Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-21

NV recollection is that Mr.. Havemeyer
stated to Senator Jones that the crude
/ sugars embraced samples OF all the
| sugars grown In the world, and 1t
\ made q most interesting exhibit,
( which Mr.. HavemeYer explained In
I detail 10 Mr. Jones. No person took
anv part In the conversation except MI.
| Jones aud Mr.. Havemeyer. l listened
10 ell thu conversation and felt Interest
/ ed 10 the explanations given. Inc
/ chief point discussed was the TACT t1at
an ad valorem duty was the only talr
duty that could be placed upon raw
| sugars for the reason there was very
/ great difference In the value OF the
/ sugars, and uniform specific tax would
/ at times prevent the purchase OF certain
, grades of sugar and compel the purchase
! of other grades, whereas the markets
should be LETT open TO the purchase OF
any grade upon an adyalorem dutia0ie
| basis: that Is: according to the value OF
! the crude sugar. Senator Jones then
! took I'D other practical questions OF de-
( tail as 10 why difTerential WAS neces-
sary between the crude and refined, ana
| il necessary, to what extent. de also
questioned him pOintedly as TO metnodS
and cost Of refining, and as TO the yield
I of refined sugars from different kinds OF
raw sugar, aud put many questions 10
/ Mr.. Hayemeyer. some of which were
not answered 10 Mr.. Jones' satisfaction.
At any rate, in a short time Senator
| Jones bundled up his tables OF stats
| tics, calculations, ETC., and remarked
| somewhat unceremoniously that he had
given as much time 10 the matter as ne
could spare and
MUST co 70 THE SENATE.
Mr.. Havemeyer and Mr.. Terrell left at
the same time, or within few minutes.
l never had a conversation myself
with Mr.. Havemeyer upon the SUBJECT
OF sugar, other than perhaps few cas-
uaI remarks, and to the best OF my rec
objection had never seen Mr.. Havemey-
er before his visit TO Washington at
that time, but it had been understood
that Senator Jones would call al my
rooms about o'clock the evening De-
fore. which Mr.. Jones afterwards con-
c.uded ne could nos do, but Mr., have
MEYER called for a few minutes and
was informed he could not see Mr..
Jones until next morning. He then
left without any conversation with me
about sugar. This was the first time l
had seen Mr.. Hayemeyer during his
visit 10 Washington, aud the second
time was when he met Senator Jones at
ten o'clock the next morning. 1 was
not member OF tue Finance Commit
tee, nor did seek in any way TO i'm
press any views upon any member OF the
committee On that or any other SUBJECT.
Ny whole object was 10 help the COM
mittee gain reliable information, and to
find common ground on which all
Democrats could stand.
1 did have several talks with the
Louisiana Senators, especially Senators
Cafrey aud White, before Senator
White accepted the Office OF Associate
Justice, and r conversations with them
as nv colleagues in the Senate, urged
upon them the necessity of some AMIGA
bic arrangement, and that they must
expect 10 make some sacrifices and con-
cessious In order TO make the passage OF
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF BILL
possible, and as Democrats they could
not afford 90 stand in the way OF any
measure that would give reasonable re-
cognition 10 the great sugar interests
they represented, and that they ought
not TO hope 10 get all they wanted.
This, as far as / recoleCt 10, is full
explanation of the interview az my
rooms, which l will add, in my view,
was only fulfilling the representative
duty Of a Senator, who Is presumed TO
legiSlate I'm the interest Of the whole
country, 10 see and confer with any
persons whose interests are TO De
affected by legislation. With this
view, / had no hesitation in meeting
anyone who called TO see me. l met the
representatives OF the domestic cigar
interests of my State aud
presented data which induced
the committee TO modify the
tax on domestic cigars. l also met and
conferred with the sheet iron interests
OF nv State, and the facts that they
presented induced the committee 10
make some changes which were unim-
portaut 90 tue schedule, but important
20 the different parts aud grades OF the
articles manufactured. l also met with
toe coal men Of my State, and discussed
that matter and will add that l think
my views OF that subject were never
very satisfactory to most of the repre-
seutatiyes OF that interest. 1 have
personal interest In coal in West Nir-
-iuia, but the interest / represent in
that is 10 my judgmentiu nOwise affect
ed by q tariff. The geographical loca-
ton Of the coal section in which l am
interested does not come into cOmpeti-
tion in any way with the coal that
would be shipped from Nova Scotia to
the Eastern seaJOard, and therefore
could not influence either
MY JUDGMENT or INTERESTS
upon that question. have no interest
IN tobacco or cigars, or iron mills, or
manufactures of any kind affected by
tariff legislation, nor in sugar, or, so far
as know, To- any other special interest
affected by tariff legislation, except
lumber. I have, perhaps, a larger in
tereSt in lumber than any other thing
affected by the present tariff bill, but l
consented 10 have lumber put wholly
upon the free list, where it now stands.
I very rarely deal in stock Of any
kind, and have not speculated in sugar
stocks, nor bought or sold sugar stocks,
nor have I been Interested 10 the same,
either directly or indirectly, since the
meeting Of this session Of Congress.
Lillian Russell seriously IN.
New YoUN, June 2O.-Liuian Russell /
is lying seriously iIl at her home, in
West 71th street. Her Illness follows
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