Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-01
CONGRESS
Agreement Between Committee ana
Senator Clark's Friends.
WILL ALLOW CASE TO RESI-.
The Senate Agrees TO Another Coh'
ference with the House ON q
the Naval Approprta-
ton Bill.

WASHINGTON. June L. The senate
committee on privileges and elections mas
reached an agreement with the FRIENDS OF
Senator Clark of Montana to allow ING
senator's case to rest where it is, with the
! understanding that no further steps shaii
be taken to have either Mr.. Clark's or
( Mr.. Maginns' credentials referred 10
the committee and that no further acton
shall be taken on the resolution of the
| committee concerning Senator Ciarks
original election.
The senate has agreed to another CON
ference on the naval appropriation Dli<1
and Messrs. Hale. Perkins and TIllHon
were named as conferees. The pomtss.s
disagreement are the provision for armorR
plate, ocean surveys and the course OF
ms ruction at the naval academy.
Senator Galnger in the senate with
drew his motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Louisiana Purchase exposition
appropriation was passed
Mr.. Beveridge introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment of wom-
an commissioner from the Daughters of
the American Revolution to be present at
the unwilling of the statue Of Lafayette
in Paris. In response to an objection
that one such appointment had been
made Mr.. Beverage said that while this
was true there were two organizations Of
the Daughters and that this resolution
was meant to give representation to the
one not represented.
Mr.. Daniel sought to secure consdera-
ton for the bill providing for the pay
lnent of the Hawaiian debt, but Mr.. Al
lisun objected, saying he did SO in the in
terest of early adjournment and that
there would he time to take up the Ha-
wa!iau bill after the passage of the ap-
preparation bills. of which only the sun
dry civil, general deficiency and military
academy bills remained to be disposed of.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
then taken up, and Mr.. Gallinger ad-
dressed the senate in explanation of his
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the amendment providing an appropria-
lion Of S5,O00,00U for the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition was passed. In doing
so he attacked the senate rule against in
cooperating general legislation in an APP
preparation bill, comparing it to the tic-
ton of Eli Perkins and the dealism of
Jules Verne. He then cited numerous
Instances of general legislation in the
pending bill contrary to the rule.
Report on GrOut Dill.
The report on the Circuit olcomargarine
bill. which has been a source of lively
contention, was filed by the maiority of
the house committee on agriculture. the
minority also filing an adverse rer~rt-
Representative Henry of
drew the minority report, WI
part:
I'VE are of the opinion thj
have ample cause for alarf
mcndous Illegal growth off
garine traffic in this count
past few years, which " .sya
have reached proportiot -s@s<
power of the states to successful.
late or control, and the present feue,, I
laws are apparently altogether made
q,atc for the emergency.
1--WE find that the very foundation and
cause of the enormous amount of fraud
and illegal selling of oleomargarine are in
the great profits which are derived from
tho sale of the imitation because Of its
absolute counterfeit of butter which en-
ahlcS unsclupulous dealers to impose
upon unsuSpccting customers. These
profits are sufficiently large to cause the
retailers to run the chances of detection
and prosecution and they are further
umhullcncd and encouraged through the
guarantees of the manufacturers of pro-
lection against prosecutions under the
state laws.
THE tax of 10 cents per pound upon
olcuinargarinc colored to resemble butter
will not deprive the manufacturers and
dealers or consumers of any great amount +.
of legal right they now possess.
"Scrous conditions require drastic
measures. and it Ncrtainly appears from
the testimony Of those representing the
produccrs of butter as well as from tho
admissions Of the witnesses for tho other
side that those who are engaged in this
olcomargarine traffic have absolutely no
regard for state laws and regard the pub
lie as their legitimate victim, in whose
behalf they resent the Interference Of
the general government. The continued
existence of such condition we cannot
but believe furnishes a demoralizing ex-
ample to orr people in trade who are be-
in. tutored by this oleomargarine inter.
est il the art of evasion and defiance of
the legally constituted authorities"