The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-18
lax Beer Sl.00 a Barrel For
Revenue.
VEST is HOT AGAINST II
ALLISON SAYS $1.10 TAX ON AL,
OOHOL SHOULD STAND.
aR. STEWARDS PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
ape of Cages Propositions Committed the Ad-
nsnishstion Enthusiastically to the Gold
Standard Limited States at the
Norway Exposition.


Norway Exposition.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE House to-
Gay completed the consideration of the
aegislative, executive and judicial appro-
nriatiou bill. excepting the paragraph re-
hating to the civil service. BY agree
ment the debate on this latter paragraph
will 20 over until after the holidays. Two
amendments OF some importance We're
adopted The bill as reported abolished
the assay office at Deadwood, S. D., and
the mints at Carson City, Nev., and New
Orleans, La. To-day the representatives
From the two former States made a
vigorous and successful fight to continue
Ehe appropriations for Deadwood and
Carson City. The Appropriation Com
mittee was beaten in each instance.
Mr. Brownlow, rep, TENN, asked
unaninlous consent for the considera ton
If resolution reciing the fact that the
report of the Secretary of the Navy on
Che location of the armor plate factory
made no mention of the boards visit
to the South and calling upon him to
cause the data procured by the board as
10, the advantage of the South TO be
prepared and forwarded to the House.
Mr.. Steele, rep, Ind), wanted to-
Gay to offer an amendment to cover In
diana and Illinois, but Mr.. Dingley,
fRep.. Maine1. objected and the resolu-
ton and amendment were referred un-
der the rule.
On Mr. Cannon's motion. the House
disagreed TO the Senate amendment tn
tie bill f0n the relief of the miners on
the upper Yukon and agreed to a con-
ference. Messrs. Cannon, of Illinois,
Northway, of Ohio, and Sayers, of
Texas, We're appointed conferees. The
Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs Hit, rep, Illinois,, Adams,
Rap, PENN, and Wheeler, Dem, Ala)
regents of the Smithsonian Institute.
On motion of Mr.. Mercer, tRep.,
Neh), a bill was passed to increase the
cost of the government building at the
Trans Mississippi Exposition $4,000
and the cost of the government exhibit
q fike amount
The Speaker appointed Mr.. Barham,
tRep., CALI, chairman of the Committee
en Mileage and at % p. M, the House
adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, Dec. IA spirited de-
Bate was precipitated in the Senate to-
day by the submission by Mr.. Plat, of
Connecticut, of the report of the special
Joint committee of the Senate and
House. appointed to investigate the use
Of alcohol in the arts. 1t developed that
. wide divergence of opinion exists a.
mong Senators as to the practica bility,
from the point of view of government
revenue, of reducing the present tax
upon alcohol used in the arts. Mr..
boar, Of Massachusetts, who favors
cuch a reduction expressed the opinion
that If Congress would lay aside political
considerations and deal with the Iiouor
question courageously and honestly, by
the imposition of an additional tax of
dollar barrel on beer. the question OF
the governments revenues would take
care of itself. Mr.. Vest, of Missouri,
strenuously opposed an additional tax
on beer
Mr.. Allison deprecated any attempt
TO raise the question Mt the present time.
He said it WAS not pertinent and that it
had not been made clear that alcohol
used in the arts could be exempted from
taxation without impairing revenues be-
yond what they could stand. He added
that the interests of American manufac-
turers using alcohol had been carefully
guarded otherwise in the new tariff law.
He thought also that recent events had
gone to show that the $1.10 tax on alco-
hol could be collected and expressed the
hope lat an earnest effort in that direc-
tion would be made.
: AT the suggestion Of Mr.. Hawley,
chairman Of the Military Affairs COM
mittee, the bill passed by the House for
the relief of the miners in the Klondyke
region was taken up at once.
He moved that all after the enacting
clause or the House bill be stricken
out and the Senate bin substituted. The
motion was carried and the bill as n
mended passed.
Senators Hawley, Carter and Cockrell
were named as conferees on the part Of
the Senate.
Mr.. Stewart, New, rose to question
Of personal privilege to reply to charge
which he said had been made against
him by Mr.. Chandler, a charge which
he characterized as a very grave one.
He referred to the assertion of the New
Hampshire Senator, that he (Stewart)
had mis-represented the attitude of the
duIulUlSLTdtlOu Oh Tie uuhucIdl QueSClOus
He had extracts read from the state
ment made yesterday by Secretary Gage
before the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency to show that the adj
ministration was committed to the gold
standard. He contended that this state.
ment fully confirmed all that he had said
and further that it manifested a deter
mination to place the control of the cur.
rency in the hands of the banks, giving
them all the advantages. and exactine
from them no security.
A favorable report being made upon
the joint resolution accepting the invita-
ton of the government of Norway Il
take part in an international exposition
10 ne held at Bergen, Norway from May
TO September, 1898, Mr.. Nelson, (Minn.)
the author Of the resolution, secured it
immediate passage.
The resolution provides $4,000 to b,
Immediately available to defray the nee
essary expenses of the display Of tha
United States at the exposition.