, 1880-12-08
BEER IN JEOPARDY.
TIE AlALTsTE1tS EXCITED.

Gpte(d{ Dtsp6EfH 10 me Ghttd1o 1Tt6uHfs
WASHINGTON. D. e., Dec. 1.-THE SENATE
Committee OIL Finance gave hearing today
to number of brewers and tlcaiers til hnricy
malt on thu blu uow before Congress, which
fixes tho duty OH nialt at q cents per bushcl.
Under tho Canadian reciprocity treaty barley
wns admitted fren, n1ld n duty of'W per cent
nd va!orcm was InnoseA npoll hurley malt
When the treaty was abrogatel duty Of Is
cents per bushel was imposed OH barley, but
the duty OH barley malt ro,nainctt unchan gcd.
The Treasury officials, however, lnvo
found TINT the Canadian innttstcrs
cyuhe thu law by undertaking.
their merchandise, md they have
proposed n specific duty OF e5 cents per
bnshcl. This Is not satisfactory to tho
Canadian maltsters and thoir agents In this
country, md TIERS is a warm contest over
tho bill. Without Canadian barley malt, or
Canadian barley from which to manufacture
1nnlt In this country, our brewerlcs would
havo to stop operations.
A DELEuArroy OF MA1TsrEHs
appeared beforU the Senate Finance Commit
tec this morning In opposition to the bill.
Their prlnclrnl point is tlaat the passago Of
tho bill would iniuru hotlt brewers and coll-
sumers, while 1t would advance tho interests
Of brewers who nre also maltsters, CIV
LIE w LlI8 tAtL0A RtAN%IhA5 u
nopo1y OF tho trade. 1t wns stated
TINT Of 80 0oo,00p bushels Of malt uscd In
this country only rex. 600 bushels are lnlport-
cd. The present duty Is 20 per cent mi yalo-
rem, which has averaged specifically for
eight years 17.eo cents i'er bushel. The In
position Of nhighcr INK, they claim. would
consequently shut out tho srnalt competition
OF 1i& per cent which nosy exists, and leave
tic production OF malt Il monopoly, Which
would enrich fow ma1tators, incrcnse tho
prtco Of bear, and become a nrohibitory tnx.
It Is curious, however, that some OF tho very
brewers who aro now opposing the scheme
last year authorized their attorneys In thoir
name to approve It.
ONE OF TIE OPPONENTS
OF tho Malt bill says:
Thcso tnaitatcrs buy about onc.thrtl Of Cnna-
da fnalt nnd mix 1t with Western dnmaged bar-
iuy nnd other spurious stuiI, anti compel tho I'M
pecnnfous browors IL buy it. No good bUer can
b. browed from such material. Eleven ycars
age there wcro l214tO0 bushels Of C4aada malt
imported, but tho business IL Increasing every
year. What tho brrwcrs want is tn buy goods
which will turn cut to 10 what they uro repre-
Eoutod. The snaltsters nro interested In milking
tho sDnt Sold but tho pFIncpll brewers hfvo
takcn tln'o By thu forulook. nld Imported tholr
osn malt. Hhrley-1ualt Ia rlsng III tho market
every dny. and tloro ls large proGt on old sioux
oil haln'. Tho passage Ut tue bill would
THROW 4 DAMrEK ON THE ENT1Isr; 1IEwEn
BUSINESS.
for tho bill las ouly bcon framed Iu tho interest
Of a favored fcw. 4 xEeAt teui Of money Is
being spcnL md, II a0croas crowns tho el}orts Ut
tho Wire pullc.s, why. tho urcwers' Association
Will hayo to close It's doors. the becr trailo will
honpsot, and tho sinal! brewers will havo to uso
more Substitutes for ma!t and hops than ihoy do
!lo~. ing fna!tstora "ant TO control the tFade OF
ne" losh' w. :, !o' ono' "un continue 90 use
t,",. ~" enmu M ~, 49," .,, w" ''a'
rntnnr y 'ra,yar to,t ass',rs.S tsa* ,,, ,,,,o,.
4.a.i, H.. 49,, U".. is IT, T.. .s s44u "ao.o
u llo asserted ti'as TIC not was framed ol1-