The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-27

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The house to-
day, by vote of 165 to 50, passed the
bill for the repeal of section 81 of the
present tariff law, providing for a rebate
on alcohol used in the arts or medicinal
compounds. An amendment was attach
ed TO the bill providing for a joint COM
mission to consist of three members from
each house to examine and report on all
questions relating to free alcohol at the
next session. The opposition TO Che meas
ure came almost entirely from eastern
and New England states.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE
shows that So Democrats. 1O4 Republicans
and POpulists voted for the bill, and 60
Republicans and Democrats against the
bill
The senate amendments to the general
deficiency bill. excepting the French
Spoliation claims and claims under the
Bowman act), were disagreed 10 and the
bill sent to conference.
Mr.. Dolliver Rep., Iowa. a member Of
the ways and means committee, spoke in
favor of the alcohol bill He ridiculed
the idea of attempting Republican legis-
lation against the opposition, Inert
populistic mass in the senate and the
inert free trade mass in the White
house."
Mr.. Dolliver then drifted into politics
and
PAID HIS RESPECTS
to Ex-Governor Horace Boies. of Iowa,
who ne said, looking in vain through the
dust and cobwebS of a country law Of
flee for Republican nomination, Joined
the anti-prohlbition element in Iowa and
carried the Democratic party to victory.
With cutting satire, ne characterized
Mr.. Boies with firing of the contempla-
ton of the legal status of the town
pump and turning his attention to broad
er fields. He told of a dinner at the
New York Reform club in 1891, at which
Cleveland, Carlisle and BoleS were
present. and at which the latter delivered
country under the Mckinley law. He
euIogIzed the splendid leadership of Reed,
Mckinley Blaine and Harrison, under
which the Mckinley law had been en-
acted, and described the misrepresenta-
ton of that law which had overthrown
the
SPLENDID REPUBLICAN PHALAN&
and had given congress over to the wild
est assortment OF political freaks that
ever added to the gaiety of nations. He
went on TO describe how Mr.. Boise had
once again shifted his horizon, and now
sought with some local success to re-
store the prosperity of a Republican ad-
miniStration by advocating the unlim-
tied manufacture of 90 cent dollars.
The Republican side displayed a good
deal of enthusiasm during the delivery Of
Mr.. Delivers remarks, but Mr. McMillin
Dem. TENN dngrily protested against
consuming the brief time for debate with
d political harangue, and Mr.. Knox (Rep.
Mass.) joined in the protest
Mr.. Bartlett (Dem. y. " and Mr.. Col
son QSep. KY opposed and Mr.. McMiL
lin
ADVOCATED THE ALCOHOL BILL.
The latter denied that the proposed
legislation was in the interest of the
whisky trust. Mr.. Dingley, chairman of
the ways and means committee, closed
the debate in favor of the motion. There
were, he said, three facts to be borne
in mind:
First, this was not a tariff, it was simply
an internal revenue bill: second, with
claims against government piling up.
good legislation demanded its repeal. and
third, the present provision was abso-
lutely unavoidable.
BY 112 to the house accepted the COM
promise amendment agreed on by friends
and opponents of the bill, providing for
the appointment of the commission to
examine all questions relating to free
alcohol and report to congress next De-
cember, and as amended, the alcohol bill
was passed-165 to 50.
Another partial report of the Indian ap-
preparation bill which left only the ques-
ton of sectarian schools and the old set
tiers claims still in dispute was adopted,
AT 5:45 p. m. the house adjourned.