Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-03

butter Is rs destructive 20 the pubic
morals as the counterfeiting of money
and he hoped that congress would lay a
heavy hand on this greatest Of an modern
receptions. He trusted that before the
sun went down tomorrow the glad news
would be sent TO the farmers and dairy
men in all parts of the country that this
bill had been passed by the house Mr..
Hammond argued that the bill as a
measure suppressed the manufacture of
oleomargarine was unconstitutional. Mr..
Hiscock favored the bin and said that the
imitation of butter which he characterized
as a vile, dirty, product, fright9d with
disease should be made to pay tax. The
committee then rose and the house ad
jouraed.
TUESDAY, May %.
Senate Sen. Eustice presented reso-
luton of the Louisiana Legislature memo.
rializing congress for the establishment
of a navy yard at New Orleans. Referred.
The urgent deficiency conference re-
port was submitted and on motion Mr.. Al
lison agreed to the bankruptcy bill. 1t
was then taken up. Teller spoke against
the bill and Hoar in its favor. After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
House-Mr. Springer from the com
mittee on territories reported the bill to
enable the people Of Dakota to form a con
stitution and state government Com
mittee of the whole Also adversely the sen
ate bill for the admission OF the state of
Dakota and for the organization of the ter
ritory of Lincoln. Committee the whole.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the oleomargarine bill; Mr..
Springer in the chair. Mr.. Clark gave
his hearty support to the bill, and
quoted statistics TO show the injury
which the manufacturers of bogus
butter had worked upon the expectation
of American dairy products. Forbear-
ance had ceased 10 be virtue. The
farmer could not successfully compete
with the manufacturers of oleomargarine
which can be made for seven cents per
pound. Either oleomargarine must go
OF the great dairy industry would be
wiped out and destroyed. Mr.. Bowell
supported the bill as protecting a
egitimate industry against the unfair
competition of fraudulent industry.
Pending further discussion the com
mittee rose and the house took a recess
until 1880; the evening session to be for
general debate on the oleomargarine bill.
At the evening session, general debate
on the oleomargerine bill was continued.
After further debate, the houso at II
O'Clock adjourned without action,
WEDNESDAY May &c.
Senate After the routine morning bust
ness the senate proceeded to the CON
sideration of the private pension bills on
the calendar. The bankruptcy bill hav-
ing been read was temporarily laid aside,
and the amendment to the bill providing
for the taxation of railroad grant land
was agreed to, making the United States
preferred purchaser in case of sales. BY
unanimous consent the Chinese bill was
then taken up and discussed by Senators
Plumb. Sheridan and Hoar. After the de-
bate further consideration was indefinitely
postponed, and the senate adjourned
House The Dunn free ship bin being
the special order for to-day, and its
friends being desireOus of making way
rOr the oleomargarine bill its order was
made continuous with the understanding
that the former be calledup at the earliest
opportunity. The house then went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Springer of
Illinois in the chair; The oleomargarine
bin all on general debate, in measure be
ing closed. Hatch in speaking of the
formal amendment sent to the clerk
and had read the following Telegram re-
ceiyed from Chicago. Protest Of several
hundred members of the Chicago board
of trade against action of the directory
favoring bogus butter, mailed you last
night. On motion of Mr.. breckenridge,
the amendment was adopted G5 to f3
to the section defining butter" SO as to
exclude from the definition the product
of milk or cream when addition coloring
matter is used Mr.. Hammond offered an
amendment making it unlawful for any
merchant or storekeeper in the District
of Columbia OF the territories to sell with
out labelling in a conspicuous manner and
requiring hotel restaurant and boarding
house keepers who use oleomargariue to
place in their Dining rooms q placard
bearing the words this house uses cleo
margarine" and to have the words print
ed or the bin of fare. Agreed to, % to So.
Mr. Durham moved 10 reduce from 5000
TO Sl00the special tax on the manufacture
of oleomargarine. Pending action the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 27.