The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-03
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATOR BROWNS SPEECH ON
TIE BANKRUPT BILL.
The OleOmargarine Debate Continued
In the HOuse-General ROu-
tine Business.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Honse.-Mr.
Wilson W. Va. ], from the COMMITTEES
on Appropr atiors, reported back the
District OF Columbia appropriation
bill with Senate amendments thereto,
with the recommendations that some
Of the amendments be concurfed in
and others rouconcuued in. The rec
ommendaiion was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Adams N. "
and Mr.. McComas we're appointed
conierees.
Mr.. U'Neill, from the Committee on
Labor, reported bill TO legalizs the
incorporation Of trades unions. House
calendar.
The House then went into commit
tee Of the whole, (Mr. Springer III ],
in the chain, on the oleomar9arine
bill.
Mr.. Wellborn TEX in opposing
the bill expressed the thought that,
had the founders Of the government
foreseen that one OF the sovereign
powers delegated TO the general gov
eminent. that OF taxation, was ulti-
mately 10 be employed as the means
OF pro ect ng one American industry
againtt another American industry,
dependency not despair would have
staggered their eneTgi ~. And yet
this was the substantial purpose OF
the vicious bill now under conside a.
ton, and the fact that it came dis
guisel as a revenue measure but in
Tensile the viCiousness. There could
not he found ia the history OF the
republic a more dangerous precedent
than would be established by this bill.
On motion of Mr.. Beach | \. y an
amendment was adopted inserting
the word knowing y" in the clause
i'm osiDg a penalty upon every person
who purchf SEES or receives Tor sale any
oleomargarine from any manufacturer
who hes not paid the special tax.
Mr.. Hammond GA, attacked the
bill, and especially the "informer"
section, which he said would place n
marshal or his deputy in every com
munity in the country. He would
not vote for such a measure.
Mr.. Breckenridge Ark. said that
nothing had imprt sod him more with
the necessity OF having ~ conservative
body at the other end Of the Capitol
than the ease with which gentlemen
had ridden down every constitutional
barrier aud n cked together in ill-as-
sorted number5 insupport OF this bill.
Ii was the most astonishing and
odious me laure ever presented to
Congress.
Mr. HisCock IN. " taid that the
bill propo ed ID tax fraud, decep'
ton and a pha on honest industry.
No friend of the measure had ever
un1erst BOD that 1t went any farther
than that. 1t was not intended to tax
any rroduct that could not be sold az,
on did not have the semblance Of, but
ter. 1t intended simply to tax these
patented products that the skill of
chemists had enabled the maBuiac.
turers to palm of on an unsuspecting
people as butter.
Mr.. Holman lind. spoke in favor
Of the object OF the bill, and incident
ally advocated the repeal Of the to-
bacco tax. He maintained that oleo-
margarine was proper subject OF
taxation.
Mr.. Morrison III. called attention
to the fact that the oleomargarine
would not be taxed unless IL were sold
aud il would not be sold unlets II were
use d for food, and VII } would consume
the food2 The well-t1-do or the poor2
The gentleman (Mr. Holman) had said
that by way OF relieving agriculture
the tobacco tax ehould be taken OF.
This year tobacco would yield to the
government. 1923 100000. When that
was taken of, the government could
spare no more in the present condi-
ton OF the country.
Mr.. OHara's motion was rejec ed.
Mr.. Kenna favored the bill and Mr..
Lawler opposed II.
Mr.. Bayne PA said that there was
nothing in the bill which would pre-
vent the poor man from buying cleo.
margarine without the payment of
any tax il he went to the manuiac.
turer and purchased oleomargarine
that was no. produced in imitation of
butter.
Mr.. Scott PA entered his protest
against the resolutions of the trades
assemblies OF Western Pennsylvania,
presented yesterday by Messrs. Neg
ley and Curtin, being regarded as rep
resenting tie sentiment of the wage
workers Of the State of Pennsylvania.
The telegram pre- ented misreprC sent
ed the wage. workers cf Pennsylvania.
II did not speak their true sentiments
and convictions.
Mr.. Henley sustained the constitut-
tionality of the bill.
Mr.. McMillin Tenn moved to
strike out the clause which provides
that hall of the fiues aud penalties
imposed by this act shall 90 to the in.
former. The House would not do
itself justice II il enacted such an OBJ.
noxious piece OF legislation.
The motion was agreed toe to %
Then, in accordance with an al.
rsn9ement made this afternoon, the
committee arose aud reported the bill
to the House, the understanding be.
that vote should be taken to morrow
aud that the opportunity should be
given TO allow members to pass upon
the question of reducing the rate Of
tax imposed.
The House then adjourned.