The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-03-19
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.

MARCH 10.-ln the Senate, Miller, of
New York, from the committee on agricul-
ture and forestry, reported favorably Sena-
tor Edmunds' bill to establish forest re-
servation on the head waters of the
Missouri river and the head waters of
Clarl's fork of the Columbia river.
Senator Miller introduced bill requir-
ing all manufacturers of and dealers in
oleomargarine, butterine, lardine, and suine
to display signs in conspicuous place at
their places of business, indicating that
they manufacture or sell such articles, i'm
posing a special tax of $500 on manufactu-
Ters $3.50 on wholesale dealers, and 800
on retail dealers in such products, and re-
curing them to take out annual licenses to
carry on such business under penalty of
fine and imprisonment, and requiring all
persons engaged in such business to keep
books and enter therein accurate and de-
tailed account Of all imitation butter manu-
featured or sold by them, such books to be
subject at all times to the inspection of the
treasury officials.
at p. NJ Senator Pugh made his reply
to Senator Edmunds. Mr.. Pugh said he
had expressed his views fully upon the sub
ject of this debate in report made from
the judiciary committee by the minority,
and the main object he had now addressing
the senate in reply to the senator from
Vermont was to prevent If it was In his
power to do so-whch he admitted was
difficult undertaking-that senator from
changing the character OF the question be-
tween the senate and the president The
real character of that controversy could not
be misunderstood or misrepresented, as it
had arisen from facts apparent upon the
record and reported by the majority OF the
judiciary committee. Mr.. Cleveland had
no fear of an appeal to the people. He was
responsible to them. He supposed the ma
jority in the senate had no fear Of appeal
ing TO the people in favor of the omnipo-
tence of the senate. He knew the minority
had none in appealing to the people upon
the omnipOtence of the constitution and the
integrity of Mr.. Cleveland's administration.
MARCH 1.-the Judiciary Committee
resolutions being under consideration in
the Senate to-day, Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa,
took the floor in support of the same. He
referred to the constitutional amendments
proposed by the First Congress TO show the
anxiety of the founders of the government
that the rights. property and reputation of
accused persons should be protected by con-
fronting them with the witnesses against
them. This he said was the rule of fair
play.
In executive session Dement,, nominated
for Surveyor General of Utah was taken up
and some time was spent in disposing of It,
which was by an yea and nay vote, result
ing twenty-five for confirmation and twen-
ty-two aga nst IL.
MARCH 12.-On motion of MIR. Plumb the
Senate resumed consideration of the bill to
forfeit part OF the lands granted to the State
of Iowa In aid of railroads. Mr.. Plumb OPP
posed the amendment heretofore offered by
Mr. Sp0Oner, withholding from the opera
ton of the act certain of the lands rs to
which suit Is now pending In the United
States Supreme court The bill itself, Mr..
Plumb said, provided perfectly impartial