Telegram-herald., 1886-05-30
.GABBLE IN CONGRESS
Another Day Wasted IN Talk
About OleOmargarine.
T0RNSHEHl'S AMENDMENT DEFEATED
The 6artholdi Statue Inauguration
~ Amendment Proposed 10 the
La~ Preventing the Sending
OF Obscene Matter by
Mai

before tle House q letter from the Secretary
OF State, submitting an estimate OF sl06 loo
for the Inauguration Of the Bartholdi statue.
which was referred. Mr. Merriman Of New
York. from the Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads, reported bill amending
the statutes relating to the transmission OF
obscene matter through the mails. The
amendments proposed by this bill are in
tended 10 make il SO plain and definite that
they cannot be disregarded with impunityl,
placed on the House calendar.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the Oleomargarine bin, the pend
ing amendment being that offered by Mr.
Iowushend reducing the tax on OleOmar
gafiIe from ten 20 TWO cents per pound.
Mr.. Hatch. of Missouri had read "A telegram
from Mr.. Powdery 10 Speaker Carlisle 10
the effect that no person whatsoever Is
authorized 10 speak for the Knights of
Labor either for or against the pending bill.
Mr.. Hatch m explanation OF misappre-
heusi0n "a 90 the scope of the bill said thar
other 0mrounds not colOred in imitation
of butter were not liable 10 taxation. Mr.
Iownshend differed with Mr. Hatch and
said that no oleOmargarine or imitation
butter could be sold without tax, whether
sold under It's true name or not.
Mr. McCreary. OF New York. offered an
amendment, providing that the tax of ten
cents per pound shall be imposed upon
oleOmargarine only when manufactured and
sold As butter Mr. Lehibach, of New
Jersey. while in favor of the general
features OF the bill, thought the tax pro-
posed was too nigh MT. Mills, of Texes
denounced the doctrines contained IN the
bill. II Congress passed this bill 10 would
be a virtual announcement that it was
ready ar the demand of strong interest TO
strike down weaker one. MIR. Daniel, OF
Virginia spoke IN favor of an amendment
which he would offer hereafter. abolishing
the internal revenue tax on tobacco and
fruit brandy.
Mr.. Cowles. of North Carolina, offered an
amendment repeating the tax on fruit
brandy. Mr. Hudd, of Wisconsin. consid-
cred oleomargarine an obnoxious com
pound and favored taxing it out of eXis-
tence. Mr. Blair thought the bil should
be amended so that il would be an honest
law against fraud Mr.. Stone. of Massa-
chu~etts, regarded the bill as deceptive in is
present shape. After some further debate,
Mr. Townshend's amendment was rejected
Gj 20 81.
Mr. Daniel then offered his amendment
abolishing the tax on tobacco, which was
advocated bv MIR. McAdOO, of New Jersey
Mr. Buchanan. of New Jersey, while he
was in favor of the repeal f the tobacco
TAX. was opposed To the amendment as
endaulering the passage of the bill Mr.
Cabe.l. Of Virginia. earnestly supported the
proposition aud appealed 10 the House to
relax the system of taxation which bore
heavily ON the people whom he represented
Mr Farquhar of New FORK spoke against
The The bin and pointed out what he re-
garded as the danger Which would attend
an extension Of internal protection.
Mr. Bre rerkenridge. OF Kentucky, offered
an amendment providing that the revenue
collected under this acl shall be devoted TO
the payment of pensions. The internal
revenue tax, he said was war tax, and
fbe revenue derived from IL should be de-
voted 10 the expenditure rendered necessary
by the war While he did not like the sys-
tenn of internal revenue he did prefer o. tax
whisky and tobacco rather than the food,
clothing and shelter of the poor man and
working man. Mr. Daniel expressed his
astonishment at the uimbieness with which
the Republican party had Jumped over
/ what 10 had called the walls Of American
defense. and his equal astonishme1t when
he saw Democrats who had pledged them
selves to abolish war taxes, and who bad
/ placed upon their banners, "Eqcal and
Exact Justice % all Men, take a wide
where the most radical gone-to-see1 Repub-
licsnism had ever gone before. Applause }
10 would ever remain one of the prOudest
acr- of The first administrator Of Thomas
Jefferson hat be bad gotten rit of the ex-
cess system but IN the first administration
of Grover Cleveland destined as bad been
I hoped By a great majority Of the American
/ people. % reassume the mantle so laid
aside Democrats come 10 preach the doc
frine that a powerful hand in America
could be- raised against every weak hand.
Murder bad rights, arson bad rights. every
( crime bad rights to a fair trial in a court OF
Justice before it was condemned, but accord
ibE 20 these doctrines industry
4 bad no trial. bat was condemned
and destroyed ia the house which should
/ be- The house Of rs friends. re was not "a
h|ibusierer lie bad not tried to retard the
+ consideration of the bill. bar when he saw
( Democrats betrayed in the house Of their
friends and by those who should be their
captains. when De saw the Republican
party paying allegiance to cause which
: ths people did not elect and. abandoning the
+ representative character they heid for the
people who we're soveTcigus. then he said
( that be for one would stay here until fhe
term of Congress expired and use every
ability thar God hsd given him go stand
afhFart this measure and against oppression
and tyranny and Ior fhe people Pending
action the com ralffea rose ard the House