The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-04
UNUSUAL LAPSE INTO JOKE AND
REPARTEE
THE OLEOMARCARINE BILL
Supplies Material for a Passage of
Wit Between Senators Depew and
Bailey on the Subject of the Amer
lean Girl Sessions of Federal
Court at Winston Provided for.
The House Passes the Sundry
Civil Appropriation BiIl-CuttinE
Down National Park COmmis-
nfonerA.

Washington, April 2.-DiscuSSion OF
the oieomargarinc bill in the senate to-
I day was enlivened by two or three
bright coiloQuiese between senators.
Senator Bailey, of Texas, concluded
his speech in opposition to the meas
ure He was followed by Senator De-
pew Of New York. who in the course
Of his remarks. matched his wit with
that OF Senator Bailey on the subject
OF the American girl The sallies of
the two senators were greeted with
shouts of laughter.
Rills were passed providing that ses-
sions of the United States district
court shall be ncld at Winston. n. c.,
on the second Monday OF July and
January of each year; authorizing the
construction of a traffic bridge across
the Savannah river from the main
Land within the corporate limits OF Sa-
yaunah TO Hutchinson's island in
Chatham county, Georgia: to extend
the time for presentation of claims to
reimburse the governors of states and
territories for expenses incurred by
them in aiding the United States to
raise and organize an army in the war
with Spain to January /, 1868, and
seventy-one private pension pensions.
Consideration then was resumed of
the oleomargarile bill.
Senator Bailey conceded the right of
congress- to enact the proposed bill as
q revenue measure and every senator
who supported the measure to raise
revenue was entirely within his con-
science and his oath of office, but if
amy senator should vote for 1t. to sup
press the oleornargarine industry he
would do violence to hls sense of
duty and to his obligations OF Of
fee" He declared that the purpose OF
the bill was not to raise revenue.
He maintained that the proposed bill
Contained a palpable and even wicked
violation of the constitution in the
placing of a tax upon the article
manufactured and sold within 4 state.
Senator BallCy sharply arrdfgned
the creameries and cheese factories of
the country, tha former of which he
said, was the zeal hacker of the Iegis-
lation proposed. He could understand.
he said, the republican policy of pro-
lection of industries, but this new
policy to iegis!ate for the destruction
of industries was entirely incomDre-
hensible to him.
1.-THE co!oring OF oleOmarsarine to re-
sernble butter" said Senator Bailey,
might be an innocent fraud. but is
certainly no more TepreheI.sible than
the artificial attractions which our
wives and daughters utilize to make
themselves more pleasing to the eye"
In the pending measure, Senator
Bailey said in conclusion, the majority
in congress was endeavoring to settle
a contention among competing manu-
facturers
Senator Depew followed Senator
Bailey and supported the bill He said
he never had heard q speech which
had so tlred his fancy, so appealed to
his Imagination and had had so little
effect upon his Judgment as that OF
Senator Bailey. He said that If
merchant deceived his customers By
foisting upon them a fraud he be-
Ieyed that man ought to be reached
by law. It was perfectly evident that
no industry with a good article could
compete successfully with a spurious
substitute with which the people were
deceived
Senaty Depaw referring to an ;.iIus-
Ion made by Senator Bailey. said that
the American girl had been put In q
wrong position before the people OF the
United States.
81 forgot for the moment" inter
1ected Senator Bailey, "a recent ur-
currence in the life of the senator from
New York or / should not have made
the alIusion." tLaughter.)
And but fo" that occurrence" re-
torted Senator Depew, laughing as iie
spoke. 'I should have left a Younger
man to come 10 the defense of the
American girl. 1t was the senator's
youth and beauty, (great laughter>
which astonished me when he made
that remark. II he had been soured
and disappointed in love, or if the sex
had treated him in some way thar
would lead him to remark about 1t
like that, / should understand him:
but no one can meet the senator; no
one can see n.In socially. or in his
grave and dfgnified position: no one
can see his photograph on PennsSl-
vania avenue without recognizing that
his geniality, his happiness. his elC
Quence, have Co-ne because the Amer
lean girl has admired him and loved
him." Uong continued laughter.)
And he never ought to have gone back
on her by saying she is a fraudulent
specimen of living oleomargarine.''
Oaughter)
Senators Bailey and Spooner became
involved in a colloquy, as to some
legal phases of the bill. Twill the ssn-
ator from Wisconsin say" inquired
senator Bailey, that the object Of
this bill Is to raise revenue?"
Il say that TIE object of this bill is
TO raise revenue replied Ssnator
Spooner. "In other words. I say that
in the exercise Of the discretion which
the constitution gives us, we s,Iect
this article as an object Of taxation"
But is 1t (the raising of revenueD
the paramount object?' inquired Sem
ator Stewart. of Nevada.
'It Is the primary object" replied
Senator Spooner.
but not the paramount object"
persisted the Nevada Senator.
The senate at ASS o clock went into