Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-20
A Scene In the Senate.

SHARP DISCUSSION OF THE OLEOMARGARINE
BILL BY ME,SRS. INGALLS, AND MILLER.
The Senate discussed the OieomArgaiine bill
until adjourument yesterday without reaching
vote. The debate terminated with u sensa-
tioual encounter between Messrs. Ingalls, and
Miller. Senator Iugalls leveied his keene,t
satire at the poor but honest dairyman, Us de-
scribed by Senator Miller. The latter had pic
III. ed the dairymeu a class of superlativeiy
honest people, suffering from dishonest cOmpe-
titiOu.
Mr. ingalls, held up two vials of coloring mat
ter, the labels Oi which guaranteed would IN a
tint y, tne highest graoe Jersey to white but
ter, and make II worth hve cents more per
pound. After dwelling with some mpL;,sis
upon the uses vi these fluids, Mr.. Ingalls, re-
marked that the 'honest dairyman' was not
averse to practlcluX little fraud himself.
W hen he again held up the Walls aud delibeI-
u ely ANNOUNCED that these preparations were
senator Edmunasl the sedaIe senate relaxed
into roArs of Laughter, IN which MIR. Edmunds
joined heartily.
But Mr.. Miller could not see anything OF an
amusing character ia it. He arose to reply with
u very serious cOuntenance and u Voice beto-
keuing anger. He suggested tnat there must
have been reheursals for the scene just enacted,
and said MIR. Ingalls, antics reminded him VI
his 10Y hood days when he used 70 the Itin-
Grant peddler Uu training days auctOning On
his bogus wares and elixir Ut life. He did not
know whether the Senator from Kansas had
sested that Ii he faiird IN other directions he
might ply the avocation he had described ad-
mlrabiy.
Mr.. Ingalls, appealed to the Senate to bear him
out In the assertion that he had not indulxed
in any personalities. He had been personally as
sailed and he replied with the sharpest weapons
vi has command. He said the humor Of the Seua-
tor from New York reminded MIN Oi the attempt
0t u nippOp0tanlus " dance On the slack rope.
[Laughter.l He tnen charged that Mr.. Miiier
had the strongest personal interest in the pend
ing bill, as he wxS Y datryinan aud was advo-
calling 4 measure which would put money in
hiS own pocket he said the spectacle WAS pre-
led IN both houses Ol this bill being urged
by men directly Interested In 1t, the chair
man OF the House committee agriculture
also owned = dairy farm.
After AN inStAAts pause and with intended
emphasis Mr.. IuEalls declared that ~ more
shameful spectacle had never peen presented 70
the American people"
Wnen the New York Senator rose to reply he
was ixiriy trembling with rage. He wa proud
that he was = iAriner, and admitted that he
made some butter and cheese, cut denied that
he supported the bill from motives OF personal
interesi. He resented the charge OF corrupt
motives against himself, and declared that
those were words which neither tie senator
nor any other man would dare speak to him
outside the chamber. In the chamber they
might shield themselves behind parliamentary
| law, but he fMilier) would leave the question
with his constituents.
After Q vain effort TO agree upon . time for Q
vote the senate adjourned, with Mr.. Evarts
having the right 70 the hoor.