The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-06
Temperanre.
Liquors In the Capitol.

We hope it is true that there is less
social wine-drinking this winter at Wash.
ington than in years past. The vice of in
temperance has had too many victims in
both houses in congress, and now we are
told there is but one senator who suffers
himself to be overcome of drink" while
some of the most distinguished members
of congress abstain entirely. These are
good signs, and they are seen in all parts
of the land, showing that reason is at
work to convince men that he who
striveth for the mastery should be tenn
perate in all things. The senate, on the
10th inst, took up the consideration of the
oint rules, and coming to one which for
bids the sale of spirituous or malt liquors
in the capitol building, Mr.. Bsyard OBJ
jected. While entirely favoring the ex-
clusion of spirituous liquors, he said he
did not favor the exclusion of the less
dangerous and the entirely wholesome
malt liquors which for fifteen years, to his
knowledge and the knowledge of all per-
sons about the capitol, have been for sale
in the restaurants about the capitol. He
believed that the new rule was the same
as the old, and he was not in favor of hav-
ing rule unless obedience to it were in
sisted on. There should be nothing like
concealment about the matter. Questions
involving the invasion of personal tastes
were unwise, and he thought that by re-
moving the dangers which might arise
from spirituous liquors everything neces-
sary in this matter would be accomplished.
Mr.. Frye, from Maine, said the only diff
ference between the new rule and the old
one was in the present addition of the
word strictly" which the committee had
added because the old rule had not
been enforced. al have SEEM" said Mr..
Frye, zone of these houses become an
open, notorious, low, miserable GROCERY.
| have also seen man with his pantsloons
inside his boots and with his coarse blouse
on, standing at the bar of a restaurant of
one of the houses of congress drinking
miserable whiskey out of a cup" GA
tin cup inquired some member. emo,
sir" said Mr.. Frye. GA crockery cup,
and have seen whiskey ordered again
and again and called tea and brought
and served in cup and saucer. Anybody
whether member of congress or other.
wise-can sit down, order his tea and
drink it out of a cup. To me,' the
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there is anything wrong in it or not
there is something utterly disgusting
about it, and it is entirely upbecomine
the character and dignity of the capitol
of the United States" Mr.. Bayard did
not know that he (Mr. Bayard) had said
anything to induce the gentleman from
Maine to draw the shocking picture which
he had of man disgracing himself and
the capitol of the nation. Mr.. Frye
stated that he had not done so because o.
anything said by the senator from Della
ware, but to illustrate and emphasize tn,
necessity for the addition of the wore
strictly" Mr.. Bayard then proceeded
to remark that his amendment was pro
posed solely with view to temperance
and good health, and entirely Independent
of his own views. He was strongly il
favor of the exclusion of spirituous liq
uors, but not of malt liquors. Mr.. Bayart
called the yeas and nays on the adoption
of his amendment, but the difference
were adjusted without vote by striking
out the words "spirituous and malt ant
inserting the word Intoxicating" Thi
word, Mr.. Frye said, was satisfactory t.
him, as it was the language of the prohit
tory statutes of Maine. 1t was also salts
factory to Mr.. Bayard. The rule wa
then adopted.-Neo York Observer.