, 1880-04-03
vi 'H11eroS:
WESTERN Disti||ers Before
the Ways and Means
Committee,
To Argno the Provisions Of
Carlislo's Bill for Their
Relief.
Wolner, Of Peoria, Makes a
Strong Attack upon
the Measure,
On the Ground that It VIII Greatly
Disturb the Internal
Revenue,
And Serve as an Inducement to Manu-.
facturers to De!raud the
Government.
Tho House Fav0rably Acts on tho =.
Star-Ii0utcs Deficiency
Bill.
Text OF a Senate Bill to Prohibit
the Collection Of Political
Assessments.
Tile Sct.to Between Bill Springer and
Manning In the Elections
Committee,
That Promised at Ono Time to Lead
to Fist Eight on the Spot.
Text Of a Senate Bill to Prohibit
the Collection of Political
Assessments.
The Sct.to Between Bill Springer and
Manning In tho Elections
Committee,

DISTIJTETRS.
4 HEARING ON TIE CARLISLE B1LL.
Er<r{n{ Fhsn+,f-A IN 1Hs Ftt.n~o 7.zIh.,u.

WAsntkurOx. D. G., April "A number OF
distlllerB from the West wore before the Ways
and Means Committee this morning 10 bu heard
TIL the Carlisle bill for the relief OF dstcrs, and
McssFs- Hush and Wosner, OF Peoria, Ill.,; Hobnrt
antl McNamnrn, 1f Cincinnati; ". H. Thomas, of
Louisville; and Mr. Hannls, Of Philadelphia, ,wcra
heard. Tho Western mon, With tho exception ot
Thomas, who Is a datillcr Of bourbon whaky+-'
opposed tho bitl. The Peoria argument ls that
tho manufacturers Of Bourbon Whiskies, who
euro tholr product by agctng.-that is.
hy allowing It to lto in warehouse
until it acquires proper deRreo Of
mclowneas,-thus cscapo tho payment
OF tho tax until tho expiration Of that period, Of
until 1t Is withdrawn from bond for sale, and
thus credit Is obtnlned which on lazgo invest
mcnt amounts to thousands ct doitars. Th
makc1B OF highWincs, on the contrary, paY tM
tux at once. This advantage tho listillcrs ii
bourbon havo under tho present law. ny thu
bill It Is proposed to extend this privilege b1
allowing eeycn and ono-half Ral1ons per barru
for leakage and evaporation for each thrct
yours, on which no tax is to be collected. Now
bourbon whisky thus protected Is worth, whe4
raw. about forty-Qyu cents a gallon.
At THE END or
tho frat ycar It is worth 90 cents and ut tho o4&
OF tho third year about Il. At tho end Of that
time the tax IL paid. but only on each forty gal-
Ions less seynn md half, anl ut tho SANG rau
W Etltl6 ~ pun ~ l3G VI AIxuHiHtHt MN
pays tho first year, and on tho full number Of
xnlons, us in hta casc thero is no leakage Of
evaporation to allow for. More than this, tht
rcctifcrs lose per cent in tho process and thon
sell Immediately. WolHor, representing thu
Peoria dlstlllers, said to the CommEttoo to-
lay: "The rectifor who buya nur INV
product, say ut tho market prico Ut this day IN
Peoria. which is *1.05, rcdIatills tho same and
sells 1t ut $1.l8+ Tho nd valorcm percentage Of
Ia tEtf r m CrDfH tnY pftn4ta WI1Ffh ~
cents, while tho curer OF wh!skles by ngo sells
thrcc-yoars-otd whisky at $.225, which is ad
vnlorom percentage of 6s Of tho value Of his
Roods: nr ho pays 10 cents tux OH whisky worth
s1.I'. nnl this advantage is asked for by the
nun who Ia receiving threo ycars."
cHEpiT ON 111A TAXES
over the man who pays cash down. Tho result
Of this I'LL IL ccnrly to abandon tho system Of
cllsh down. Taxpayers and all Of the dtstlllon
In tho Northwest will hnvo to go into the ngclna
and curing business, for which larKo lnAnu-
fucturera uro not prepared, as 1t would rctiur<
acrcs Of warehouses To store tho largo product
mud. with brands Of whiakics unknown to the
trado, It would bo uphill business for years tc
cot,lo tn competition with thosu t!tstillcra
who have followed tho making md uzctng
OF tino whiskfos for the last foFty
years. Assuming, however. that this bill
sh0uld pnss, and all llstillcrs be driven
to stoFan4 91la aaolng thoir products for th1eo re-
SGHrB. WtH1lu 1t not eventually Clt HUMn ln9
roye,irU 0t spirts soyon hid ono haif K.li!ors
uI ouch barrel; uld computing this Oh u6t001 GU
al Kullp,g consumed in thla country Inst yenr, 1t
woultl Do ctl,lai to l,Ioo,O0O mrrels. aud would
amount to fVO,l45.0M annually, The l1A per
CUlt fraud can 10 porpotraled III several wayh
iii burrcls nftrr tic GNuucr 9uts thr0uKl, with
tiiotu, ind tho application tor tax-pniti
atH,lIlw is millp, Itlkp i lu@-parrtl lot
IT wiilsky shrvo ycars Old. The a!lawaneo IN:
l,er cutt toro thas1 tic lint oUst Of ito whisky
needed to iii un lU0 lnlrruIs enn 10 lnslIe W dis
hot,cst dstiers uY tiiIIlis Hp this nliownl,ce Tu
:io u, i.o viii require soli,lson with no o'le hut
rpfk ffr tho r,y1tu1t II tho tax. Thoy tsln thou
ll[iud 4II, ai,tl h1 uy pluco tux -pnld stamps
tlinln In hAtruls which ho believes coIl-
tniu TIM snrnn nl1nntity he Nluxtd tho
neccsAFy "a hAvc %f"9e %,1"ns
t,tntcd ur sold in Oriuirai packuKrs Another
rcxr1it Vt this bill IA that whiskIcs Will 10 hold
Longer ~ bon1.-pcrhnps TIC ~ @ term & 21 th.ao
a t1 hicI Mn|"e aho
~ ,reSnnr inv ca ~. .,t3no rifh GNi CATS ai
kotNl cooj,oragu at foilr mi! onS hnlt gullons.
AKu!n, Etoole In warehouses; VIII W 90 mnch
&rGHter. anI consequently skhH3 44oko bAa4ess