The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-06-06
FOR A TAX ON BIER.
eenator Dubois Iatroduces . Revenue
xeasure.

Senator Dubois Iatroduces Revenue
Heasure.
! IL the vote which was cast in the
Senate shall stand, which is said to be
doubtful, that body will go upon record
as proposing to raise enough revenue
for the government from an additional
tax Of seventy,five cents a barrel upon
beer. 1t will be remembered that a
similar proposition was made in the
Senate last Saturday, but was defeated
Yesterday Senator Dubois renewed it in
the following form, as an amendment
to the bill which proposes an internal
revenue tax upon filled" or fraudulent
cheese, in the following words:
In order to raise revenue to meet the
various expenses Of the government the
sum of 10 cents shall be levied and col
lected, under such rules and regulations
as the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe. on every barrel of lager beer,
ale, and porter manufactured in the
United States, in addition to the tax
now imposed thereon.
The vote came upon Senator Sher,
mans motion to lay the amendment on
the table, which motion was defeated
by vote of % yeas to 80 nays, as fol.
lows:
Yeas-Republicans Aldrich, Allison
Baker. Burrows. Cullom, Davis, Calm
ger, Hawley, Mitchell (Oregonl Morrill,
Nelson. Perkins. Platt, Quay, Sewell,
Sherman, Shoup and Wilson'S.
Democrats-Cockrell, Hill, Mitchell,
Palmer, Pasco, Turpie. Villas. Total
%.
Nays-Republicans Brown. Cannon,
Carter, Dubois, Ilansbrough, Petit.
grew, Teller.
Bacon, Bate, Berry, CAT
frey, Chiffon, Daniel, Faulkner, Gray,
Harris, Jones (Arkansasl Lindsay,
Mills, Morgan, Pugh, Roach, Vest,
Walthall, White-lS.
Popnlists-Allen, Butler, Kyle, PETER,
and Stewart.-5. Total, 30.
Only two speeches preceded this vote
one by Senator Dubois and the other
by Senator Sherman. Mr.. Dubois said
very plainly that he had offered the
amendment as providing just and fair
method of raising revenue and a. being
IN direct contrast to the Dingley tariff
Dill, which he characterized as unfair
improper, unjust and sectional. The
The beer tax, he said, would bring in a
revenue of S2o 10000 year, and would
in no degree affect the consumer. al.
though it might, he added. with touch
OF sarcasm, be of disadvantage political.
Iy in some sections Of the country. 1t.
burdens, he asserted, would fall upon
the men who had accumulated large
fortunes In the manufacture of beer
and who were better able to bear the
burdens of government. than the poor
farmer and miner. lie pointed out
also, while defending himself and other
silver senators from the censure which
had been visited upon them for their
failure to support the Dingley bill, that
that measure, as reported by the
Finance Committee, could not be
reached except by vote upon a free
coinage substitute, and that this was a
trap that was as transparent as it was
unfair If this beer tax Was not to be
adopted, he wanted certain senators TO
quit posing before the country as the
only patriots He was willing to vote
for revenue, but, he added, we state
that protective tariff bill without free
coinage will not avail. and insist that a
protective tariff bill and free coinage
bill shall be passed together"
The tenderness of Mr.. Sherman's toes
was shown when lie at once defended
the beer brewers as men who already
pay large taxes, and when he eulopized
beer as "A useful and com fortable
drink" His remarks did not, however
secure for his motion to lay the amend
ment upon the table majority Of the
Observation-Disclosures Post.