The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-22
THE BEER BREWERS ASSOCIATION
Concludes Its Session and Adjourns to Meet
in San Francisco Next May.

NEW YORK. May 21.-To-day was the third
day Of the session of the Brewers convention.
Mr. Henry Clausen, jr., made an address on the
development of the American brewery and its
purposes. The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following resolution, which was
adopted
Resolved. That late order Of the Internal Revenue
Commissioner that when spirits (ncuding fermented
hquors) shipped to vender by his vendee, to be
vender; that the spirits remain the property of the
vender in the hands of the carrier until the condition
precedent payment is complied WITH that the sale is
IN ade at the time when and at the place where the
goods delivered, payment, and that liability to
a special tax liquor dealer under the internal
laws is incurred by the vender at that time
and place, is exceedingly severe and in our
opinion uncaed for blow to the bottled beer industry
and to the trade in general well unnecessary
respectfully ask the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue to have the order rescinded."
The committee on coincidence reported appro-
pirate resolutions upon the deaths during the
year of number of members. On report and
request OF the Literary Bureau. an appropriation
of $40, 600 voted for its work. The report of
tho committee On contingencies recommended
the reimbursement to G. Maus Of Indianapolis,
the of $400, provided that be the expense
of securing decision in the Supreme Court of
the United States, because such decision would
be OF benefit to the entire association. The re-
quest Of the advisory committee for permission
to employ counsel to test the validity of patents
was recommended to be denied. and an appro-
priation of 81, $50, made at Rochester, was
| recommended and approved. The entire report
was adopted.
The committee on restrictive legislation re-
ported requests for aid from the brewers Of Kan
says and Iowa, and John Walruf, of Leaven-
WORTH Kan, spoke of affairs in Kansas The
committees recommendation that the requests
for aid from Kansas and Iowa be granted when
test cases were carried to the court of appeals,
was adopted by the convention.
The treasurer reported $31, 159. 46 cash on
hand. San Francisco was fixed upon as the
place for holding the next meeting, in May,
1886, and after electing the following officers
the convention adjourned. sine die: President,
William A. Miles. New York; vice presidents,
Stefel. St Louis; treasurer, J.. G. G. Hopfel,
New York; secretary, Richard Kotzen.
mayer, New York; board of trustees, William
A. Miles, New York. Henry Clauson, jr., New
York 7i Richard Kotzenmayer; New York; j. G.
Brooklyn; Joseph Liebmann, Brooklyn; Gott
fred Kruger Newark N j.; Henry II. Reuter-,
Boston; Jacob Conrad, Philadelphia; William
j. Lemp; St Louis; Christ Moerlin, Cincinnati;
Emil Schauderan, Milwaukee, and Andrew E.
Leicht, Chicago.
At the closing session of the Brewers national
convention Mayor Grace said 'There is an init
mate connection between good beer and good
government, as there is between too much whis
KY good and bad, and all the crimes against So
ciety contained in the calendar I have never
doubted the efficiency and desirabi.ity of high
license laws as applied to the regulation of the
liquor traffic. On the other hand I have not
hesitated to avow my sympathy with
all legislation which discriminates in
favor Of the brewer and consumer OF
malt liquors. believe such discrimination to
be in the interest of temperance and good order
in the community as much as believe those OF
our inhabitants, for whom beer is almost a
| natural beverage. are among the best and most
public spirited of citizens"