The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-19
TO BOTTLE IN BOND.
HOUSE PASSES A BILL OF INTER
EST TO WHISKY MEN.
Morse. of massachusetts,. Seizes the
Opportunity For an Address on
the Evils of Incompetence.

WASHINGTON, May 1S-It was ex-
pected that the house would take up
the immigrant bills on the calendar to-
day, under a special order, but owing
to the pressure of other matters the
order was not presented until just prior
to adjournment. 1t was then amended
so as to give tomorrow and Wednes-
day until o'clock for the considera-
ton of these bills. There are four of
them. The Mccall bill provides for an
educational test; the Stone bill pro-
vides for consular inspection, and the
Mahaney and Corliss bills provide for
more rigid enforcement of the present
immigration laws, and especially deal
with immigrat on from Canada. Quite
a number of the minor bills and con-
ference reports were adopted, and bills
were passed as follows. To allow
BOTTLING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS
in bond: to expedite the delivery of i'm
ported goods in parcels and packages
not exceeding $500 in value; to provide
for the registration of trade marks on
bottles, barrels, corks and other recep-
tacles used in interstate and foreign
commerce; to incorporate the Ancient
Society of Colonial Danes Of Ameri-
ca; for the general distribution of con-
demned cannon by the secretary of
war, and the secretary of the navy; to
compel the attendance Of witnesses be-
fore the local land officers.
The conference report on the bill TO
improve the merchant marine engineer
service was adopted, and the bill ID
constitute Leadville, Pueblo and Du-
range. Colo. supports of entry was
passed
Mr.. Evans explained the purpose of
the bill to permit distilled spirits, four
years old and over, to be bottled in
bond. Such bottling would furnish
AN OFFICIAL GUARANTEE
of the age or quality of the whisky or
other distilled spirits. The only whisky
on the American market today with
such a guarantee was bottled in Can
ada. The bill furnished Mr.. Morse with
text for some remarks on the evil
effects of whisky drinking, and Mr. Col
son (Rep., Ky) on the spurious liquids
sold under the name of straight Ken
lucky whisky"
Mr.. Tate Dem, Ga.) criticised the
bill on the ground that it Disseminated
in favor of the large distillers.
The bill was passed, 113 to 90.
At 4:30 p. m. Mr. Henderson Rep.,
Iowa. presented the special order for
the consideration today and tomorrow
until o'clock of the immigration bills
on the calendar. Mr.. Bartholdt Rep..
MOI, chairman of the comrsjttee on i'm
migration, suggested in view Of the de-
vOtion of almost the entire day to other
matters, that an additional day be
given for debate.
Mr.. Henderson explained that the
STRESS OF BUSINESS
would not permit such an extension.
Besides. he understood, that Mr.. Bart
hol6t was opposed to the immigration
ibils, and did not present his commit
tee on the subject.
Mr.. Bartholdt denied this, saying
shat he favored the bill for the appIi-
cation of an educational test.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., Iowa., Mr. John
son (Rep.. CALI and Mr.. Dalzell Rep..
Pa.) argued for more time, and Mr.. w.
A. Stone (Rep., Pa.) and Mr.. Lacey
(Rep., Iowal against an extension.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Henderson predicted that congress
would adjourn sine die between the 7th
and 10th of June.
After considerable sparring the reso-
tuition was adopted.
The house then, at sos p. IA, ad-
iourned