The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-04-09
INTOXICA rING BEVER AG Els

The UNITED STATES SENATE PASS.
Es A BILL FOR AN INVESTIGATION
INTO THE MANUFACTURE AND
TRAFFIC OF ALCOHOLIC AND
F'ERMENTED LIQUo RS.
WASHINGTON, March g. The
Senate to-day passed the bill for the
cleation OF commission to investi'
gate the manufacture and traffic of in
toxicating liquors, with view Of
correcting the abuses of the same,
The bill is as follows:
Be 1t enacted, etc, =: That there
shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate, a commission of five
persons, neither of whom shall be
holder OF anJ office Of profit or trust
In the General or State Governments.
The said Commissioners shall be Sc
lected solely with reference to person
al itDess and capacity for an honest,
impartial and thorough investiga-
ton, and shall hold office until their
duties shall be accomplish ed, but not
to exceed one year. 1t shall be
their duty to investigate the alcohol
ic and termented liquor traffic and
manufacture, having no special ref
erence to revenue and taxation, in
distinguishing, as far as possible, in
the conclusions they arrive at be-
tween the effects produced by the use
of distilled or spurious as distinguish
ed from the use of fermented or malt
liquors Ill the economic, criminal,
moral aud scientific aspects; in con-
nection with pauperism. crime, vice,
the public health, and general wei
fare of the people. Also to inquire
and take testimony as to the practi-
cal results OF license and restrictive
Legislation tor the presentation of in
temperance in the several States, and
the effect produced by such legi Station
upon the consu nption of distilled or
spurious liquors or fermented or malt
liquors; also, ascertain whether the
evil OF drunkenness has been increas-
ed or decreased thereby; whether
the use of opium as stimulant and
substitute for alchoholic drink has
become more general in consequence
of such Legislation, and whether the
public morals have been improved
thereby. Ii shall also be the duty of
said commission to gather informa-
ton and take testimony as to whe tn.
er the evil of drunkenness exists to
the same eXteny or more SO in other
civilized countries, and whether
those foreign nations that are consid-
cred most temperate in the use of
stimulanis are so through prohibito-
~ laws also to what degree prohib-
itory Legislation has affected the con-
and manufacture of malt
and spurious liquors in this country.
SEC. 2. That the Commissioners.
all OF whom shall not be advocates of
prohibitory Legislation, or total abst-
inence, iii relation to alcoholic or fer
mented liquors, shall serve without
salary, and snail have authority to
employ Secretary at reasonable
compensation, not to exceed $1,000
per annum, which, with necessary
expenses incidental to such investiga-
ton, not exceeding $4,000 for both
Secretary and Commissioners, shall
be paid out Of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
upon vouchers to be approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and for
this purpose the sum OF $4,000 Is
hereby appropriated. 1t shall be
forther the duty of said Commission
ers to report the result of their in
vestigation and the expenses attend
ing the same TO the President, 10 be
by him transmitted to Congress.
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