The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-27
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Filled Cheese and the Anti
Bond Bills Discussed.

Washington, May 26.-The Houses
measure known as the filled cheese"
bill came up before the Senate to-day,
under the lead Of Senator Sherman, rep,
Of Ohio, who had reported it from the
Senate committee on finance. Its object
is TO discourage the manufacture and
sale of an adulterated article of food by
imposing a heavy license on manufactur-
ers and wholesale dealers, and its sup
porters advocate its passage, not as a
revenue measure, but as protection to
dairymen and the general public. 1t had
not been many minutes before the Sem
ate, when it was converted from a merely
nominal to an actual revenue measure
by an amendment, adding to it a section
imposing an additional tax of 70 cents a
barrel on beer, ale and porter. This
amendment was offered by Mr.. Dubois,
rep, of Idaho. in order to offset Mr..
Sherman's criticisms of the Senate for
proposing to adjourn without providing a
sufficient revenue for the treasury. II
adopted, this amendment would bring
into the treasury, according to Mr.. Du-
/ bois statement, S25,00O00O, about enough
TO supply She estimated deficiency. Mr..
Sherman antagonized the amendment as
something that was intended to defeat the
pending measure, or that at least would
have that effect; and he moved to Lay
the amendment on the table. This mo-
-25 to 90. Several democrats senators
Messrs Cockrell, HILL Mitchell OF Wis
consin Palmer, Pasco, Turpie ana Villas
voted aye, while an equal number OF re-
publican senat ors-Messrs. Brown, Can
non Garter, Dubois, Hansbrough, Petit
grew and Teller-voted no. The tve pop
ulist sena tors present-Messrs. AllenS But
Ter, Kyle, PETER and Stewart-also voted
no, giving the preponderance TO the mega
tive side. And so the Senate refused TO
table Mr. Dubois amendment, and it was
discussed until The conclusion OF the
morning hour, when the prohIbltory pond
bill came up as the unfinished business.
The debate on the bond bill did not pre-
sent many points of interest. Mr.. Pritch-
ard. rep. of North Carolina, was the first
speaker He intimated his willingness TO
vote for his colleagues bill in certain
contingency, which contingency, however,
would not present itself If congress would,
before adjournment, pass an act that
would provide a sufficient revenue on the
lines Of protection to American industries.
Mr. Lindsay dem, of Kentucky, opposed
the bond bill as a measure that would
within sixty days produce a suspension of
specie payment and he expressed his be-
lief that II congress adjourned without
providing revenue there would be another
issue Of government bonds at an early
date.
The final conference report on the legis-
latiVe, executive and judicial approprla-
ton bill was presented, discussed and
agreed to, and partial conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill was
also presented agreed to, and further
conference ordered.
vetoed pension bill of f. e. Hoover, with a
recommendation that ii be passed, not
withstanding the objections of the Presi-
dent.
Gen. and ex-senator Spencer Of Alabama,
a pension of SIS month was passed.
At 6:15 o'clock the Senate proceeded to
executive business, and soon afterward ad-
journed until tomorrow.