The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-24
rHE WHISKY BILE.
Saturdays Session of the House Taken Up In
Its Consideration.

Its Consideration.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The regular order
being demanded, Mr.. Bedford appealed to the
House to allow one hour to be devoted to the
consideration of the Senate bills on the
Speakers table, and the appeal proving inef-
f%ectual, ~solemnly declared that no more bills
could be passed the remainder of the session.
Under the call of the committees, the follow
ing reports were submitted:
By BIZ. Nichols, from the committee on coin
age, weights and measures; To establish an
assay Office at Deadwood, D. 7. Committee of
the whole.
By Dir. Wait, from the committee on foreign
affairs: For the return of the balance of the
Chinese indemnity fund. Committee of the
whole.
By Nj. Vance, from the committee on patents
(adverselyE To reduce life time patents to five
years.
By Mr.. Doekery from the committee on ac-
counts: To provide one months extra pay for
certain employees of the House. Committee of
the whole.
Mr.. Cox, Of North Carolina, from the commit
tee OH foreign affairs. reported a resolution call
ing on the President for information as to what
action had been taken by the United States or
Venezuela under the provisions of the joint reso-
luton providing for n new mixed commission,
and whether Venezuela had declined to make
the payment of any awards. Adopted.
The House then went into committee of the
the whole, with Mr. Regain in the chair, on the
bonded extension bill.
Mr.. Herbert resumed his argument against the
bill, asserting that it was only by holding the
distillers to the law that Congress could expect
20 equalize the production and consumption.
Permanent relief could be accorded the distillers
only by compelling them to conduct their bust
1ess on n sound basis. The passage of this bill
would lead to an overwhelming demand for the
repeal of the tax on whisky.
Mr.. Clay said the whisky industry was made
legitimate by the government. and demanded the
same protection from Congress that was granted
10 amy other business or vocation. He denied
that the pending measure embodied special legls-
lation, and main3 ed. on the contrary, that its
object vas TO MAJ a general law and put whisky,
beer end tobacco on fhe same footing with regard
to taxation 1t was a measure of relief which
would prevent a crisis in the West. When Con-
.ress could do this without detriment to the pub
tic interest it should be done
Mr.. Thompson supported the bill, which he
aid presented the question whether the govern
meut would bankrupt one class of its citizens
when it did not require for any purpose the
money which would fall due for taxes. He was
not in favor of demanding IA pound Of flesh.
and expressed his surprise that his friends from
the South Messrs. Blount and HERBERT should
uphold the policy, saying, in the name OF law
we demand the bankruptcy Of these people
The question OF temperance IS not involved IN
the measure; bu. if a few temperance cranks in
the House would vote for the bill it would re
suit in keeping the whisky in bond and out of
N
Mr.. Mlikin, while denying that he was a
Temperance crank" inquired whether, even if
tAe bin passed the whisky would not be taken