Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-21
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1886.

l ana sell oleomargarlne was not doubted O.
 denied, but he held that the people had tht | right to know what they were buying. H.
 knew of grocers who would not keep the ar l ticle, but he afraid that nineteen-twen | t1eths of those dealing in it sold it as butter The wrong came in there, not as 8 matter o1
 competition with butter, but in the fraud | committed on the American citizen at large | He had right to know what he was 1 buying and that was a strong element o1 | the argument in favor of the bill.
 Mir. Call argued against the bill. He op- posed iG as inexpedient because it's policy in- | terfered with the right and exclusive power of the authority of the States; because | it destroyed-and was intended to destroy particular industry and was intended to have no other effect
 Mir. Eyarts argued in favor of the bill. He described the condition of alarm into | which the dairy interests of the country had been thrown by the introduction of oleomar- garine and said that he would have supposed that on the mere statement of that existence of things everybody would have sympathized with this interest, so vast, so simple, so nec- essary and so historical. At first the farm CTS had perhaps desired that there should be
 an examination of the product. In their
 mind the interference, the disturbance, the stimulation, the deception, the fraud, were
 so inseparable from the product itself that
 the product must be extermination.
 The wise man had said, how can there be
 honesty between buyer and seller? He did
 not propose by federal legislation or by State
 legislation or by any other means than relig-
 ious and moral culture to extirpate this com
 petition of interest between buyer and seller.
 The question was whether good and hon
 est product, one good and honest trader, one
 good and important element of foreign com
 merce was in it's body and substance to be at
 tackled by fraud and reduced not
 only in it's gain, but threatened in
 it's existence. He would say to the manufac-
 turers and sellers of oleomargarine that if it were made honestly it must be sold at the same ordinary profits as other productions honestly made and sold and obtained. The difference between the ten cents pound charged by the manufacturer and the twenty cents charged by the retailer left plenty of room for the proposed tax of five cents.
 MT. Ingalls, said that towards the close of the debate yesterday, exssperated by the personal allusions intended to be offensive, he had made some observations which, on reflection, he was persuaded had exceeded the limits of propriety in debate and he availed himself of this public occasion to ex- press his regret. He then proceeded to ar que against the bill. He thought the whole subject was being treated inversely, be- ginning at the apex and considering it downward. The fundamental question to be considered was, not whether the general government possessed the power to interfere, but whether oleomargarine was in jurious to health or general welfare. The evidence was that it was healthful, nutritious and cheap food.
 MT. Miller said the pure article was not hurtful, but he had the authority of the in- ventor to say there was probably not pound of the pure article made in this coun- try.
 On motion of MT. Ingalls, the tax was duced from five to two cents per pound; yeas 32, nays 2S.
 On motion of Mir. Ingalls, the word ''know ingly" was inserted in connection with the sale of oieomargarine and the sixth section was amended by striking out the minimum penalty, being the words 'less than one hun dred dollars" and less than six months.
 At this point MT. Hale reported on the general deficiency bill and said he would ask to have it considered tomorrow.
 Conference committees were appointed on the naval appropriation bill and on the bill laws pertaining to public lands:
 When the Senate met at o'clock to ight there were only three or four Senators in the chamber. After the sergeant-at arms was directed to require the attendance of ab sentees Senators began to arrive until 9:35, when quorum was secured. The clerk of the House with number of enrolled bills was kept in waiting fifteen minutes on ac Ter, supposing that quorum could not be made a motion at S:2O to adjourn, but was prevailed upon to wait longer so as to give the absentees more time. When quorum was secured consideration of the sundry civil bill was proceeded with. The first amendment which was questioned was that striking out the item $165, 1000 for the Brooklyn postofice. MT. Allison explained that this was one of seve- ral items connected with a limit of cost. The remainder of the appropriation was insuM- cient to defray the expense of erecting a suitable building and if this appropriation was made it would not be expended. The amendment was agreed to.
 The amendment striking out the item of $40, 900 for completing the wharf at Charles ton, $. O., was rejected.
 Several amendments were passed over tenn porarily, among them one appropriating S275, 900 for the purchase of General Buffers buildings near the Capitol and the section providing for the issue of $1, $2 and $5 sil- yer certificates.
 The amendments striking out the item for the removal of the mint of Philadelphia was also passed over.
 The amendment striking out the proposal to enlarge the new pension building was agreed to after some caustic remarks by MT. | Hale terming it monstrosity and complete l abortion.
 The amendment directing 8 suspension of l work upon the Capitol terraces was passed; | also the item appropriating ,OOO for sur | veying the public lands.
 Other amendments were agreed to, includ- 1 ing the item of $56, 800 for the inauguration l 1f the Bartholdi statue.
 Seventy-six of the one hundred and six | pages of the bill were disposed of and the | Senate at Il p. m. adjourned
 The oleomargarine bill and amendments | were reported. MT. Ingalls, amendment re- | lucing the tax from five cents to two cents | was adopted; yeas 34, nays 29. The remain l fc adn nd nd tha as l examined was passed; yeas 37, nays A. sl
 Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Blackburn, Blair, Cam | 1en Cameron, Chace, Cockrell, Converse, Cullen, | Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds, EvaI;s, German, Hale, Harrison, Hawley. Hoar, Ingalls,, Logan, McMul- 1 en- Malone. Manderson, Miller, Mitchell of Oregon, Palmer Payne Pat Plumb Tes sawygr & Sews @ Sher
 Nays-Beck, Berry, Bowen, Brown, Butler. Coke, 1 Colquitt Eusts. Gibson, Gray, Hampton, Harris, | Hearst Jones of Arkansas, Maxey, Pugh. Ransom, | Vance. Vest, Voorhees, Whittehorne,
 A conference committee was agreed to in | order to facilitate the 6nal passage of the | pill.
 Mr. Allison called up the sundry civil bill l and MT. Pugh moved that the bill be laid l aside temporarily so that the report on | he Payne election case might be taken up.
 Objection was made and MT. Logan in the | that followed said he was ready to | meet the charges made upon Senators upon | egal ground and upon the evidence before | he committee and he challenged gentlemen !! 10 the controversy.
 MT. Pugh believed the case could be dis | posed of tomorrow
 MT. Hoar said at least six of the nine ! members of the committee desired to address | the Senate. lie suggested that the three re- l ports be published and that recess be talk | an until o'clock; agreed to. At 5:4O the | Senate recessed until 8 o'clock this evening. |
 HoUsE,-The river and harbor appropria- ton bill was reported to the House to-day | by MT. Willis, of Kentucky, with the rec to non concur in the Senate l but on point of order by MT. He pburn, of Iowa, it was referred to the Committee of the Whole
 The Senate having stricken out all after the 1 enacting clause and inserted new bill the l questions arose to whether the change | made by the Senate constituted one or a larger number of amendments. After con siderable discussion, during which MT Dunn, of Arkansas, expressed his willing ness tc, remain here all summer if necessary to put the bill in conference and Mr. Brown, of Indiana, hoped Congress would adjourn
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