Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-31

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bill;o repeal the election laws was post
poned aud the debate on the bond res
olution was continued, Mr.. German
having the floor, and replying TO Mr..
sherman speech OF yesterday.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee OF
the whole to consider the Wilson bill
Mr.. McAIillin asked unanimous con-
sent that the vote on the pending
amendments, and on ell other amend
ments which may be offered, be taken
at o'clock this afternoon, but Mr..
Burrows objected to debate being thus
limited, as there would be one hour to-
morrow morning before the bill is re-
ported to the House.
Mr.. Tate, democrat, offered the first
amendment to the internal revenue
bill, proposing to strike out the last
three sections of the bill, which in
cludes the tax Isl per gallon on dis
titled spirits, and also the clauses re-
ferring TO the bonding Of distilled
spirits and their withdrawal from the
warehouses. The adoption of this
amendment would leave the existing
law as to spirits in force.
Mr.. Payne had read resolution from
the legislature OF New York in opposi-
ton to the Wilson bill.
Mr.. Cultivate offered an amend
ment imposing a tax on all distilled
spirits produced in the United States
on which the tax is not paid be-
fore the passage of the act; of ninety
cents gallon if paid within five days
after the date of distillation or entry
into bond: 81 if paid after five days and
within one year; Sl.l0 if paid after Que
year and within two years: Sl.2o il
paid after two years and within three
years, and $l.30 if paid after three
years.
Mr.. Cultivate said the House had
just struck out the bounty on sugar,
and it i'll became it TO impose such ia
vorable conditions on the whisky pro-
ducers. No one had asked for the OK
tension of time.
Mr.. Bower favored the amendment
which provided for the reduction Of the
tax from 81 to 80 cents and of the bond
ed period from eight years to three.
The little distillers did not want the ir-
crease of the tax. The increase of tax
and extension of time to eight years
was asked only in the interest of the
large distillers of Kentucky.
Messrs. Bynum and Holman spoke in
favor of the Cultivate amendment.
Mr.. Ellis spoke in favor of the extern
sion OF time. There were, he said, two
classes of whisky-that which is made
by the whisky trust and which is ready
for consumption as soon as it is manu-
Pictured, and the other class, made by
individual distillers, which is not fit
for consumption until it has matured
for at least three years.
Mr.. McCreary said the distillers of
his State did not ask for this increase
of tax, but they did ask for the exten:
sion of the bonded period.
Mr.. Outhwaite's substitute was voted
on and was defeated by yeas, ~ nays,
81 On standing vote.
Mr.. Bland offered substitute to per-
nit distillers at expiration Of the bond
ed period to pay into the Treasury the
cost of expectation and importation Of
liquor under present regulations, the
product TO remain in this country.
Mr.. Blaud's substitute was defeated
without division.
Discussing the amendment (retainius
three years as the bouded periodl Mr..
McCreary said if it were adopted it