Mr. BROMWELL. I renew it. What 1 wish to say will not take me 5 minutes. This is the 1st time I ever heard a measure advo cated calculated to crush out a common business, a certain pursuit, and to pile it upin the hands of a few. That is the argument of the Gentfrom the Peoria district, [Mr. IXosnsou. ] Now, if the business of distilling is a lawful pursuit, the man who has not the cod fortune to he possessed of a princely capital has a right at least to ordinary protection. But this bill comes in and literaly devours him; it leaves a man with a small establishment nothin. What would be his fate under this bill? e might as well burn his property tomorrow ifhe cannot use it, or sell it or give it away. Now, while that is all true, I admit that it is also true that there is great difficulty in hunting down the little distilleries. But have we a right to destroy a mans property and business in order to make other men who are dishonest do right? The Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. GARFIELD] who is a member of the ComWays&Means, says that even a small distillery would distill $500 worth a da, and that the Government ownsuiue10thso it. Why should not the Government then foot the bill for the ins ection of its own interest? ow, sir, the idea of this bill is that an inspector shall be appointed for every distill ery. Think of the swarm of officers that will be required 1 If the distillery be small, it would swamp the mans business. If the distillery be large, he must be a very incompetent man to run a large distillcry who cannot have an in spector appointed who will be convenient for his purposes. You will fill the country with inspectors who will be just such men as the owners and the distillers are. Why cannot there be an inspector for a reion of country forthese small distilleries? Vhy not have such an arrangement that the large distilleries doing a great business shall be compelled to furnish an inspector, but that the small establishments shall be exempted? This paragraph. provides that he shall hold no other office, engage in no other business while he holds this oliiee, and shall have a compensation of $1,500. Here the hammer fell.]