Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-22
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KRn0nioue Debate.

lnomtOuh DeDates
WASHINGTON, July 19.--The Senate
might have reached a vote on the bill I'M
posing tax of tiye cents per pound on
oleomargarine this evening had not War
ner Miller and ingalls, become involved In
a personal discussion OF bitterness that
appalled, the chamber. Vest, Butler and
other senators opposed the bill and But
Ter yainly underworld 10 attach to il an
amendment extending its principle TO
wines and liquors, and then Ingalls, got |
the floor for an attack ON the bill.
In a most sarcastic vein he called atten. |
ton TO anarticle for coloring butter manu- |
featured In Burlington, VI. Holding mp |
sample of the article he proceeded to de- |
scribe and comment upon II In most
humorous way, which fairly oonvulsed
the senators with laughter. None enjoyed
II more than Senator Edmunds, who 40
tunlly laughed aloud and afterwards de-
clared that he must have i've minutes in
which to reply before the debate closed.
Mr.. Ingalls, placed great stress upon the
fact that the article wns manufactured in
Burlington, VI, which he evidently i'll
tended for the Vermont senator's. Then
going along down the description In the
circular accompanying the article until he
came TO where II said that the use Of the
article would add five cents 10 the price
OF the butter, he said il had been pre-
tended that the dAirymen OF Vermont and
elseWhere were engaged in "their bucolic
interest and implicitly in q struggle with
| the herculean efforts of the manufacturer
of oleomargarine lie held up the vial
containing the ooloring liquid and said II
looked like iodine, and pronounced II IAN
auxiliary Of the dairy"
Mr.. Miller replied and attempted some
| witticisms at Mr.. ingalls, expense. lie
characterized his speech o. q tragedy"
Senator Butler suggested that he meant
COMEDY" "Iragedy, comedy or bur-
lesque, Senator Miller continued, (which
the senator must have been setting up o.
nights yehearsing." Then he went on TO
say that the senator from Kansas reminded
him of his b0yhood days, when ut shows
he was attracted by the bogus yender
"auctioneering his bogus goods. He
added that he did not know whether the
senator had any experience in this line or
not.
This was indeed striking the Kansas
senator on bare nerve. He had been a
peddler in his early days. II is needless
to say that there WINS nothing left of
Warner Miller when Mr.. Ingalls, got
through with him in his reply. He said
that in his speech he had avoided all per-
sonalities and severely denounced the
New York senator for referring in the way
he did 10 an avocation which he (Mr.
Ingalls, had followed in his youth. liz
then directed the attention Of the Senate
to tho New York senator's attempt al
humor. lie said it was very much like
'the attempt of hippopotamus to dance
on q slack rope The senators and gal
leries fairly roared with laughter. HI
then became more furious. He said ht
would not occupy the place Of the sena
tor, who advocated the bill because h,
had a strong personal interest in it. |
was understood that Mr.. Miller was in
terested in large dairy business. Hi
/ reference to Mr.. Miller's personal interes
in the bill was in a most severe, sarcastic
, and cutting way, and Mr.. Miller was oh
served 10 Vince and fairly grit his teetl
under ii.
When MIR. Ingalls, finished he arose
, very much excited, and began TO reply
He denied intending any personnlit,
toward the senator from Kansas. Re
, forfing TO Mr. Ingalls, charge that he wa
personally interested in the bill, he sal,
they were words which no senator no
nkpy other man would dare TO speak I,
him outside of the Senate chamber. Thi
produced quite an excitement in tn
I Senate chamber. Eyerybody's interes
in the scene was intensified and everyon
was curious TO observe what Ingall
would do. He was at the time walking
up and down behind the senator's seats
as is his wont, simply turning his eye
occasionally over his glasses in roguisl
sort of way in the direction Of the Mex
York senator, rs if he was really enjoying
! his anger and discontinue. He did no
then or afterwards attempt 10 reply AM
q seemed perfectly well satisfied with til
a result of his attempt TO get even and will
his part in the comedy" Mr.. Mile
/ was permitted 10 finish without interrup
ton. He said 'they," referring to Mr.
i iggRliR, Mr.. Buiirr and oiutl, who hA
y assaulted his position IN regard to ;he bin
& Knight attempt to shield themselves bt
!. hind the constitution and parlinmentar
10 law he (Miller) would go to his con
+ stituents on the base, infamous charp
IL and there he would leave it." He too
II his seat, evidently in great agitation. Blu
1t this ended the scene.
10 MIR. Gray of Delaware addressed IN
% Senate in opposition to the bill. The oil
d iect of its friends, he said, by the COZ
n iession Of its author (Mr. Miller) was nc
e. to raise revenue, but to control the maj
ufacture of an article which was With
O. the Jurisdiction OF the states TO reguiat,
lf If not entirely suppress il. Had Congres
ir snch power ~ that II Congress had sue
re- power, he would be glad to co operate |
nf th., oh Nf H.
* but II II had not Gas he argued that il ha
TO not, then no temptation but the desire
D benefit worthy industry and or to sui
Is press nm unworthy one should swery
n them from their manifest duty. So ia
ms the object of the bill was TO comp
the sale of oleomargarine under its trr
name he sympathized with il, but sal
~ that that was matter for the states, NJ
al for the general government Except as I'll
\ territories and tho District of Columbia
But the object avowedly was 10 prote,
q the dairy interest from competition wit
10 artificial butter. This was paternalisl
70 and communism combined in their mo
=, insidious forms.
~ WASHINGTON July 20. The butter bait
- in the Senate to day lasted until s o'elocl
!, y II was expected that a final vote on Il
10 pleomargarine bill would be reached
an hour or two, leaving the remainder
~ tho day for considering the assortment
r. reports from the committee on pFiyileg,
p and elections OH the case OF Senat,
q Payne Senatorial oratory got starte,
however, and continued TO "flow as
~ river" all day. The prominent feature
ho the debate was long speech by M
ae Evarts in favor of the bill.
oi Senator Miller, who Ind charge of Il
IT, IT, bill, was DESTROYS that il should pass wit
20 out amendment, ms any material chanf
r. would greatly jeopardize its success in Ii
~ House in the hurlyburly of the clos;I
-, days. lie found il impossible, howeye
=. to carry the bill through aR il came fro
y" the House. There were a number of sen
II, tors willing to vote for ii provided il w
ie modified in some of its features. III
~ most important amendment was the r
vi ductlon of the tax from five cents TO "
cents per pound. This was offered
MIR. Ingalls,, who first proposed one ee
per pound, but on reflection fixed il
two cents. This was agreed TO by n yo
la of "a TO 2S. A number of minor amen
os ments were offered, some OF which N,
NJ ceeded and others failed. The amend,
nv bill finally passed by 81 TO "a. m
ey yeas were mostly Republicans. The ma,
~ except two or three, were Democrats.
be When MIR. Ingalls, took the floor
u speak against the bill everybody on n
Nv floor and in tho unusually full galleri
ys was alert to catch his words. His he,
IL tongue was free from venom TODAY. i
he began by saying that upon reflection