The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE 0LEOMARGARINE BILL
And the Pac fc Forfeiture Bill PASSED.
Deadlock Over the River and Harbor
Jobs-The Morrison Resolution Emas.
culated In he Senate-The Anti-Polyg.
amy Bill Smo hered

| hO iIiCnHs VI tuc IdTIueTb III tIB DOuFc mace
up their minds Friday that half oa. YVES
better than no bread, and by vote OF II to "a
passed the anti-oleomargarine bill Just as it
| came from the senate. They did not like the
| reduction OF the tax to two cents pound, but
they thought that it was better than nothing,
| ana II they did not take it they would not be
| able to get anything. The enemies OF the bill
| showed how stubbornly they would fight to
| delay 1t at every stage. II It had been sent to
conference 1t would have been thrown back
several days and might have been lost bevond
recovery. Tho president has referred it to the
attorney general for TN opinion on its constitu-
t'ohaii'y. llnnham of Chicago who led the
| opposition to the measure saws III, S4S license
required OF retailers will drive the small dealers
! VIII ne seriously affected, though they must
| necessarily raise th3 price about three cents
Inc senate detcrmlned, Friday, not to inves-
| tga'e the election Of Mr. Payne of Ohio bv a
vote OF "A to II. OF the A Payne votes, 90
W9'e su cas- oy ID mocrats anil 10 by Republicans.
All TIE II auii Pfyne votes were cast bv Ra
publcans. Mr Evarts made the speech of the
| aay, deHghtng the Senate by his brief reading
rom Shakespeare, full Of wit, eloanencs and
nVective Hoar undertook to answer il. ard
admlIted tnat there was no proof against
ray ne 'ne investigation was to find It. This
id spite OF the fact that the long Investigation
~ the ONO legislature had failed to find it.
Jones OF Nevada was the first to congratulate
Payne en- the result The Ohio men sar that
tue matter has not ended. They intend at the
next session OF Congress to present their ev;-
aence IN tangible and convincing shape; and
they have no doubt that all the Republicans
Will then vote tor an investigation
The sundry civil bill passed the senate satur.
day night. 1t approprates an aggregate Of
S2f4lo,3lo, or an increase OF SO, l05 $40 over
the amount appropriated bv the bill as it came
from the house. Tire items added by the sen.
ATE are SLY ,oi5 tor public buildings, $jl6,75O
for light honses, Sl06, 652 for the coast survey
and Sl,76j,992 on account of miscellaneous
items.
The senate will pass the Morrison surplus
resolution as amended and reported by the
senate committee on finance Tuesday. The
house will not con cur in the senate amendments
practically increasing the reserve, aud also au-
thorIzinS the secretary OF the treasury to sus-
pend the calls when be deems it necessary TO
preserve tae credit of the government Mr.
Morrison considers the resolution so weakened
ny tue flhance committees amendment that il is
practically meie suggestion tn The secretarv
OF the treasury, which wonid MT change tue
present policy OF the treasury dopertment
What is wanted, he SAYS, is directory resoin-
tlon, such as the bouse sent 10 The senate. Tne |
bouse VIII not agree 20 abandon the principle OF
its resolution.
!, The conference committee aving in charge
the river and barber bill is unable to agree and |
has asked to be DISCHARGED. The two Demo.
Gratis of the house conferees are decidedly on
posed to the canal schemes and hope to iuiu q
the senate to recede from them. In that casa
the other items could probably I've agreed to in
a short time. The $1,000 900 for New York
arbOr and the $4,000 for Sandy Bsy. Nass
would probably be retained. The house vored
smphatIcaly Tuesday to strike the Hsnnepin
Job from thabil
TSSFFs hease P-esGaE-1hsss.sd the ~ I,.o- -
Pacific railroad tnrfeitpre bill by the renarka-
Die majority of lS5 70 48 and it was blow to
he railroad lobby. 1t will cast gloom over /
he unhappy Pacific railroad lobby atents. rhe
louse bill adds 81 100000 acres to tn: 600, 900
orfeited by the senate. A good days work for
he people.
When the item in the sundrv civil bill was ,
cached in the house Wednesday relating TO the .
Milling shop in the Springfield armory, Repre- :
entative Rockwell made vigorous speech |
rging the house to concur with the senate in .
utting the item in. He pointed out tina: the
resent milling shop was old, inconvenient and
dangerous. fire, he said, would result in
reat loss of life, the old buildi was built or q
ginaly for stor house and was never in i
ended for its present u'es. Randall said lat I
be committee found no law authorizing the :
lsertion of this paragraph and was not con- I
lnced of its immediate nt cessltv. {
All the appropriation bills have now passed
9TH houses, but the river and harbor and leg
hllNG anu suUuT1 CiVll D'lS sLlll lluUUT III CDIl-
,rence. Senator Allison says that the senate {
ready and willing to adj 'urn tomorrow, but !
peaker Carlisle does not b4'i:v1 that the busi- !
ass can he finished by that tine. Best opin- !
ms on the su ject lead to the belief that it will
, reached Monday or tuesday of next week,
lless there are some important vetoes in the
eantime.
The senate spent mos. OF Tuesday clearing 5
e calendar of the pre- esAent's nominations. C
hp fartif n an III II m Wednesday,
st appropriation bill before the senate, but
ere may be several long and stormy confer ;,
ces. In the debata on the latter bill Senator
awes spoke with fice and accurate know ledge 5
favor of proper and liberal appropriations for
asst defense; and Gen Hawley spoke with bis
ual grace on the manufacture OF guns, max
: Tilden's famous letter the basis of good 8,
al of his argument. The bill appropriates ~
600 600 for national defense. a
The senate passed the deficiency bill Monday. p
The house has cut down the naval appropri- ct
on bill materially. trt ri
The president has referred the oeomargarine oI
! to the attorney-general for an opinion as 10
c'nstituuonahty.
Senator Blair Monday submitted q constitu.
nal amendment that from and after the year ~
10 the manufacture sDd sale ard importation th
distilled liquors shall cease. DC
SENATOR riBlar Friday asserted that at the York de
vn cele bration "between seven aud eight -
jdsand dollars was spent out OF the public ii'
asury for the nations OF the earth to get he
INK en-" or
,ivil Service Commissioner O5erly has pre- M
ed letter to Senators ingalls, and Pumh, a.
ily Cenying the charges they made in the y,
late that the clerks of h, commission have &c.
n IN colusi0n with Gen Black to secure the Sc
pointment OF none but Democrats as pension GU
,n.s. "a
rhe polycamv bill is after all in fair way tel
diving by neglect. Tothe measure as Il came ~ VI
m the senate have been added by the house h'
ciary committee several csst iron amend si'
nts, and this committee, as though convinced 20 20
Its want of vitality, has gone 10 the trouble OF m m.n
pairing and re3orting an amendment 10 the nc
istiution defining wha, polygamy Legally is 20
prohibiting ii in any state or territory. w
The president will probably nominate Ed re-
I'd Spence Pratt OF Alabama for the Persian tic
Secretary Faircbild declines 'e'
liter Secretary Folger's railing that appoli- ne
is AMI other mineral waters are natural pro tU
is and so no, subject 20 tariff Roscoe | ths
lkling, assisted by many chemists argued wo
change OF the rue.-The president has in tne
ned John Goode that he will not renomina,e Law
solicitor r-general.-The Republican sena. OF
have authorized the publication for cam &c
IN purposes of the secret session action on a ma
nber of nominations where they raise the the
m that removals were made for political dll
'ons.-The senate Monday passed the house rei'
for thorough inquiry By the secretary Of PIE
interior into the subject OF convict labor la ira
the states and territories. nad
snator Miller Saturday reported from the ian
lmit,ee on education and labor, to the SEN eou
the house bill TO prohibit the importation nee
immigration of foreigners and aliens under lie
tract. This bill is intended to make opera iha
the law now ia existence. Mr. Miller al. hJu
pied 10 obtain immediate consideration of
bill. but Senator Edmunos objected on the
und that il gave the execution Of the law TO