The morning times., 1896-05-27
ALCOHOL MUST PAY DUTY
House Repeats Section 81 Of
The Wilson LaW.l
WAS NOT A PARTY VOTE
Fifty-sIX Democrats Favored the Bill,
While sixty Republicans Opposed
It-Indtan Biz Reported and Sent
Back to Conference on Disagree
ments-

With an amendment the House yesterday
by vote OF I65 to 6S passed the bill to
repeal section 81 of the Wilson tariff law
OF 1894, which provides for free alcohol in
the arts and manufactures.
The affirmative vote was composed of
104 Republicans, fifty-siX Democrats and
five Populists; the negative vote of sixty
Republicans and nine Democrats. The
amendment adopted was sthatrecommended
by the Committee on Ways and Means pro-
viding tor the appointment joint COM
mittee of three Senators and three Rep
rescntatiyes to sit during the recess and in
vestigate the subject with Il view to re-
porting to the next session of Congress
form OF regulations under which the free
use OF alcohol may be had without danger
to the revenues OF the government.
There was vigorous opposition TO the bill
from the Massachusetts,, Connecticut, New
jersey and New York delegations IN the
interest OF manufacturers Of these and other
States but they were able to muster only
sixty-nine votes all told upon any proposi-
ton To amend the bill or ortodefeatitSpassage to
SUPPORT FROM BOTH SIDES.
The debate was closed. i'll favor OF the
bill, by Mr.. Mcmillan, Dem. Tennessee, who
denied that il was in the interest OF tile
whisky trust, and by Mr.. Ding!ey, Rep,
Maine, chairman OF the committee, who
said there were three points to be borne in
mind in considering the bill: First, this
hiil was not tariff law, simply an internal
revenue measure; second, with claims
piling up against the government, good
policy demanded the repeal of section 81;
third, the section in question was abso-
lutely impracticable OF administration. 1t
was known 10 be so when inserted in the
| hill by the Senate, but it was expected to
| he Teframed in conference.
Mr.. Cannon, Rep, IlliUoiS, called up the
! general deficiency bill ard moved that the
| House non-concur in the Senate amend
mentS and agree to a conference. This
was done, except with respect Of the
amendment appropriatiDg 81 OPT ,3l4 to
pay French spoliatiOn claims and $3.50
| 659 of war claims awarded 10y the court
! OF claims under the Bowman act. As to
these, Mr.. Maton, Rep, Pennsylvania, made
motion to concur, and by agreement
| his went over until tomorrow.
OTHER MEASURES PASSED.
Mr.. Daniels, Rep, New York, reported
the resolution adopted in committee in the
| Contested eiCCllOn case On AluEttli, hep-,
| VS.. Underwood, Dem, frcm the Ninth 4 la.
bama district, in favor OF Aldrich.
| Mr. jenkins, Rep, Wisconsin, called up
the report upon the contest OF Johnston,
| Rep, VS.. Stokes, Dem. from the Seventh
district of South Carolina. A minority re-
| port in favor OF Johnston was submitted.
a conference report was agreed to fix
| ing the pension to the widow OF Lieut.
| Frederick Schwatka, the Arctic explorer,
| at $2e a mouth.
Mr.. Sherman, Rep, New York, presented
| a further partial conference report on the
| Indian bill, and it was agreed TO. II pro.
vided for the continuation of the Da awcs
commission To the Five Civilized Tribes OF
| Indians, with authority to settle questions
| Of citizenship voluntarily submitted to it.
| reserviug to the Indians the right or 1p-
| peal to the United States court.
| A further conference was ordered on
the two disputed matters, sectarian In
diau schools and the distribution OF the
remnant of Old Cherokee settlers judg
ment among certain attorneys, and the old
| couferees were reappointed.