The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-06
Nation Should Support Re
publicans, Tho Tariff
~ T. Is Sighted. *%..
Senator Marshall Predicts
that Alcohol Bill Will
Be Adopted.
A. w. w. Jermane.

Wv HASHINGTON, May e5.-At to-
AN days session of the subcom-
w $ mittee of the senate com
4 mittee on finance, Commissioner
Yerkes, of the international revenue
bureau, Endorsed the house free alcohol
bill fully. He showed that the effect
of its enactment on the revenues of
the government would be inconsider
able, and that under its provisions the
possibility of fraud in the production
of alcohol would be reduced to a mini
mum. He was asked as to the possihil-
itv of "recovering' the grain alcohol
from the denatured article, and stated
that the cost Of recovery would pro-:
hibit this. -
The full committee on finance had
been considering the Newlands resolu-
tion for the relief of San Francisco
before the Yerkes hearing, and several
members who were not on the free al
cohol subcommittee remained to hear
his testimony. Among them, was Sen
ator Hansbrough, who, in the course of
the discussion of the house bill, re-
marked that it was the sense of all
the members of the committee that the
bill should be passed before adjourn
ment, at which there was general nod
of approval, none dissenting. .>>-2 - e
Wood Alcohol Men to Be Heard.
Arrangements have been made to
hear one representative Of the wood
alcohol producers on Monday, and
others will be given hearing Thurs
day. The democrats on the committee
are endeavoring to limit the time for
the presentation of the arguments Of
the opposition. In this they have the
support of several republican members,
among them Senator Hansbrough, who
today expressed the opinion that the
hearings would be finished next week.
1t is the politics of the situation
that has brought Senator Aldrich s
change of position. The pressure of the
republican congressional committee, and
of individual members Of the house,
has been very strong for a week, and it
was redoubled when the word came that
IAiul1CI wac oil ulSCl Vo1H
From the point of view of politics
alone, Aldr!ch is now understood to
maintain Tat the legislation is neces-
sary.
Favorable Report Next Week.
The subcommittee is supposed to con,
tain nearly every member of the finance
committee who will oppose the bill, if
given an opportunity, and the state
ment that the subcommittee is almost
certain to return a favorable report
the coming week, makes it certain that
the bill is to go back to the senate in
good condition.
Such senators as Hemenway of In
diana, say that if there should be a
disposition to strangle the bill in com
mittee, there are enough favorable votes
In the senate to recall it, This state
ment has been made after a careful
Inquiry, and it only indicates the char
acter of the pressure from the agricul
tural sections which has been brought
to bear in favor of the legislation. This
blilS tuS LII dlS Cuup1tu With lllt
manufacturers, and that has given the
bill it's standing. Mr.. Aldrich seems tt
understand this. ...-
Outlook First Glass, Says Marshall.
Representative Marshall of Nortl
Dakota, whose interest in the bill i
well known, informed h e Journa
correspondent tonight that the outlool
is now frst-class for its passage. I
week ago he was very pessimistic
Now, however, he says that the opposi
ton seems to be melting away. and ha
almost reached the point of disappear
ance.
Senator Aldrich is quoted tonight a
saying that the bill will be .reporte
from the subcommittee perhaps by mex
Thursday and possibly to the senat
before Saturday. He is quoted furthe
as saying that only some trifing amend
ments are contemplated. One of thes
will have to do with the stills, and wi
be intended to safeguard the revenues
on the theory that in the future som
method of recovering denatured alcohc
may. be discovered
Senator Aldrich seems especial
pleased over the possibility that til
country will accept rate law and FIRE
alcohol law as a substitute for tart
revision at this time, and continue I'll
republican party in power He believe
that these two pieces of legislation wi
make it impossible in the coming can
paign for the tariff revisionists SUI
cessfully to assail the standpatters.