The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-20

lions were adopted without division
mlnough an unsuccessful effort was made
nave the yeas and nays ordered.
Ml' curtin submitted the following fur.
.ner report relative TO the memorial OF the
H, ~, Union OF the German Parliament
Inc resolution contained In this memo
lla ,, expresses so Just an appreciation OF the
scuon OF TINS House and so cordial wish
,vr the prosperity OF our country and oil
.ne TWO nations that 1t Is deemed proper
70 make hitting acknowledgment. The
committee therefore recommends the adop-
'ion OF the following resolutions:
heSotced, That the House cordially re-
ciprocates the wishes OF the Liberal Union
OF the members OF the German Parliament
FORA closer union OF the two nations, and
recognizes their grateful appreciation OF its
sympathy with those who mourn the death
OF Edward Lasker.
heS0tued, That the House accepts these
resolutions, and directs that they be spread
on the journal.
After a repetition Of the debate which
had Just ended upon the former resou-
tons, the latter resolutions were adopted
without division.
MIR. Turner, OF Georgia, chairman OF the
Committee on Elections, reported a reso-
luton in the cOntested-election case OF
Garrison rs. Mayo, from the First con-
Gressional district OF Virginia, declaring
the contestant GARRISON entitled TO the
seat. He asked for it, Immediate consid-
Grafton, but the sitting member (Mayo)
desiring to make speech IN his own be-
half, the matter was postponed until to-
morrow.
TIE Committee on Appropriations re-
ported the Indian appropriation bill. and
| it was referred to the Committee Of the
| Whole.
Then the loug-expected struggle over
the whiskey bill began.
MIR. Blackburn, OF Kentucky, calling
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, to the chair,
moved to go into Committee OF the Whole
on the revenue bills.
Mr.. Dowd, Of North Carolina, raised the
question OF consideration. and Mr.. Randall
demanded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered. The motion was agreed to--yeas
100. nays 121-and at $50 =. VI. the House
went into committee. Mir. DOrsheimer, OF
New York, in the chair.
The first bill was the bonded extension
bill.
Mr.. Hiscock, OF New York, objected to
its consideration.
The objection was reported to the House,
which, by vote OF yeas 1871, nays 118, de-
cided to consider the bill, and the commit.
tee resumed its session, Mr.. Morrison. OF
Illinois, taking the floor in support OF the
bill.
Before he had finished a sentence, how
ever, Mr.. White, Of Kentucky, rose, saying
that he had moved that the committee rise
for the purpose OF bringing privileged
matter before the House.
The Chair stated he had recognized the
gentleman from Illinois (Alr. Morrisonl,
and on Mr.. Whites taking an appeal re-
fused to notice il, on the ground that an
appeal was not in order upon the question
OF mere recognition by the Chair.
Thereupon Mr.. White rose to point OF
order and said that member OF the whis-
key-ring was now on the floor, when he
had previously given his pledge that he
had no interest in any bill before the
House. Within few days from making
that pledge he bad appeared before the
Committee OH Ways and Means in support
OF the bill, and was now on the floor, as
well as the editor of the Courier Journal,
from town where more whiskey was in
bond than any other town IN the United
States.
Mr.. Blackburn submitted that this was
not a point Of order, and said that his col
league knew he had no right to be heard
upon it.
The Chair ruled that it was not a point
Of order.
Mr.. White: al say am entitled to be
heard on a question OF privilege. The
gentleman from New York (Mr. DORIS
heimer) has decided that am not in order,
and he must take the responsibility. You
may bulldoZe this bill through, but"
The remainder of the sentence was drown
ed in cries OF ''Order."
Mr.. Morrison then made a short state
ment as to the purpose and object OF the
BILL The tax on distilled spirits must be
paid. according to existing law, in three
years, or as much sooner as the spirits were
removed. The object OF the bill was to
extend the time for the payment OF that
tax on spirits now in warehouses on con-
dition of the new guarantee and interest
on the tax extended. IL this business OF
converting grain INTO alcohol existed only
to he taxed, then the benefciaries OF this
bill were entitled to no consideration
here. Regarding 1t as legitimate blanch
of the manufacturing industry, it was
entitled to he placed on an equal
basis with all other industries. From this
industry the Government derived more
than one fifth OF all It's revenue. In the
next few months there would be forced
out OF the warehouses 25,000,000 gallons,
which must pay the tax, and in the next
few years 70,000,000 gallons, for much OF
which there would be no market. The
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue esti-
mated that the surplus for which there
would be no market would amount in The
next two years to 45,000,000 gallons. In
the years when this whiskcy was made
everything was overdoue. Excessive pro-
duction was not alone in this industry,
but was common to all large producing in
terests of the country. The producers were
not able to compete in the sale OF alcohol
in European markets with Germany. This
country fought the German people with
protective tariffs, and had TO sell in French
markets in competition with the subjects
OF ill-natured Bismarck. Suppose that this
surplus was purely the result OF the specu-
lative spirit OF our people, was that good
and satisfactory reason why an industry OF
this magnitude should be forced to pay
takes. when the Government had nothing
TO make by this enforcement! 1t was said
that this was class legislation-that 1t was
legislation in the interest Of special few.
That was not fact. This legislation was
to undo, as far as it went, special leglsla-
ton against this industry and put it as
nearly as might be on an equality with all
other articles that pay internal-reyenue
taxes. He believed, with the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, that II this was any
thing else than whiskcy there would be
no question about it. He believed, fur
ther, that wherever it could be done Gas 1t
could be done now that relief should be
granted. II this bill were passed it would
not cost the Government ore single cent,
and II would not add to the burdens OF a
.i.1.ln ,nnraon Of the 5h 900 ono of naODle