The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-26
THE OLEOM BILL
lis Consideration Was Resumed as
Unfinished Business ia Senate.
Mr.. MONEY MADE A SPEECH ON IT.
He Regards the Measure as Unconstitu-
tonal, Immoral. Dishonest and at
the Same Time Unjust.

Washington. March 25-At the conclu-
sion Of routine business IN the senate TO.
day resolution offered By Mr.. Platt
tCounl was adopted calling upon the secre-
tary Of the interior for Information con
corning treaties ncgoliated with the Indian
tribes Of Oregon in 1850 and inauiring
whether the United States equltably are
bound to compensate the tribes for the
land now in possession OF the government
settlers The senate then began the con
sidcratiou Of private pension bills
Consideration was then resumed OF the
oleomargarue bill. Mr. Money dem, Miss.),
q minority member Of the committee on
agriculture, addressed the senate in opposi'
ton to The measure.
My conviction is" said he, that the
measure is immoral. unconstitutional, dis
honest and unjust
The great mass Of the people, he said,
was not demanding the passage of the niiL
The proposition presented Is one ~ me
with all protective measures aud only the
people VINO desired the money OF others
desired the passage of The Dlll ,..,
III is protection gone mad" he insisted
protection run clean crazy and how the
senate can consider IL calmly is beyohu
my conception,
tDlt mass Of working people Of the coun
try who bad no means Of pressing thef
views and opinions upon congress. II was
n demand 10 deprive them OF a Wholesome
article Of food an article as good ms but
ter and In many instances better, He M
sisted that there was money behind the
bn. money In the enhanced prohts of the
butter interests.
In response TO an inquiry by Mr., Quarles
CNisl AIR Money said mat WhiIe the
bin was unconstitutional. It might never
be declared so by the courts because the
tt,,ht
the law 10 inquire into legislative intent
I'm other Words suggested M. spoon
| or wis, the bill Is nneonstitutlonRl 10
| the scnate but will not he unconstli 4llonai
| before the supreme court Of the United
Mr. Money asserted that nc did not
think there was man In the senate who
did not believe that the purpose Of this b'l'
| was 10 pNterminatc the butterne and cleo
| margarine industry for the benefit OF the
| Mi Spooner interrupted to inquire II Mr.
B Money did not think It fraud on the
consumer TO have OleOmargarine palmed
/ OF upon him for butter So, ,,,. .,a
! Yes ] do, replied MI Money, 'pnt the
! senator never has been injured by oleo
| margarine being pailned off on him
! II have not" said Mr., SDooner but
mv wife has
Mr. Money Insisted that the cry Of the
/ moor the working poor should be heard 10y
! congress ar well as the appeal Of The pro
/ tcctrd rich He meant be said, the stnl
]
( brain and energy was the underpinnlng or
every industrial enterprise
/ "Tho working people he declared,
| want this bill defeated and ! viii say
/ that II mis- bin could be voted for under
/ our rules by a secret ballot " would not
/ get dozen votes
In conclusion Mr. Money said that cleo
margarine had come 10 stay aud II could
! not be depressed even by the pending bill'
| Ills desire simply was that Justice De
meted ont TO an Interested parties ana that
( no undue or dishonest advantage be given
Ia The manufacturers OF butter
Mr. Hnnshrough (N. D. denied that
there was any attempt in the measure 10
! destroy the olcomarganue Industry. The
nm simply provided that oeomargarine and
Kindred products should be put on the
market for what they are and not palmcd
OF on the public fer what ihey IRE not;
nor dishonest
Mr. HAushrongh had scarcely opened his
I argument before the senate at 4:25 went
4 into executive session and at Abs p. IN.
adjourned