The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-21
FREE ALCOHOL
BILLS PROGRESS
MARSHALL REPORTS INTEREST
Ways and Means Committee Hearing
Attended by Prominent Agri-
cuIturists-Interestin

The free alcohol bill, introduced
| in congress by Representative. Mar
shall Of North Dakota, was the only
subject considered by the committee
on ways and means at it's regular
session March 2. Many experts were
heard and an extended statement by
the author of the bill was made.
Among others who appeared before
the committee was Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw.
Not a dissenting voice was heard
in the arguments that were presented
and the committee was very careful
to go into the subject conservatively
and thoroughly.
7 Judging by the reading of the re-
port of the session the questions that
were asked by the members of the
committee and the interest they
showed, there is but little doubt that
the bill will be recommended for pas
sage, with "a few minor amendments.
One of the principal amendments
suggested by Secretary Shaw was
that an internal revenue tax be
placed on the denature0 alcohol, for
the purpose of reimbursing the gov
eminent for the expense of super
vision of distilling.
The bill is as follows:
To exempt from internal revenue tax
domestic alcohol intended for
lighting, heating and manufacture
ing purposes, and for use as motor
| fuel.
| Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in congress
assembled, That when that form of
distilled spirits of domestic produc-
ton commercially known and de-
scribed as "ethyl alcohol" has been
rendered unfit for use as a beverage
by the addition thereto of such ma
terial or substance as the commits
sioner of internal revenue. with the
approval of the secretary of the
| treasury, shall prescribe, such dis
titled spirits, orsethyl alcohol, when
| intended for use in manufacturing
processes and for lighting, heating,
and cleaning purposes, and for use
as a motor fuel, may be withdrawn
from distillery bonded warehouse
free of internal revenue tax, under
such rules and regulations as the
commissioner of internal revenue,
with the approval of the secretary of
the treasury, shall prescribe.
Sec. 2.-Ihat the distilled spirits
or ethyl alcohol withdrawn free of
tax under the provisions of this act
shall have an alcoholic strength of
not less than eighty degrees above
proof, as defined by section thirty
two hundred and forty-nine of the
revised statutes of the United States.
Sec. 3.-That any person or per-
sons who shall rectify or purify the
distilled spirits of ethyl alcohol,
which has been removed from distil-
lery warehouse free of tax under the
provisions of this act, so as to remove
or separate therefrom' by any process
whatever the material or substance
which has been added thereto for the
purpose Of rendering such distilled
spirits or ethyl alcohol unfit for use
as beverage shall, on conviction,
be subjected to fine of not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than
five thousand dollars. and be i'm
prisoned not less than six months
nor more than three years.
A letter from Congressman Mar
shall to j. H. Rose of this city says,
in part:
"The hearings of the ways and
means committee were very interest
ing. and l feel that they were pro-
ductive of much good, and 1 am quite
confident of getting favorable re-
port from the committee, which
would probably lead to the passage
of the bill in the house at least this
session"