The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-21
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Kentucky and throughout tho west. !
meant bankruptcy add ruin, not only /,
The manufacturer, hut 90 the Innocent
holders OF whisky, IL meant bankruptcy
aud ruin 20 many leading banking Interest,"
IN the west. As result OF tar agitation
the whisky interest has bsen obliged 4,
como TO con.rsss aud ask relief. and III
committee on ways and means, ~ nhicl
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Rsndsll
was member, hnd unanimously reported
back bill for unlimited extension.
Willis then reviewed the ooUrss Of The
bill Ia the last congress and declared tina
though Secretary Foiger hal objected tn II
he had done 10 simply becsu,e the oxen
sion ,was unlpitod. The was mo-
sp.oial legislation. II ws' an st
legislation which disgracsd the st.tuie
books OF the country. Distillers OF ssirit'
we're tho only victims Of spsolal legislation
In the land. Alcohol was the oniv taxable
article thst, under tho law, Was compelled
10 pay tax before IL reached consumers. III
The last thirty days prices OF whisky had
shtunk o csnts par gallon. From a Imam
cisl standpoint he asked the members "a
look around them ana see the condition oil
tue country. There hsd bees shrinkagt
In grain aud stocks IN The last few years
am uniting TO billions o; dollars Tn 10
had b,en a shrinksee Of SEQ 900 900 In the
values OF this wirsheu,ed property. Rug
"a d, once the great purchaser OF American
grain, had last year supplied herself FROM
India with ons-third OF oil The
grain she needed, aud IL Ia predicted that
IA less than three years she Iould
ne independent Of the United slltes. What
would become Of tina hundreds OF million
OF bushels Of grain raised IN tins country
which was now consumed IN Englsndf u
thig bill wero defeated aud " these distil-
lefies were Clossd and the demand cul
down, the time would come again when the
farmers would burn corn for fuel In the
western states. IL Ia plain, economic
question, recommended by tho secretary %
the treasury and tho commissioners OF IN
ternAl revenue. lie a,ksd the house 10 pas
the bill. He was going on 10 show The
amount OF tax derived from whisky, wher
ne was interrupted by Millitsn With ths
question a. to how many taxes whisky had
NADER
Willis replied that tha question had nc
connection with tho pending bill, but il
gave him an opportunity TO cay much. Op
position TO the bill. csmc from mon who
vaated tn make whisky free. lie stood
h re for dear whisky.
BlounL said that though member OF the
committee on Hnys and meana he had re-
Trained from bringing in minority report
preiering state MS objection 10 tha bill
In open house. Tho house was asked q
extend the time for payment of tax on
70,OOO0O0 gallons Of whiskey, the eum in
yolyed amounting to SG0 100000 The
present De preston in the whlBkey interest
resulted from over production. but oy- I
production was not peculiar 20 ihet Indus
try. He expressed his sympathy for the
troubles OF tho dis Hers, but opposed the
bin on the principle OF public policy r.
gsrding II a. a prppoAtlon to lend them
! tGG coo eco. II tho government did
not mead this tax for public purposes
10 hsd no right 10 collect u. Tho tiriil va!
a war tariff aud should bs reduced. Thu
government had no right 10 continue IL il
order 70 lend mouey 10 anybody ia distress
Ie did not believe this bill was going 70
remedy the evil With which the distlleri
were eill cted. On the contrary, he believed
tho extension would OILY nggravste thu
sril, and that the proposition Was ~ In lh'
interest OF public policy. The Allegation
| that the legislation OF the country had beer
| hoaiie to dlstillsra would not bear ex.ni
nation. There lisa growing disposition u
repeal internal revenue taxes. While h
| did nos concur Ia 1t entirety, tho time Wa
| not far distant when the cOuntry would re
psal these taxes. Suppose that in 1889 TIE,
we're repealed By that tima taxes on bond
cd whisky (fthis bill passed) would amour
| to 500, 600 900, aud congress- would bt
would BIO argued that as tina internal rev
snue law has been repealed, tn compel pay
ment Of these taxes would be absolute COZ
Rscation.
Recess regarded ths bill a. the worst ape
cies Of bad legislation he had ever knowr
presented TO the American congress. The
owners OF whisky were no more entitled tt
relief thsn other cisss OF specu!ntors, ant
this measure WA wrong in principle anc
DANGEROUS ns prsoedent He WAS in favor
of the repeal Of the whole intarpI rsvepu'
b,eM on no idea that II would enable III,
protectioni.ts to get higher duty, bat be
cause he did not believe there was any au
thority for II except In itmo Of war.
Cox, OF New York. delivered an elaborate
spssch on tho general sublsct OF tsrin anc
revenue laws. He supported the Morrison
bill and said the conservative opinion o
the country demanded reduction In the
preoent tariff. He admitted thers was somt
division in the party on the question hui
listed they would be rec1nciied and ht
trusted the party would be- harmonious on
the tarn. He explained that his motion
to adjourn, whiSh WAS in,efjsctsd TO keeI
out The wool bill, was not on sccount o
cowardice nut to prevent duel between
two ohio statesmen ~ to what duty should
be imposed.
Brosdhead brought tho debate back to thu
bill under discussion with a speech in sup
port Of the bill which he favored on business
principles. Thsre was now in the treasury
Withdrawn from circulation surplus o
$3.50, roo, 600 and be did not think the cur
rency should be further contracted by az
addition to that surplus OF revenue derived
from As 600 900 ~ Ions Of whisky. The bill
was 4 Just, fair snd right one. Hit failed
10 pass it would cause great distress.
Pending seton the commlttee rose.
As tomorrow ia private bill day and
will require a two.thlrds vote TO take NJ
the bonded extension bill, II 10 not probable
its consideration will be resumed be'or'
Saturday.
The speaker laid before the house . com
muuication from the secretary 81 war trans
hitting an estimate of $50, 600 for the pedes
| tai Of y statue OF General Garfield, to bI
erectad In Washington by the Army OF TIT
Cum berland. Referred.
Adjourned.