Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-07-29
CONGRESSIONAL

cr-s,rr.- Nearly the entire day was
-...ss.s in debate on the bill taxing o.eo-
.~earine. Mr. Butler offered an amend
; >.,srf extending the principle Of the bill TO
100 and liquors Messrs. Gray and HAIR
- eonosed the bill. The latter had offer.
II an amendment making it unlawful to
81. oleomargarine within the Els
9rirt Of Columbia or the territories
.r,sss il was distinctly marked as such.
He was in favor Of the bill to that extent
"a no iurther. Mr.. Harris amendment
Is reiected-IS to 81. Mr.. Beck said:
This bill was protection run mad. Con-
80 might as well undertake TO protect
ne breed Of horses against the rnising of
,.rles or TO protect coal men against the
s<ks eornpetition % natural gas u -
Mr.. Buffers amendment was laid on the
table. Yeas, 32; nsys 16.
Mr.. Butler Eaid that this bill was the
most fragrant and unblushing in it's viola
t;css al She constitution Of any ever intro
Sr,ed IN congress He asked il the artificial,
eoIoring OF butter WAS not fraudulent.
Mr. Ingails. in eincidatiug that question
nroducea a vial OF coloring matter, and
rom,uented upon the circular accompany.
3rp II. The PREPARATION was made at Bur
,;,,eton, VT, and one vial was warranted
III color 800 pounds OF winter butter and
add FIVE cents a pound to its value.
HOUSE, Tho fertilization appropriation
h;ll passed. The conference committee on
The bill repeating the redemption. timber
~,,.ture and desert land laws reported com.
rlste disagreement. Tne house insisted up
or it's points OF Disagreement. and ordered
. iurthef conference.
SESaTE.-The senate passed the oleomar-
rsrire bin but not without reducing the
tax from FIVE to two cents per pound.
rr.a- Lee.
strike out the minimum penalty, which
was 500 fine and six months imprison
ment. As the bill now stands the courts
can fix such penalty as the circumstances
of the case may Justify up To
A maximum. Attempts were made To mod.
ify the hjil IN other respects, to reduce the
: license tax upon retail dealers from Sis 70
SIC year, and to prohibit the use OF col
orinr matter in genuine butter, butthey all
feied. The bin viii noT 90 to the commit
See Of Sonference and Mr.. Miller viii en-
deayor to have the tax raised again to
Ave cents a pound. 1.-THE house conierrees
stick on this point Mr.. Miller. will Weld
and recommend that the senate submit.
but there are & number OF senators who
will fight against any such surrender. Tho
bill passed the senate by vote .oi ITO
"a. TIE nays were all democrats save
Riddleburger OF Virginia.
and harbor bill to conference cornmittec
we're partially successful. but Randall and
Eolman succeeded in. taking considerable
time in. amendment. After q reading of
the bill in committee 1.-THE whole the house
willingly acceded to Mr.. Willis motion to
shut of general debate, and was preparing
to non-concur in the senate amendments
as n whole and leave the entire matter for
. conference committee, when Randall pro-
r. -
ment by striking out the clause pro
viding for the Hennepin canal. This
was lost after a long discussion
-93 to 100. The Illinois and Iowa men
iairly Rugged themselves for Joy. Mr. Hol.
man made a similar attack on the Portage
Lake canal appropriation and the APP
preparation Tor improving the Mississippi
river, but she opposition was too strong.
and he finally withdrew his attempts.
SExArE.-Tbe senate resumed eonsidera-
ton Of the Payne case and Mr.. Teller con-
Guided his remarks in support OF the views
Submitted in the report ON the Payne bri.
bsry case signed by Messrs. Evarts, Logan,
and himself. He said.
He would not trust himself to express in
the senate his opinion OF an attempt Co
compel by a public convention OF political
editors the determination OF u judicial
question. II there were evidence ofbribery
and corruption. il has bsen withheld from
Che senate committee. 81 am prepared
ne eaid, ito record my vote and to record
n under the solemnities ofmy oath, without
regard to the wishes ofany man or men.
u,,moyed by prejudice os pilssion, by inter
sst or sayor. unawed by threats, interior
ise,l by what they say il, public
an earocst plea for Investigation. lie be-
heyed that. whatever corruption had oe.
Cured 10 the election. no knowledge oi such
corruption was brought to his colleague
He believed alsn that the investigation
we're granted bis colleagues honor would
be produced. He had no sympathy what.
ever. with the criticisms made upon
Mcssfs. Logan Eyar,s aud Teller.
Newspapers were rude and rough
IN their ianrnaec about public
Ireii; but if anybody expected better treat
sheni from the newspapers he would have
10 live in an aec yetfa remote. lie believ-
fd there WIS profound conviction in the
minds oi the great body OF the people In
Ohio, oi all parties, that in the election ofhis
Aollcagpe there had been frauds and large
use Of money to corrupt members OF the
lener;.l assembly.
HorsE.-Most OF the day was spent In
llhbnstering over the oieonargarine bill
, he house agreed TO the report OF the con
tereuce committee on the disagreement to
she senate amendments TO the bill restrict
ARG special legislation in the territories.
SESArE-The debate on the Payne sena-
torial election case was closed, and the
majority report, recommending that no
investigation be had was adopted
IA to II. Those who voted for
the Investigation were Blair, Conger, Dawes.
fdmunds, Frye, Hale, Harrison, Hawley,
Hoar. Mcmillan, Malone, Henderson,
Mitchell f0r.), Palmer, Platt, Sherman
and Wilson Qowa1.
For some days riimors have been floating
around that y senator who has been es-
pecially active in securing pension legisia-
tion had charged n fee of 5000 Tor getting
a pension for poor widow in his state. and
whenever the subject Was alluded to every
body thought OF Blair, OF n. Y. He frankly
announced in the senate that he was the per.
son alluded to, and made the announeemen
in ordeS that the reputation OF no other
senator might be injured by anonymous
repo-ts
He said He presumed the publications
referred to himself, but he had nothing TO
do wish the case since he entered public
Life. Before that when he was practicins
taw. he obtained pension for Mrs.
Hannah Laid, the entire bill for
services was ahoat $50. Wheu he
was elected co congress lie turn
ell all his government business over
TO his partner who, without his knowledge,
brought suit against the widow Torservices
rendered in collecting the pension aud in,
teress. and writ OF execution had been
issued; but when he (Mr. Blair heard IT,
be directed his partner to discontinue the
proceedings. He had never received - dol
lar for his services and expenditures in the
matter.
HoUsE.-The house concurred in the
senate amendments To the oleomarrarine
bill. The bill nov goes TO the president
Tor his action in the house, and passed
their bill by vote OF 175 TO %, which IN
snres a majority should the president with
bold hi, approyal