The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-01

vi,ation had been accepted. Twenty-e.ght
Manufacturers had come over from Phil
adelphis. and a three-hour consultation
was had The report that the meeting had
been prepared by Senators Mantle. Carter.
Cannon and Dubois and himself was abso-
lutely true. but there was no suggestion
Of any agreement. In fact. IL was dis
tinetly stated that no conclusion had been
reached. but" said he. Indignantly. for
thu purpose OF breaking down ard VIII
tying the Republicans who had the hsrdi-
hood TO stfHd UP for silver. the gold
press denounced US. No more wiiiful
falsehooi and Islander was ever circulated
In tho public press. They coined a lie and
attempted to force It down our throats."
Tate, DEM, Ca. precipi,ated the old fight
against internal revenue informers by NOV
ing TO strike out the appropriation OF sso.10
for the pay OF informers. Evans. Rep.
KY. who was at one time commissioner OF
internal revenue. opposed the motion. as
sorting that the Withdrawals OF these re-
wards 10 informers would paralyze the in
ternA revenue office.
Sayers. Dem. Tex. also opposed the
amendment. and read from the reports 10
show the extent of Illicit distIlling in Vir-
gina. North Carolina Georgia and other
Southern states. "These operators OF H.
iicit stills" he said. are making a per-
feet hell OF one OF the fsIrest portions OF
this country They are converting the corn
that properly belongs TO their families for
food into whisky, which degrades their
manhood and corrupts their morals"
This appropriation" interrupted Evans.
yields a better return to the government
than any other appropriation"
Il agree with YOU exclaimed Sayers-
"Do you believe that officers should be
allowed TO enter private housesS interpos-
ed Livingston. Dem. Ga. land open clos
cts, drawers. etc. in search Of moonshine
whisky Would you accept an amend
ment to provide that these seizures be
made by due process of law?''
That would simply be to notify the Of
tenders that officers are coming" replied
Sayers.
Linney. Rep. n. c.. In support Of the
Tate amendment. declared that no fund
expended in sacred or profane history, ex-
cepting the thirty pieces of silver received
by.Judas. had been put to such base uses
as this appropriation for the pay Of in
formers.
Mccall. Rep, Tenn. a member Of the
Appropriations committee, vigorously at
tackled the informer system. and urged the
Republicans of the North to abolish II.
Cannon. chairman OF the appropriations
committee. argued against the amendment
He pointed out the great temptation TO
eyade the law where the tax on the pro-
duct OF bushei Of corn was about S.
and Insisted that this fund was essential
to the detection Of violations OF the law.
Layton. Dem. o., called attention to the
fact that the opponent OF this came from
the "moonshine districts OF the South"
By means of this appropriation, said he,
LOO Illicit stills were last year destroyed.
The amendment was lost. "a to n.
johnson, Rep, ". D.. attacked the ap-
preparation Of sla.5c for the support OF tho
Indians on the islands OF ST. Paul and ST.
George, Alaska. but his amendment TO
strike II out was rejected. After complet-
ing fif,y-two pages of the bIll the commit
toe rose. and at 5:0s the house adjourned.