Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-18
HOUSE.


consideration for two days, passed it by a
vote of 166 to 133 A heated discussion
was precipitated by an amendment offer
ed by Representative Littleheld (Me.).
and finally adopted, embodying the rec
concentrations of the W. G. /. u. for
the abolition of the canteen. The bill
provides for a fighting force of 96,2S0
men. The fact that both Representa-
tives Grosvenor and Dick Of Ohio. who
are generally credited with being the
monthpieces Of the administration on the
floor made speeches indorsing the Little
field amendment prohibiting the sale of
liquors on military reservations and at
military posts was accepted by a major
ity of the Republicans of the House as
a direct intimation that the President
wanted the canteen abolished
Butter won a victory over oleomar-
garine in the House of Representatives
on Friday. The final vote stood 1876 to
81 in favor of taxing the imitation pro-
duct 10 cents pound. There was a
long debate. Those who favored the
Grout bill claimed the additional tax on
colored oleomargarine was the only eff
fectlye remedy for preventing fraud upon
the public, while those who opposed it
conteEded that fraud would be prevented
by the substitute and that the real pur-
pose of the Grout bin was to destroy the
oleomargarine industry. Those who par
ticipated in the debate were Messrs. Hem
ry rep, Conn.,, Grout (Rep., VII. Lamb
Dan, oVa.), Davidson (Rep.. Wis., and
Tawney (Rep., Mimi in favor of the
bill, and Messrs. Wadsworth (Rep.. \
-, Lorimer Rep., Ill.), Bailey (Rep..
kan.), Grosvenor (Rep., o., Williams
(Dem., Miss.), Foster tDem, Ill.) and
Bailey tDem., Tex against it. The bin
as passed makes ..all articles known as
oleomargarlne, butterine, imitation but
ter or imitation cheese transported into
any State or territory for consumption or
sale, subject to the police power of such
State or territory" but prevents any
State or territory from forbidding the
transportation or sale of such product
when produced and sold free from colora-
ton IN imitation of butter" The bill in
creases the tax on oleomargarine eolored
in imitation of butter from . to 10 cents
a pound and decreases the tax on oleo-
margarine uncolored from cents To II
cent pound. An amendment was added
putting the bill into effect July l, 1901.
Under special order adopted at the
last session the House devoted Saturday
after l O'Clock TO paying tribute to the
memory of the late Representative Alfred
Z. Harmer of Pennsylvania. When the
House met a bill was passed to include
cherries in the list of fruits from which
brandy can be distilled under section
1855 of the revised statutes, after which
the House took a recess until the hour
set for the eulogies, when memorial adj
dresses were made by Messrs. Bingham
of Pennsylvania, Cummings of New
York, Grosvenor of Ohio, Adams of
Pennsylvania. McCleary of Minnesota.
White of North Carolina, McAleer of
Pennsylvania De Almond of Missouri
Otey of Virginia and De Morren of
Pennsylvania.
The first of the great supply bills-the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bfll-was passed by the House
on Monday in record time The bin car
ries S24, 496,30S and has 131 pages, but
there was less than ten minutes debate
upon it,. An amendment providing for
twelve additional temporary clerks to dis
pose of the accumulated business in the
office of the comptroller of the treasury
was adopted. Mr.. Bingham (Pa.l, who
was in charge of the measure, rendered
his thanks to the House for the conf
denee shown in the appropriations com
mittee.
In the House on Tuesday the consid-
Grafton of the bin for the reduction of
the war taxes was begun. Mr.. Payne Of
New York. chairman Of the committee on
ways and means. opened the debate. Mr..
Swanson Of Virginia. a member of the
committee on ways and means, followed,
presenting the views of the minority.
The House also adopted a resolution for
the appointment of a special committee
Of five members to investigate the death
of Oscar l.. Booz of Bristol. Pa, while
a cadet at West Point. This course was
taken over the head Of the military com
mittee. which reported in favor Of allow
ing the War Department to conduct the
inquiry. The Speaker appointed the fol-
lowing members: Marsh tIlll. chairman;
Wanger tPal. Smith Iowa, briggs IN.
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