The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-14
Says He Sees No Good Reason why a
Competent ,EmpIoye should Be
summarily Dismissed.
SPEECH BY MR.. HEMENWAY
WHO OPPOSED TAXING INDIANIANs
FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES.
Important Ruling I'm Regard to Color
ing OIeomnrgarine-Prom
in the Naval Service.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 13-The war claims
OF Ohio. Michigan. Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa have all been approved by the secre-
tary of the treasury and sent TO the House
appropriations committee. Representative
Hemenway. chairman of the subcommittee,
says that all claims will be added TO the
general deficiency bill, notwithstanding the
protest of Mr.. Cannon, who insisted on
having the claims considered under the
Maine instead of the New York decision
which would permit appropriations for
about one-half the amounts claimed
Representatives from the ive States COM
bined and formed too strong opposition
for Chairman Cannon to meet in the COM
mittee. He will make a speech against the
claims on the floor of the House. but men,
bers interested are confident the amounts
will be included in the bill approved.
The vouchers for Kentuc'Iy's claim for
500. 900 were not presented to the auditor
OF the War Department in time to be
audited and inserted in the deficiency bill.
XXX
Representative Holiday, of the Fifth In
diana district, has entered a protest on the
discharge OF Benson T. Debaum, store
keeper under Collector of Internal Revenue
Bonnell. of the Terre Haute district, which
was recommended by Civil-service Commits
sioner William Dudley Foulke in his de-
cision rendered after an examination of
the evidence received in connection with
the charges against ex-Collector David w.
Henry. Mr.. Holiday says he sees rea-
son why Debaum should be disc harged,
as he has committed no criminal offense.
has always been a good employe, dis
charges his duties in an entirely satisfac-
tory manner, and is z of good repu-
tation. IF he is guilty, 1 cannot under
stand the verdict in reference to others"
said the congressman. II have had talk
with Secretary of the Treasury Shaw and
Commissioned of Internal Revenue Yerkes,
and they have assured me that Debaum
shall have full and complete trial before
any final action is taken on the recon-
mendation OF the Civil-service Commits
sion. never was satisfied with the man
ner in which c. o. Self was removed from
Office. and will not permit any more of the
employees OF my district TO be handled in
the same manner if 1 can prevent it,"
Representative Hemenway made a very
effective speech against the irrigation bill
this afternoon. He said the farmers of his
district might be justly dspleased with
him IL he should support a measure for the
Improvement OF far Western lands when
the work they had done to reclaim their
lands from the wilderness and the savages
was still so fresh in their minds. With
rifles in hand they had done the first hard
work and even yet this was not complete.
Even now the farmers OF his district-many
OF tnem-are assessing themselves s12.5O an
acre for drainage purposes. He said they
would have a right TO complain if on top
OF this they had to pay taxes for the irri-
cation or the drainage OF other lands thou
sands of miles away. He said he had no
I'll will towards these men who were strug-
CLING 10 redeem the arid lands but he felt
IL unjust TO tax those who had to pay
Tor their own land reclamation and better
ments TO ask them TO pay fancy prices for
others. He was loudly applauded when he
ceased.
Representative Cromer has recommended
the appointment of Clarkson L. Hutchison
10 be postmaster at Winchester.
The Indiana fish hatchery bill introduced
by Representative Overstreet, and included
in the omnibus biII on his request. will not
be taken up until the middle of next week.
Chairman Cannon will oppose the bill on
account OF large appropriations already
made
Representative Lands has returned from
Indiana. where he was called on account OF
the illness of his brother Fred.
Xxx
The commissioner of internal revenue
has settled the contested question as TO
whether butter. or any other ingredients
artifically colored. may be used in the man
ufacture' OF oleomargarine without increas-
ing the tax from one quarter OF a cent to
10 cents pound by issuing a regulation
which holds I'm effect that no artificial
coIoring matter whatever can be used In
any way in the manufacture OF oleomar-
garine without increasing the tax as
stated The regulation follows: IF in
the production OF oleomargarine the
mixtures or compounds set out in
the law OF 1856 are used and these com
pounds are all free from artificial colora-
ton and artiiicial colOraticn is produced
By the addition OF cOlOring matter as an
iudependent and separate ingredient a tax
OF one fourth Of one cent per pound only
viii be collected. although the finished
product may look like butter Of some shade
of yellow. For example, II butter that
has been artihcially colored Il used as a
compound part or the finished product Oleo-
margarine. and that finished product looks
like butter OF any shade OF yellow. the
oleomargarine II not free from artificial
cOlOra ton. a tax OF 10 cents per pound shall
DC coilecteo- but II buttet aps"iuttiy Ifet
from ColOratiOn. or cOttOn-seed oil free
from artificial cOoloratiOn or any other
mixtures or compounds legally used In the
manufacture OF the finished product or oleo
margarine. has naturally a shade OF yellow
IN 10 way produced by artificial colora
tiOn and through the use OF one or more
OF these unartihcially cOlOred legal com
ponent parts OF oleomargarine the finished
prcouct should look like butter OF any
shade OF yellow. this product Will be sub
tect 20 a tax OF only one-fourth OF one cen
ser pound. as it Is absolutely free from