The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-11
FIGHT ON TIE CIRCUIT BILL
Lively Dispute Over It's Reference
to = Committee.
Mr. Vest Declares II 20 BE a Revenue
Measure, Hut Does Not
Gerry His Point.


During Inc progress Of the morning
business in the Senate today, lively de-
bates were held on the Crout oIeomarga-
rine bill and on the resolution to refer
the credentials or William A. Clark and
Martin Maginnis. appointed Senators
from Montana to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections Mr. Vest class
isied the Grout bill as a revenue measure
and as a dishonest bill. In the debate
On the Clark matter Messrs. Chandler
and Bacon had a lively passage at arms
and the matter went over until Thursday
The Grout- oleomargarine bill, which
had passed the House, was laid before the
Senate and laid on the table for future
action
The electoral votes OF the States Of Ala
baIaa and Mississippi were received and
fled
Mr. Lodge. from the Committee on For
elgn Relations faVorably reported bills
permitting George ". Hin, Chief OF the
Division OF Publications OF the Agrieui-
turaI Department. to accept a decoration
from the Government OF France. and Unit-
ed States CeBsGl Watts. ct Kingston, ia
Z
khe6ive OF Egypt. Both bills we're passed
without discussion.
Mr. Hale asked fer infoI nation as 70 the
Centennial Celebration TO be held tomoT-
row.
Congress had made the day q legal hol-
idsy. said he. "in honor C the day. Rep
reseEting the committee on the exercises,
I want 10 knOE the pleasure Of the Senate
| as to the proceedings. As St viii be q Ie-
z-4 Ee Tsss
| stou, but We are asked 90 meet in joint
session IN the hall OF the House. Shall We
adjourn today TO meet On Thursday, or
shall We meet tomorrow at 3 o'clock and
proceed TO the House in q body ?"
The latter EuggestioR was adopted and
when the Sens te adiourns today Il viii be
20 meet at ; o clock tomorrow afternoon
Mr.. Pe:tigTew introduced q bill pro
yiding Tor lie purchase by eondemna-
/ tien Of ali railroads being opera ted IN
the United States and fer their operation
By the United States Government The
bill was referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
MIR. CoekrelI asked that Mr. Towne be
appointed TO I'll the vacancies existing
sor, in the Committees on the District
of Columbia. Geological Survey. Ind an
/ Affairs, Pacific Islands, and Mines and
Mining Il was so ordered
The Grcut bill was called from the ia
bic by Flr. Frye, and referred TO the
/ Committee On Agriculture. Mr. Vest sa ID
that If the bill was an honest bill and
INTENDED to furnish revenue. it should go
to the COMMITTEES on Finance
This is uHquestionabiy a revenue biz, Sc
said he, and mag be dishonest bill
| have been flooded with petitions asking
that the measure be referred 70 the Com
mittee on Agriculture. For the first time
in my psIblic life I have been prayed to
send a financial bill to the Committee on
| Agriculture
Mr. KYLE said that the bill was Intended
| TO prevent the adulteration Of food and
should go to the Committee on Agricul-
Jare-
Mr.. Proctor moved thas the bIH be re-
ferTed to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mr.. SpOouer asked that the matter 70
to the Committee on Agriculture for rel
erenee. He denied that Nr. Vest had q
right to call the measure dishonest. IT
is not intended a. a bill for revenue
taxes said he. sand viii merely. prevent
the loose methods now permitted in piae-
ing deetered foods en- the market
Mr.. Daniel asked Mr.. Spooner if he
would be wiling TO state in the bill that
it was not for the purpose Of revenue
Mr.. Spooner answered that he was.
Mr.. Allison argued that the purpose Of
tGe Bl1i was 20 regulate the tax on oIsG-
margarine, and asked that It 90 to the
Committee on Agriculture
Mr. Vest repeated that the bill was
revenue measure. as 1t places 2 tax of 10
cents on celored oIeom2Tgsrine 1t is
in plain violation OF the law, said he
We are now engaged in reducing the
revenue. ye have a surplus OF $50, Geo.
eco. yet we have this bill here. It IS
Eow proposed to turn the Senate into
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the Constitution It is q revenue law
The bill was referred to the Committee
on agriculture without division
Mr. Mason gaze notice that he would
speak on the Pure Food bill seme day
next week.