Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-24
OLEO BILL BACK IN HOUSE
Not Likely to Be Changed in Many PartiO-
ulars from Senate Form.
POWER or AMENDING IS LIMITED
Opponents who Seek 10 Alter Amend
ments Tackled on by Upper House
Lose on Every Prop
Osition.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-The house to-
day began consideration of the senate
amendments to the oleomargarine bill. A
special rule for this purpose was adopted
re-. vote Of 152 to 40. BY the ruling OF
ys.I hair the question OF further amend
T the senate propositions was con-
thin very narrow limits. Slow
pt-. IS was made. The opponents of the
measure who sought to modify the SEN
ate amendments in various particulars
were outvoted on every proposition sub
mltted.
Al the opening of the session MIR. Crae-
mer OF New York rose to a question Of
privilege and had read at the clerks desk
an article in a New York paper charging
the New York members with being dunn
mics and derelict in their duty" in con-
nection with the bill for a new postofficc
building in New York City.
The speaker ruled that the article read
did not constitute a question of privilege,
but MIR. Crbemer was given Ave minutes
In which to make a statement. Thereupon
he recounted what the New York delegation
had done in the matter
Budget of Bills.
Bills we're passed to donate the spars OF
Don Juan de Austria and Almirante
Oquendo to the state OF Alabama to appro-
pirate $4,000 of the funds of the Choctsw
AMI Chickasaw Indians for the relief OF
destitute members of those tribes to pro-
vide for trade statistics between the United
States and its outlying possessions; to
grant certain lands to the city of Colorado
Springs, Colo.
MIR. Dalzell of Pennsylvania from the
committee on rules, then presented the
special continuing order agreed to by the
committee some time ago to provide for
the consideration of the senate amendments
to the oleomargarine biz.
Mr.. Cowherd of Missouri vigorously op'
posed the adoption OF the rule Last week.
he said the house considered a bill for
the relief of the Cubans. The program was
to be tears and sympathy for the poor oI
Cuba and sneers and taxes for the poor Of
America.
Says Butter Went Up.
As an indication Of what would happen
when this bill went into effect Mr.. Cow
herd said that Immediately after the pass
age of the oleomargarine bill by the SEN
ate the price of butter went up cents In
! New York and cents in Chicago.
Mr.. Dalzell, replying 10 Mr.. Cowherd
said the merits of the bill were not now
under consideration. The order was sim
ply designed to give the house a chance tc
pass upon it's merits. The rule was adopted
152 to 70.
When the consideration of the amend
ments was considered the chair ruled thai
| the text OF the bill agreed to by both the
house and senate was not open to amend.
ment. This ruling, made by Mr.. OlmsteC
of Pennsylvania, who was in the chair
prevented the offering OF many amendments
which the minority members of the agricul
| tural committee desired to offer. Mr.
/ Wadsworth Of New York, chairman of the
| agricultural committee, finally succeeded
| in Offering an amendment changing the sec
| tion providing that oleomargarine free from
! artificial cooration, which is taxable a
/ one fourth Of a cent per pound, so as Il
! provide that "colored butter shall not b.
construed as coloration." The amendmen
was lost by vote of 81 to 81.