Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-01
A VICTORY FOR DIsTIl LERs
The Canadian Import Laws Modified
to Suit the Demands of the
American Whisky Interest.
special Di,pa,ch to The Globe. Democrat.

Special Dispatch to The Globe. Democrat.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May est vas
learned late this evening from sources
whose reliability Is beyond question,
that the Canadian government has at
last 80 amended Its import law as to
admit Into their customs warehouse
packages Of American whisky con-
tsining legs than one hundred gallons.
The prevailing and general impression
has been that oil efforts In this dlrec.
ton had been Withdrawn, since the
Canadian council declined to take &C.
ton In the matter. 1t appears now,
however, that several of the Louis.
Vile whisky men at least lost none of
their faith In the potency of the plea
to the Canadians, which involved the
amendment Of mere technicslity In
their law, the result Of which would
throw thousands of dollars into tho
Golfers Of the Canadian railroads and
Canadian warehouse owners and gov.
eminent officials. 1t was known at
the time the council refused to make
the desired amendment they were In
reality favorable to 1t, and only de-
clined to act through fear of engen-
dering the antsgonism of the temper
ance element against their admins
tration. Fortunately parliament was
In session, and lnckily, too,
NEW CUSTOMS BILL,
synonymous with our tariff law, was
under confederation. With the preju-
diced opposition satisfied with their
| victory before the council and for the
| time being dormant, It was an easy
matter to make friends for such an
equitable and fair measure In both
houses Of parliament. Accordingly,
when the prohibitory clause came up
for consideration the amendment COW
ering the CASE was voted almost unan-
imously. The bill passed parliament
on May 8, but not until last Saturday
did 1t receive the royal assent of the
governor general, which made 1t q
law. There are still some formal and
unimportant preliminaries through
which the measure will have to pass
before 1t a be put into operation.
But these will require but q day or
two. At any rate however, the mat
ter Is at last q fixed fact, and within
the coming few days the Canadian
ports will be open to American whisky
In forty. gallon bsrrelp. The news
creates widespread satisfaction and re.
lief to the trade here, aud It Is In.
deed o
CONCENTRATION OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
to all the whisky interests of the south
and west. The cost of shipping to
Canada and return from points south
and west Is scarcely one.half that to
the Bermudas, the points lately con-
sidered most available. 1t is init
mated that $751; barrel Is saved by
this route OF expectation, and that
fu ly 5000, 0C0 will be saved to the In
terests conferred In and about Louis
vile and Cincinnati. 1t is also true,
too, that by this means the cost of
deferring the payment of the tax will
not be equal to the 5 per cent inherent
on deferred taxes, which was provided
In tho late whisky bill before con-
gress. O. II. King, southern agent of
the Canada Southern line; j. T.
Spratt, secretary Of the National Dis.
tillers' association; w. n. Thomas,
]. M. Alderman and G.. O. Buchanan,
Of this city, are credited with the good
work.