Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-07
THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
Hearing on tho Question OIL lis Con.
slitutlOnalliy.
TIE VARIOUS POINTS INVOLVED.
Senator Henderson Of Nebraska Makes
aStroug Argument In support
Of the claims.

wAsIiSGToS, Aug. THE hearing
today before comptroller Bowler upon
the question OF tue constitulionality Of
the sugar bounty appropriation made
by Congress, last session for the cIops
Of 1893 and 1894, arises upon the
claim Of the OKnafd Beet Sugar com.
pany Of Nebraska. The nut claim
was settled by the auditor since the
passage Of tho Wilson bill by which
the old sugar bounuss OF the hskiu.
ley act were repealed.
The internal revenue commissioner
having adjusted the amouut q bouu.
ties uue tile OKnafd company, referred
all papers 10 the auditor for the treas
ufy department with a statement oi
the account thereon. The auditor NJ.
lowed the amount liked by the COM
missioner Of iniornRl teveuo aud cefii-
He'd tue decision % the comptroller TOT
his approval, disapptoyal Ut modinCa.
ton, NJ required by the pfOviuiuuS Of
the nav accounting system, adopted In
the act Of July "a, 1894 NJ a result
Of the lsbofs " iIe DJckrty cOmmis.
sisn, That act requires the huditofs,
In making an original construction or
modification Of tho existing CUnsltuc.
ton Of the statute 10 report ~ the
comptroller Ut the treasury their tc.
clsloaa anu suspend GoliJn until tue
comptroller has pAsiod upon the quca.
ton.
Tue decision " the comptroller Il TO.
quifri 10 lo Artoi upon by tue auditor,
whose certificate IA made by law
final and conclusive upon the eSecu.
tive branch 0t the government, The
result Il that tho decision " toe comp.
ttoller cannot he reviewed ny any
other executive officer OF the gnvsrn.
ment. Claims rejected by the comp.
ttollef, however, may be sued ON Ia the
court vi claims, or In certain cases, In tho
circuit and district courts OF the United
states, their duelsions being binding
upon hlm.
The couF, OF appeals OF the District,
OF Columbia IN tue ease Of thr United
States rx, ToI, MilPs Planting and
Manufacturing company, verhus John
=, CaTlislu uud Joseph =, Miller, man
dGmua proceeding against 1hb fsute'
lafy of the treasury anu commissioner
OF inteTnal revenue to @ mpsl them 10
appoint sugar inspectors under the
provision Of the MCk iuioy act, having
ruled that sugar bountles we're uu-
constitutional, the comptroller OF the
treasury d,onsd II his CutY " TO
sAlisiivd upon that goInt before pAssing
the claim Of the OK GARD company aud
establishing y precedent Tor tho pay
ment Of sugar buuntltt provided for by
the new Appropriated. He, therefore,
without mtklug any decision upon the
matter whatever, called upon the
counsel Q! tue OEnatl company to ho
hosrd upon the question. The msttof
giyoi rise Immediately 10 considerable
discussion M TO this compif0iluf's powers
anu duties snd claim has oeen persist.
entity mEds that he had no iurisdict on
anu YVES compelled 10 obey the laws
passed by Congtess, whether consttu.
iiOual VI not. That question will be
argued rs we'll NJ tho OonstitutiOnality
OF the bounty appropriations.
Ex-senator MhndoTs0n " Nebraska
made n strong Argument in support Of
the claim.