Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-03

heavy hand ON this greatest of all modern
receptions. He trusted that before the
sun went down tomorrow the glad news
would be sent to the farmers and dairy
men in all parts of the country that this
bill had been passed by the house. Mr..
Hammond argued that the bill as a
measure suppressed the manufacture of
oleomargarine was unconstitutional. Mr..
Hiscock favored the bill and said that the
imitation of butter which he characterized
as vile, dirty, product, frighted with
disease should be made to pay q tax. The
committee then rose and the house ad
journed.
TUESDAY, May 25.
Senate-Sen. Eustice presented a reso-
luton of the Louisiana legislature memo
r1allzlng congress for the establishment
of navy yard at New Orleans Referred.
The urgent deficiency conference re-
port was submitted and on motion Mr.. AL
hson agreed to the bankruptcy bill. 1t
was then taken up. Teller spoke against
the bill and Hoar in its favor. After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
House-Mr. Springer, from the com
m1ttee on territories reported the bill to
enable the people of Dakota to form con-
stltut1on and state government Com
mlttee of the whole. Also adversely the SEN
ate bill for the admission of the state of
Dakota and for the organization of the ter
r1tory of Lincoln. Committee of the whole.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the oleomargarine bill; Mr..
Springer in the chair. Mr.. Clark gave
his hearty support to the bill, and
quoted statistics to show the injury
which the manufacturers of bogus
Init haI bod
of American dairy products. Forbear-
ance had ceased to be a virtue. The
farmer could not successfully compete
with the manufacturers of oleomargarine
which can be made for seven cents per
pound. Either oleomargarine must go
or the great dairy industry would be
wiped out and destroyed Mr.. Rowell
supported the bill as protecting a
legitimate industry against the unfair
competition of a fraudulent industry.
Pending further discussion the COM
mittee rose and the house took recess
until 7:3O; the evening session to be for
general debate on the oleomargarine bill.
At the evening session, general debate
on the oleomargerine bill was continued.
After further debate, the house at IL
O'Clock adjourned without action.
WEDNESDAY, May 26.
Sendte-After the routine morning bust
ness, the senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of the private pension bills on
the calendar. The bankruptcy bill hav-
ing been read was temporarily laid aside,
and the amendment to the bill providing
for the taxation of railroad grant land
was agreed to, making the United States
preferred purchaser in case of sales. By
unanimous consent the Chinese bill was
then taken up and discussed by Senators
Plumb, Sheridan and Hoar. After the de-
bate further consideration was indefinitely
postponed, and the senate adjourned
House-The Dunn free ship bill being
the special order for to-day, and its
friends being desireous of making way
rOr the Oleomargarine bill it's order was
made continuous with the understanding
that the former be called up at the earliest
opportunity. The house then went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Springer of
Illinois in the chair; The oleomargarine
bill all on general debate, in measure be-
ing closed. Hatch in speaking of the
formal amendment sent to the clerk
and had read the following telegram re-
ceived from Chicago. Protest of several
hundred members of the Chicago board
of trade against action of the directory
favoring bogus butter, mailed you last
night. On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge,
the amendment was adopted-65 to "a
to the section defining BUTTER" so as to
exclude from the definition the product
of milk or cream when addition coloring
matter is used. Mr.. Hammond offered an
amendment making it unlawful for any
merchant or storekeeper in the District
of Columbia or the territories to sell with
out labelling it in a CONSPICUOUS 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 oleo-
margarine" and to have the words print
ed or the bill of fare. Agreed to, 90 to 95
Mr.. Durham moved to reduce from $500
to 800 the special tax on the manufacture
of oleOmargarine. Pending action the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 81.
Seaate-In the senate to-day reso-
luton was offered by Wilson, which
was ordered to lie over one day, it
providing for an investigation of the
matter of the appointment of Indian
traders by the commissioner of Indian af
fairs. The preamble to resolution recites
that in the matter of such appointments
it is stated that acts have been done or
permitted to be done in disregard of law
and right, and the property interests of
citizens. On Booths motion the senate
took up the bill restoring to the United
States certain lands granted the Northern
Pacific railroad company. Sen. Stan
ford then called up the resolutions,
introduced by him, expressing the
sorrow of the senate at the death of the
late Sen. John T. Miller, of California.
The resolutions having been read, Sen.
Stanford addressed the senate briefly,
outlining the life of Miller from his birth
in Indiana, through varied phases of his
career as student, lawyer, citizen, soldier
and senator. The resolutions were
agreed to and in further respect for the
deceased the senate adjourned.
House-Mr. Dangley, from the COM
mittee of conference, submitted the report
of that committee on the shipping bill.
Resuming consideration of the Oleo-
margarine bill in the committee of the
whole, Daniel moved to reduce the special
tax on retailers in oleomargerine from 48 to
25. Hill opposed the amendment, believ-
ing that the judgment of the committee
h. Ia af 4av