Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-19
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session,
sen ATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July IL.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee ON Indian
affairs, submitted q report on the message OF
the President vetoing the bill granting the
right of way through reservations in northern
Montana, recommending the passage of the
bill, Notwithstanding the Presidents obiec.
tions. He stated that the report was unani-
nous, and that he would take an early oppor-
tunity to call it up for action.
Mr.. Miller called up the oleomargarine bill,
the House bill defining butter and regulating
the manufacture, sale, importation and ex-
portation of oleomargarine, (reported by the
committee on agriculture without amend
menD. The bill was read in full. The ques-
ton whether the bill should now be consider
ed was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 2S:
nays. l3, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Blair, Cockrell,
Congsr, Cullom, Dawes, Edmunds, Evarts,
Frye, German, Hale, Harrison, Hawley,
Hoar, Kenna, Logan, Mcmillan, Malone,
Miller, Payne, Platt, Plumb, Sherman,
Spooner, Stanford, Teller, Van Wyck, and
Wilson of Iowa-2s.
Nays-Messrs. Beck, Berry, Brown, Coke,
Nioy hoAi 10, CouSc VI am, GuoACys uSu,
Vance, Walthsll, Whittehorne aud Wilson
of Md.-i3.
Mr.. Beck moved to refer the bill to the
committee on finance. 1t was, he said, tax
bill beyond all controversy, and as such
should, under the rules of the Senate, be
considered by the committee on finance.
1t not only dealt with internal taxa
ton, but it changed the tariff laws.
There was no report from the committee
on agriculture, but the magnitude
of the bill was set forth in report by its
frinds in the other house. In this report it
was stated that about 200, ,000, 900 pounds OF
spurious and imitation compounds were man.
ufactured annually. The amount of tax pro-
posed would produce revenue of 500, ,OO0,-
600, or if the quantity imported was large,
possibly $l5.0OO,0OO.
The motion to refer the bill to the COM
mlttee on finance was rejected-yeas 10,
nays 90, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Beck, Berry, Coke, Gay,
Harris. Hearst, Jones of Ark, Maxey, Pugh,
Salisbury, Vance, Vest Voorhees,, Walthall
and Wilson of Md.-l5.
Conger, Cullom, Dawes. Dolph, Edmunds,
Evarts, Frye, German, Hale, Harrison,
Hawley, Hoar, kenna, Logan, Mcmillan,
Malone, Miller, Palmer, Platt, Sherman,
Spooner, Stanford, Teller, Van Wych, Whit
horne and Wilson of Iowa-o7
Mr.. Miller advocated tn. hill s,ronglv ua
sbould have heartily summarized tax Of IN
cents instead of 4. but il the hill was amend.
ed there might he danger of it's failing he
tween the two houses. He hoped that the
Senate would act promptly. wisely and liner
allv on this. which was almost the frat meas-
pre that tho tormers of tho conntry h.a
asked from Congress
Mr.. Palmer spoke in favor of the bill.
The Senate then on motion Of M Ed
munds. at az. went into secret session and
afterward adjourned
hoUSE'
Mr. Zach Tavlor of Tennessee. from the
committee on expenditures in the treasury
department, reported a resolution expunging
from the record the resolutions printed in the
issue of the l4th inst, (relative to the
charges against r. ID. Lancaster) purportiup
20 have been reported from that committee
on the previous day. Referred to the COM
mittee on rules.
Mr. Holman of Indiana, from the confer
ence committee on the legislative appropria-
ton bill, reported a disagreement upon the
amendment making appropriations for the pay
of senators private clerks; and in view of
this statement, Mr.. Oates of Alabama moved
that the House recede from its disagreement
to the amendment.
The motion was lost--yeas GO, nays I43-
and a further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Rockwell of Massachusetts,, from the
committee on public buildings, reported bill
to establish marine hospital at the port of
New York Referred to the committee of
the whole.
the whole on the fortifications appropriation
bill.
Messrs. Butterworth, Dingley, Morrow
Cutcheon, Randall and others. ali were elo-
quent in their demands for sufficient appro-
priation to meet the needs of our defenceless
coasts.
Mr.. Randall, however. said the purpose of
the bill was to secure knowledge of the re-
qu:rements of the occasion.
Mr.. Butterworth offered an amendment in
creasing from $500. 900 to s3.5OO. 900 the
amount for the armament of seacoast fortifi-
cations. Rejected, and MIR. McAdoo of New