The morning call., 1894-02-01
DEMOCRACY'S LAST DITCH.
Radicals Have Control i'm the
House Now.
WHISKY AND KENTUCKY POLITICS
Blue Grass Statesmen Complain That
Their States Greatest Industry
Has Been Ruined Utterly.

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revenue bill was placed as a rider upon
the tariff bill this afternoon by a vote of
175 to Sc. The entire day was spent in
the consideration of amendments to the
various internal revenue features. The
principal fight came upon the proposal to
increase the tax upon whisky from 80
cents to 81, and 10 extend the bonded
period from three TO eight years. These
provisions, and especially the one looking
to the increase of the bonded period. were
bitterly opposed upon both sides of the
House, and despite all opposition the prop
ositien to extend the bonded period to
eight years was stricken out, while the in
crease of the tax from 80 cents to 81 was
allowed to stand. The Kentucky members
say this will bring ruin and disaster to the
whisky interests of their State. Kentucky
alone has over $4,000. 900 gallons of whisky
in bond, upon which the tax is increased
without giving them the benefit of an e1-
tension of the bonded period.
Only one other amendment of impor-
tance to the internal revenue features of
the bill was carried. 1t was the provision
to extend the operation Of the income tax
to all money and personal property given
or beQueathed by inheritance. This, it is
estima ted, will increase the revenue about
S3,000,000.
After the disposal of the internal rev.
enue amendments row occurred over the
amendments to the barley schedule, pend
ing last Saturday, and by dint of maneuv-
ering. Lockwood, who Is opposing them,
managed to prevent vote until the hour
of recess had arrived.
At IL O'Clock tomorrow. according
to the special order, the tariff bill
will be reported to the House. Three
hours will be allowed for the closing
debate, one and half hours on
side. Reed will Nmake the closing
speech for his side. and Speaker Crisp
and Chairman Wilson will close for the
Democratic side. At 3 o'clock vote will
be taken upon the bill and the pending
amendments. Under the rule the only
motion which can intervene before a final
vote is taken upon The passage OF the bill
after the amendments are disposed Of Is
motion to recommit, with or without in
structions. As the Republicans have re-
fused to join in an effort to recommit it is
a foregone conclusion that the motion will
be defeated if made.
A semi-official estimate made by Wilson
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gives the bill 81 majority, divided as fol-
lows: Democrats 1S2, Populists II; total.
1913. Against-126 Republicans, 80 Demo-
Gratis and Populist (Newlands of Nevada) !;
total. 159.
The House went into committee of the
whole, and according to the special order
the day was devoted to debate under the
five-minute rule. the whole internal
revenue amendment being open TO amend
ment.
Tate of Georgia offered an amendment
striking out the sections relating to the
tax on whisky, an increase OF the bonded
period and the manner of collecting the
tax. Tate exclaimed that if the amend
ment were adopted the law would remain
as it is.
Cultivate offered an amendment to the
amendment TO increase the tax on whisky
from 80 cents to 81 when in bond one year,
81 10 when in bond two years, and 81 30
three years. the bonded period to cease at
the end of that time. He said be did not
in tend to press the amendment The pro-
visions of the bill were wrong. In the in
terest of reform few days ago the bounty
on sugar was abolished. Now it was pre-
dustry. to increase the bonded period from
three years to eight at a cost of 10 cents
per gallon.
"Do / understand that the bill Increases
the bonded period to eight years?" asked
Dockery.
at does"
''Then it should be voted down."
Montgomery of Kentucky. mem ber of
the Ways and Means Committee, strongly
| defended the whisky provisions of the
bill, and Caruth Of Kentucky made an eo-
quent plea for an extension of the bonded
| period In the interest of the Blue Grass
| distillers.
Dingley offered an amendment to strike
] out all words providing for an extension
| of the bonded period.
The amendment by Bland providing for
an extension of the bonded period beyond
three years was lost, and the Dingley
| amendment to strike out the extension of
the bonded period was carried-104 20 70.
| Montgomery offered an amendment ex-
tending the bonded period. but IL whisky
was in bond more than three years the
owner must pay the estimated cost of ex-
portation and reimportation. A heated
| gomery and Carutn, the former claiming
that the people were not Interested In the
over-production Of whisky, so IL can be
speculated in. and favoring the entire pre-
vention of the expectation of whisky,
while tine two Kentucky members asserted
that the action of the House meant ruin
to great producing industry.
An amendment was agreed to withou,
objection perfecting the text of the bill, sc
as to leave no doubt of the fact that al
whisky in bond is to be subjected to the
Increased tax.
An amendment by Walker (R.) of Massa.
chusetts, increasing the tax TO 81 80, was
lost.
An amendment by Gear R.) of Iowa, in
creasing the license to retail dealers Il
$50 aud to wholesale dealers to $500, wal
lost.
Dingley's amendment, increasing the tar
81 and leaving the bonded period at thre,
years, was adopted.
The amendment of Tucker, exemptinf
the incomes Of educational and charitabl,