Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-23
TO INVESTIGATE WHISKY
AND PROVIDE FOR A CONFERENCE
 OF AMERICAN NATIONS.


 Comprehensive Measure-To Adjust Flu.
 ture Eisputes with Our Neighbors.
 WASHINGTON, March 23-The sena' passed two important measures yesterda, The first is to establish a commiss on to r. vestiga;e very fully, and from all sides economical, political and moraI-the tratfi in alcoholic liquors.
 The bill provides for the appointment b.; the president, by and with the advice anl conse..t of the senate, of commission of five persons, who shall be SC ected so ely with re- erence to personal fitness and caracity, for al. honest, imparta and thorough invests a. ioD and who shall hold ,ffice until their dut.ee shall be accomplished, but not to exceed tw, years It shall be their duty to investigat the alcoholic liquor traffic in its relations tt. revenue and taxation and its general eco homie, criminal, moral and scientific aspect in connection with pauperism, crime, socia. vice, the pubic health and general welfare of the people; and also to inquire and take tes.i- mony to the practical results of license and prohibitory leg. $ ion for the prevent.on of intemperance in the several states of the Union.
 Such commissioners, not all of whom sha. be advocates of prohibitUry legislation, or o1 total abstinence in relation to alcoholic liquors, hall receive compensation not ex- ceeding S1Q per day and nece Sary expenses: the necessary exp snses incident to sa inve, tigation, not exceeding S1O,000, shall be Ia c upon vouchers approved by the secretary oi the treasury, for which purpose the sum o. S1O,0OO is appropriated, and the comm .ssiol- Is authorized to employ a stenosrapher and clerk, if the same shall be found necessary.
 The second is the hoLse bill author. .zing conference with the Central and South Amer ican republics It requests and authorize the president to invi.e the several govern ments of the republics of Mexico, Central ana South America, Hayti, San Domingo and tn, empire of Brazil to join the United States i a conference to be held at Washington, in the United States, in or near the month of Apri!. 1859, for the purpose of discussing and recon meuding for adoption to their respective gov ernment some plan of arbitration for the set clement of disagreements and disputes thai may hereafter arise between them, and foi considering questions relating to the improve ment of the luslness intercourse and means oi direct communication between said countries and to encourage such reciprocal commercial. relations as will be beneficial to ali and secure more extensive markets for the pro- ducts of said countries
 The president is to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, ten de- egates to said conference, who shall serve without compensation other than their actual necessary expenes, of whom at least two shall be learned in international law, two in finance, and six who are engaged in agri- culture, manufacture, transportation and the -expoitation or importation of merchandise, and the several other states participating in said conference shall be represented by as many delegates as each may elect, provided, however, that in the disposition of que stions to come before said confere -cs no state shall be entitled to more than one vote.
 The secretary of state is to appoint such clerks as shall be necessary, at a compensation to be determined by him, and provide for the daily publication of the proceedings of the conference by the public printer, in both the English and Spanish languages, and upon the conclusion of said conference is to transmit a full report of the same to the congress of the United States, together with a statement of the disbursements of the appropriation. A committee of conference on the amend ments was ordered.
 The senate also passed a bill reducing the postage on seeds, cuttings, bulbs, scions, etc. to one cent for four ounces, which will inter- est farmers