The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
THE VOTE WAS 39> TO. 31
Mir. Vest Made Earnest Plea
 Against the Measure.
Missouri Senator Held That Such Legislation is an Invasion of
 the Rights of the Vari- ous States.

Washington, April 3.-At the conclusion of a lively debate today the Senate pass ed the oleomargarine bill by a vote of 30 tG S1 Il MT. Spooner (Wis.) made the principal speech, maintaining that Congress had ample authority to enact the proposed legislation because it was in the interest of the people.
 In an earnest protest against the meas ure. Mir. vcst( Mo.) held that Congress was invading the powers of the States.
 Nil. Scott (va.) moved to recommit the measure to the committee, holding that it was unsatisfactory to many Senators. The motion was defeated 3o to 31. Dur ing the afternoon d perfect flood of tele- grams poured into the Senate from all parts of the country urging Senators either to support or to oppose the meas ure.
 The measure as passed by the Senate differs in some respects from that passed by the House of Representatives It provides that oleomargarine and Kindred products shall be subject to all the laws and regula tions of any State or Terri  which they arc transported, whether in original packages or otherwise; that any person who sells oleomargarine and fur nishes it for the use of others except to his own family, who shall mix With 1t any artificial coloration that causes It 10 look like butter shall be held to be a manufacturer and shall be subject to the tax provided by existing law, that upon oleJmargarine colored so as to resemble
 ttt.I ulron n levied but upon oleomargarine not color cd the tax shall be one-fourth Of one cent per pound; that upon aduiterated butter 4 taxsot 10 cents aSponrd shall be levied, and upon all process or renovated butter the tax shall be one-fourth of one cent per pound. The manufacturers of pro- cess or renovated or adulteratcd butter shall pay an annual tax of s6oO, the whole sale dealers shah pay tax of $iSO and the retail dealers q tax of $4S per annum.
 MT. Money closed the general debate upon the bill, replying briefly to some of the points made by Mir. Spooner.
 At . o'clock MT. Scott (Va.) moved that the bill be rc-committcd to the committee. His object was. he said, that the measure might be perfected, because as it stood it was unsatisfactory to many Senators. The motion was lost, 35 to g as follows: Yeas-Aldrich Bacon, Bailey, Bate. yt Clark tWyo) Clay, Culberson, Dryden, Duboise. Foster (Wash) Gibson. Heitfeld. Jones (Nev) McEnery, McLaurin (Miss), McLaurin (S. co. Mallory. Martin, Mill lard. Patterson, Pettus, Rawlins, Scott, simmons, Stewart, Taaferro. Teller, Turner. Vest, Wellington, Wetmore.- s5
 Nays-Allison, Burnham. Burrows. Bur ton, Clapp, CulIom, Deboe, Dietrich.
 
 (Wash.) Frye. Gallinger Gamble. Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Harris, Haw- ley. Kean. Kearrs. Kittredge, Lodge, McComas, McCumber, McMillan. Mason, Mitchell, Nelson. Penrose. Perkins. Platt. (Conn), Pritchard,J Proctor, Quarles. Spooner.-37.
 MT. Harris (Kas!) then offered his amendment placing d tax of 10 cents a pound on adulterated butter and tax of ono quarter of one cent pound on pro- cess or renovated butter and providing regulations for the collection of taxes. It was adopted, A to 26 MT. Vest de- clared the bill was not intended as revenue measure and he challenged any Senator to say that it was. The measure he said. was simply parliamentary assas- sination of one industry by another. The amendments suggested by Mir. Foraker earlier in the session were adopted. An amendment OHeFeu Dy MT. HdS agreed to providing that wholesale deal- CTS who vend no other oleomargarine or butterine except that on which tax of one-fourth of q cent is laid, shall pay goo; and retail dealers of the same. $6. NIT. Money. on behalf of tho minority of the Committee on Agriculture. offered substitute for the bill It was rejected. % to 30 The bill as amended then was passed. 8 to 3l. the detailed vote being as follows:
 Yeas-Allison. Burnham. Burrows, Bar ton, Clapp. Cockrell. Cullom, Deboe. Dietrich, Dillingham;. Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster (Wash.) Frye. Gallinger, Gamble, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Harris, Haw- ley. Kean. Kearns, Kittridge, Lodge Me Comas. McCumber. McMillan. Mason, Mill lard, Mitchell. Nelson, Penrose. Perkins. Platt (Conn.), Pritchard, Proctor, Qusrles. Spooner.-39.
 Nays-Aldrich. Bacon. Bailey, Bate, Berry, Blackburn. Carmack, Clark (Mont.l. Clark (WyoD, Culberson, Dry den, Dubois, Foster Oa.), Gibson, Heit- field McEnery, McLaurin CMiss.). Me I.surin Cs. O, Mallory, Martin, Pat tcrson, Pettus, Rawlins, Scott Simmons, stewart, Taliaferro, Teller, Vest. We'll inEton, Wetmore.-3l.
 The Chinese exclusion bill was made the unfinished business.
 The Senate at 5:15 adjourned. .