The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21

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WASHINGTON, July 20.-Ths Chair presented
resolutions of the constitutional convention of
Dakota, praying for the admission of South Da-
kota as State, and for a Territorial govern
ment for North Dakota Referred to the com
naittee on Territories.
Mr.. Miller presented memorial of the Evan
gelical Alliance of the United States, referring
20 the recent outrages and massacres perpetrated
OF Cinnamon on the Pacific coast with letter
from branch Of the alliance in China, setting
forth the injurious effects OF these outrages on
Americans and Christians in the Chinese empire.
He thoroughly Endorsed the sentiments embodied
in the memorial and letter. The memorial was
read in full. and referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
Mr.. Vest. in presenting batch of petitions
purporting to have been prepared under the aus
pices of the Knights of Labor, in reference to
railroad land grants and other matters remarked
that they had come to him-as they had come
for several weeks past, id large numbers, to
many other Senators-from Mr.. Ralph Beau
mont, chairman of the national legislative COM
mittee of the Knights of Labor. He had exam
ined these petitions, and he found that he was
not acquainted with any of the parties, resi-
dents Of Missouri whose names purported to be
signed to them, and he was of opinion that the
petitions had been prepared by the same person.
He was confirmed in that opinion because,
among the measures the passage of which was
asked, was the bill TO organize Territorial gov
srnment for Oklahoma The chiefs of the
Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes had correspond
ed with Mr. Powderly, protesting against such
action by the knights of Labor, and had been
assured by Mr.. Powdery that no such action had
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Knights of Labor. The correspondence, with
he petitions. was referred to the committee
iinance.
NJ. Blair, from the committee on pensions.
reported back the pension bills vetoed by the
President, with recommendation that some of
them be passed. Placed on the calendar
Mr.. Wilson, Of Maryland, from the same COM
mittee reported back the vetoed pension bill of
Joseph Romeiser-already passed over the veto
by the House-and recommended its passage
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Pngh, waving, for the present. his motion
70 call up the Payne election case, the Senate, at
Has, resumed consideration of the o1eomargar-
inc bill, and was addressed by Mr.. Brown in OPP
position to the bill.
Mr.. Hawley spoke in favor OF the bill, and Mr.
Eyarts also favored it.
Mr.. ingalls, addressed the Senate. He said
that, toward the close of the debate yesterday,
exasperated by personal illusions intended to he
offensive, he had made some observations which.
on reflection, he was persuaded had exceeded
the limits of propriety in debate. and he
availed himself of this, the first public
occasion, to express his regret He
then proceeded to argue against the bill.
He thought the whole subject was being treated
lnvefeely beginning at the apex and considering
it downwards The fundamental question to be
considered was not whether the general govern
ment possessed the police power to interfere,
through taxation or otherwise, but whether oleo
margarine was product detrimental and injuri-
Gus to the general health and welfare. He
sumed that the most latitudinarian iuterpreta-
ZION of the Constitution would not claim that
there was any power in the general government
TO prevent fraud simply as fraud. The funda-
mental question was whether or not oleomar-
garine was a safe, healthful, nutritious food
product. If it were then oeomargarne had ex-
actly the same right to ask a tax on butter as
butter had to ask a tax on oleomargarine. If it
were healthy food product, then this bill was
not bill to tax, but bill to spoliate 1t was
not bill for revenue, but bill for confscation
and destruction. A German chemist had re-
Gently discovered a means for making saccharlne
from coal oil, of such intense sweetening power
that single teaspoonful would change barrel
Of water into syrup. What should be said of
this discovery by which-if all that is said of it
were srue-the canesugar industry was to be
uprooted and destroyed2
Mr.. Hawley-Sel it as coal oil syrup.
Mr.. Ingalls-That Is very true; but if it is to
be pursued by the imposition of so burdensome
a tax as in this BILL Congress will be called upon
by the sugar makers to declare that it is fraud.
He went on to say that ne had read tho testi-
mony taken on this subject before the committee
on agriculture, and that, if any confidence were
to be placed in the testimony, oleomargarine was
healthy. nutritious and cheap food product.
The discussion was interrupted to permit Mr..
Hale to report from the committee on appro-
priations the general deficiency bill; and he gave
notice that unless the sundry civil appropriation
bill was called mp tomorrow morning he would
ask to have the deficiency bill considered.
Mr. Miller appealed to the friends of the
measure to see to it that the bill should not be
amended in any particular, because, at this
stage OF the session, any amendment might be
fatal to the bill.
Mr. ingalls, moved to reduce the tax from 5
cents pound to cents Agreed to-yeas 80,
nays %.
ingly" in connection with the sale of oleomar-
Rarine
Mr.. Miller moved to lay the amendment on the
table. Reiected-yeas, 81, nays 80.
The amendmenr was then adopted
Mr. ingalls, moved to amend the sixth section
by striking out the minimum penalty-beng
the words less than $780, and the words LESS
than six months"
Mr. Miller moved to lay the smendment on the
table Reiected-yeas %, nays 49,
The amendment was then adopted The bill
and amendments were then reported to the SEN
ate. The first question was on Mr.. Ingalls's
amendment to reduce the tax oleomarearine
rom cents pound TO cents, and il was
-dopted--yeas "a, nays 28.
The remaining amendments were adopted
without question, and the bill. as amended, was
passed-yeas 81, nays "a as follows
YEAS.
AIdrich Evarts, Mitchell, Orr.
Allison. German, Palmer,
Blackburn, Hale. Payne,
Blair, Harrison, Platt,
Camden, Hawley, Plumb,
Cameron, Hoar, Sawyer.
Chace. Ingalls,, Sewel,
Cockren, Logan Sherman
Conger, Mcmillan Spooner
Guilom, Malone. Stanford,
Dawes. Henderson, Teller
Dolph Miller Wilson Gal-37
Edmunds,
NAYS
Beck, Gibson, Ransom
berry, tray Rddleberger,
Brown Hampton, Vance