Mr. HARDING. of Kentucky. I move to. strike out this whole section down to the last proviso.If the object is to breakup the small distillcries throughout the country the adoption of this section will effectually accomplish it. It is utterly impossible that one out of 1,000of them can survive the operation of this provision. In addition to a provision for the appointment of a general inspector in each collection district, which has been regarded as sufficient heretofore, in addition to requiring every little distiller to build at his own expense a bonded warehouse and a receiv in cistern, this section requires him to ay 21 so.ary for an inspector for his own distillery. After going to all the expense of building a w“arehouse and cistern he is to pay a salary not exceeding $1,500” and one 8th of a cent a gallon for the glorious privilege of distilling spirits, and paying 2 dollars a gallon on every gallon that he distills and sells. Now every man will see at once that this will crush all the small distillers and the consequence will be the creation of a few large distillers, thus ving them the monopoly. on will coin pel althe small distillers to sacrifice their still Houses and all the machinery they have on hand. Sir, the national bank system "was no more successful in crushing out all the State banks than the large distilleries will be in crushing out all the smaller ones under this law. There are 1,000s of these small distilleries that cannot afford to pay a salary to an inspector spirits inspected by him and rorlpved m. besides building a bonded warehouse and a receiving cistern at their own expense. This inspector is allowed to engage in no other business while he holds that office, but is to receive a salary at the expense of the distiller. Many of these distilleries min only 6 months, some of them only 3 months in the year, and during all this time there is to be a government overseer or agent to see that each one of them measures his grain, to watch him when he is stirring his mash tub, and inspect all his movementS and the balance of the year he is to do nothing but receive his salary. Where is the necessity of this when the bill provides that there shall be a general in5pector or every collection district?