The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-01-26
Congress and the Liquor Traffic

Col Joyce, Member OF Congress from
committee on the traffic OF alchoholic La.
nors has introduced bill which we give
below Ii il, perhaps, too much TO ex.
pect Of Congress at present, any radical
legislation on this subject but such com
mission as the bin suggests might he OF
great service Ia collecting facts and pre-.
scutius them to the public. We are con.
fident that people, generally, have no ale
Iuate Idea OF the matter
! lir 1t enacted l., thu Senate aud House
Of Representatives el he Uhri-d States OF
! America IN Congress assembled, That
there shall bc appointed 10y the PRECEDENT,
by and \. itl the advice aud consent OF the
Senate, commission OF five persons, not
u of whom shall be advocates OF prohlbi.
tory liquor laws, aud neither OF whom
shall be holder Of any Office Of profit or
trust ia the general government or any
State government Tue said commissions
ura shall te selected solely with reference
10 personal fi;uess and capacity for an
honest. impartial, ami thorough inyestiga
ton, aud shall bold uIii'e until their du
lbs shall he accomplished. ynt not 10 OK.
ceed two years Ii shall be then uufA 20
investigate the alchobO il, fcrmeuted, and
,inons hauor traffic md manufacture with
reference 10 revenue ahd TO revenue and
taxation, aud the effect OF each class Of
such liquors III economic criminal, moral,
aud scientific aspects, III connection with
paupefisIn, crime. social vice, the public !
health aud general welfare OF the people |
aud also 10 iuquire iIio the prsctical re.
snlis OF taxation aud license, and OF restric. |
tive legislation iur the prevention of ia. |
temperance ~ tbs several States Terri |
torirs. aud District oi Columbia.
Snt !. That the said commissioners /
shall further ascertain. az near NJ may be, |
the number Of gallons Of VINE, beer or dis /
titled liquors annually consumed In differ
eat countries, more especially within the
United States. the number OF deaths annn.
ally irom alcoholism. the number aud
character Of crimes resulting from the use
af alchoholic aud malt liquors. and the
diseases produced by the use Of such lIq.
uor making the amount Of tar or revenue
received from such manufacturing aud
traffic by State and municipal govern.
ments the amount Of food transformed into
alcohol; the probable retail cost Of alcoholic
aud malt liquors consumed; tbs cost Of
caring for the insane. idiotic, criminal aud
lanpers made such by the use Of alcoholic
aud malt liquors, the capital employed in
the manufacture Of such liquors aud IN
tle traffic thereof the quantity Of such liq.
nors imported aud exported; the number
oi persons employed 10 the manufacture
aud sals Of sueE liquors
snr. s. That the said commissions shall
,ef,e wi,nou, salary. but are hereby au-
authorized 10 employ q secretary At q reA
s0nable compensation, no, 10 exceed two ,
thousand Eve hundred dollars per snnum,
which, with the necessary expenses, incl
ienial 10 such Investigation. Of the secfe.
ary aud com niissi0ners. shall be paid. oct
4 any u.oaey ID the Treasury not other. Z
aise appropriated. upon vouchers signed {
~ the president and c0antefsigRed by the q
president And eouniersignei by the seere i,