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bill, as first reported to the House. placed raw
sugar on the free list but continued the
bounty under the Mckinley bill to all produ-
GERS of sugar in this country under gradu-
ated scale, 10y which the bounty would be ex-
tinguished in eight years, and also added
diferential duty of one-quarter of a cent to
refined sugar as against one-half cent per
pound in the Mckinley law. The House, how
ever, struck out both the bounty and the duty
on refined sugar and made sugar entirely free,
and in that form the House bill came to the
Senate. with an admitted deficiency in the rev.
enue. as estimated by Mr.. Carlisle, Secretary
of the Treasury, of some 100000. This
deficit the Senate Finance Committee sought to
remedy. at the suggestion of the Secretary OF
the Treasury as it was understood 10y tariff
on sugar, and the sugar schedule as adopted
was prepared, drawn and approved by Mr.
Carlisle and at a later date, when it was pro-
posed to make all sugars free, Mr.. Carlisle,
Secretary of the Treasury, addressed aletter to
the Chairman of the Finance Committee OF
the Senate, protesting against such action and
insisting that il would make deficiency in
the revenue to meet the expenditures oil the
government. of about 500, 100000, and to
meet such deficiency more bonds would have
bejssued and sold if sugar was placed on the
free list. The bone of contention in the sug-
ar schedule was confined chiefly to the diifer-
entail of one-eighth of a cent per pound given
to refined sugar. The majority in both houses
was largely in favor of striking out this dif-
ferential. and according to the statements
made upon the floor of the Senate by mem
bers of the conference committee, there would
have been no difficulty in the conference COM
mittce coming to and agreement on this point
ifother differences could have been reconciled,
and in my judgment there is no doubt that at
the approaching session of Congress TINS dil-
ferential will be repealed, as think it should
be-
Senator, will you please give your ideas as
TO the comparative merits of the two bills
House and Senator
Senator Camden-"It is not my purpose at
this time to be considered the defender or the
apologist of either bill, as against the other
am simply giving you facts as they existed,
in order to let your readers judge for them
selves. and to emphasize the fact that l stood
ready in the Senate by my vote and influence
to support any measure which presented re-
lief from the burdensome taxation which has
been fostered by thirty years of legislation in
the interests of protection. OF this fact Mr.,
Wilson, with whom ] freely conferred, had
full knowledge, and it was well known to my
colleagues and associates on the Democratic
side of the Senate
Senator. do you attach any great impor-
lance to the question Of a a tariff on coal and
iron ore:"
Senator Camden-"Frankly, l did not dur
ing the discussion of the bill nor do l now,
and l was greatly surprised at the Importance
and prominence given to those two articles,
as the estimated revenue from both articles Is
less than $4,000 and, as matter of fact, the
only vote taken in caucus relative to duty
upon any specific article, was iron ore, and l
voted in caucus for free iron ore but in the
Senate ], of course, under the caucus agree
ment, stood by the report of the Finance Com
mittce.'
Senator. how do you regard the pros
poets of your re-election;"
Senator Camden-'I do not care to say
much on that subject The people of the
State have known me politically, and also as
identified with the development of its material
resources throughout the whole of my active
life, and it is for them 10 say. have always
been Democrat. and always abide by the
will of the majority l have never failed to
enjoy the confidence of my party at all times,
and especially since 1868 when accepted the
nomination for Governor and led the fight OF
the Democratic party to restore citizenship
and the ballot to the DISTINGUISHED.
After serving my first term in the Senate
was defeated for reelection after | had re-
ceiyed the nomination in caucus, and at the
last session of the Legislature was a candi-
date for the long term, but after the death OF
Senator Kenna, causing two vacancies to be
filed by the Legislature at the same time, l.
at the suggestion of many good friends in the
lie gislature accepted the election for the short
term in the interests of harmony, instead of
continuing candidate for the long term, and
MAluOul duN lNNtuNSN VI AAANNioANANAA-- va 10y
part, it was nevertheless the tacit, and in
many instances the expressed understanding,
that l should succeed myself for the ensuing
regular term, and in the spirit Of fairness /
have great confidence in my reelection, if my
name should be before the Legislature. but at
the same time will willingly acquiesce in any
selection the Legislature, In its wisdom. may
think proper.
"What do you think of the prospects of the
party in the State;"
Senator Camdcn-"Good very good. |
think we have made excellent nominations for
all our legislative offices, such as will COM
mend them to the voters of their respective
localities Our Legislature will be safely
Democratic, in my judgment, in both branches,
and with q margin of not much less than the
last Legislature, on joint ballot. The party
in the State is in good fighting trim, earnest,
active and aggressive and these Democratic
conditions always mean success in our State.
1 think we will return a full delegation to Con-
gress.
Reporter-"I see by the papers that Mr.
Capehart has declined the nomination in your
district"
Senator Camden-"Ycs so l see 1t is a
surprise to me. and I cannot understand the
causes which induced him to retire from the
contest. Ircgarded his election assured, and
think he has made great mistake 10 decline
the nomination.
The Senatorial Executive Committee fol
the 18th Senatorial district met in Martins
burg and organized by the election of T. B
Cushwa, Chairman, and T. H. Hodgson