The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
TAX ON ALCOHOL
USED IN TIE ARTS
Report OF SDgclQI Committee PTeCIDI-
tQ|eS d SGDQ|O1IQI DebQIe.
HOAR WANTS TO INCREASE TAX ON BEER
Disagreement Reached and Conference Or
dersd on KIOndike Relief Bills.
stewart Pins tho Administration
Down on the Gold standard Qucs-
tion-Fnyorabio Report ON Inter,
national Fisheries Exposition
House Appropriations Committee
BenIcn ut Two Points-Armor
PIate ana Southern Sites.
Disagreement Reached and Conference Or.
dersd on KIOndike Relief Bills.
Washington, D. C., Dec. II, 1897

Washington, D. c., Dec. II, 1897
a spirited debate was prccipitated in
the Senate to-day by the submission by
MI. Platt, of Connecticut, of the re-
port of the special joint committee OF
the Senate and House, appointed to
investigate the use of alcohol in the
arts 1t developed that a wide diver
Sence of opinion exists among Sens
Tors as to the prncticability, from the
point of view of Government revenue.
OF reducing the present tax upon alco-
hol used in the arts Mr.. Hoar. of Mas
sachrsetts, who favors such reduc-
ton, expressed the opinion that il Con-
gress would lay aside political consid-
erations and deal with the LIQUOR aucs-
tion courageously and honestly, by the
imposition of an additional tax of
doilar barrel on beer. the question
OF the Governments revenues would
take care of itself. Mr. Vest, of Mis-
souri,, strenuously opposed any addi-
tional tax on beer.
Alr. Allison deprecated any attempt to
raise me question at the present time
lie SAID 1t was not pertinent and that
IL had not been made clear that alcohol
USED In the arts could be EXEMPTED
from taxation without imparlng the
revenues beyond Whit they could stand
ne added that the interests of Ameri-
can manufacturers using alcohol had
been carefully guarded otherwise in
Inc new tariff law. He thought also
tnat recent events had gone to show
mat the S1.10 tax on alcohol could he
collected and expressed the hope thnt
an earnest effort in that direction
would be made
"A 4 TO-,
chairman of the Military Affairs Com.
mittee, the bill passed by the House for
lhe fcllef or the miners ul the Elondil;n
region was taken up at once He moved
lhat all after the enactng clause of tho
Rouse Dill be stricken out and The Sem
ate piil substituted The motion was
carried and the bill as amended Oassed
Senators Hawley, Carter and Cock.
reil were named as conferees on the
part of the Senate.
Alr. Stewart, of Nevada. rose 10 n.
question of personal privilege to reply
10 4 charge which, he said. had been
mace against him by Mr. Chandlcr-a
charGe which he characterized as Il
very grave one. He referred to the
assertion of the New Hampshire Sena-
tor mat he (StcwarD had misrcprc-
stalcd the attitude OF the administra-
1lon on the financial question. He had
extracts read from the statement made
Yesterday by Secretary Gage before the
rouse committee on Banking and Cur
Tency 10 show that the administration
was committed to the gold standard
He contended that this statement f,,IIv
confirmed all that he had Soid nnd
further that it manifested q letcrmina-
tlon tc place the control of the currency
IN the hands OF the banks, giving them
an the advantages and eXacting from
them r9r security.
a flVOrEl hln rpnprt l,a;,,
the joint resolution accepting the in
Fitatlon of the Government of Norway.
10 take part In an international fisher
les exposition. to be held at Bergen
Norway, from May to September, 1s9S,
MT. Nelson. of Minnesota. the author of
me resolution. secured It's passage i'm
mediatcly. The resolution proyjdns
$4,000 TO be Immediately available ia
9os1faE the necessary expenses of the
display of the United States at the ey-
position.
me consideration of pension cases
was them begun and l3S bills were
pi,sscu: one OF the bills granted pen
sioh sn o. ',o a month to Cassius NJ Clay.
Sr.' OF kentucky. majOr-gencrul of
the United States Army during the
war.
Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana, then present
ed the regular order of business. The
consideration OF resolutions on the
death OF Representative William Steele
Holman, late of Indiana
tributes to the memory OF Mr.. Hol-
man were paid in eloquent culoglcs by
Mr. Fairbanks, of Indiana; Mr.. Mills
OF TeXas; Mr. Cockrcll Of Missouri: Mr..
FRYE, OF Maine, and Mr. Turp!e, Of
Indiana.
The resolutions of coincidence were
passed and as n further mark of re-
3 spcct the Senate. al 4:25 Up. M, ad-
1uorued until tomorrow
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The House to-day completed the con-
sideration OF the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, cxcep,-
Ing the paragraph relating to the civil
service. By agreement the debate on
this latter paragraph will 80 over un,il
after the holidays. Two amendments
OF some Importance were adopted. The
bill as reported abolished the ussay
9nice at Deadwood, S. D., aud the mints