Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-04-02
FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,

washington, March 25.-Scnate-
consideration was begun by the sen.
ate Monday OF what is popularity
known as the oleomargarine bill. The
measure places a tax OF 10 cents a
pound on oleomargarine colored in i'm.
itation OF butter and reduces the pres
ent tax OF two cents per pound on cleo
margarine TO one-Quarter OF one cent
pound In its uncolored form. A few
DlilS or minor Importance were passed
before the oleomargarine bill was Ia
| ken up.
House-Mr. Boreing (Ky0 injected
an attack on the Goebel election law
into the discussion OF the Moss .Rhea
contested election case from the Third
district OF Kentucky. which again oc-
cupied the attention of the house Mon.
day, but Mr.. Rhea declined to be
drawn into an extended debate on an
issue not directly involved in the case.
He contented himself with paying his
prospects to Mr.. Boreing. The vote
will be taken about > o'clock Tuesday.
Washington. March 26-Senate-A
sharp attack on the pending oleomar.
yarine bill was made in the senate
Tuesday by Mr.. Money (Miss). He
denounced the measure as "unconsti.
tutional, immoral. dishonest and un.
just Mr.. Hansbrough IN. d. be-
gan an argument in support of the
measure. but yielded the floor until
Wednesday.
House-The house. by n majority OF
ten. unseated Mr.. Rhea (Kyo, n demo.
crat. and seated in his place ]. McKen.
zie Moss. who was formerly demo-
| crat. but who. according to his brief.
| is in accord with the republican party
| on the dominant issues. The republic
an majority in the house is A. While
| only two republicans, Hamburg and
Vreeland IN. ". voted for Rhea.
enough republicans remained away or
declined to vote to reduce the ma
| jority to ten. After the vote the house
began consideration OF the army APP
priation bill
Washington, March 27.-Senate-
| Throughout Wednesdays session of
the senate the oleomargarine bill was
under discussion. The debate was in
! teresting at all times and some phases
of it were amusing. Mr.. Hansbrough
| On. d. concluded his speech begun
Tuesday in support of the measure.
House--General debate on the mill
| tary appropriation bill was in order
| Wednesday and consideration under
the five minute rule begun. At the
| beginning of the session the house
| passed the Burleson resolution call.
ing on the president for information
relative to the application OF Gen.
Miles to go 10 the Philippines.
Washington, March 2S.-Senate-
| Thursday Mr.. Harris (Kan) and Mr..
Quarles (Wis) spoke at length on the
| oleomargaTine bill. The following
bills were introduced: An amendment
to the post Office appropriation bill
making an appropriation of $500 900
for pneumatic tube mail service for
| next year and authorizing contracta
for this service for four years at an
annual expenditure not to exceed $500.
| 600; bill instructing the postmaster
| general to make contracts for pneu.
matte tube service in cities and limit.
inS the annual cost in each city to four
per cent. of the gross postal reve.
| nues.
House-The army appropriation bill
| vSls passed without material amend.
| ment. and n rule was adopted to make
| the bill to retire officers of the revenue
| cutter service a continuing order until
| disposed of. the order not to interfere
with appropriation or revenue bills or
| conference reports.
| Washington, March 29.-House-The
house spent Friday passing private
pension bills. In all 215 were passed
| with one exception this is the record
for the number Of such bills passed at
a single session. The presidents pol.
| icy with regard to the veto of bills to
remove the charge of desertion from
the records of soldiers came I'm for re
| discussion during the day. Early I'm
the day a number Of minor bills were
passed. The sundry civil appropria-
ton bill was reported and Mr.. Can.
ha "a
up on Monday.