The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-03-28
cLEaRlNGLlOUOR MUODLES.
Gov. Tulmsn Tell, What He Accom-
plshed IN Washington.

GOV Tulmsn Tell, What He Accom-.
pl'shed IN Washington.
COLUMBIA, S. C. March "a Cover
nor Tlllman is ho2le from Washington.
and be came chcck full cf Information
The Governor denied emphatically
that his visit TO Washington had any
political significance. He went there to
have full understanding with United
States Revenue Commissioner Miller. in
rec ard to the liquor troubles, and he had
it. He says that the commissioner has
ordered the release of the liquor that the
collector has been trying to take away
from the State. which liquor the State
first seizsd. He SAYS the matter was ad-
justed lp the p!essantesta aud most salts
factory way possible. He says he does
not think that MIR. Townes tried to
make the United States laws Obnoxious,
but was simply carrying out the lnstruc'
tons he had from headquarters as he un-
Gerstood them. They agreed that both
the State and the United States govern
ment had right to seize contraoand
liquor, and the State dIspsnsary officers
being portion OF State court, when they
got upon the ground first; were entitled
to What seizures they could make.
The matter Of others, besides the
State authorities, bidding at government
sales of con6scsted liquors, was ..also
discussed and an agreement reached.
The Governor says that both he aud the
commissioner were deslrou3 of reaching
an amicable adjustment of this ruzzling
question. He told the commissioner
that while the State law gave him the
authority to destroy competition by the
power it gave nine to seize liquors found
in the possession Of any one, he had no
desire to Destroy any competition that
might exist. He has therefcre agreed.
be says, to furnish all parties who pur'
chase liquors at such sales certificates to
ship them outside the State. This ap-
plies to buyers who come into the State
and local buyers, too.
The Governor will permit purchasers
of all retail packages thus sold, to re-
tain possession Of them, furnishing them
certificates, provided they certify that
the liquor is for their own use and they
pay the State an advance Of 25 per cent.
on the purchasing price. TIE counlls.
sioner asked the Governor to tx some
arbitrary figure of this kind, and that is
Fl ,ure agreed to. This, he says, was
the only way he saw out Of thir trouble
"We both desired to have 1t adjusted on
a friendly basis, and this was the only
plau we could discover" :"
Governor Tlllman stated that he spoke
to the commissioner about the matter OF
the contemplated removal of the collec-
tors Office to Greenvilie. The conmis'
sioner SAID he had as yet received nc
f rmal application for such removal,
Sud the Governor: 81 discouraged the
removal. I told him it was far more
convenient to us 70 have the offi;e in
Columbia. The State has to advance
money to the distillers within the State
and pay the tax upon hone manufactured
whiskey before We can use 1t, and thus
we have great deal of business with the
Office"
He added: You might say ..for
the lene bit of the whisse5
men who sell the Safe whiskey,
that we fully discussed the question
of outs Also" The general public per.
haps does not kaog what this term
means. When barrel Of whiskey Is
stored 10 warehouse, il it remains there
sor two years, about three gallons evapo-
rates in t1at time. If it remains there
i've years, about five gallons eVapo-
rates. The shortage on account OF age
IS termed "outs" by the whiskey manu-
facturers. 1t see ms that all the liquor
seized by the Um.ed States authorities
80 tar, as contraoand, has been in bar
rels marked all right, but winch Wheu
suaged were shown to be full, thus prov
ing that the same barrels had 10 some
way been used twice. and were filled
with raw liquor on which no tax had
been paid. At the request Of the COM
missioner, Governor Iillmsn promised
not to have any of the whissey pnr-
chased by the Ssatc emptied out OF the
barrels until il has been inspected and
gusged BY the United States revenue
officers. Mr.. Traxler will be instructed
also not to pay aay one for liqour until
1t has passed through such guaging.
The Governor stated, TOO, that be
had promised the commissioner to turn
over to him all conttaaand liquor seized
which has no stamp upon it, when the
packages contain more than five gallons.
Governor T!llman SAYS be never had
more pleasant or satisfactory conference
WITH any cne than be did with the COM
missioner. State.