The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
ALCOHOL BILL IS
 ID BE REPORTED
If Passed 1t Will Go Into Effect
 January 1, 1907
NO LIMIT TO THE STILLS
Denatured Alcohol Provided for In the Measure Shall Be Mixed Under Personal Direction of Author
 lzed Government Officer.

Washington, May 2s.-The denatured al- cohol bill was ordered favorahly reported today by the Senate committee on finance.
 There were numerous amendments made to the bill, largely intended to prevent a reduction of the internal revenues by reason of the act Provision was made that 1t shall go into effect January i, 1907 instead of within three months after the passage of the measure No limitation was placed on the size or capacity of the stills at which denatured alcohol is to be manufactured.
 Many of the amendments were purely verbal, but 1t is thought by Commissioner Yerkes of the internal revenue bureau, who assisted in drafting them that they will aid in the operation of the measure so far as governmental control of dena- turing is concerned. The provision con- corning the withdrawal of alcohol for use for fuel light and power now reads:
 Said alcohol shall have been mixed in the presence and under the direction of an authorized government officer after withdrawal from the distillery, with me- thai alcohol or other material or ma terials or any mixture of the same suit able to the use for which the alcohol is withdrawn, but destroys its character as beverage and renders 1t unfit for liquid medicinal purposes, such denaturing to be done in denaturing bonded warehouse specially designated or set aside for de- maturing purposes only and under condi- tions prescribed by the commissioner of internal revenue, approved by the secre- tary of the treasury"
 Forfeiture Provision.
 The forfeiture provisions under section are made more drastic by declaring that in addition to violations named by the House bill: Any person who with draws alcahal free of tax under provisions of this act and regulations made in pur- suance thereof, and any person who re- ceives or eonceals the same, is concerned in the moving, deposit or concealing the same for the purpose of defending the same being denatured under government supervision, is subject to the penalties provided"
 In addition to the fine and Imprisonment, not to exceed 5000 or five years or both, provided for in the House bill, the Senate committee has declared that any person who violates the provisions. shall in addi- ton forfeit the United tSates all personal property used in connection with his busi- ness together with the original building totals or parcels of land constituting the premises on which said unlawful acts were performed or permitted to be per formed.
 A new section was added requiring that the Secretary of the Treasury shall make full report to Congress at it's next session of all appropriations under the provisions of the act and the compensation to be paid hereunder and of all regulations pre- scribed under the provisions hereof. and shall further report what if any additional legislation is necessary in his opinion to fully safeguard the revenue and secure a proper enforcement of this act"
 In reporting the bill to the Senate. Sem ator Aldrich gave motive that he would call 1t up tomorrow.