Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23
FEnERALLAW MAKERS.

MHSDlIKIUU, II 1st fipAit hN
house was the only branch OF congress
in session today Before the debate
on the flled-cheese bill was resumed a
+ resolution was adopted directing the
4 secretary Of war to furnish a plan and
estimate for the improvement of the
Nebraska side of the Missouri river or
polite Sioux City, Ia.
When the flled-cheese bill was taken
up tor amendment under the tive-min-
ute rule, M. Cannon rep, I'D, offered
an amendment TO reduce the annual
license to be paid by the manufacturer
of flled-cheese from $500 to 500. Mr..
Grosvenor. in charge Of the measure,
refused TO accept the Amendment.
lie thought the manufacturer could
easily pay $500 With regard to the
tax to be paid by the retail dealer
S40--he admitted that perhaps some
concessions should be made.
Mr.. Dlngley made an argument in
favor OF the bill. This proposed legis-
lation, like the oleomargarine law, he
said was exceptional. 1t proposed TO
invoke the taxing power to accomplish
an object that properly came within
the police powers of the state. 1t
could only be justified on exceptional
grounds. A great and overshadowing
interest the farming interest-was be-
ing seriously intc,fered with by an
/ illegitimate product Were it possible
to secure Uniform state legislation he
would moi favor this legislation, but in
view Of the great interest involved. the
overshadowing necessity OF protecting
the property right of the farmers, lie
believed it should be passed. Mr..
I Dingley, however, favored a reduction
Of the proposed tax on retail dealers.
Mr. Tawney rep, Minn). said the
i pending amendment came very prop
/ erly from illinois, which last year pro
auced 100000 pounds OF filled
cheese.
/ After some further remarks by Mr..
i Northway against and Mr.. Hopkins ia
4 favor. the Cannon amendment was
voted down SO to &c. Mr. Cannon
4 then moved to reduce the tax on
wholesale dealers from $3.50 10 $50
y This amendment was also lost on a
viva voce vote and the original bill was
/ then passed. leo TO 50.
I Washington, April 14.-In the senate
Mr. Squire rep, Wash) spoke on
the need of coast defenses. He drew
dark picture of the condition of the
4 United States with its present arrange
ments for coast defense. At the close
Of Mr.. squire's speech lively colloquy
ensued by which 1t appeared that there
is no disposition among silver and
populist senators TO allow the reso-
luton for an investigation into the
recent sale Of bonds to lapse. II will
be taken up as soon as Mr. Chandler
i rep. n. H. and Mr.. Gray (dem., Del)
4 finish their speeches. When Mr.. Chan
dler concluded, Mr.. Gray was to speak
on the Dupont contest case, but was
permitted to defer his remarks till to-
day
Senator Villas presented, by request,
a resolution of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor urging congress to pass
a law giving the people unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 to /. also petit
ton of the Winnebago Christian En-
deavor society praying congress TO stop
interstate gambling by telegraph
The house committee decided to re-
port fayorably the plan for the pur-
chase of the Maumee Valley battle
fields. A bill appropriating $4,000 for
a beginning, introduced by Mr.. South
ard (rep., o. viii be favorably re
ported
Washington, April 1.-THE house
passed unamended. the fertilization APP
preparation bill, involving an expendi-
ture Of S11,3s5.000. Mr.. Berry fdem.,
KY was the only one to speak against
the bill. He contende3 that it is bet
ter 10 build ships than immovable for
tifications.
The conference report on the legis-
lative executive and judicial bill was
presented The paragraphs relating to
a change from the fee to the salary
system in payment Of maIshals and az
system in payment OF marshals and at
torneys will be referred to a Joint ju
dicial committee of the two houses
The report was adopted unamended,
Washington, A3ril la.--ln the senate
MIR. Hoar. from the committee IN
judiciary. reported back MI Calls res
olution proposing intervention in the
case of Mrs. Maybrick. II is an adj
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