National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-24
BONDED EXTENSION.
More Discussion on the Whisky Bill in the
House Saturday.
Tho Pension Appropriation Bill and
Others Reported.
TIIE HOITSE.

hour to be devoted to the consideration of senate
bills on the speakers table, and, tho appeal
proving Intellectual, sOlcmuly declared that no
moro bills could be passed during the remain
der of the session.
Under tho call Of committees tho following re-
ports were submitted
by Mr.. Ermcntrout, from the committee on
banking aud currency Authorizing the national
banks Of Middleton, "a, to change Its location.
House calendar.
By Mr. Nichols, from the committee OIL coinage,
weights, and measures: 10 establish an assay
Office at Deadwood. OAK Committee OF tho
whole.
BY Mr.. Wait, from tho committee on foreign
affairs For the return of the balance of the
Chinese indemnity und Committee Of the
by Nr. Vance, from the committee on patents
hdNorsoly0 To reduce the lifetime OF patent
AT tile request of Mr.. Anderson the bill was
placed on the house calendar
by Mr., SprIgg, from the committee on the Dis
ttict OF Columbia For tho protection of fish in
the Potomac river. House calendar.
ny Mr. Dockery, from tine committee on ac-
counts 10 provide one months extra pay to
certain employees of the house. Committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Cox, OF North Carolina, from the committee
on the president for information rs
by the United States or Venezuela. under the
provisions Of the joint resolution providing for Il
new mixed commission, and as to whether Ven
ezuola has declined to make payment Of any
The house then lat 1910 went into committee of
the whole tAlr. Reagan i'll the chair on The bonded
extension bill.
Mr.. Herbert resumed his argument against the
bill, asserting that it was only by holding distil-
lers to the law that congress could expect TO equal.
lie production and consumption. Permanent re-
lief could be accorded disillers only by COMPEL.
ing them to conduct business on sound basis.
The passage Of this bill would lead to an over
whelming demand for repeal OF the whole tax
Mr. Clay said that the whisky industry was
made legitimate by the government, and de-
manded the same protection from congress which
| was granted TO any other business or avOcation.
lie denied that the pending measures embodied
| special legislation, and maintained that, on the
| contrary, Its object was to make u general law,
aud put whisky, beer and tobacco on the same
| footing in regard to taxation. 1t was II measure
ofrciefwhich would prevent q crisis In the west
When congress could do this without detriment 10
the punlC interest 4, should dc done.
Mr.. Thompson supported the BILL which, he
said, presented the question whether the govern
| ment would bankrupt one class OF It's citizens
| when 1t did not require for any purpose the money
which would full due for taxes. lie was not IN
| favor Ofdemanding the pound Of flesh" and he
| expressed his surprise that his friends from the
| south Nessrs. BlOunt aud HERBERT should upholC
tho policy of saying, In the name of the law w
| demand the bankruptcy of these people, The
| question Of temperance was not involved in th'
| measure, but If few temperance cranks in the
| house would vote for the bill II would result II
| keeping the whisky i'll bond and out OF consump
| ton.
Mr. Milliken, while denying that he was a item
perance crank" inquired whether, even II tn,
bill passed, the whisky would not be taken out o
bond in the course Of time, TO which Mr.. Thomp
| son replied that 1t would pass into consumption
when IT was called out by some temperance
crauks, for he had never seen one of that elias
who, before making speech, would not step BIO
hind the bar and wet his whistle.
| Mr. Clements opposed the bill on business prin
| ciples, and incidentally declared his willingness
to forward any demand for the total abolition o
the internal revenue system.
Mr.. Breckenridge spoke at length in favor o
the bill MS measure of Justice and relief to tn
! whisky industry, and portrayed the ruin Of bank
ruptcy which would follow failure Of the hous
to grant that relief. He denied emphatically tina
there was any dishonest ring organized TO urg
the measure through congress; but called after
ton to the numerous petitions before the COMM
tee on ways and MEANS asking for this Legislation
Mr.. Breckenridge made an exhaustive speec
in which he went into the history of the leglsla
tion affecting the whisky industry: described tn
hardships under which that interest now suffered
and maintained the equity and Justice of the gov
ernment stepping in aud saving 1t from ute
bankruptcy. His speech received good deal {
Mr.. York expressed his desire to sec the entir
internal revenue system wiped out
Mr.. Hiscock opposed the bill. BY its passas
the government would be entering into partne
ship with the dislikers OF rye and bourbon an
would be getting ~ per cent. as Its share OF tn
Mr.. Ray, of New York, opposed the turning
the nation into great whisky sIorehouse, deca
ing that the bill asked the government to becom
the wet nurse Of the big baby OF the whisky In
terest
Mr. Cutcheon said the question was a triangult
one. He considered It from its business, revenue
and moral aspect. He had expected some one
say that the question was unconstitutional. Legi
lation making appropriation for flood sutiere
had been pronounced unconstitutional 1t is III
constitutional, he said, TO save men from beir
drowned in water and unconstitutional to say
men from being drowned in whisky.
Mr.. Hepburn opposed the bill, and made O
onslaught upon the achievements which I'll
whisky interest had performed declaring that
had kept in the field, not the armies of the unto
crime, of drunkenness
Mr.. Findlay commended that tho measure was
, proper one; and because the relief. which was az
corded in the bill was accorded especially to Il
, state of Kentucky, was no reason why prop
measure should be defeated. The bill was also
the interest of temperance. There were now safe
guarded in reservoirs 70,0O0,000 gallons of doubl
distilled dannation. II the bill were defeated, u
this fiery mass of corruption would be forced upC
the market in one fell, disastrous overho'
Whisky would be made cheap; as cheap, perbar
as gin was once in London when advertisement
were displayed asserting that "a man can <
pence" The prediction. that the bill would
lost had already had the effect OF cheapenir
whisky.
Before the conclusion of Mr.. Flndlay's spees
, the committee rose.
Mr. Hancock from tho committee on appropri
ions, reported the pension appropriation BILL an
IL was referred TO the committed of the whole
Mr.. Beach offered n resolution calling on u
Z secretary of the Interior for copies of all leas
made by him for the use or occupation OF III
ground IN the Yellowstone National park al
also for information as TO whether the Jesse
, have complied with the conditions OF the leas
and as to the provisions made TO prevent Il
wanton destruction of fish and game In the par
Adopted.
The house then lat $40 D. M adjourned
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