Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06
TWO GOOD DEEDS DONE.
THE OlEO BILL SlGNEO-A WAR
WIDOWS PENSION RAISED.
Farmers will be Protected-The senate
Replaces Mrs. STANDARDS Pension at
500 per Month Collector Smalley
Confirmed-Porter Honored.


WASuINGTON, Aug 2-On motion of
Mr.. Blair to-day the Senate receded from
ills amendment to the pension bill Of the
widow of Gen. Stannard, decreasing it
from 800 to 500. Bill stands passed.
The president has signed the oleomar-
garine and bill, and sent a message to the
House stating his reasons for approving
IT, and suggesting some additional legis-
lation.
In his message announcing his approval
of the oleOmargarne bill the president says
he thought if the question was presented
to him as the original proposition he
might doubt the present need of increased
taxation. He deems it his duty in this in
stance to defer to the judgment OF the
legislative branch of the government,
which has been so emphatically an
nounced from both houses of Congress, on
the passage of this bill. Moreover he
SAYS those who desire to see removed the
weight of taxation now pressing upon the
people from other directions may well be
justified in the hope and expectation that
the selection of an additional subject of in
ternal taxation so well able to bear it, will
inconsistency be followed by legislation,
relieving our citizens from other revenue
burdens rendered by the passage of this
bill. even more than heretofore
unnecessary and needless. In future
justification of the measure, the president
says if this article has the merit which its
friends claim for it and if the people of
the land with full knowledge of its real
character, desire to purchase and use it, |
the taxes eXacted by this bill will permit |
a fair profit to both manufacturer and
dealer. If the existence of the commod- |
lty taxed and the profit of its manufacture |
and sale depend upon the disposing of it |
for something else which it decetfully |
initiates, the entire enterprise is a fraud |
and not an industry, and if it cannot en- !
dure the exhibition of its real character |
which will be effected by the inspection
supervision and stamping which this bill
directs, the sooner it is destroyed the bet
ter in the interest of fair dealing.
such a result would not furnish the first
instance in the history of legislation
a benefit which was merely incl
dental to its main purpose. There Is
oeJbainly no industry better entitled to
the incidental advantages which may fol
low this legislation than our farming and
dairy interests, and to none of our people
are they less begriuged. Not the least
important incident related to this Fegisla-
ton is the defence afforded to the con-
sumner against the fraudulent substitution
and sale of the imitation for the genuine
article for food of very general house
hold use Notwithstanding the immense
quantity of the article described in this
bill which is sold as food, and notwth-
standing the claim that its manufacture
supplies cheap substitute tor butter,
venture TO say hardly pound
ever entered the poor mans house
under its real name, and in its
true character. Wilhelm its relation to
an article of this description there should
be no government regulation of what
citizen shall eat, it is certainly not Il
CAUSE Of regret, ii 10y legislation of this
character, he is afforded the means by
which he may better protect himself
against imposition in meeting the needs
and wants of his daily life,
The president calls attention to certain
bits OF phraseology in the bill which are
liable to mlsConstruction, and points out
Varions minor defects. In conclusion he
expresses hopes that these defects will be
remedied by an amendment or otherwise
before the adjournment of Congress.
Mexico Asked to Investigate the Case of
Editor Cutting.
Representative Grain of Texas today
had an interview with Secretary Bayard ,
i'll reference to the Cutting and Rass ures {
cases Grain says that the secretary in the :
course Of conversation referring to the |
Rassures case, said he had forwarded to I
Minister jackson a statement of the facts
submitted to him by Mr. Lynn, American
consul at Pedras. Negras, and would
await the result of the investigation which {
he had instructed Jackson to request the
Mexican government to make. Before
taking any action in regard to the Cutting t
case, the secretary stated he had made a {
demand for the release of Cutting and WAS II
answered that Cutting was being tried I
Tor violation of the federal statute which
provides, among other things, for the
punishment of a foreigner who in a for
elgn country commits al offence against a
Mexican citizen. TO this Bayard replies ;,
our government could not tolerate the APP u
OF such law to American citi-
zens, and renewed his demand Tor Cut. {
lng release which has not been complied Y
with. Secretary Bayard is aroused to the =,
Importance OF the principle involved and -
!, determined to protect American citi- -
Zens TO the full extent of his power. II
Collector SmalIey Receives His Confirma- ii
ton at Last. I
The Senate IN secret session rejected the
nomination of X. ;. Dement, to be surveyor
general of Utah. Internal Revenue Col -.
ector McGraw of West Virginia dis =,
trict was confirmed. This nomination =
mas been pending more than year and a :,
half, 1t being one OF those left unconfrmed n
at the end of the last session. United p
states marshals Werner of Cincinnati and "
freeman of Tennessee, and Collector of "
Customs Smalley of Vermont were con- ~
irmed. +,
The conferees of the surplus resolution pI
leld meeting this evening and failed to al
'each an agreement. Tnere may be an q
other meeting tomorrow. in