The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-28

gentlemen to oppose the bill. What was the power
they were afraid Of The Congress Of the
United States. The tax would never be re
mitted unless it were done by men who sat
here He could not see why the bill should be
rejected except at the dictation of prejudice and
fanaticsm. Would the government force the
maker of whisky to export his goods
Who would be benefited! The large hold
ers who had capital to meet the ex
penses of transportation; while the poor and
small holders would become the victims of
forced sale Was there fairness or logic in that
proposition He was no advocate of the repeal
of the internal revenue system. There had
never been an anathema or curse against that
system which had been too bitter for him to re
peat. But it was here and it was a choice
between evils whether he would repeal that sys-
TEN or vote to revise the tariff FL e was not an
advocate of free whisky. He was not
an advocate of that policy which would flood the
American market with cheap whisky in order
that the country might be treated to whisky at
5 cents drink and salt and sugar at so cents
pound. The gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr.
Randall had said the course of whisky legsla
ton had been in the interest of monopoly, and
that he opposed it because it was monopoly
He blackburn sincerely thanked God that.
with the aid of a search warrant, there was at
last discovered one monopoly ON the continent of
which the gentleman was not the champion. He
was delighted that there was one thing which Sc
cured the gentlemans opposition to monopoly.
Possibly it was explained on the ground that it
not located in the gentleman's location.
Monopoly, indeed, If this bill were rejected the
only measure of protection which distillers would
secure would be that protection which would
be found in seeking aid from foreign govern
ments which their own refused to accord them.
He did not believe the bill went far enough He
did not think any period of limitation should be
fixed at all The representatives of the whisky
interest had come to Congress setting forth an
honest case, and asking on a fair and honest
principle to get relief They might be driven
away, but he thanked God they would go
as they came-clean-handed-c suspicious
gentlemen in the opposition to the contrary not
withstanding He knew that IN the last Con
eress Messrs. Kelley, Randall. Herbert, Bl cunt
and Dunn had not been opponents of the bill
Mr.. Blount-The gentleman mistakes as to
me.
Mr.. Blackburn-Did you vote against the
limited extension bill!
Mr.. Blount-I have not examined the Record
Mr.. Blackburn have, and that is the differ
ence.
Mr.. DUMMY views have never changed.
Mr. Blackburn said he did not object to the
gentleman changing their views on a question of
great national policy. He knew they had done
it from the best motives; but he submitted the
line should be drawn somewhere and gentlemen
should not set themselves to shape and fashion
Jaws and the sentiments of Congress, who
shifted their convictions on question of ma
tional policy with the same apparent facility, If
not frequency, that they were supposed to
change their linen
Mr.. Blaekburn's speech was listened to with
great attention and at the conclusion he was
warmly applauded by his party associates.
The general debate having ended Mr.. Blount
moved to strike out the enacting clause of the
DILL Agreed to, 131 to ST.
The committee then rose and reported its
action to the House when it was confirmed, yeas,
1s5; nays S3, as follows;
Yeas-Alexander Anderson, Atkinson. Bagley,
Baentine, Barbour, Beach, Bennett, Blount Boyle,
Brewer of New York Brewer of New Jersey. Browne
Of Indiana, Brown of Pennsylvania, Brumm Buckner.
Bprleigh Cabell Campbell of Pennsylvania Gambler,
Cannon, Cassidy, Chase, Clements, Connolly, Con
verse. Covington. Cox of New York. Cox of North
carolina Crisp Cuberson of Texas Cullen, Cutcheon,
Davis of Missouri Davis of Massachusetts Dibble,
Dibrel, Dingey, Doekery Dowd, Duncan, Dunn,
Eldridge Elliott Elwood, Ermentrout Evans of Penn
sylvania, Everhart Fielder, Forney Funston, Fyan,
Garrison, Geddes Golf Green, Gunther, Hammond
Hanback,, Hardeman, Hardy, Harmer. Hart, Hatch of
Missouri, Hatch of Michigan, HAYNES, Hemphillr
Henderson of Iowa, Henderson of Illinois, Henley,
Hepburn. Herbert, Hiseock, Hit, Hoblitzen. Holiness
Holtcn Howe, Hutchins. James, johnson, Jones of
Wisconsin, Jones Of Texas Jones OF Ar
9 MnGou L"wEe9ee Long lyman MeA So
McMllen, Willard, Miller of Pennsylvania, Miller of,
NORTH Mnidro,y Muller Mntcbier Nes0n N;cboIls
Nutting Oates 0'Hara, OrNeill of Pennsylvania,
Parker, Payson. Pierce, Peel of Arkansas, Perkins,
New Hampshire. Reagan Reed, Reese, Rice, Rock
Scales, Seymour, Shaw, Singleton, Smith, Snyder,
Spooner. Steele Stevens Stewart of Texas, Stewart
of Vermont, Storm, Strait, Stiuble, Tai
bott f. b. Taylor of Ohio, J. d. Tay
Tor of Ohio Taylor Of Tennessee. Throckmorton,
lillnan, Turner of Georgia, Valentine, NanAlstyne
Vance, Wadsworth, Wait Wakefield Washburn,
Weaver Wellborn Weller, White of Kentucky, White
of Minnesota, Whiting, Wilkins Williams, Wilson
of Iowa, Wilson Of West Virginia, Winans of BIichi-
gan Winans of Wisconsin, @. D. Wise of Virginia,
Woodward Yaple and York-lS5.
Nays-Adams OF Illinois. Adams of New York,
Aiken, Barksdae, Barr Belford, Blackburn Brecken-
ridge. Breitung, Budd, Caldwell Campbell of New
York Carleton Clardy, Clay, Collins, Cosgrove Cul-
hertson, Dorgan, Davidson, Deuster, Dorsheimer,
Dunaam, Eaton, Ellis, Findlay, Fnerty, Follett,
Foran. Glasscock Graves Gr6enleaf Halsell, Han.
cock Hewitt of New York, Hill Holman Hooper,
Houck Housenlan Hurd, Jeffords Jones of Alabama,
Jordan, King, Kleiner, Lamp. Lewis Lowering Lowry,
1atson, MaybHry Morey Morrison Moqt ten Muir
Paige, Patton, Potter, Rankin Riggs Robertson Rob
'nson Of Ohio Robinson of New York. Rogers of New
York, Rosecrans, Seney, Sloeum, Sumner of Cali
ornia, Summer Of Wisconsin Thompson Tucker,
Tuley Turner OF Kentucky, Van Eaton, Ward, Willis,
Wood and WortlTington-S3.