The record-union., 1896-05-27
The Filled Cheese" Bill Taken Up and
Disposed Of in the Senate.
Amended So as to Make It an Actual
Revenue Measure.
The House Passes the Bill to Repeal
the Section of the Wilson Tariff
Bill Which Provides for Free
Alcohol for Use in the Arts and
Manufactures.
WASHINGTON

Manufactures.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The
House measure known as the "nued
cheese" bill came up before the Senate
to-day under the lead of Senator Sher-
man, who reported it from the Senate
Committee on Finance. Its object IS
to discourage the manufacture ana
sale of an adulterated article or 1oou
by imposing a heavy license on manu-
facturers and wholesale dealers; anU
its supporters advocated its passage,
not as a revenue measure, but as pro-
lection to dairy men and the general
public. It had not been many min
utes before the Senate when it was
converted from merely nominal to an
actual revenue measure. by an amend
ment adding to it a section imposing an
additional tax of 70 cents a barrel ON
beer, ale and porter. This amendmenc
was offered by Dubois of Idaho, in
order to offset Sherman's criticisms of
the Senate for proposing to adjourn
without providing a sufficient revenue
for the treasury If adopted this
amendment will bring into the treas
ury. according to Dubois statement.
so, 1000, ,000-about enough to supply
the estimated deficiency.
Sherman antagonized the 9nend-
ment as something that was intended
to defeat the pending measure, or at
least would have that effect, and he
moved to lay the amendment on the
table. This motion was defeated by q
yea and nay vote-23 to 30.
Seven Democrats-Cockrel Hill,
Mitchell of Wisconsin, Palmer. Pasco,
Turpie and Vilas-voted no, while an
equal number of the Republican, Sena-
tors-Brown. Cannon, Carter, Dubois.
Hansbrough, Pettigrew and Teller
voted no.
The five Populist Senators present
Allen. Butler, Kyle, PETER and Stewart
also voted no, giving the preponder-
ence to the negative side.
And so the Senate refused to table
Dubois amendment, and it was zip for
discussion and was discussed untill the
conclusion of the morning hour, When
the prohibitary bond bill came ups as
the ,su 50 Ghed hf.siness.
The debate on the bond bill did
present many points of interest.
After a couple of pension bills had
been passed, unanimous consent was
asked by Sherman (Rep) of Ohio to
take up the filled cheese BILL but OBJ
lection was made by Harris Dem.)
of Tennessee. who said no agreement
could be made about that bill. The
request for unanimous consent was
thereupon changed by Sherman into
a motion to take up the bill, and that
motion was agreed to-yeas SO, nays
a.
The ''filled cheese" bill was then
taken up, and an amendment was Of
fered to it by Dubois (Rep) of Idaho
to impose an additional tax of 10 cents
q barrel on beer.
Sherman moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, which was defeated
by vote of p yeas to so nays.
The amendment being before the
Senate, Villas opposed it, declaring that
if Senators desired to kill a meritorious
bill-a bill to prevent the constant and
continued perpetration of injurious
and shameful frauds on farmers, the
adoption of the amendment was a very
skillful means to defeat it utterly and
entirely.
Mills advocated the amendment,
and criticised the proposition of Villas.
Without action on the beer amend
ment the "filled cheese bill went over,
anu DOlitI blll WdS Jdh61l up,
Pritchard (Rep) of North Carolina ad-
dressing the Senate. Quoting from
Senator Sherman's speech in the last
Congress against the use of the ere
sumption fund for ordinary expendi-
lures, he said nothing had occurred to
change his mind since that speech was
made. The misapplication of public
funds had to be prevented, and there
were only two ways to prevent it. One
way was to pass an emergency pro-
tective tariff measure, and the other
was to take from the Secretary of the
Treasury the power to issue bonds and
increase the public debt when there
was no necessity for such conduct
Lindsay Dem.) of Kentucky opposed
the bond bill, expressing the belief that
it's passage would result in a suspen-
sion of specie payment within sixty
days.
AT the close of Lindsay's speech the
bond bill went over without action.
The conference report on the legis-
lative appropriation bill was explained
by Cullom (Rep.) of illinois, The SEN
ate amendment as to register of copy
right, he said, had been recaded from
The amendment fixing the time for the
meeting of the New Mexico Legislature
Tor the ISL OF july, 1896, had been
changed so as to make the time the 30th
of June, 1897. The provision as to the
Attorney General designating where
United States Commissioners are to be
appointed had been changed so as to-
give the authority to the District Judge,
and the provision as to Deputy Clerks
of United States Courts had been
changed so as to allow the Deputy
Clerks of Circuit or District Courts to
act as Commissioners, with the approval
OF the Judge.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was presented
and explained by Alison Repp of Iowa.
He stated the position of the House
ccnferrees in opposition to the increase
OF the limit of the appropriation to pub
lie buildings. That was the case in re-
lation to public buildings in Kansas
City, Omaha and other places. The
House conferrees also disputed the
amendment for the proposed changes
in the New York Postoffice buildings
They had receded, however, from their
disagreement as to Los Angeles and as
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