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The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
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On March 1, the U.S. House debated Senate amendments to a bill regulating duties on distilled spirits, proposing monthly licenses over two-week ones. Southern members opposed, fearing harm to small distilleries and revenue loss; amendments rejected.
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CONGRESS Of The United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
March 1.
The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the amendments of the Senate to the bill for making regulations with respect to the duty on spirits distilled within the United States. They proposed to do away the licences for two weeks, and to provide only for monthly licences, to bear date on the first day of every calendar month.
Mr. Harrifon hoped these amendments would not be agreed to. It was well known, that in the southern parts of the union, there was a small distillery in almost every farm: but if these amendments were adopted, it would have the effect to destroy them. and the law would become particularly odious to the people: it would also wholly defeat the purpose of raising revenue from the tax.
Messrs. Parker and Macon urged similar objections to this bill.
Mr Dayton (the speaker) who originally introduced this amendment into the bill, repeated his arguments in favor of allowing licences to be taken out for two weeks.
The amendments were disagreed to.
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the amendments were disagreed to.
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The House of Representatives resolved into a committee of the whole on the Senate's amendments to the bill for regulations on the duty on spirits distilled within the United States. The amendments proposed eliminating two-week licenses in favor of monthly licenses starting on the first day of each calendar month. Mr. Harrifon opposed the amendments, arguing they would destroy small distilleries in southern farms, make the law odious, and defeat revenue purposes. Messrs. Parker and Macon raised similar objections. Mr. Dayton, who introduced the original amendment, argued in favor of two-week licenses. The amendments were ultimately disagreed to.