New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
FREE ALCOHOL WINS.
RyLL PASSED BY SENATE.
No Opposition to 1T Progress
Tozcard adjournment.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

From Tribune Bureau.l
washington, May 24.-Fhe Senate passed the
- Alcohol bill. reported by the Committee on
&c to-day. AS no dissenting voice was
,ro5 the bill was passed without division
- senate then stOok up the Agricultural APP
.,-5stion bill, which was under consideration
~ten adjournment was taken
-T,o Free Alcohol bill, which has already
- the House and will become a law at an
-, date constitutes the fourth important
cure which has passed both houses at this
-, oF Congress. The others are the Rate
=, che Consular Reform bill and the State
80 hill. while the immigration bill, which
a7 the Senate yesterday with an educational
l-.i6cation which is calculated 20 shut out at
w. 'I--. two hundred thousand undesirable immi-
.-onts a year. stands an excellent chance Of be-
laU, this year. There is sincere regret
= son,e quarters that the Dominican treaty
Ia NOT have been ratified and the Philippine
-s-T and Panama Canal bills passed. but even
-,,,o,t then1-and It seems probable that these
a, have TO go over to another session-there
General feeling that Congress has made
a-.5stable record. In addition to the larger
s..,-os there are numerous small but impor-
,,-,,cb will be placed the statute
N~ .ra there has been an unusually small
O'D11 - undesirable bills which have gone
Iu'-.. The Senate is working hard toward an
.5,o,,rnr7ert. and only unforeseen circum-
nil nrevent an adjournment between
ord Julv 1. the former being the date
.bo leaders predict as most probable
o. 4nal adjournment
- .,,,. amendment made to the Free Al
bul in the Senate was one providing that
s.,s,,,r-ng provided for shall be done upon
-,icatior of any registered distillery IN
.-3rg honded warehouses especially deSls-
- or set apart for denaturing purposes
VI, the bill was taken up to-day senator
.,5-.,, said il would greatly injure the ousi-
- of ,be wood alcohol manufacturers ana
80 This as one Of the reasons why the GATE
g. the law TO go into effect had been eXtenoed
,,n-r January J. 1907.
Senator McCumber expressed surprise aC 'ne
..o..r,an+ saving that the interests OF the
.ors,,roers are a hundred times greater than
- tho manufacturers. they should be pre-
s.a5 He therefore moved the restoration OF
,zo+a exe5 by the House bill. carrying 1t Into
.aa,+ ,l-ee months after its passage
carotor AIdrich said in reply that the wood
o,.oboI makers have from S30OOOOOO to SOO'-
ne,d0o invested in their business, and fair DEAL
,,g reolired that they should have time TO ad-
inst themselves 10 the new conditions. he a4so
esi5 +he Internal Revenue Office would require
.orsf7erafla time TO prepare for the change. In
come rlaces in New York, Pennsylvania and
c,bar states entire communities would he
vined out bv the proposed legislation, and ne
cort4ndei that they should have consideration.
Senator Teller supported the date fixed by
.,a Senate Committee. saying that in all tariff
legislation consideration IS given TO protectloh
If interests affected by the changes He ad-
vocsted the passage of the bill. but said that
,hasa who are counting on alcohol Ior Ile gen
tration of power would find themselves ms
tstan Referring TO a popular report, ne SAID
tbst the STANDARD OIL Company had gwen III
s1s1tion TO the proposed legislation. .--
psr1ying 10 a question from Senator Nartn'
Wr Ai7rich said the bin does not apply 10 the
manufacture of sulphuric ether. he a4so fetiIeQ i
n a question by Mr.. McCumber TO the eIIecI
that most Of the manufacturers Of wood alcohol
are independent of all trusts. he adoed thdl
most Of the refining IS done by one company,
but that so far as he knew, that company ID
not a trust II was not connected Win ue
STANDARD Oil Company.
Senator Allison said the bill was cruoe anu
should have been more carefully considered he
spoke Of It's importance. saying II mlehI aHecI
S1n00blpk1 Of revenue, but expressed ule oplIl-
ion that as the bill had been amended by the
Senate fraud could be prevented he uld not De-
Ieve that distillers generally WouIa @ IaAe dI-
yantagA OF the opportunity to manufacture ue-
natured alcohol as provided for by the Dill
SCI at0r Hale said there was likely 10 ne dlS-
ammo nj plAnt over the effect Of the DILL nut eA-
messed the hone that il would prove beneficial
70 the manufacturing interests. He also de-
Of outside interests 10 influence the delperaIlohs
Of the Committee Finance
Mr. NcCumber then withdrew his amendment
and the bill was passed.