Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-04-12
Especial Washington Letter,

8mm there have been pending IN con-
! gress sundry bills to take the
internal revenue tax off de-
latllred alcohol for technical uses, in
GLIDING light, heat and motors For
about two months the house committee
on ways and means has been wrestling
with the proposition and has given pa
tient and elaborate hearings to those
advocating and to those opposing such
legislation. That it will be a great
boon to everybody except the wood
alcohol trust and the Standard Oil
trust there can be no question. 1t will
do much for the comfort and welfare
of the people and much to facilitate
our commercial conquest of the world.
After thorough consideration the ways
and means committee by vote of
/ 16 to (the two being Mr.. Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania and General Grosvenor
of Ohio reported the following bill:
Section l. That from and after three
months from the passage of this act do
nestle alcohol of such degree Of proof as
may be prescribed by the commissioner OF
| Internal revenue and approved by the Sec
rotary of the treasury may be withdrawn
I
ternal revenue tax for use in the arts and
industries and for fuel light and power,
provided said alcohol shall have been
mixed in the presence and under the di-
rection of an authorized government Off
Ger before withdrawal from the bonded
warehouse with denaturing material suit
able to the use for which the alcohol is
withdrawn, but which destroys its char
acter as a beverage and renders it unit
for liquid medicinal purposes.
The character and quantity of the said
denaturing material and the conditions
upon which said alcohol may be with
| drawn free of tax shall be prescribed by
| the commissioner of internal revenue,
who shall, with the approval of the secre-
| tary of the treasury, make all necessary
regulations for carrying into effect the
provisions of this act
Sec. 2. That any person who uses alcohol
withdrawn from bond under the provi-
sions of section 1 of this act for manu-
| featuring any beverage or liquid medicinal
preparation, or knowingly sells any bev-
erage or liquid medicinal preparation
made in whole or in part from such alco-
hol, or knowingly violates any of the pro-
visions of this act, or who shall recover
or attempt to recover by redistilatio or
by any other process or means any alco-
hoI rendered unfit for beverage or liquid
medicinal purposes under the provisions
of this act, or who knowingly uses, sells
or conceals alcohol so recovered or redis-
titled, shall on conviction for each offense
be fined not more than 5000 or be impris-
! oned not more than five years, or both;
provided that manufacturers employing
processes in which alcohol, used free of
tax under the provisions of this act, is
expressed or evaporated from the articles
manufactured shall be permitted to re-
cover such alcohol and to have such alco-
hol restored to q condition suitable solely
fnY. in maj curing processes
der such regulations as the commissioner
of internal revenue, with the approval of
the secretary of the treasury, shall pre-
scribe.
Sec. 8. That for the employment of such
additional force of chemists, internal rev.
enue 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 and
enforcement of this law and for the spur-
pose of locks, seals, Weighing beams,
gauging instruments and for all necessary
expenses incident to the proper execution
of this law the sum of s250,00 or SO much
thereof as may be required is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
For period of two years from and
after the passage of this act the force
authorized by this section of this act
shall be appointed by the commissioner
of internal revenue, with the approval of
the secretary of the treasury, and without
compliance with the conditions prescribed
by the act entitled IAN act to regulate
and improve the civil service" approved
Jan. 49, 1885, and amendments thereof,
and with such compensation as the COM
missioner of Internal revenue may fix,
with the approval OF the secretary of the
treasury.