Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-26
Of the Bill Briefly Described.
 Goes to the House.
Savers Creates a SenSatio in the House on a Dis cuSSion of Illicit
 DiStllers.
 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Mr. Mccall, re- publican, of Massach usetts, reported favor ably from the committee on elections his bill to refer contested congressional elec- tions to the United States courts for the district in which the contest occurs.
 Mir. Harrison, democrat, of Alabama, reported from the committee on judiciary the recommendation of the committee upon the memorial of the Central Labor unior of Cleveland, O., relating to certain clerks fees collected by Judge Kicks of the United States court for the Northern dis trict of Ohio. The report concludes with the statement that the committee had adopted the following resolutions:
 Resolved, That while the com mittee is not satisfied that Judge Augustus J. Kicks has been guilty of any wrong committed while judge that will justify it in reporting resolut o T of impeachment, yet the com mittee cannot too strongly censure the practice under which Judge Kicks made up his accounts.
 'This resolution a majority of the committee have instructed me, said MT. Harrison, ito report as it's action in the premises, with the recommendation that the same be adopted by the house of representatives.
 MT. Bailey gave hotice that the minority would Ii e their views today or tomorrow, which leave was granted by the house.
 The sundry civil bill was then taken up and was finally disposed of. The total amount carried by the bill as it passed was s39, ,o37, net increase of s497 ,ooo sei the increas r da due 10 the requirements of the new printing bill. Three important changes in legislation were made by the bill. One Was to restore to the secretary of the treasurytthe discretion that was for merly vestesl ln him to issue notes of such denomin1 as he may deem best, in stead of restricted to the reissue of such den tions as may be cancelled and reln he other change was the abolition U certificates.
 Two amend ents offered by Mir. Combs of New York Mere adopted. One provides that no more gold certificates shall be printed and that all such certificates here- after received by the treasury shall be can celled. The other provides that after July 1, 1895, gold certificates shall not be re- ceived for custom duties nor counted as part of the lawful reserve of any national bank.
 The motion by MT. Settle, repu tlican, of North Carolina, to strike out the para graph approp priaing S50, coo for detecting ana bringing to punIsnment vioiators of the internal revenue laws was discussed at some length. Mr. Tale, democrat, of Georgia, offered an amendment to strike out the clause permitting the use of the appropriation for Information and detec- ton Of such violations.
 Mir. Deuson, democrat, of Ala bama, said that the maintenance and pay of inform CTS as provided by the paragraph was an outrage upon tie free institutions of our government ard the liberties ot it's citizens. It fact, he said, that could not be denied that deputy marshals and internal revenu. officials had conspired to secure funds under the laws. lie would vote, he said to abolish b he whole internal revenue system and come 10 direct taxation upon the people before he would vote for such a propositions.
 Tine provision in the bill was also antag- onized by Messrs. Settle, Tate and Swan son, dt mocrat, of Virginis, the latter of whom offered all amendment. that no money be paid except to regularly ap- pointed officers of the government.
 MT. Savers closed the discussion in ten mlnute speech that drew about him all the members on the floor. He asked why the government should not every force within its power to enforce the collection oi the internal revenue. The provision at tackled had b. ca included in appropriation bills for many years. There was no objec- tion, he said, made here to the provisions for he collection of customs revenues. From some figures which he held in his Iaud MT. Savers said it was easy to be fesn why the gentlemen from North Caro- lima, Georgia and other states were opposed to the appropriation to enforce the laws. Before the corn crop of last year had been gathered 455 illicit distiileries had been seized. Or these 1S3 were in North Caro- lima and 132 in Georgia. These illicit dis tillers carried on their business to the detri. ment of the revenue laws of the U ited States, and hiding in the woods and hills of that country, murder the officers which the goveram ment sends out to prevent loss to it's revenues. Why should not the gov ernment endeavor to secure the observance of it's laws in Georgia and North Carolina the same as in other states7
 A voice: "Are there illicit distilleries in Texae9"
 MT. Sayexs--There are none. The law is observed in oiat state. Moonshine whisky is made in thase other states aud shipped into Texas, and.we want to stop it.
 Several membefs: "It goes evide D tly where there is the greatest demand for it.'' Laughter
 MT. Simpson, populist, of Kansas-Do 1 understand the gentleman to say there are no illicit distilleries in Texas?
 Mir. Sayers-There are none in that state. Mir. Simpson-phat must be because there are no~ hills there to hide behind. Laughter
 ----- My. Sayers-Well, Mir. Chairman, we don't carry it around in canes as they do in Kansas. [Iaughter.l Texas does not pretend to be prohibit state and then violate the law in every nook and corner. Loud laughter.]
 Later Mir. Savers was interrupted by MT. Ewanson, democrat, of Virginia, who ,ieiIrtf 1t was not fact that the abolition
 nEstem had been recommended.
 nNplied that he did not know
 nnt. willing to take the