The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-15
0LE0MARGARINE.
HOUSE SOLONS SPEND A Day
DISCUSSING 1T.
A Bill is Finally Passed-Indian Ap-
preparation Bill Presented-A
Presidential Veto-How Laws
Have Been Violated.

Washington, Jan. 14.-When the house
met this morning many members waited
impatiently in their seats for business
to begin.
Each had a printed copy of some bill
in his hand. eagerly hoping to get it
through under the unanimous consent
rule.
When the journal had been read
score OF members were on their feet cry
ing for recognition and business went
along merrily for a while.
4 number of private pension and other
bills We're passed.
Mr. Fitzgerald OemD. Massachusetts,
secured the passage of a resolution call
ing on the secretary of the navy for an
estimate of the cost of putting the frfgate
Constitution in condition 10 make the
journey from Portsmouth, \. H.. to
Washington TO be used as a naval
museum.
A bill increasing to $50 the pension of
Martha Curtis Carter widow of Rear
Admiral S. P. Carter. United States
navy, went through without objection,
but later on Mr.. Loud DEM. California,
stated that if his attention had not been
distracted at the time the bill was read
he would have objected TO It, as he had
cOnSis lentIy done with regard to all
measures making extraordinary increases
OF pensions to widows of officers. He
trusted that in future gentlemen on the
floor would not distract him at such
times.
Observation-Disclosures
The bill discussed yesterday to make
OleOm2rgarine and all other imitation
dairy products subject to the laws of the
state or territory into which they are
transported WAS called up By Mr.. Grout
Rep). Vermont, and discussed by
MeSsrs. Cooper (Dem.). Florida. and
Tucker Dem.). Virginia. in opposition.
and Messrs. Northway (Rep). Ohio, and
Morse (Rep.). Massachusetts in favor
of il. The opposition was on the general
ground that the bill provided an inter
ference with the power OF congress to
regulate interstate commerce The right
of state TO prevent the importation TO
its boundaries of product which the
laws of that state prohibited was the
basis for the arguments in favor.
Mr. Lacy (RepD. Iowa. maintained that
under thu. present law oleoma rgarine was
imDorted into the states. the stamped
covers removed and the imitation sold as
real butter by the retail dealers.
Mr.. Cannon Rep). Illinois. vigorously
protested against any attempt to put
oleomargarine out OF the market en-
tirely.
port of the bill. maintained that cleo
margarine always masqueraded IN the
garb of butter.
In opposing the measure Mr.. Boatner
Deml. Louisiana. contended that the
bill was in opposition to that section
guaranteeing the rights or any state in
its relations with others, and II 1t was
not for that provision the country would
be split up into 40 separate governments.
Mr. willis RepD. Delaware and Mr..
Grosvenor (Rep.). Ohio, spoke in favor of
the bill. and Mr.. Williams Dem-), Mis-
sissippi. against it.
Mr.. Grout (Rep), Vermont, called for
the reading of the bill by Daragraphs to
hermit the Offering of amendments. The
FIRST was offered by Mr.. Tucker Dem.),
Virginia, and Mr.. Morse (RepD. Massa-
chusetts moved to strike out the last
word in order to make a defense of the
manufacturers of Massachusetts against
whose integrity insinuations had been
made during the debate on the Dill. Ills
complimentary references were ap-
Mr.. Torrey DemD. Arkansas. contended
that the bill granted discriminating
powers to the states in violation OF the
MI Tucker called for division on his
amendment which would completely dls-
embowel the bill 20 quote Mr. Grout,
and It was lost-23 to 8
An amendment was adopted that oleo-
margarine in transit should not be sub !
Iected to the police power of any state
through which it might pass.
EARNEST APPEAL.
An earnest appeal for the bill was made
nv Mr. Henderson (Rep.), Iowa. lie pro- |
duced a telegram from the dairy com /
in congress from that state 10 support /
the measure. The Iowa delegation did |
not need such urging IT had oeeh MADE 4
To annear he said. that the talloW and |
lard interest was against the business. |
Every dairy interest in his state were for for
if He was in favor OF any measure that !
deception. He said the op- /
nosition to the bill came from the great |
cattle interests of chicago ana Kansas
CITY. from Mr.. Armour and Mr. Swift. |
who kept down the price OF cattle TO the |
injury of the farmers and stock raisers !
of the west .
question. which was ordered. An amend /
ment providing that nothing in the act
sho,,ld he construed to forbid the sale |
Of oleomargarine except in such man
ner as would advise customers of its real :
was agreed 70.
A motion for the third reading 90 Of ! the ~
The yeas and nays were demanded, and
the bill was ordered to n third reading
by n vote of 127 yeas. nays 49,
The bill was then passed without dlVis-
ion .-......- a., IN,
Ia create q new judicial district in Texas
was referred to the committee on judi
MI. Sherman Qsep). New York, pre-
sented the Indian appropriation bill
The house then at 4:52 adjourned until