Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-04
PROCEEDINGS or G

Mr.. Cockrell insisted on having the re-
ports read in number OF the cases, and had
some 1.-THE bills that he considered OF doubt
ful propriety postponed. In q short de.
bate on one OF the bills covering case that
had been rejected by the pension Office, Mr..
Cockrell said the chief of the division, who
had rejected so plain and well proven a
case, ought to be discharged from the SER
vice of the United States. .&@ <5@:-
HousE-Several senate amendments to
the Dingley shipping bill were nof-con-.
cured in, including that Of Senator
Frye authorizing the president to retaliate
on Canada for such acts as the seiz-
ure OF American vessels. Bills were in
PRODUCED to consolidate customs districts:
to revive the income tax for the payment
of pensions, and to distribute the surplus
in the treasury for educational purposes.
The bin to tax bogus butter was dis
cussed.
SENArE.-The commissioner of pensions
was the subject OF a lively and bitter de-
bate in the senate and was pronounced an
impostor BY Mr.. Ingalls,.
Mr.. VOORHEES, defended Commissioner
Black with much warmth and earnestness
The president sent two more mes
sages to congress vetoing pension
bills, and they are liable to create another
discussion at any time. A good deal OF
feeling is being awakened by these vetoes,
especially those which refer to cases which
have once been rejected at the pension Of
flee, and it is believed that nearly all of
these vetoes will be passed over the presi-
dents head. -
The bill to secure the appointment OF
Lieut.. Greedy, of Arctic fame, as adjutant
general OF the army, with the rank ofmaior
OF cavalry, was indefinitely postponed.
The Atlantic e. Pacific railroad grant for
foif -
pensions of soldiers and sailors who have
lost an arm or leg passed.
HoUsE.-The Harrison bill for the ad-
mission of South Dakota was reported ad.
versely, and the Springer bill to admit the
whole territory was reported favorably.
The greater part of the day was devoted to
debate on the bill to tax oleomargarine,
which was continued at an evening session.
Mr. Henderson Qowa) said: The farmers
had to get fair play in this chamber,
and If it were not given it would be
taken. He believed that there were enough
votes on both sides of the house to protect
the interest now clamering for protection
without the help OF men who never raised
their voice except to defend the protection
tariff. While he had never seen oleomar-
garine mentioned in the Bible, Shakespeare
had described the process of manufacture,
and he read from Macbeth the description
OF the concoctions of the witch's BROTH
favorably from the committee on foreign
relations the following described bill of
Senator Morgan of Alabama:
directing the attorney general to bring g
States in the supreme court OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia against Ben We'll,
or his legal representatives Or assignees
to determine whether the awards of
the Mexican claims commission in the
We'll and La Abra cases were pro-
cured by fraud, and if so to secure a. iudg-
ment against the claimants, their heirs and
assigns to recover the mount paid. The bill
to tax railroad land grants was briefly con-
| sidered, when the bill supplementins and
| amending the Chinese immigration act OF
1884 came up. 1t was, after debate, post
poned.
HousE.-Another day was spent on the
oleomargari1e bill. Mr.. Hammond offered
an amendment making it unlawful for any
merchant or shopkeeper in the District Of
Columbia or the territories to sell oleo-
| margarine without labelling it in a con-
spicuous manner, and requiring hotel,
restaurant and boarding house keepers
who use oleomargarine to place in their
dining rooms a placard bearing the words,
This house uses oleomargarine," and
| to have the same words printed on the bill
OF fare. Agreed to-92 to IS. Mr. Ham
! mond also offered an amendment provid-
ing penalty for the violation of this pro-
! vision. Lost-58 to 100. Mr.. Durham
| moved to reduce from 5000 to 500 the
| special tax on manufacturers of oleomar-
garine. Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) denounced
the bill. Adjourned.
SENATE.-The senate had under discussion
the bill reported by the committee on public
lands to forfeit that portion of the
Northern Pacific land grant from Wal
lula to Portland, over which it ia
understood the company does not
not want to build. Van Wyck tried to
amend the bill so as to forfeit all the Glands
west OF Bismarck, with the exception OF the
right OF way, but withdrew it and substi-
tuted q modified amendment. Before any
action was taken under the amendment
the regular order-the eulogies on the late
Senator Miller-was taken up.
HoUsE.-Wednesday was spent in fill
clustering on the oleomargarine bill This
factious opposition was INDUCED in because
the friends of the measure would not per-
NIT any reduction to be made in the spec
ial tax rates imposed, which in the case OF
manufacturers OF oleomarearine are fixed
at 5000 per annum. The opposition
claim that these rates as well as the
tax OF 10 cents per pound, are excessive
and unjust, and are prescribed to destroy
the industry in the specialinteresto fdairy.
men. Many opponents of the measure are
willing that the manufacturers shall be
placed under federal law and regulation,
but will not consent that q law shall
[ be made that will entirely suppress it,
Representative Breckenridge of Kentucky
reported favorably from the committee on
ways and means bill to provide:
Manufactured tobacco, snuff and cigars
may be removed for export to a foreign
country without payment of the tax under
such regulations as the commissioner OF in
ternal revenue shall prescribe. The bill al.
80 repeats section 1851, of the Revised
Statutes, authorizing the appointment oil
one Or more inspector of cigars in each col.
lection district, to receive as compensation
such fees from manufacturers as the com.
missioner OF internal revenues may pre-.
scribe.
SENArE.-The hi II to forfeit the land grant
OF the Northern P acifc railroad from Port
land to Wallula created a good deal OF in
terest in the senate and the amendment O.
Senator Van Wyck to include in the for
feiture seventy-five miles over the the Cos
cade mountains awakened an antagonisn
that will probably defeat the bill. Sen
ator Edm unds intimated that tn,
bill would never pass with that provision
in it, and ga id that the remaining 81,
| weeks OF this session were not lon,
enough for that purpose. Some OF the sen
ators hold that the Van Wyck am endmen,
confirms to the Northern Pacific all Of
the land it now holds, except those
included within the provision, and there
fore they object to it. Other sena
tors object to FORGETTING the land in the
Cas- cade branch on the ground that thu
railroad company ne eds it to complete thu
line, is faithfully endeavoring to do So
and that the inhabitants OF the territory
should have the benefit OF a road in that
direction to compete with the Canadian
Pacific.
HoUsE.-The whole of Fridays session
was devoted to the discussion OF the cleo.
margarine bill. Mr.. Townsend offered an
amendment reducing the tax on a pound
OF oleomargarine from 10 cents to cents.