Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-03
THE OLEOMARGARIN BILL.
Message OF the President Approx.
ing IA.

Message OF the President Approx.
ing "a.
The President has signed the oleomargarins
bill. and has sent "A message the House
giving his reasons FOR doing it, he speaks ~
the interest the bill has excited and OF the ef-
forts that have been made ON both sides ~ In
iucnce his action. "raose on both sides OF the
question:" he says, "whose advocacy or OPP
position is based upon no broader foundation
than local or personal interest have outnuns.
bered all the Others who have sought him"
TIE hill, he says, l. npon it, face "A revenue ball.
The constitution has given Congress very wide
dl>cretio in revenue matters, aud Though AZ
the question were presented Ia me oris slnal
proposition mtght doubt the present need of
increased tnNaton, deem AZ nay duty I'm this
instance 10 deier 10 TIC Judgment Of the legis-
laUVe branch OF the government, which mas
been 80 emphaticaity announced in both
tiouses OF Congress uiJon the passage tnis hill.
Moreover, those who desire To removed
the weight OF Taxation now pressing upon the
people from other directions may well toe jusIi-
lied in tIe hope and expectation that the Sc
lection al an additional subject vi internal tax.
ailon, SO well able ID bear II, wlIl ia consist
ency Dc followed 5y legislation relieving our
citizens from other revenue burdens, rem.
aered 10y the passage of this bill even more than
heretofore unnecessary aud needlessly OPP
ptcsslNe-
lie refers To the charge that the bin was not
for revenue, but to DESTROY one industry in the
interest oi another. aud says, lnsi AZ entitled To
indulge ia sucn suspicion, and a satisfied luat
such : Result would cnsue, he would have coll-
strained 10 interpose executive dissent But"
lac says, II do not feel called upon 10 Interpret
the motlves al Congress otherwise than 10y tho
apparent character of the Till which has been
presented to nnc. ana am convinced that the
tiAes which IL creates caunot possibly destroy
the open and legitimate manufacture anu sale
OF the thing upon Which IL il levied. Ii this
article has the merit which Its friends claim loo
IL, anu III the people oi the land, with fuu
knowledge OF it, real character, desire 10 pur-
chase and use il, the taxes exacted by this bill
"A b.ef nm fagf nrpr
ana dealer. LII the existence ol the commodity
taxed and the prohts of It's la anuIacture and
sale depend upon dlsposing oi AZ to the people
for sohieinlag else which II deceitiully initiates,
The entire enterprise Is fraud ana not an in-
uustry: and ii Ia cannot endure the exhibition
oi its rea,i character which VIII be elected by
the Inspection, supervision ana stamping
which TINS bill directs, the sooner IL IL de-
stroyeu lne-belter, la the interest VI fair aeai-
ing"
lie thinks the incidental protection to the
consumer. against iraud, is not the least i'm
portrait Icaiure oi the uIil ana he ventures 10
say that hardly "A pound VI mutation butter
ever enters d poor inass mouse la ITS true Guar
acier.
While i'm its relation 10 an article OF this
description tuere should be no governmental
regulation of what the ciiI,en shall eat, IL 10
certainly no. q 'au-c of regret n by legislation
OF tnls character IL afforded "A means w
which le may project himself against iInposi-
iion in iheeting the needs aud wants vi nis
he suggests tina; the definition of limitation
butit. De made more clear in the bill, anu RECON-.
InacniiIery oi ti.e bili more perfect.
The fourteenth siau niIeenIh sections OF the
olti ia my opihion al" IN danger vi being coil-
slfucu as an interference wlth the police
powers OF the states. Not being entirely salts
He'd oI tile unconstlCutionaiIty OF these proei.
sionS, and regarding iiIcin not being - con-
nected ana interwoNrn with the other sessions.
as ii found Invalid, 10 Vltiate the entire meas
ure have determined 40 commend them
tnC attention oi the House with a view To an
Immediate amendment oI the biiI, ii IL should
be deenied necessary, ana n IA Is practicable xs
''''- '.'e Gay in Tue sess.on OF coli.ress-
The River and II aroor ksiI Agreement.
THE POTOMAC IMPROVEMENT CLAUSE RE.
TANNED.
The river and harbor couerees have surprised
everybody by reaching an agreement. The
Senate coaferees have agreed To drop the canal
scnemes from the bill, providing merely for u
commission 10 examine and report as 10
the praciicability oil the Propositions. The
Potomac river Hats improvements amendment
II retained, and the mississippi leyee clause IL
stricken out The bill IL thus iut in "A very sat-
isIactory shape. 1t provides Iur "A commission
oI three army engineers To examine the several
canals and report upon the cApeJlency "a the
government taking possession vi them To the
secretary of War, who with the CHIEF of en.i-
Deers shall report to Congress The conclusion
oi the coIninisslon. Tue New York hart,ur ap.
preparation is maintained.
A SHARP CONTEST IN THE HOUSE OVER THE
BILL
The conference report on the river and har-
aud il threatens To take up much time. An ef-
fort made 10y Sir. Burns 10 get up the de-
iiciency report, Dut Nh. Willis got in ahcad OF
him. Ii IL expected thai there will be "A hard
1gat on the river ana harbor blli, DuI 1t a vote
is reached al Is expected Io be agreed 10.
A well-intormed uember told a STAR reporter
to-day ta.lt every means of obstruction KNOWN
10 piTliameuta usage would toe resorIed TO 10
beat the D4iL The rvadlug of the euJiFe report
was demanded the 1irst IlIiug. forcing the waste
OF mucn lime, a4d at least one other reading
must be had. II a vote d, nnaily reached al Is
tnoaEht 10 oe pretty certain tuat the report
will ue adopted. It IL doubtful. however, that
the friends the Diil viii De s,bte 10 mold the
House here long enough ior al to bccolae a lay
il tie President Itis 10 sign *, To give to the
Executive the ume he IL SAID 10 req ARE for ats
consideration. There Is prospect oI "A stormy
close 10 the session AZ tne opponents nj the bIIi
persist. 1t u thought tAaI the Senate rcsoiu.
ton 10 adjourn tomorrow wiii be adopted in
ine House.
Mr.. Gibson, OF Louisiana, introduced in the
Senate yesterday, as "A substitute Tor the river
and harbor BILL which Inen cunsi cred lo
To be in jeopardy, a snort bIll simply appropri-
ating S12.uoU,UJo 10 be eNpeDaed Oh river and
HarDor improvements which the Secretary Of
War in his discretion may consider the most
important.