The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-01-27
The Alcoholic Liquor Traflc.
CONGRESSMAN JoYcE's BILL ron THE
APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION.

We glvo below the full text OF the
bill Introduced In tho National House
of Representatives, on Jan. 10. by |
Hon. e. II. Joyce:
he II enacted by tho Senate aud
House of Representatives of the United
States of America In Congress as
scmbled, that there shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the ad
vice aud con sent of tho Senate, com
mission of five persons, not all ol
whom shall DO advocates of prohibitory
liquor laws, and neither of whom
shall be the holder Of any Office Of
profit trust In tho general government
or any state government. Tho said
commissioners shall be selected solely
with reference to personal fitness aud
capacity for an honest, slmpsrtial, and
through investigation, and shall hold
Office until their duties shall be ac.
complished, but not to exceed two
years. 1t shall DO their duty to invest
igaio tho alcoholic, fcrmentcd and
vinous liquor traffic and manufacture
with reference to the revenue and tax
alton, and tho effect of each class OF
such liquors In their economic, Grimm.
nj, moral, and scientific aspect, In con-
nection with pauperism, crime, social
vice, tho public health aud general
welfare of tho people; and also to In
quirc into tho practical results of tax
alton and license, and Of restrictive log
islation for tho prevention of intemper.
: ance in the several States, Territories
and District of Columbia.
Sec. 2. That the said commissioners
shall further ascertain, as near as may
+ be, the number of gallons of wine
! beer, or distilled liquors annually con.
D sumed in different countries, more
g especially within The United States
i the number of deaths annually from al
t coholism, the number and character O
;. crimes resulting from the use of al
0 coholic and malt liquors, and the dis
!, eases produced by the use thereof
y mental as we'll as physical; the mum
t Der of arrests for drunkenness; tn,
n amount of pauperism produced by tn
Q use of such liquors; the amount O
y revenue received by government from
It the liquor traffic and the liquor max
It ing; the amount of tax or revenue re
s ceived from such manufacturing an,
d traffic by state and municipal govern
10 ments; the amount of food transform
= ed into alcohol; the probable cost o
70 alcoholic and malt liquors consumed
% The cost OF caring for the insane
'e idiotic, criminals and paupers mad
n such by the use of alcoholic and NAL
s. liq uors; the capital employed in tn
vi manufacture of snch liquors, and i
v the traffic thereof the quantity of SUE
IN liquors imported aud exported; tn
number of persons employed in tn
I | In rfsrr nd l., 80
" Sec. 8. That the said commission
n ers shall serve without salary, but ar
n hereby authorized to employ a seer
as tary OF reasonable compensation, NJ
o, to exceed two thousand five hundre
Is dollars per annum, which, with Il
at necessary expenses, incidental to sue
IS investigation, of the secretary ar
c, commissioners. shall be paid out
Ill any money in the treasury not othe
n wise appropriated upon vouchers signe
he by the president and countersigned |
y, the secretary, and approved by Il
es secretary of tho treasury; and the gu
IT of Ten thousand dollars, or 30 mu,
!s thereof as may be necessary, is herel
TO appropriated to pay such vouchers.
OF Sec. 4. That said commissions
shall, as soon alter their appointme
On as Is convenient, meet and organi
'st by the election of one of their numb
ny Us president Of such board, and tn
60 shall also elect secretary as herei
ls- before provided who shall take n
:. usual oath OF Office, and give i BOZ
TO to the secretary of the treasury OF Il
w United States in the penal sum
gs three thousand dollars for the faithf
n performance of the duties of his offic
on which bond and tho sureties theret
shall be approved by such secretary
y, the treasury.
Is Sec. 8. That it shall be the furth
T. duty of said commissioners TO repo
the result of their investigation al
pt the expense attending the same to Il
~ president, to be by him transmitted
congress.