The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-19
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, February 16.-In the alb
sence of Senator Frye, president pro
tenn. who is confined to his apartments
by illness, Senator Perkins, of Cali
fornia, occupied the chair at the open
ing Of teday's session OF the senate.
senatar Jones. of Arkansas, offered
resolution discharging the committee
on the judiciary from the consideration
of the ss-eaped antitrust bill, and pro-
yiding that it should be considered by
the senate. The resolution went over
until Monday.
On motion of Senator Allison, the
senate decided to consider until
O'Clock unobjected bills on the calen-
dar. Under that order nearly 300 bllls,
including ninety-seven private pension
bills and the bill authorizing the Car
DINA Northern Railroad Company TO
construct O. bridge across Lumber riv-
er at LHmberton, Robeson county, n.
c., were passed.
At o'clock the ship subsidy bill as
the unfinished business was laid before
the senate. Instantly Senator, ,Spooner,
of Wisconsin, demanded recognition
and moved that the senate proceed to
the consideration of what is known as
the oleomargarine bill. The motion was
agreed te-45 to 2-Senators Chiffon, OF
Texas. and Vest, of Missouri, casting
the only votes in the negative.
Senator Hale. of Maine, appealed tc
Senator Proctor, lin view of the al
most unanimous vote" by which the
oleomargarine bill was taken up to per-
init a vote to be taken upon the meas
ure Immediately.
Half a dozen democrats were on their
feet at once. Senator Berry gaining
recognition said: Il want to say to the
senator from Maine that the almost
unanimous vote to take up the bill
was not because the senate is unanl-
mously in favor of it; but it was in or
der to get rid of, set aside and give
black eye to the ship subsidy bill"
A Joint resolution ratifying an agree
ment between Tennessee and Virginia
as to the boundary between the two
states was passed.
Senator Proctor of Virginia, chair
man of the committee on agriculture,
from which the oleomargarine bill was
reported. made a statement as to the
bin.
The discussion took a rather humor-
Gus turn when Senator Proctor and
Senator Tillman began comparing their
respectivee experiences in dairying.
Senator Proctor said he milked $50
COWS and had had fifty years of dairy
experience.
Senator Tillman said he used to car
ry his butter to market every Satur-
day and that he went from the dairy
to the-governor's chair. The South Car
olina senator declared that the re-
strictions on coloring should apply TO
butter and oleomargarine alike, and he
caused much amusement by the vehs-
mence of his denunciation of 'taxle
grease and "all other decoctions, con-
coctions and contraptions put off on
the public" although he held that if a
purchaser wanted ''axle grease" he
was entitled to have it. The senator
spoke Of one kind Of butter that was
so strong that a man hsd to put brick
in the top OF his hat to get the taste
out OF the roof of his mouth.
Without completing the bill. it was
laid aside for the purpose OF taking
,tr, r,p<hiecfad bnl1So hills
One hundred and ninety-seven pri-
vate pension bills were passed among
them being bills giving pensions of $50
a month - the widows of General du-
Barry. Admiral Crosby, Colonel Lis
cum. Admiral Picking and Commits
sary General Penrose.
At s:55 o'clock the senate, without
further business. adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIvE
In retaliation against the action of
Mr.. Cannon, chairman Of the appro-
priations committee. in filfbustering
against the passage of private claims,
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leader,
today attempted to block the consider