The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-01
MONEY TO JAIL MO0NSHINERS.
THE USUAL FIGHT OVER THE APP
PRECIPITATION IN CONGRESS.

Mr.. Tate of Georgia Objects to VOt-
ing Money TO BE Used to COmpen-
safe Informers-Ex-COmm
of Internal Revenue Evans De-
tends the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Say
ers of Texas Also Advocates the
Appropriation.
Washington, March S1.-The monotony
of the routine consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill in the committee
of the whole of the House to-day was en-
livened by several references to some po-
litico-fnancial events of recent dates. Mr.
Adams. rep, of Pennsylvania called at
tention to The reports that representatives
Of the Manufacturers Club of Philadel-
phia, I'm conference with certain persons
i'm Washington, had committed the club
TO the free coinage of silver in connec-
ton with protective tariff as a satisfac-
tory platform for the republican party.
He sent to the clerks desk and had read
the resolutions adopted last night by the
club as refuting the reports.
Mr. Hartman, rep, of Montana said that
published reports were incorrect; that the
silver men were not responsible for the
conference and that it had been held at the
request Of the club members.
Mr.. Allen, rep, of Utah. confirmed the
statement that no bargain or agreement
had been reached at the conference. Then
Mr.. Picker, rep, of South Dakota had
read the financial plank of the platform
adopted by the republican convention of
that state last Wednesday to disprove
the stories that the republicans there had
changed their attitude towards silver.
In the course of the consideration of the
sundry civil bill, attempts were made to
amend it, to increase the appropriation
for the salary of the superintendent OF
the coast and geodetic survey from 5000
TO $1,000, the amount fixed by the law; to
strike out the appropriation of $4,000 for
detecting and Furnishing violations of the
internal revenue laws, and to strike out
the appropriation of $4,000 for food, fuel
and clothing for the Indians on the Pr-
bylov Islands, Alaska, all of which failed.
The usual amendment to strike out of
the bill the provisions for detecting and
guilty of violation of the interval revenue
Jaws, and authorizing the commissioner
OF internal revenue 10 pay for the arrest
and detection of such Violators, was made
by Mr.. Linney, rep, of North Carolina.
Mr.. Tate DEM, of Georgia, moved TO
strike out the words including payments
for information and detection of such Vio-
latOns."
Mr. Evans, rep of Kentucky, a former
commissioner of internal revenue, antago-
nzed the amendments, saying the proVis-
ION was the most important in the bill
he was followed by Mr.. Sayers, dem,
OF Texas, who asked the members of the
committee to get their congressional d.
rectOries and learn who represented the
Iuth and Eighth districts of North Car
DINA on the floor of the House. He did
not recall their names, but believed they
We're numbered with the majority. The
commissioner of internal revenue, said Mr..
Savers, reported that in the last six
months M 1909 i11faft dictilIarfaS
seized in the Fifth district of North Caro-
ma What were these men doingF in
CURED Mr. Sayers; Making hell of the,
Illicit whisky corn that they should use to
iced their Misunderstanding the law"
Besides the distilleries there were seized
same period 55S fermenters and 1900 gall
Ions of beer. In the Eighth district of
North Carolina there were 100 distilleries,
IS fermenters, 5000 gallons of beer and
stroyed.
Mr.. Sayers then paid his attention to
by Mr. Tate. In the past six months
there were seized and destroyed in that
OF spirits and $4,000 gallons Of beer.
And how does Virginia stand on this
matter?" asked Mr.. Sayers, the mother
Of Presidents; the state of Jefferson and
Madison; and represented on this floor by
gentlemen of ability?
district of that state 50 distileries, 5000
gallons of spirits, 800 fermenters, and
5000 gallons of beer had been seized
and destroyed in the past six months"
Gentlemen" he continued, must not
imagine that the only violations OF law
are the states named" A particular case
IN New York city was named by Mr.
Sayers where the violators paid to the
government $4,000 in fines and penalties
Mr.. EVans-Will the gentleman permit
me to say that better returns result to
me government from this appropriation
NAN from any other provision in the
Mr.. Livingston, DEM, of Georgia-Un-
ger the appropriation private houses are
yl0ken open and entered and closets eX-
amined without warrant. Does the gem
leman from Texas approve of that? VIII
ne add prOVisO TO the item that all ex-
amnatons and investigations conducted
under its authority shall only be in due
process of law?
Mr.. Sayers-That would only be to adj
ltilse the coming of the officer, and the
SAdhces are nine out of ten that he would
never reach the house alive.
Mf. Sayers said that hardly week
PASSED without the publication of the
murder Of some man through the window,
while sitting at his fireside. When in
Jury was made as to the identity of the
assassin IL was found that some one sus-
P9l,ed of "moonshining' had disappear
CT from the country.
t,NlF. Ltnney advocated the amendment.
". 9ald that no similar amount OF money
vas ever the cause Of so much corruption
ea this appropriation OF $50, 100. Public
eWnion denounced the spy system which
,ne appropriation fostered. II was against
I-nIc policy and ought not 10 be con-
pr. swanson, dem. Of Delaware. favor
~ me amendment, as did also Mr. Skin
~ pop, Of North Carolina and Mr.. Nc
3l rep, Of Tennessee.
En- Layton, dem, Of Ohio, opposing the
dment said that official reports
g"e1 that 200 distilieries had been
sl ana destroyed IN the past six months
tr lhe operation Of the provision IN
n, present law ana believed u had bet
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