The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17
THE SENATE ROUTIM E.
ii"e Largely spent In Debating the
OleOmargerine Bill

| The Senate yesterday. by vote of Ia
to :. displaced the Ship Subsidy bill as
I the unfinished business" and set the
bounty job back for some time. The coup
was effected by one of the Republican
leaders, Mr.. Spooner. who called up the
Grout Oleomargarine bill Mr.. Stewart
called for the yeas and nays and only
Messrs. Chiffon and Vest voted in the
negative Mr.. Hanna was present. but
refused to vote. The Oleomargariue bill
was then taken up.
MI Hale asked Mr.. Proctor, in charge
OIL II, In view of the almost unanimous
vote by which the bill was taken up" 20
allow the Senate to come to a vote uDcn
it at once
The Senator from Vermont" said MIR
Jones of Arkansas, may agree to that.
, but there are other Senators who Will
not"
Il want to say 70 the Senator from
Maine, said Mr.. Berry. that the almost
unanimous vote to take up this bill was
not because the Senate was almost unaui-
nous for it, but it was in order to get rid
Oh, set aside, and give black eye to the
Subsidy bill"
Not that they love Caesar less" Mr.
Hale quoted, but that they love Rome
more" Laughter)
Mr.. Proctor addressed the Senate on
the Ole0margarine bill. Honors and re-
sponsibilities, he said, sometimes come to
man not only unsought but unexpected.
That was his case today He had not
been able to attend all the meetings of
the Agricultural Committee at which The
question had been argued. and would have
to leave 1t to other members of the COM
mittee to elucidate some points.
He went on n 10 ta undarstOod
to he the materials entering into the man
ufacture of oleomargarine-the cost OF
manufacture being from II Ia cents
pound Tor the lowest grade of the finished
product. up to is cents for the highest
grade; or an average of IA cents pound.
The consumption in the United States he
gave as little over one pound per capita
Ths amount exported was fiye and a half
million pounds in 1880. In some foreign
countries the per capita consumption was
much larger than in the United States, the
consumption in Denmark being three and
a half pounds.
Mr. Caffery enquired whether the cleo
margarine consumed in Denmark was
manufactured there or was imported from
the United States.
Mr.. Proctor was not able to say; hut
he thought it was both
MIR. Vest enquired whether the bill was
revenue measure or police measure.
Mr.. Proctor replied that on its face the
bill showed that it was for the collection
of revenue and incidentally for the ro-
lection Of honest producers of butter and
for the safety of the consumer.
At the request of Mr.. COckrell the bill
was laid aside Informally, and bill set
ting apart reservation, Rawlins Park,
In the city of Washington as a site for
memorial building to be erected by the
National Society OF the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. was passed BY
unanim us cOnsen. the calendar was again
taken up. All the pension bills (19Sl were
passed, and all the House bills that were
not objected to. These included the fol-
lowing:
To incorporate the National Society of
United States Daughters Of 1872, with
amendpents
To pay H. P. Dyer 1854 for "o~~-'- tfl
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