Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-07
ALLISON TALKS
DENATURED ALCOHOL BILL is
PASSED IMMEDIATELY AFTER
ADDRESS BY SENATOR

Washington, D. c., June 2.-(spe.
ciaD During the discussion of the
free alcohol bill in the senate there
was disposition to shorten the time
within which the measure should be-
come operative to correspond with the
house provision, which declared that
the law should go into operation within
three months. After considerable time
had been consumed and there appeared
to be no indications of getting together,
Senator Allison rose and spoke about
five minutes, after which Senator Nc
Cumber, who was contending for the
three months proposition, as against
the senate provision of January /, 1907,
voluntarily withdrew his amendment.
Senator McCumber frankly said that If
the senior senator from Iowa thought
three months time too short he would
not press his amendment. Senator AL
lison's observations were as follows:
"Mr. President, L only desire to say
few words as respects this bill and
as to the time when it shall go into eff
feet think the time fixed-January
| 1, 1907,-is as early as it is wise to
have this bill go into effect. In many
respects it is very important bill. 1t
has for it's foundation more than $780,
| 100000 of revenue that may or may not
be affected by the operations of this
bill
| Is Crude Bill.
| "It is necessarily crude bill because
1t seems essential to pass it at this
session of congress, there being a
great public demand for it. 1t ought
to have been, in my judgment, more
carefully and more deliberately consid-
cred; but believe that as amended by
the senate committee on finance, it can
be put in operation effectively and with
proper checks to prevent fraud upon
the revenue; but do not believe it
will accomplish all that many of its
friends think it will accomplish.
GAS it now is before the senate ev-
cry registered distillery Is authorized
to make application for the privilege of
manufacturing denatured alcohol.
Whilst that is privilege imagine
relatively very few of the distillers will
avail themselves of it. Certainly a
large number of the distilleries that
manufacture whiskey for the ordinary
bonded warehouse will not go into this
business. 1t is only those that manu-
facture alcohol for immediate consump.
ton and who pay the tax presently,
that will probably avail themselves OF
this privilege.
81 do not know what the regulations
Of the commissioner of internal rev
enue may be, but they certainly ought
to place limit on the daily production
of the distillery that desires to use
| O. fhof
only those distilleries which produce
say 500 gallons per day will be able tc
avail themselves of the provisions Of
this bill
To Prevent Frauds.
tThere is another thing in connec
ton with this proposition which thinl
ought to be considered and that is thai
the government undertakes this bust
: ness for the benefit of these manu-
facturers. There is an appropriation
of $3.50, 900 in the bill which, of course
!. if it is generally awaited Of, will no
/. be sufficient to pay the expenditures
+. The work of denaturing alcohol mus
: be done in the presence and under thu
: guidance Of the storekeeper and in
. spector, and a gauger in order tina
frauds may be prevented. There is n.
!. provision in the bill whereby any on
/. shall bear those expenses and there
/. fore they must be paid out of thu
(. treasury. To that extent this bill will
. be an expense to the treasury. Th
appropriation made by this bill is $3.50
900, but it is probable that much lai
ger amount will be needed during tn
!. next year.
!. 81 consented to the passage Of thi
bill for the reason that I believe |
might be we'll to start it on it's path
way during the next fiscal year an
that it was possible for the commits
I. sioner of internal revenue aas the SEE
Rotary of the treasury to make regula
lions that would prevent frauds on tn
revenue. but do not believe that the
should have for this purpose les
time than six months. 1T is a matte
that cannot be hastily done. The SCI
rotary of the treasury and the con
: missioner must necessarily examin
u with care the processes that are nov
in vogue in Germany aRd Great Br
tain and other countries of Europ
where conditions are Y o n differen