Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-28
The 5EUjtsg

The SEUusa
The bill making it felony fJr a person
falsely and fraudnlen,ly 50 assume to be an
officer or cmploye of 'No C.jII States was
passed.
The Houss went into c9mujttee on lie
bonded whiskey bill Mr.. Potter supported
it. After close examination he said he mad
come to the conclusion tia. bis duty rgo1ir.
ed him to vote tot il. Il the tax were col.
iected no" me money must Gna"1jdaby he
paid out 10 undermine and destroy 10 4 GER
tain extent the National bank, on which
rested more than On any ether Instrumental.
lty the stability Of tAt business i ,terests NJ
the country. In this vIca o? i there 1ss
no whiskey in the bill. It .str H.. rn.
lief OF manufacturers, in granting which
relief Congress would benefit ov,.v syrs'an.
ial interest.
Mr., Kelley said tie internal revenue
system worked great hardship u-ll mail
farmers, lrult growers a1d cigar makers and
was maintained alone for three syndicate,
Which had acquired three nrruchss Of in
uustry' Inc manufacturers Of t.Lle Wits.
key We're the chief OF these svrdica,re
which found this tax a sure ellrqr,ro ~ a
monopoly OF the American market rho
large manufacturers, comparatiye,v fcyv
10 number who bad oyowded out
the small cigar makcrs. conc
next with an assured mOnoDuly. Tine o,hc,
OF these syndlCates was TINT ii I'M NOV,
features OF malt liquor. F,l tba.e svrli.
Gates the Government. mtinta;Dcl an i,,or-
nsl tax and maintained 80 army IF ,vnr
foU,OUO agents to destroy small mutt crow.
ers' lie denied that the tax vas lrnl IN far
sne dement, OF the Government. lie was in
latuE u repeating these taxes and Of Wipip,
OUT thc whole internal system In summon
OF his assertion that the Government lIidi 40,
need NE revenue derived from Internal row.
enue he declared that without p dollar do.
rived from that source the Government tbie
year would receive enough money ia meet
every legitimate demand. ''''''
Mr Long said if this bill passed and the
Tune was extended when tBe limit NHs
reached Instead of 7OOOOOO0 gallons "n
hand and SG6,0O0,OO unpaid tgxrs tbr
amount would he increased % or 80 per
cent II me bill was defeated the produc.
tlon VI "hIsEey would be stayed and, the
present slCck would 90 its normal way. II
IL went out Of the country to avoid Tho iav
tue country would be relieved if il ror,oin
ca inc Government would gct the tax and o..
on paying its debts. anu :
MT. FOllett said the question wos n,o,oI,, q
business one. The only demand m"do
asNa-N
me dlstIllers was that they should have a G
opportunity to sci their goods as the make,
t demanded, Instead Of being forced to pLce
tnem on an already overstotked aIke, '''0@
A. wi ooru"h In supporting the bin smoke NJ
the large amount of money ,hr ,eY w ",
s wGalsXey brought into the treasury. If was g
Slan IA one year to pay all pensions
granted to soldiers of ali wars, II T was :
a nnI9 amount than was derived from all The
,Sr mo- aud siiVer mines IN the country. Pend
iUg lur I discussion the commute rose.
Mr.: Ellis offered a resolution nr lUSe
, ,ha. ia, ooo OF the unexpended appronria.
.ion i0r the Ohio food sufferers be iIfeG Co.
the Mississippi. ''O overflow Of
ton f fd Du ,h SAD that similar recommenda.
r .lao lGr the sufferers in Arkansas had henn
rejected aud The monkeys never D snro oIea
u",r ,ne e.. Hood struck Louisiana. "Tbs
monkey has been soueaiug before thar. I, US
any OCCASION " retorted Ellis. Adjourned was