The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-27
THE BILL IS DEFENDED
SENATORS DISCUSS THE oLEo-
 MARGARINE MEASURE.
Mr. Hoar Says the Levyins of the Ten Cent Tax is Not for the Purpose of Rais-
 ing Revenue.

Washington. March &.-Throughout to- days session of the Senate the oIeomar- garine bill was under discussion. The de- bate was interesting at all times and some phases of it were amusing. Mfr. Hansboroush (N. D. concluded his speech begun yesterday in support of the meas ure. maintaining that the oleomargarine industry had been outlawed by the legfs- latures of many States and that 1t ought to be compelled by Congress to take of its mask and place its product on the market for what 1t really was.
 MT. Stewart (Nev.) declared that the proposed legislation was unnecessary and that there was no more reason for tax the oleomargarine industry, declaring that ing colored butter.
 Mr. Deliver Qa.) scathingly denounced 1t had put lt;eif in partnership with lsw- , liver exhibited a package of oleomarga- rine. which he said. was marked, but 1t would tax any map's ingenuity to find the mark. He then handed the package to MT. Tfllman and challenged him to find the mark required by law to be on the wrapper. Mir. Tillman failed to dis cover the imprint. Mir Deliver pointed 1t out printed in fine type in a corner of interest and amusement. ..l
 MT. Deliver said there must be some- thing fatally wrong with business that spends more of its time lodging tho po lice and the courts than the other branches of the business. He insisted that the proposed law would not inter- fere with legitimate industries which supplied raw materials to the oleomar- margarine industry itself should be wiped out. however. it must be borne in mind that the American dairy interests. repre- sented far more than all the interests which contribute raw material to the oleomargarine industry. @
 Mr Deliver sharply arraigned MT. Stewart for a statement that much but ter was made in conditions of squalor and disease Illustrating the iserest Of the greatest number of our people in the farm: he said that on the late President Mckinley's last Western tour the Presi- dent. while passinE through Iowa. early one morning. was observed to be laughing to himseif>as he watched the antics of two boys warming their feet on the spot night
 Of the Cabinet. Governors. Senators and Representatiyes. who were of the party. bore witness to the same experience when they were boys.
 MT. Deliver concluded with a glowing euiogy of American farm life.
 Mir. Hoar said one of the greatest dan gers to the country was the estab blish- ment of the principle that the taxing power of the government could be used as means of punishing and suppressing ing. From that point of view the pend- ing bill could not have his support, but Congress undoubtedly had the right. un- der its power, to regulate interstate com merce. to suppress. if need be, any de- leterious article
 Mir. Vest inquired if Congress had the right to invade his State. for instance. where oIeomargarine was manufactured under State laws. and tax the industry out of existence when the oieomargarine made there had not entered into inter state commerce.
 Mir. Hoar replied that Congress was in every State of the Union as much as the State government was, and as controlling power 1t was supreme. Con-
 power to put out of existence and strike down anything which it had a coneti- tutional right to strike at directly.
 MT. Bailey inquired If the imposition of the 10 cent tax on oleomargarine real ly was intended to raise revenue.
 No replied Mir. Hoar. "1 have tried to make that point clear. This 10 cents rine. but upon a fraud upon the false coloring."
 MT. Lodge explained that he expected to vote for the pending measure for the reason that it imposed tax upon an article that was fraudulent in a. sense. He urged. however, that the House pro- vision regarding renovated butter ought to be restored to the bill.
 Mir. Proctor, in charge of the measure, said that an amendment covering that point probably would be offered.
 The Senate then at 4:10 p. m. went into executive session and a few minutes later adjourned.