New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-28
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,

.SENATE.-Nearly the entire e'day was
passed in debate on the bill taxing cleo.
margarine. Mr.. Butler offered ao amend.
ment extending the principle, OF the bill to
ris opposed The bill. The latter had offer.
edzan amendment making it unlawful to
sell oleomargarine within the Dis
trict of Columbia or the territories
unless it was distinctly marked as such.
He was in favor OF the bill to that extent
and no further Mr.. Harris amendment
was ,reiected-18 to 80 Mr.. Beck said:
This bill was protection run mad. Con-
gress might as we'll undertake to protect
the breed OF horses against the raising OF
mules or to protect coal men against the
the competition OF natural gas.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was laid OF. the
table. Yeas, 80; nays, 16.
Mr.. Butler said that this bill was the
most hagsant and unblushing in it's viola
tions OF the constitution OF any ever intro
duced in congress. He asked if the artificial
coloring .ofibutter was not fraudulent.
Mr.. Ingalls,, in calculating that question,
produced a vial Of coloring matter, and
commented upon the circular accompany.
ing it. The preparation was made at Bur-
lington, VT, and one vial was warranted
to color 30O,pounds of winter butter and
add five cents a pound to it's value.
HoUsE-The fertilization appropriation
bill passed. The conference committee on
the bill repeating the pre.emption, timber
culture and desert land laws reported COM
plete disagreement. The ouseinssted up
on it's points OF disagreement, and ordered
a further conference.
SENATE.-The senate passed the oleom az
garine bill but not without reducing the
tax from five to two cents per pound.
The measure was also amended so as to
strike out the minimum penalty, which
was $1OO fine and six months imprison-
ment. AS the bill! now stands the courts
can fix such penalty as the circumstances
OF the case may justify up to
a maximum. Attempts were made to mod
lily the bill in other respects, to reduce the
license tax upon retail dealers from $48 to
oring matter in genuine butter, but they all
failed. The bill will now go to the commit
tee Of conference and Mr.. Miller will en-
deavor to have the tax raised again to
five cents pound. 1fIthe house conferrees
stick on this point Mr.. Miller vii! yield
and recommend that the senate submit;
but there are number of senators who
will fight against any such surrender. The
bill passed the senate by a vote of 81 to
"a. The nays were all democrats save
Riddleburger OF Virginia.
The efforts OF the house to send the river
and harbor bill to a conference committee
were partially successful, but Randall and
Holman succeeded in taking considerable
time in amendments. After a reading OF
the bill in committee Of the whole the house
willingly acceded to Mr.. Willis motion to
shut off general debate, and was preparing
to non-concur in the senate amendments
as a whole and leave the entire matter for
a conference committee, when Randall pro.
posed to amend the senate amend
nent by striking out the clause pro.
viding for the Hennepin canal. This
was lost after long discussion
-93 to 100. The Illinois and Iowa men
fairly Rugged themselves for Joy. Mr.. Hol-
man made a similar attack on the Portage
Lake canal appropriation and the APP
preparation for improving the Mississippi
river, but the opposition was too strong,
and he finally withdrew his attempts.
SENATE,-The reports in the election case
of Senator Payne were debated at much
length. Mr.. Pugh argued that Mr.. Payne
was not connected in the remotest degree
by act or knowledge with anything wrong
charges OF corruption were made by men
and bodies OF sufficient weight to compel
the senate to inquire into them.
Mr.. Logan made a defense OF the report
signed by Messrs. Evarts Teller and him
self, which held that no investigation was
called for and severely denounced tho
Cincinnati Gazette for abusing him.
Senator Ho IT, from the committee on
the judiciary, reported favorably a bill to
repeal sections 1:767, 1,76S, 1,769, Ito,
i, I'll, 1,772 OF the revised statutes (thc
tenure OF Office act.) The repeal is not,
however to affect any officer heretofore
suspended under the provision OF said
sections or any appointment heretofore
HOUsE.-A concurrent resolution to adj
!ourn July % was adopted. The consider.
ton OF the river and harbor bill was con-
cluded and the bill sent to q conference
committee, the senate amendments having
been non-concurred in. The insterstate
commerce bill was discussed.
The house passed, at Mr.. Gilfllan's sug.
gestion the bill allowing the construction
OF a bridge across the Sault Ste. Marie
river. The bill is substantially the same
as all bridge bills passed by congress with
the exception OF a'single amendment, pro-
posed by the committee, which is to allow
the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & At
lantic Railroad company to prepare
and submit to the secretary OF
war drawing showing the plan
and location for it's bridge, but the secre-
tary OF war shall approve but one such To-
cation and plan. No other location and
plan shall be approved by the secretary OF
war, unless the plans agreed upon shall not
be carried out by the company, in W hich
case the secretary must withdraw his APP
prevail and approve a second location and
plan the intention OF congress being to
keep lnviolate transportation by water as
we'll as on land.
SENATE.-The senate resumed considera-
lion OF the Payne case and Mr. Teller con-.
Guided his remarks in support OF the views
submitted in the report on the Payne bri-
berry case signed by Messrs Evarts, Logan,
and himself He said:
He would not trust himself to express in
the senate his opinion of an attempt to
compel by a public convention OF political
editors the determination OF judicial
question. II there were evidence ofbribery
and corruption, it has been withheld from
the senate committee II am prepared"