Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30
FREE ALC0H0L" BILL
FavorabIy Reported to the
House Today.
ONLY FOR USE IN THE ARTS
Temperance Organizations Have Been
Supporting It.
WHY THE FARMERS URGE IT
They Can Dispose Of Their Surplus
Stock Of Unmarketable Things
to the Distillers.
ONLY FOR USE IN THE ARTS
WHY THE FARMERS URGE IT

The free alcohol BILL which was favor
ably reported by the committee on ways and
means Of the House today. Is likely to at
tract a great deal of interest in Congress.
The bill relieves from internal revenue tax
alcohol which Is suitable only for Industrial
purposes and not 1T for use in beverages.
The bill Is being urged by the farmers
organizations throughout the country. The
claim Is made that the farmers can sell
their surplus stocks OF bad potatoes, fruits.
unmarketabie grain and the like to the dis
tilleries, to be turned into alcohol to be used
in the arts. This suggestion to the farmer
has been carefully pushed along 1t is said.
by the 'distillertes trust. whose stock on the
New York stock exchange has been stead
lily advancing since the ways and means
committee took hold Of the subject.
Temperance Men Support It.
Strangely enough, the temperance organi-
cations have been supporting this BILL which
is to increase the output of alcohol. Their
position is that the spectacle OF the wide
spread use Of alcohol as a mechanical agent
viii serve to lessen its internal use by many.
and that ultimately it's use as beverage
will be prohibited.
The advocates of the bill claim that al
cohol will be SO cheap as to get into general
use as fuel and motor power as we'll as
cheapening many kinds of manufacturing,
It has been reported that the Standard OIL
Company Is opposed to the bill because 1t
VIII cut into the sale OF gasoline and coal
OIL for motor purposes. THIS suggestion.
when made to this farmers assemblies, 1t
tfttons to Washington.
For If there Is one thing the farmers like
IT L. TO get after the Standard Oil Com
pany. II the bill becomes law, there may
bA fntereafipp hot ha
d1sttlleries trust and the Standard Oil trust
tor control OF this new element in indus
tries.
It is quite doubtful If the bill passes
the Senate at this session, however. The
Senate committee on dlnance has not had
opportunity to give hearings on the bill
and some members of the committee say
tney are not posted on the merits Of the
DIE. me influences which have been at
Work In the House in behalf of the blu
VIA now be transferred to the Senate and
the granger pressure exerted there
Provisions Of the Bill.
The bill provides that from and after
three months from the passage OF this act
domestic alcohol OF such degree Of proof
as may be prescribed by the commissioner
OF internal revenue, and approved by the
secretary Of the Treasury, may be with
drawn From bond without the payment OF
internal revenue tax, for use in the arts
and industries, and for fuel. light and
power, provided the alcohol shall have been
mixed In the presence and under the direc-
ton OF an authorized government officer,
before withdrawal from the bonded ware
house, with denaturing material suitable to
the use for which the alcohol is withdrawn
but which destroys its character as a beY-
erage and renders 1t unfit for liquid medic
1nai purposes. Any person who uses al
cohol withdrawn from bond under the pro-
visions OF section one Of this act for manu-
featuring any beverage or liquid medicinal
preparation, or knowingly sells any bever-
age or liquid medicinal preparation made
In whole or tn part from such alcohol, or
knowingly violates any Of the provisions of
this act, or who shall recover or attempt to
recover by rehabilitation or by any other
process or means, any alcohol rendered I'M
at for beverage or liquid medicinal purposes
under the provisions Of this act, or who
knowingly uses. sells or conceals alcohol so
recovered or redistilled. shall on conviction
Of each offense be hped not more than
5000, or be imprisoned not more than five
years, or both; for the employment Of such
additional force of chemists, internal reve-
nue. agents. inspectors. deputy collectors,
clerks, laborers and other assistants as the
commissioner of Internal revenue, with the
approval OF the Secretary Of the Treasury.
may deem proper and necessary to the
prompt and efficient operation an enforce
ment OF this law, and the sum of $260.00O ID
hereby appropriated.
For period Of two years from and after
the passage OF this act the force authorised
py this section Of this act shall be appointed
by the commissioner OF internal revenue.
Treasury. and without compliance with the
conditions prescribed by the act entitled
An act to regulate and improve the civil
service" and with such compensation as
the commissioner Of internal revenue may
AZ. with the approval Of the Secretary of
the Treasury.