratic fund is denied emphau-