The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-03-16
The Liquo~ Traffic Before Congress.

The bill for commission or the alco-
bolic liquor traffic, which came up on
last Thursday in the Senate. was dis.
cussed upon the pending amendments.
Mr.. Bayard said the suppression Of
pure alcoholic stimulants would increase
the use of opiutes and drugs; that such
had been the experience of the medical
profession. lie moved an amendment to
include an inquiry on this point among
others TO be assigned to the Commission
Being interrupted by the expiration Of
his five minutes, he insisted that the
question was too large to be considered
under the five minute rule, and lie ac-
cordingly claimed precedence for the
Tariff Commission bill.
Mr. Conger moved to proceed with the
Liquor Commission bill. Adopted-2G to
ga party vote except that Messra.
Maxey aud Davis, Of Illinois, voted aye,
with the Republicans. Mr. Malone also
voted aye. Mr.. Morrill, voted no, with
the Democrats. The Liquor Commits.
sion bill was then proceeded with, and
the pending amendment offered by Mr.
Bayard was lost by party votc-ayes,
"a NAYS, %. Mcssrs. Cameron, of Wis
consin, and Davis, az Illinois, voted with
the Democrats. The bill was then re.
ported to the Senate from the committee
of the whole, snd Mr.. Jones, of Florida,
argued against the power of Congress,
under the Constitution to regulate or in.
teriere with the liquor traffic.
Mr. Sherman replied that the bill did
not propose any interference with the
license or sale in the States, but mcrcly
instituted an inquiry as to the best mode
of dealing with the evils growing out OF
the traffic. He thought it 4 sufficient
answer to tie objection to say that the
information WAS needed To enablf Con.
gress to deal with The District Of to!un-
bia and Territories and TO regulate the
revenue.
Mr.. Maxcy corroboratcd and clabora,
ted the view expressed by Mr.. Sherman.
The number OF the Commission was fixed
at seven, in order that the diverse scnti-
ments on the temperance issue might be
sufficiently represented and the time
within which Tie Commission shall re-
port was fix1l at eighteen months
After some further discussion the bill
was passed-yeas, 81; nays, II. The
following is the vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Ald-ich, Allison, Blair
Coke, Conger, Davis (of Illinois, Dawes
Edm8nds, Ferry, Frye, Garland, George
Groome, Hale, Harrison, Hawiey, Hill
(of Colorado,l Hoar, Lapham, McDill
Mcmillan, Malone, Maxey, Miller (o
California), Mitchell, Morrill,. Plat
Plumb, Rollins, Sawyer, Sewell, Sher-
man, Teller and Walker-34.
Nays-Messrs Bayard, Beck, Hamp.
ton, Harris. Jonas, Jones (of Fiorda)
Morgan, Pendleton, Pughe, Ransom
Slater, Vance. Van Wyck and Vest-14
Messrs. kellogg, Jones (of Nevada J
Window, and Cameron (of Wisconsin,,
in favor of the bill, were paired with
Mcssrs Farley, Williams, Davis (of Wes
Virginia), and Jackson against. N1r
Brown was paired with Mr.. Saunders.
The bill provides for the appointment
by the President and the confirmation by
the Senate Of q Commission Of sever
persons, not more than four of whom
shall be Of the same political party, no.
be advocates of prohibition, to hold oflic,
not exceeding two years, who shall in
vestigatc the alcoholic liquor traffic, it!
relations to revenue and taxation, ant
its general economic, criminal, moral anG
scientific aspects in connection with pau
perism, crime, social vice, public healtl
and general welfare, and who shall in
1uire as to the practical results of licenst
and prOhibitory legislation-the Commits
sioners to serve without salary, and t
report within eighteen months after tn,
passage of the net. An appropriation o
$4,000 is made for their expenses.