Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-27
BIER GOES WITH CHEESE So Senator Dubois of Idaho Evi-
 dentIy Thinks HIS LITTLE. AMENDMENT I
Changes the "FiIled Cheese" Bill From Nominal to an Actual Revenue Measure.
REPORTED IN FAVOR OF T. H. ALDRlCH
Widow of Ex-Senator Spencer to Get $75 Per M onth-House Bill to Repeal Free Alcohol Section of Wilson
 Tariff Bill Passed.

Washington, May 26.-The house meas ure known as the filled cheese" bill came up before the senate today under the lead of MT. Sherman, republican, of Ohio, who had reported it from the sen ate committee on finance. It's object is to discourage the manufacture and sale of an adulterated article of food by im- posing heavy license on manufacturers and wholesale dealers, and its supporters advocate its passage not as revenue measure, but as a protection to dairy men and the general public.
 It had not been many minutes before the senate when it was converted from merely nominal to an actual revenue measure by an amendment adding to it section imposing an additional tax of 75 cents a barrel on beer, ale and porter This amendment was offered by MT. Du- bois, republican, of Idaho, In order to off, set Mr. Sherman's criticisms of the sen- ate for proposing to adjourn without providing a sufficient revenue for the treasury. If adopted this amendment would bring into the treasury, according to MT. Dubois statement, $25,O00, ,OO0- about enough to supply the estimated de- ficlency. Mr. Sherman antagonized the
 
 tended to defeat the pending measure, or that at least would have that effect, and he moved to lay the amendment on the table. This motion was defeated by a yea and nay vote-25 to 30. Several democratic senators--Messrs. Cockrell, Hill, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palmer, Pas co, Turpie and Vilas-voted yea, while an equal number of republican senators -Messrs. Brown, Cannon, Carter, Du- bois, Hansbrough, Pettigrew and Teller voted no. The five populists present Messrs. Allen, Butler, Kyle, Peffer and stewart-also voted no, giving the pre- ponderance to the negative side. And so the senate refused to table MT. Du- bois' amendment and it was postponed until the conclusion of the morning hour, when the prohibitory bond bill came up as pIIEE1ished business.
 I'll, c debate on the bond bill did not pre- sent many points of interest. MT. Pritch- ara. republican, of North Carolina, was the first speaker. He intimated his will ingness to vote for his colleagues bill in a certain contingency, which contingency, however, would not present itself if con- gress would, before adjournment, pass an act that would provide a sufficient reve- nue on the lines of protection to Ameri- can industries.
 MT. Lindsay, democrat, of Kentucky, opposed the bond bill as measure that would within sixty days produce sus- pension of specie payment; and he ex- pressed his belief that if congress ad- journed without providing revenue there would be another issue of government bonds at an early date. The bond bill went over without action.
 The final conference report on the leg islative, executive and judicial appropri- ation bill was presented, debated and agreed to, and partial conference report on the sundry civil bill was also agreed to and a further conference ordered.
 fftr-a .-t.@ ...,tt tfAA ad n the vetoed pension bill of F. D. Hoover with a recommendation that it be passed, notwithstanding the objections of the president.
 A bill to give Mrs. Spencer, the widow of General and Ex-Senator Spencer of Alabama, pension of $75 month was passed.
 At 6:15 D. m. the senate proceeded to executive business, and soon afterward adjourned until tomorrow.
 The House.
 With an amendment the house today, by vote of 165 to 69, passed the bill to repeal section 61 of the Wilson tariff law of 1894, which provides for free alco- hol in the arts and manufactures. The affirmative vote was composed Of IDA republicans 56 democrats and popu- lists. The negative vote was 60 republi- cans and democrats. The amendment made was that recommended by the com
 
 for the appointment of a joint committee of three senators and three representa- tiyes to sit during the recess and inves- tigate the subject, with view to report ing to the next session of congress form of regulations under which the free use of alcohol may be had without danger to the revenues of the government There was vigorous opposition to the bill from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York delegations in the interest of manufacturers of these and other states, but they were able to mus ter only sixty-nine votes all told upon any proposition to amend the bill or to defeat its passage.
 The house disagreed to all the senate amendments to the general deficiency appropriation bill, except that making provision to pay French spolation and war claims allowed under the Bowman act, amounting altogether to nearly s2,- GOO, ,00O. As to these, vote upon concur renee in the senate amendment will be ference upon the Indian appropriation bin was presented and agreed to. It provides for the continuance of the Dawes Indian commission.
 The presidents veto of the bill for the relief of B. F. Jones, ex-postmaster at Beauregard Miss, was received and re- ferred to the committee on claims. MT. Daniels, republican, of New York, reported the resolution adopted in com mittee in the contested election case of Truman H. Aldrich, republican, vs. Un- derwood, democrat, from the Ninth Ala bama district. in favor of Aldrich. Mir. Aldrich is a brother of Representative W. T. AIdrich, who was recently given the seat from the Fourth Alabama district, to which Gaston E. Robbins held the cer- tificate. They went to Alabama some years ago from western New York and took prominent part in politics, receiv- ing the republican nomination for con gress in 1894 in their respective districts The contested election case of Johnson republican. ys. Stokes, democrat. from the Seventh district of South Carolina was taken up. and Ms Jenkins, republi- can, aY wisconsin, opsaed the debate in support of the committees report in fa- xort- of Qtokea ffe -aifttno unernhar with