Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
In a Tussle With Lawyer
Members of the Lower
Branch of Congress.
FIRST BATTLE OF THE KIND
Since the House Regularly Settled
Down to Attend to Business.
THE ALLIANCE VIEWS SET FORTH.
Requests Made for the Chilean and Chinese
Correspondence
TO BE SENT IN FULL TO CONGRESS-

TO BE SENT IN FULL TO CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 2I.-The
farmers and the lawyers met face to face il
the House of Representatives to-day, and
the result of the legislative skirmish was a
decisive victory for the agriculturists.
For several sessions there has been decided
jealousy between the Committee on Judi
ciary and the Committee on Agriculture in
the matter of foleomargarine legislation. To
day this contest for prerogative was revived
by the introduction of a bill by Mr.. Hatch,
of Missouri, to amend the present oleomar-
garine bill
This bill provides that all oieomargarine
transported into any State or Territory or
remaining therein for use, consumption,
sale or storage, shall, upon arrival in such
State or Territory be subject to the laws
thereof, enacted in the exercise of its pub
lie powers, in the same manner as though
such oleomargsrine had been produced in
such State or Territory, and shall not be ex-
empt therefrom by reason of being intro
duced in original packages or otherwise.
Contest Over a Reference.
81 ask that the bill be referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, said Mr. Hatch,
who is himself the chairman OF that COM
mittee.
Under the rules the bill should GO to the
Committee on Judiciary" said Speaker
Crisp.
Mr.. Culberson. Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, asked for the reading of the en-
tire bill, and then objected to its reference
to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mr.. Hatch now formally moved that the
bill be referred to his committee, and the
yeas and nays were finally demanded.
During the roll call much activity was dis
PLAYED by the members of the two commit
tees over the question of reference, but the
members from agricultural districts gener-
ally rallied around Mr.. Hatch, and the bill
was finally referred to the Agricultural
Committee by vote Of 12S yess to los nays.
Exact Object of the Bill.
81 introduced that bill, =" said Mr. Hatch,
to the Associated Press sin response to the
demands of the dairy interests of every sec
tion Of the country, and the purpose of it is
to place oleomargarine in original packages
in the same legal condition in the States
that what is known as the Wilson original
package bill' places the sale and distribu
tion of liquors. In other words, it is to
give the great dairy States which have
passed laws upon the subject of the manu-
facture and sale of oleomargarine that police
control over the subject matter that the
States had prior to the decision of the
United States Supreme Court on the original
package question. L objected to this bill
going to the Judiciary Committee for the
simple reason that Congress had by its de-
Lucrative action given to the Committee on
Agriculture jurisdiction of the subject
matter Of oleomargarine, and that
committee, after great labor and
the most careful consideration, had
perfected and reported to the House bill
that was enacted into law. From that time
to this have uniformly contended that all
proposed amendments to that act should in
fairness to the committee that originated 1t
be referred to the Committee on Agricul-
ture. L had no special purpose in view e1-
cept to carry out that set and uniform prac-
tice of the House since the oleomargarine
bill became a law. The committee that in
spired and successfully shaped the oleomsr-
garine bill into such a law that Congress
has never made any serious attempt to dis
turb it should control all proposed amend
ments to it.
Chilean Correspondence Called For.
Mr.. Martin, of Indiana, offered resolu-
ton calling on the President to transmit to
the House all the correspondence had by
him, by the Secretary of State, by the Sec
retary of War, by the Secretary of Navy.
by the United States Minister to Chile, and
by all other public officials of the United
States, including officers of the United
States navy, with each other, and with any
public officials of Chile upon matters con-
cerning the Republic of Chile during the
Balmaceda regime and since the overthrow
Of that regime, as to all matters of public
affairs of both the United States and Chile
growing out OF or connected with the ex-
istence, beginning and overthrow of the
Balmacedan regime and the establishment
and continuance of the present Government
of Chile. Referred TO the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
The discussion of the report of the Com
mittee on Rules was resumed and Mr.
Dearmond, of Missouri, spoke in favor of
the committee report, and criticised the
rulings of Speaker Reed in the last Con-
gress.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, though in
general advocating the proposed code, ex-
pressed himself as in favor of appointing a
Steering" committee of 15 members, who
should decide what measures should be
brought to the attention of the House. This
was too large a power TO be vested in the
Committee on Rules.
Farmers to the Front