National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-29
A WHISKY BILL.
ITS DANGERS POINTED OUT.
Steady Encroachmeuts Of the Dlstillsrs-Proposal
to Indefinitely Postpone Payment Of the
Tax, and TO Virtually Abolish tho
Security Now Required.

inc following Is from one well Nef6eu IN lne SUD-
icot Of which be writes: There is now before the
Senate very dangerous whisky bill III. r. $500
which recently passed the House under suspen-
sion Of the rules and without any discussion. On
examining It's provisions in connection with ex-
listing law, and with the facts officially shown in
the annual reports Of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue 1t is difficult If not impossible, to believe
that any considerable number Of the members OF
the House had given the matter attention or un-
derstood what the bill contained.
THE GENTLEMAN VINO REPORTED IT
from the committee stated: "Tho bill itself does
nothing more than extend the period for the roen-
tion in warehouses OF distilled spirits" (Record,
No. 80, page 22) An examination Of the bill how
ever, shows that II does a great deal more than
that and great deal worse. by the act of July
20, 1868, distilled spirits were allowed to remain In
warehouses one year without payment of tax, on
giving bond in double the amount OF the tax,
conditioned TO secure its payment on the with
drawal of the spirits and within one year from the
date OF their entry into the warehouse. The Joint
resolution Of March %. 1875 extended the bonded
period to three years. but required interest on the
tax at per cent for such time as the spirits tsshoud
remain in the warehouse after one year. Tho
amount Of the bond and Its conditions were I'M
changed except MS to three years instead OF one.
The act Of May 2s 1880, commonly known as
THE CARLISLE BILL,
made the bonded period three years without in
terest and required bond for n sum equal TO tho
amount of the tax (lnstead of double the amount,
before required), and conditioned to secure tho
payment of the tax on withdrawal of the spirits
and within three years from the date of entry,
That Is the law now. The bill now before the
sanote extonds ,vithout limit tho honded neriod
os', w. % 'ne @
SSSoI,u' ~ s~Ins.itnes ~ l9r tio Uous WIion nDm
scale Of fbonds,, which diminish in amount just In
proportion as the quantity OF spirits they cover in
creases so that the more the Government needs
security for its revenues the less II Is required
., FOR :, FLTTY gdo y pAhhEls ;s, OF lI whSkY o.r
ponu lor 9l,oOo is Iequlteu, equhl 70 inc iull
az % GHn 9u rnS aS X GnS So on hr III T sd Sce a Up
20 oOVgO barrels ior Whlon a Dohu OF SloyVyO only
and for any amount over 10000 barrels the maxi
posed bond nre different, too They are 70 DO
gwen TO run one year, hnu 10 De renewed anhu,
My, ana they are Sohaiions, not ior Ihe bayment
Oh INC TAX ON WHISKY IN tne Warehouss D9t only 70 20
withdrawn during the year, Following the first
oa .G ~ @ S5 " is-a G Dy
~ ~ y;, yUit i raSnis H on Ino 3n % 1879 ,as
IL oSs ~ aiIomS Juno sn ,s5o it yns in We ao
20 30 10 hrs 4, Iarnr oy,onnt tho " boa taa,,
IN waTehonse in any preceding yesT yea Geo June 30 1880
~ ~ iu I en ne, in9ie"eu W iO'' e'0'' ""u
on june o', looi, ..- .,,,,
of c. GISill gallons November l. 1881, IL had run
up to over 1000 900 gallons and Is now about 49,
O0O 900 gallons. Nearly all Of this vast accumula-
| lion Is Of The fine grades Of whisky, the annual
| cousumption Of which Is about 100000 gallons.
The consumption OF distilled spirits Is 6o,OOOOOO
EhllohS or oyer year, out lhe great pulk ol ~ s
conol nighwinss, Soi9gne spirlts g. Sorlnoniy
known 70 thS traue uS sulpLG goous 90 t,'eie 81 -
now on nnilu III Wulonouse npout s.x ~ geas stuck
OF nne "nsky peu up if eHCess y, III
ol au IN tlo sS w L g. Se
@ tsk ~ @Songress 70 IScuae thc hecury " nus ior W.
| uVo,VOo vi lhterha' reNeUue'
so THEY MAY MAKE
panic, and escape the payment of s67, ,OOOO 900 OF
| pnblic revenue now accrued, and as much more
as may accrue, Rs It falls due. Suppose Congress
shall accommodate these gentlemen, and put 1t In
their power Oy releasihg me security 'he DoVefn-
uehs mow mas lVr IN @ rse ~ , oa saN 70 giSS
tne SoEeinen. ,nS opS pi9p a us nts sa Sea'; w q
LOCK Oh WHISKY aiu Peaarg n, oHs aor M wnst n ~
they choose to give for itY lst 70 be supposed the
@ WHISKY Gn ring WOULD iorego me cnance 70 put ~
Oo,OOo III their own p9ckess anu ,hat tnere as rs
mug may % lhietfeu rom tne mGt ,nat over my
tnree hlillon gaiiols ~ tnls WHISKY h.s, y neiu IN
Suy hensucky nione' ana inc sre"' DUH Vi 3" III ~"
hahus' ,,, ,,,
whisky shall not be sold for less than the tax, but
with this vast stock hrown on the market Vhe V
H peins sntee lint ~ 'nS suss III, v, % iS w his
mulshSI hopouy ny l1 , n moue y. , uid
~ IN. ~ pIte , ot tiv I,pS ~ Sh; SSu a ~, a. a
either that the GoyeInment should put down the
A soo W ~ CO. 20 sui ubat % ~ ,Sn 0 Srg nn,hn,
@ ne tao'nrn ~ hi" hi js that in con-
necton WIN T a. tne I,SI seesi9n requig an mnnua
@ e 6s r ,ua nnt rsnasd tbs nnIlen,n
-, III a -. -, "a nv, =. s re ,lsai,s, ,e
snail proceeo oy ulsttalIi' anu sure Vi Inc WHISKY
| COLbECr THE TAN,
so by failing to renew their bonds the ring could
at any time bring on crash and a forced sale
Then another section OF the blll pIoyides FOL
special bonded warehouses;. Ihe truh IS, thit
vast accumulation Oh WHISKY IN excess oi the ue.
mand for oonsumpton mas only Deen Drought
about by widespread sales OF whisky IN bond tc
outsiders on speculative account anu III small lois
the buyers being assured it was big thing;' that
they could buy II for forty cents gallon leave u
in bond three years. by which time II would ripen
and be worth SlbO gallon,
AND THEN THgY COULD sRIL 1T
in bond and lot the next purchaser pay the tax
| The e sncrinl handed warahouSeT feaIilre Of tht
,hiiI IL M maebinery i'm connection with The new
bonds nrornscd f1r hcrcinv these outside lambs
f''lNy