New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-18
FREE WHISKEY" DEMOCRATS
SHIELDING THE GENTLE MooNsHINER
But THEY STAND BY THE wHIsKEY TRUsT-AIL
NoN.CAUCUs AMENDMENTS LOST
FINAL VOTE TO BE TAKEN SATURDAY.
my rrIEoRArH &c THE rRiBuyEl

Washington, July lit is now expected that tho
House will be brought to final vote on the DARK
Lantern bin next Saturday. The Committee OF inc
Whole probably will complete tho consideration OF tho
measure by Thursday night, but day Will be allowed
for the return Of absent membcrs To-day As hereto
FORE cvcry amendment which had not received the ap
prevail Of the Democratic caucus was rejected INC
only caucus amendment proposed was ono providing
that the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue may TX inc
amount of the penal bond OF manufacturer OF cigars
It his discretion but II must not be less than Sioo Plus
30 for every person employed in the mandatory.
rhrcc or four facts became prominent in tho course of
the days discussion. First the Democratic majority
Is chained TO tho Of the Wh!skcy Trust Even such
dreadful foes of trusts a. NILS, 3rcckinrdgc, of
Kentucky Baron, scott and McM!llin, Of Tennessee,
voted unanimously against Mr.. Hits amendment 10
restore the original law which required the tax on dis
TILED spirits be paid when they are withdrawn from
bonded warehouse within one year from the time
they are placed therein Mr. Hit stated tho fact with
wL.ch so many Representatives arc familiar, that
great many dislcries. idle and unproductivc arc
receiving enormous dividends from the Whisky Trust
The Democrats also showed most conciusNcN 'ha'
they favor any proposition 10 make frauds on tho
revenue more easy and Illicit dstillcres more proht-
able. Such will be the effect, If such was not inc
design, of eleven sections of the bill Among o'hcr
provisione in these sections for the benoht OF inc
gentle moonshiner those which repeal inc hiii-
mum punishment and allow the Judge to impose The
the storckcepers and gaugers from all distulcres OF
frut brandy and give the Secretary OF the Treasury
power to remove sorckoepcrs and gaugcrs from gram
dstfiicrics with capacity OF less than twenty-five
bushels per day and 10 levy tax on the capacity only
Another section provides that no arrest for VIOLATION
of the Revenue laws shall be made on an aindaVIt
based on information and belief" uIHess the ahidav'
lie made by a Revenue officer. Moreover, neither Inc
marshal, commissioner nor clerk shall receive ices
unless the prosecution be approved by tho Om'ed
States District Attorney. there be a conviction
The law requires that Illicit stills seized shai
be dcclarcdsfoccd and destroyed the same as coun-
terict money The bill requires that they shah DC
removed to safe place for storage until sold The
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue is clothed VILE
authority 20 remit any penalty" for Violation OF
the Internal Revenue laws.
The Republicans tried and tried In vain TO close inc
door which the Democrats had opened to invite fraud
On the revenue and encourage Illicit dstilling Their
,Norts we're successfully resisted by the Democrats,
Who with one or exceptions, voted solidly against
avery amendment The result Will be, II the sections
become law, that tax-paid whiskey and brandy
will become very srarc In the South and nobody VIII
be benefited except the industrious moonshlncr ana
retail whiskcy seller.
The efforts OF the North Carolina and virginia men
to have the tax on brandy distilled from apples ana
peaches repealed. were unevailine: w., .Lo
When sugar and rice Werc before inc iousci 'IIp
Democrats voted against 30 per cent REDUCTION on
Athcr and In favor Of maintaining duiy OF 20 Per
rectrade Democratic consistency me atenp 70 IT,
move the tax cigars and cigarettes failed