The sun., 1900-05-30
IHEWORK OF CONGRESS-
senate Committee Reports Against
Popular Election of Senators.
ACTION ON BOER RESOLUTION
II Is Referred TO the Committee on
Foreign Relations by Vote
of Forty to Twen-
ty-six.

Washington, May 20-An adverse re-
mort was ordered by the senate commit
lee on privileges and elections on the
house joint resolution proposing popular
election Of United States senators.
A favorable report was made on the
ioint resolution introduced by Mr.. Hoar
providing that after seven ballots for
senator in a legislature plurality shall
elect Both reports were placed on the
calendar.
The Teller resolution of sympathy for
the Beers was referred by the senate to
the committee on foreign relations by a
vote of 40 to 26.
When the resolution was laid before the
Srnatc, Mr.. Bacon tGa.) made an adj
dress urging its adoption.
40 senator could fail he thought, to
sympathze with the BoeIs-suc sena-
tors, at least, as are devoted to liberty
and free government. This is a case Of
tWo weak republics engaged in a struggle
for life with the greatest empire in the
world; of pastoral, home loving people
engaged in death struggle for the pro
lection Of their homes and their govern
ment; of $4,000 or 10000 plain farmers
iii death struggle with an army Of 2J0.-
900 men.
He could understand, however, why
senator's, though they might sympathize
with the Beers, might not desire 10 COM
init the senate to a proposition that was
yolatve of international law. The pend
ing resolution was, in his opinion, CON
scrvative, proper and not i'll any way
yiolative of international law.
The senate agreed to Il modified amend-
ment in the sundry civil appropriation
bill relating to Chinese immigration
which directs that the enforcement of the
exclusion laws should be under the con
troll of the secretary of the treasury.
The senate committee on finance au-
thorized favorable report on the house
bill amending the law concerning the tax
alton on beer so as to eliminate packages
of less than quarter of barrel.
Agree ON the Grout Bill.
After an exciting contest lasting many
months the advocates of the Grout Dill
placing an almost prohibtive tax on oleo
margarine and like imitation buffers, sue
ceeded in having that measure fayprapiS
reported from the house committee OF
agriculture. The vote was ~ TO I IN IA
yor of the bill. The opposition TO th'
measure had taken form in suDstitut'
providing additional safeguards agaiils
tho fraudulent sale Of oeomargarine, bu
rrhe vote on the substitute was first tax
on and If was defeated-S to y. An u
fort was then made to amend the Gfou
1iu Nv including within its RESTRICTION
old rancid butter, known as renoNate
hntter. The friends of the Grout b
,,.tstnd all change and defeated III
amendment-S to .. The blll was tHe
fovorably acted upon. The blll as fepot
ad is MS folowS:.
.1rhat all articles known as oleolnarE'
rinc, huttcrine, imitation butter o. llillt'
fion cheese or any substance Ill the ~
blance of butter or cheese not 1lie "su
product of the dairy and not made eNci
siyely Of pure and unadulterated lhN
cream transported into amy state OF y
ritory and remaining therein lor u
consumption, sale or storage therel
shall upon arrival within the llmliS
such state or territory be slihlect 70 u
nnerations and effect of the laws 9l sU
state or territory enacted INTO the ~
else Of its police powers TO lhe shii'e :
tent and in the same manner aS tllou'
such articles or substances had beel pl
duced in such state or territory ana sii'
nat he exempt theIcfrom by reason OF !
ing introduced therein in original pac
npes. otherwise provided that nothing
state to forbid the manufacture OF 5,
Of oleomargarine in a separate and q
4inct form and in such manner as p"
advise rho consumer Of its real charac
free from coloration or ingredient u
causes it to look like butter.
i'That after the passage Of TINS act
tax upon oleomargarine as preserlpeu
section s of the act approved Aug;
1886, and entitled AN act defining ,
ter also imposing tax upon and :
uating the manufacture, sale, lmpol
ton and expectation of oleomargarll
shall be one-fourth Of cent per po,
when the same is not colored in imltat
4 OF butter, but when colored in imitat
of butter the tax to be paid by the NJ
ufacturer shall be 10 cents per pound
be levied and collected in accordance
the provisions of said act"