The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-29
The Whisky Schedule Came Before the
Senate and Daniel Was Eager to
Pay His Debt to the Trust.
Mr.. HILL HITS THE HOOSIER
Senate Disposes of the Income and
Whisky Tax Provisions.
Reciprocity Section to BE Considered
To-Day Mr.. Jones's Proposed
Changes in the Sugar Schedule.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. June 2S.-The Whisky
Trust and the Kentucky distillers Joined
forces and got what they wanted to-day
in the Senate. The Kentucky whisky men
asked for an extension of the bonded
period TO eight years. to enable them TO
age their whisky at the expense OF the
government. The Whisky Trust asked for
an Increase or the whisky tax from. 90
cents to $1.l0. The financial committee
ported an amendment granting both re-
quests. The Democratic Senator'S ratified
the committees action to-day. For thir-
teen weeks the Congressional Record will
show that Senator Voorhees, did not say
word during the discussion of the tariff.
He has remained silent like mummy He
would not even remain in the Senate cham
Der during the debate, although chairman
Of the finance committee He allowed ex-
confederates Vest, Jones and Harris TO
manage the bill. He has remained in his
committee room, across the hail. until tho
chamber to vote. The roll call over. he
quietly retreated to the ROOM but not so
to-day. The whisky schedule was reached
and IL acted like magic on Voorhees,. The
thermometer was SO in the Senate chamber.
but Voorhees, remained in his seat during
the entire time the whisky schedule vas
under consideration. Nor did he remain
silent. He jumped into the discussion right
and left. He was for the time being the
most active Senator on the Democratic side.
but when the Whisky Trust amendment
got through Voorhees, took no more inter
est in the bill. He retired TO his commit
tee room, and once more the ex-confed-
er rates took charge of the bill
Senator Hill could not refrain from CIV
ing Voorhees, adroit blow below the
belt, however. Hill remembers how Voor-
hees sold him out at Chicago. While Lind
say. of Kentucky, was asserting that the
trust was opposed to an extension of the
bonded period, Senator Hoar made him ad-
nit the president Of the trust was Ken
lucky man.
"Win the Senator from Kentucky tell us
who is the vice president of TIE Whisky
Trust?" asked HILL
Il don't know his name" replied Lind
say.
His name is John Beggs. of Terre Haute.
Ind. shouted HILL looking in the direction
of Voorhees, desk.
Everybody seemed to understand the re-
lationship between Voorhees, and Beggs.
The latter has often been here with his
partner, Crawford Fairbanks, both OF the
Whisky Trust, hobnobbing with Voorhees,
and Lamb, who. il is claimed. is attorney
for the Whisky Trust at Terre Haute.
Voorhees, did not reply. Beggs. il viii be
remembered, was elected delegate to the
Chicago convention, through Scott Rays
influence to vote for Hill, after Gray was
out of the way. And he. too. sold. out
Hill.
The conference committee report of the
House will not contain member opposed
to the Whisky Trust and the whisky men
ara certain to get eight years to pay taxes.
The trust will have plenty of time TO with
draw the lA,0O0,000 gallons now in bond.
under 90 cents tax and pocket me 20 cents
advance caused by the extra tax. How
much will the Whisky Trust contribute to
the Democratic campaign fund?