Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Work Of the Senate and House
Of Representatives

The House Of Representatives only was In
session ON the Goth ult. The day was devoted,
In committee Of the whole. to discussion OF the
oleomargarine bill. Every attempt to amend it
was voted down, and its friends showed that
they were determined to stand by It Just as
II came from the House Committee ON Agri-
culture.
Mr.. HARRIS, OF Tennessee, introduced a bill
In the Senate, the LIST inst, providing for the
payment to Mrs. Eliza II. Brownlow OF 5000 for
Government advertising in the Knoxville WhiO,
published by her husband the famous par
son" ;Brownlow. Mr.. Beck introduced bill
making It unlawful for any member OF either
house to act as railroad attorney, and fixing tho
minimum punishment for violating its pro-
visions at fine OF S5,000 imprison-
ment for one year. Bills were passed TO
prevent aliens from acquiring land In the
Territories, and extending the eight-hour law to
letter-carriers. The President vetoed another
pension bill upon the ground that IL was not
based upon substantial merits. The President
Bent tho following nominations to the
Senate David L. Hawkins Of Missouri to
bo Assistant Secretary OF the Interior, vice
George A. jerks, resigned; Joseph Z. Johnston
Of Virginia TO bo commissioner In the district
OF Alaska, vice Chester Seeber, resigned; John
y. Riloy OF Plattsburg, N. Y, Indian School
Superintendent, vice John III. Oberly, appointed
Civil-serYice Commissioner The House again
wrestled with the oleomargarlne bill, and the
opponents OF tho measure gained point by
securing the adoption OF an amendment reduc-
ing the tax from ten cents to eight
cents pound. Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa.
arose to question OF privilege and
with some heat denied the charges OF an Iowa
newspaper that he was unduly influenced to
oppose the bill. He had been, and still was, in
favor OF the oleomargarine bill, and It was fnlso
that he had beon influenced improperly in his
course i'll regard to that measure.
Mr.. CuLLom. OF Illinois. introduced In the
Senate, on the I'd inst. a Joint resolution pro-
posing constitutional amendment in regard TO
polygamy Mr. Morrill, submitted a proposed
m fnt tn att n
ecutive session resolution which makes
this resolution apply to reciprocity
treaties instead Of to nominations. The
House OF Representatives in committee OF
the whole, finished the oeomargarine bill Mr..
O'Neill, from the Committee on Labor, reported
q bill TO legai2e the incorporation of trades
unions. bill for tho payment Of tho awards
for Alabama claims was signed by the Presi-
dent, after consultation with the members of
tho O"Dii4NS 49,. - 'tr onn stitntionhlitv
MR.. DAWES presented petition in the Sem
ate ON the Sd inst from the City Council of
Gloucester, Mass, that retaliation be ordered
against the Canadian Government for the seiz-
ure cf American hshing-vessels. Mr. Edmunds
expressed the hope that ship of the United
States Goyernment would soon appear in the
northern seas 10 encourage the fishermen.
The Sena passd MIR. Van Wycks bill for the
taxation Of railroa1-grant lands, the object be-
ing that the corporations shall bear equals
with the settlers the burden OF paying the taxes.
The House OF Representatives passed the
oleomargarine bill alter amending it to make
the tax five cents per pound. The vote on
the assage Of the bill l77 to o. OF
the 177 votes the Democrats contributed
81 and the Repblicans 90. Tho negative votes
were cast by "a Democrats and 15 Republicans.
New England cast IL votes for the bill and
against New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Marylan1, and Delaware 4S for and Is against;
the Southern States including West Virginia
and Kentucky, 21 for and CO against the West
ern States, including Missouri, 81 for the bill
ana 10 against; ana the Pacinc Coast States
7 for and l against the bill. Iowa, Kansas,
and Minnesota voted solidly for the bill.
Wisconsin gave nay-Van Schaick Michigan
z yeas and nays-Maybury, Tarsney, and
Ish MGif@SR A @ Rd rss Mard yOpG asHnsu III ut6s t6e
OF il except Eden, who was absent. In
diana voted TO 3-Cobb, Browne and
lowing are the main features OF the bill, as it
passed: Butter is defined to be food product
made exclusively from milk cream, or both,
with or without common salt and with or with
out coloring matter. Oleomargarine is defined
as all substances made of oleomargarine, oleo,
lardine, tallow extracts, etc. in imitation OF
butter, or when so made calculated to be sold
as butter or for butter. Special taxes are
imposed as follows On manufacturers
5000; on wholesale dealers, S4s0; ON retail
dealers, S48. The existing internal-revenue
laws so far as applicable, made to apply to
any person who shall deal in oleomargarine
without paying the special tax. Provision is
made for the proper stamping and labelling Of
every package Of oleomargarine. tax of hve
cents pound is imposed on all oleomargarine
manuf Ictured and sold, and q penalty is pre-
scribcd fer the purchase or reception for sale Of
oleonargarine not branded or stamped accord
ing to law. numb n of sections OF the bill are
devoted to providing machinery to carry the law
into effect.