Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21

bill.
Mr.. Ingalls, addressed the Senate.
lie said towards the close OF the debate
yesterday, exasperated by personal
illusions 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 syailed himself Of this first public
occasion to express his regret. lie
then proceeded to argue against the
bill.
Mr. Miller said that perhaps there
was not pound Of oloomargariue made
in America. lie had letter from the
inventor 10 that effect, and stating that
the compounds made here we're ccmbi-
nations Of oleo-oil, lard, cotton-seed
oil, and various other things, so that 1t
was a double fraud. Oleomargsrine
itself was a bogus imitation Of butter,
and the article put upon the market to-
day vas bogus imitation Of oleomar-
gsrine. AS to the statement that the
Knights OF Labor were opposed to the
bill, he sent to the Clerks desk and
had read letter from Mr.. Powderly
stating that neither the General Assem-
bly, nor the Executive Board Of the
knights Of Labor had ever meddled
with The question, and that all repre-
sensations 10 the contrary are false. In
conclusion, be appealed TO tho friends Of
| the measure 90 see to il that the bill
should not be amended in any particu-
lar, because at this stage Of the session
any amendment might be fatal TO the
bill.
This closed the debate.
Mr. Ingalls, moved TO reduce the tax
from five cents pound to two cents.
Agreed to--yess 80, nays %.
On motion of MIR. Ingalls,, amend
ments were adopted inserting the word
knowingly" in connection with the
sale Of oleomargarine, and amending
tho sixth section by striking out the
minimum penalty, being the words
:" less than 800" and the words Z" less
than six months" The voting was in
terrupted so as TO order a conference
committee on the naval appropriation
bill and on the bill repeating the laws
| pertaining 10 public lands.
A great number Of other amend
nents wsre offered and rejected. The
bill and amendments were reported to
the Senate, the first question being on
Mr.. IDgslls's amendment 10 reduce the
tax on oleomargarine from five cents
per pound to two cents. twas adopt
ed-yeas, "a nays, %. The remain
ing amendments were adopted without
question, and the bill as amended was
passod-yess 81, nays 2I--as fol
lows:
leas.-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison,
Blackburn, Blair, Cameron, Camden,
Chace, Cockrell, Conger, Cullom,
Dawes, Dolph. Edmunds, EysrtS, Cor
man, Hale, Harrison, Hawley, Hoar,
Ingalls,, Logan, Mcmillan, Malone,
Henderson, Miller, Mitchell Of Oregon,
Palmer, Payne, Plat, Plumb, Sawyer,
Sewell, Sherman, Spooner, Stanford,
Teller, and Wilson of lows--37.
Nays Messrs. Beck, Berry,
Brown, Butler, Call, Coke, Colquitt,
Eus;is, Gibson, Gray, Hampton, Hsr-
ris, Hearst, Jones of Arkansas, Maxey,
Pugh, Ransom, Riddleberger, Vance,
Vest, VOORHEES,, Walthall, Whitthorne,
and Wilson of Maryland-24.
The section as TO penalty as amended
reads as follows Every person who
knowingly sells or offers for sale, or
delivers or offers to deliver, any cleo
margarine in any other form than in
new wooden or paper packages, as
above described, or who packs in any
pscksge any oleomargarine in any man
ner contrary to law, or who falsely
brands any package, or affixes a stamp
on any package denoting less amount
Of tax than is required by Law, shall
be fined for each offence not more than
| $1,000, and be imprisoned not more
than two years."
Mr.. Miller moved that the Senate in
sist on its amendments to the bill and
asked the House for conference.
Agreed TO.
Dir. Allison called up the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Pugh moved that the bill be laid
aside temporarily, and that the report
on the Payne election case be taken up.
objection vas made to Mr.. Pugh's
proposition, and after some discussion
Mr. Iloar remarked that at least six
of the nine members Of the committee
desired to address the Senate. lie
suggested that the three reports instead
of being read be published in the Re-
cord, and that a recess be taken till {
o'clock.
That was ordered, and the Senate, at
$40 o'clock, took recess till O'Clock
this evening.
When the Senate met at 5 o'clock Mr.
Allison called up the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, but SIR. Cockrell di-
rected attention to the fact that there
was no quorum present, and conse-
quently the roll was called. Only
twenty-one senators answered to their
names. The call of sbsentees resulted
in obtaining eight more responses. Then
the sergeant-at-arms was directed to re-
quest the attendance Of absentees, and
after about half an hour quorum was
obtained and the bill was proceeded
with.
The amendment striking out the item
Of 100000 for completing the wharf for
the custom-house at Charleston. 5. G."
was resisted by Messrs. Butler and
Hampton, and was rejected.
The section providing for the issue Of
one, two, and five-dollar silver certiti-
Gates was, at the suggestion Of Mr..
Allison passed over, as were also a
number of other sections.
Other amendments, including the
item Of s5G,500 for the Inauguration OF
the Bartholdi statue in New York har-
Dor, we're agreed to. After disposiDg
of 10 pages of the. bill out Of l06 the
Senate at IL p. NJ. adjourned.
House or Bsproaentatavos.
On motion Of Mr.. Herbert, Of Ala
bama, Senate amendments TO the naval
appropriation bill were non-concurred
| in md Messrs Herbert Hewitt and