Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-12
SPIRITS, Wines
AND BEVERAGES
Dealers Interested Tell Commit
tee That Ding|ey Rates
Should be Maintained.
PRESIDENT MAY SPEAK UP.
Expected He VIII Let Those Conducts
ing Hearing Know Ills Views on
Danger OF Further Prohibition.

Washington Nov. l2.-Perry T. Nor.
gan, member of the committee APP
pointed by the governor of California to
represent the interest of that state
With regard to revision Of the tariff
addressed the committee on WAYS and
means today on Spirits, Wines and
beverages Fle also represents the
Crap Growers association and Manu-
facturers and Producers assocat ton
OF Callforna. He argued for the re-
tention Of the present duties on Wines,
but declared that the effect or the 81.
cents per gallon rate on wines granted
In the various reciprocity treaties is
detrimental to the wine growing indus
Try OF this country. He declared that
the conditions prevailing as the result
of these reciprocity treaties permit of
the importation of practically pure al
cohol at the rate Of duty imposed on
wines.
Taking up the proposition to make
the new bill a maximum and minimum
tariff. Mr. Morgan urged the committee
to recommend the prevailing rate or
duty on wines as the minimum rate of
duty in framing the new tariff bill. He
presented many figures comparing the
cost of labor in this country and other
wine growing countries and suggested
w
with the committee, as California pro-
duces nearly all the wine made in this
country.
Francis e. Hamilton of New York,
who represented the Wine and Spirit
Trade society of the United States told
the committee that present rates or
wine should be retained and spoke
against any increase in duties as being
unfair to the foreign as we'll as to the
domestic wine growers.
Tho hearings on Schedule a, of the
Dingley tariff law, presented before
the house committee Oh ways in
the past few days has emphasized the
fact that the safeguarding Of the in
ternal revenue tax levied upon alcohol
or distilled spirits and the imposition
Of rate OF duty on this article is
one OF the manifest purposes of the
tariff law. Among the suggested
changes in the wording of the law
which have been determined upon as
the result of a thorough investiga-
ton of court decisions. are many gaf-
fecting articles containing alcohol or
III the preparation Of which alcohol is
used
This attitude OF the COMMITTEES with
regard to alcohol and distilled spirits
is in accord with the consistent policy
of Congress in the enactment of tariff
laws in the past. This morning the
sCoiillHit lee began us nearing on SCheu-
ule H.. covering Spirits, wines and
other beverages" and it is evident
from the notes on Tariff Revision
prepared for the use, of the committee
that similar attitude will be main
tanned in the proposed revision of this
schedule
President Roosevelt's attitude on the
subject of revision is well known and
1t is expected that he will convey to
the committee on ways and means
some expression OF his views on the
changes proposed for further protec-t
ton and for continuing the policies adj
vocated by the resent administration
and provided for in the pure food and
drug act.
The regulation of the importation OF
olive oil is one Of the most import
ant subjects which the COMMITTEES will
have to consider as result of the con-
dition of chemicals. oils and paints.
About 100000 gallons of olive oil
We're imported into this country in
1907. of which over one-t third was adj
mitted free. of duty as olive oil fit only
for manufacturing purposes.