The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-05-14
SPEECH OF
1lDus John -to=ax,-v-
n THE
Y. 8 Horse Of Representative.
THURSDAY. Apr,l a.. 1891


\: '"' House having the amrndm~n'-
81 ne Exris~ Law nnde, c.nsid.,s,.nn. 1
70 following croce@dines were nd:
M. Law. lmove 10 amend rc,ion sir,
i'ns forr, Nv striking onr ,hs wo,d, ~,
I. doi'1'" ard inserting. .fry cents" 90 N
4 'he section will rasd:
"a Thst 'here sh-r be paid On 81 bse
\ lager beer, ale. porter, spd other .im,i,
'ernen'ed liquors, by whsfever n.m. s,r
). quo's nav be csiied du,y Of f.tv con,
Z ~ ssch and ev~rs barrel contsininc \,
IN - ihsr 'hr'y-one esllons.
NJ. Chairman. ! of.r. ths smerame,, +
\ f"rn 'ahh. wrh visw not onlv 10 The in
crease q revsnns witch heii.ve uiIt ,ri.
N ~ ne refHr''nh " ibe du'y on fermenre,
'i9nors from ane d.llar for each bsr,.l go,
'r'"inR not more Thar thirty ona g,Ilons "a
h''v cents. bn' b.cfnsc I believe tb,, ~
appointment i prop, cne. cpn-i5arss n
fe'srence o. fhe morsls ~ 'he country. ~
y substitution ~ nsl' liqucrs s.s bever.
arc instead ~ spriiron- liduors which IN
'rrniy 'nk-~ ihe place cf the former n go.
y ronm"nify whore he 4 :, are dispensed
w.t.. - ha- hesn nspyen in every ins,.,ea
wher@ ne .xp Eirnrrr has b-en ,rIcd
"'a ~ 'ny nsnf. <Ir. memorial forward-
~ 70 me hy ihe hrs~sv- of nv ~, 80
Essnsv'i1-.l .nsn ~ sanding sud r~SD.e,s.
niii's whs carry 80 the business of bre win,
90 i'rg~- sr.le ihsrii i rssriss y, H. ~
'"wn iplisn'. and Who hsvs sx.mi,.a
We ~ ret wi'h rr~s, rnre sn4 ssisr.snr
ve m"m"ri-i .nhc'i'fed ~ he Commit
T. ~ Ws,s aud M-~n- tore ,te int,..lu~
lon q n present biI Trad iran N ,be
"'"~'rg xfrac' - ~ evidence that When
na' liquors a'e sbsnd,n.d .. hev.r.e
m"ng any people. Either from The bigb
u'f imposed IN their maruisc,ure a. .,ocn
~ "'h'r esn.e. sp'ri'ucu- I'qaros :, oncs
rpry their rssce. md di.-ipa i,u. DRINK.
res- snd poverty Of the prop. sre Tho
'~''so'e erp"-'qlsn~e- Of such . change:
~ hiss haeD -s'irfrrtariiv s-r.rfsin4s "
~ land that distilled -pirif. w,u b-,r, I
~ ~ ca's. which II imYn-rd yn ierm.r,. d
Ha"ofe ~ o'her beverages y vDd rresent I
e M-Hu'Ac'ura o. them -n'ir.iy The ~. .
~ Brush rplrI's a. th- brvsnsnV j. III. v
e'e"' csn'u'y ~ ne shiii,ng- t,ur and I
y haif pence per y.i.,n. u has iacfu., y
s'n~a hen. berg -nmeihirr les- bu, !. \.
~ iix'd y ''-a .nil inr-. or 81 22 oarg,l y
y N"'s''h- snd'rg his high rate o, d. =
"" qaar'iy manufactured sud enrer.d NJ
'rn-u'np pion ha- D+.n bat -hshfiy 81. !
n'-'"1. and The rrvenue derived iron |, =,
'h@ =" ~ndi"gis March. 1863. amoun, o.
TO s42 ESQ. COO *,
In striking conlr.si with fb- ~, m.n m
ned facts. i iie .ifeci ~ hl.h ou.,ss " q
mentfd drinks. In 1907 he EnyIish du v,
On matt and beer were Introduced INA br
n''and. which then csn'sineda popuIs,,on 81
enc million. and . duty Of two shiilnrs NJ
e pence per barrel. Of thirty-Six six BAL vi
= was imposed % 'wo penny bcer. The a.
of''e beverage q 'he people. Fyr msnv a.
= M'erwsrts the quantity o. his beer On
p-'d fuiy -varse-d $50 OOD b.rrels -. "a,
'ess than barrel 70 every two persons. n.
duty was subsequently increased "a I {
e shiilings four pence per barrel. when ire
consumption Immediately feii "a 100 so
bsrreis. snd continued 10 decline rn,f ser
manufacture ceased entirely; and ., he acs
ens tima. out Of 35 600 persons N ~ SIN
led Kingdom who brew beer for sale act
only ere iound in Scotland T" per
nat we're The unhs ppy results ofrbis /
ve 'ax'iien Of harmless and popula, der
rseei Why. the substi, ution OF ~hiskv eve
o'her spiri'uous Iiqnors. la no psr, of ,hs
sorid has drunkenness been 90 prev.. The,
y In scotland. Intempersnce abouoss me
where; and 10 proportion 10 i,s popuIa lice
sp'r''ucu- liquors are more ex'ensivslv n /
than IN any portion or The g,obe. shilI
Increase Of tax 10 Scotland on m.It duce
eer q only about 81 cep,s barrel co. whe
destroyed the manufacture OF Gle and penc
and spifiuous liquors took their place. var.
esu't has been shown. Gentlemen on aus q
her s'de seemed 70 emile q the ides o. of s
xeess've toxs'cn on malt liquors be- yesr
mora question a well - ons ~ - le,,.o