The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-17
CIRCUIT BILL
is TAKEN UP
Senate Discusses the 0leO-
margarine Measure.
SUBSIDY GRAB
is LAID ASIDE
Almost Unanimous Vote 20
Sidetraek the Steal.

Washington. Feb. 16.-At the conclu-
sion of the morning hoIr in the senate
today when the unfinished business, the
subsidy bin. was laid before the body,
Mr.. Spooner (Rer., Wis., moved to pro
coed to the consideration Of the oleo-
margarine bill. BY a practically unan-
imous vote-only two senators voting
in Che negative-the motion prevailed.
Thus the subsidy bin was displaced as
the unfinished business, and The oleo-
margarine bill was placed in that or
der. After IutIe over one hours con-
sideration of the measure it, was laid
aside in order that The unOb5ected bulls
on the calendar might be considered
Nearly 800 bills, including l1o PRIV ate
pension bills, were passed during the
day
In the absence of NJ. Frye, president
pro tenn who is confined To his apart
ments by illness Mr.. Perkins tCaL)
occupied the chair at the opening OF
tOday's session of the senate.
NIr. Jones (Ark.) offered resolution
discharging the committee on judiciary
from the consideration of the socailed
antitrust bilL and providing that lt
should Dee considered by the senate
The resolution went over Until Mon
day.
Many Bills Passed.
on motion of Mr.. Allison, the senate
ecided to consider until o'clock IN
objected bills on the calendar. Under
that order The following bills were
Eassed.
Referring To the court of claims the
claim of William T.. Woodbridge for
condensation for use by the United
States of his invention relating to pro
5ectiles, permitting the transportation
by steam vessels of gasalias and other
products OF petroleum. yr tTfled by
motor vehicles. knows etafs 5piles-
when used ass sourcV - fpNer;
providing that ii shafl - q ililsde1i2ean-
b. for q civilian TO refuse 10 appear ana
testify before a military court-nlartial
authorizing the board of supervisors of
Pima county. Arizona. to- issue nfty-
year per cent bonds Of Pima county,
Arizona, to redeem certain bonded i'm
debtedness not exceeding S1td0oo. but
90 Include only legal bonded iLdebted-
ness.
Proctor Explains Bill.
Mr.. Proctor CVt). chairman of the
committee on agriculture from which
the OleOTT rgaTine bill was reported,
made statement as to the bill He
was Of the opinion that the enactment
of the bin would put the oleOmargarlne
business upon q sound and honest ba-
sis and i'm the end the oleomaTgarine
Eranutacturers would be the better ioI
the change
rs il the object of this bilI?" in
Qul-od Mr.. Vest MOO. Ito collect rev
enue, ol SC is intended To discourage
The manufacture of oieOmargarine? -
The measure shows ON its face re-
piled Ar. Proctor, "Lhat the measure
IS partly for the collection for revenue
and partly for the protection of the
honest butter product"
7 want TO know, inquired Mr.. Stew
art, 'if the principal object of this bill
is not to raise the price of dairy butter
and thus impose upon the common peO-
ple2"
Il think. responded Mr. Proctor
that il viii have very slight effect ii
that direction
Senators as Mixers.
The discussion took a rather humor-
JUS turn when Mr.. Proctor and Mr.
Tillman began comparing their respect
I'VE sperienceS in daiTying- Mr. Proc
tor said he MIXED 30 cows and haC
had fifty years of dairy experience
Mr.. Tillman said he used to carry hi.
butter to market every Saturday anC
ne went from the dairy 10 the COVER
uOr's chair. The South Carolina Sena
TOR declared shat the restrictions OF
COloring should apply % butter anJ
0Ieoma rgarine alike and he caused
much amusement by the vehemence o
his denunCiauon of axle grease" anC
all other deeOctiOns, connections anl
conJrapti0us put of on the public, al
though he held that if a purchase
wanted axle grease ne was entitled t,
have it,.
Without completing the bill. il wa!
aid aside for The purpose of taking III
unObjected house bills
Among the bills passed were the FOL
lowing. To incorporate the Nationa
Society of United States Daughters o.
1912; authorizing the Portland. Nehaleu
d TiIamOOk Railroad com Dany TO con
StruCt d bridge across Nehalen bay anl
river in Oregon
One hundred and ninety-seven pri
Vate pension bills were passed. amons
them bills giving pensions of $50
month 60 the widows oI General Du
barry, Admiral Crosby Colonel Liscum
Admiral Picking and COmmisSary Gen
era1 PenrOSe.
Al 900 T. M. the senate adjourned.
Senator Heitfeld of Idaho today pro
posed an amendment 10 the subsid,
bin giving the interstate commerce
commission power to fix the rates o
freight and passenger charges on al
ships receiving subsidy under the act
also an amendment excluding from sub
sidy all tank ships and vessels carryin;
H.. l..