The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL.

ful propriety postponed. In short de.
bate on one OF the bills covering a 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
case ought to be discharged from the SER
vice OF the United States.
HOUsE-Several senate amendments to
the Dingley shipping bill were non-eon-
,urred 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
troduced 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 bill to tax bogus butter was dis
cussed.
SENATE.-The commissioner OF pensions
was the subject of 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
fee, 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 adiutant
general OF the army, with the rank ofmajor
OF cavalry, was indefinitely postponed.
| The Atlantic & Pacific railroad grant for
feture bill passed. The bill increasing the
! 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 ne read from Macbeth the description
| OF the concoctions Of the witch's broth.
! SENATE.-Senator Edmunds reported
| favorably from the committee on foreign
! relations the following described bill of
! Senator Morgan Of Alabama:
! Directing the attorney general to bring
! suit in the name OF the United
| 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 il SO to secure judg-
ment against the claimants, their heirs and
assigns TO recovert the amount paid. The bill
| to tax railroad land grants was briefly con-
| sidered, when the bill supplementing and
amending the Chinese immigration act of
! 1884 caIne up. 1t was, after debate post
! poned.
HoUsE.-Another daywas spent on the
oleomargariIe 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 con-
/ spicuous manner, and requiring hotel,
i restaurant and boarding house keepers
who use oleomargarine to place in their
dining rooms placard bearing the words,
"This house uses oleomargarine," and
to have the same words printed on the bill
OF fare. Agreed to--92 to So. Mr.. Ham
mond also offered an amendment provid-
ing penalty for the violation OF this pro-
vision. Lost-5S to 100. Mr.. Dunham
moved to reduce from 5000 to 500 the
special TAX on manufacturers OF oleomar-
garine. Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) denounced
| the bill. Adjourned.
i 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 is
understood the company does not
not want to build. Van Wyck tried to
Az n A 4 y. L.
west OF Bismarck. with the execution ofthe
right OF way, but withdrew it and substi-
tuted modified amendment. Before any
4 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 uleomargarine bill This
iactious 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
Il manufacturers OF oleomaTgarino 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 speciaiinteresto ofdairy-
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 a bill to provide:
Manufactured tobacco, snuff and cigars
may be removed Tor export to foreign
country without payment OF the tax under
! such regulations as the commissioner oi in
ternal revenue shall prescribe. The bill al
so repeals section 3151 OF tho Revised
Statutes, authorizing the appointment OF
one or more inspector cf cigars In each col
lection district, to receive as scompensation
such fees from manufacturers as the COM
missioner az internal revenues may pre-