The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-09
IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Apr. An agreement
was reached by the Senate on Thurs
day to vote on the pending oleomar
garine bill before adjournment next
Thursday Debate on the measure
was continued throughout the ses-
sion.
Mr. Heitfeld of Idaho opposed the
bill because he believed that it is pro-
posed to drive the oleomargarine in
dustry to the wall He strongly ad-
vocated the adoption of the substitute
offered because, he said, that would
eliminate the possibility of fraud as
certainly as the pending measure
would and would not do injustice to
anybody.
MIR. Gallinger of New Hampshire
advocated the bill because it was a
protest against fraud and against an
industry (which depended for its sue
cess upon duplicity and dishonesty "
Mr.. S"ooner of Wisconsin made an
extended legal and constitutional ar
gument i'll support of the measure,
He said such tax as it imposed was
i'll the interest of the whole people.
He declared that if the proposed tax
of ten cents a pound on colored oleo-
margarine was not sufficient to deter
upon consumers, Congress would
| have to find another remedy in future,
The Philippine civil government
| bill as framed by the Republican
members of the House insular com
mittee, was presented to the full Vom-
mittee at a meeting on Tuesday. The
| bill differs in many respects from the
| bill Just completed by the Senate
| Philippine committee chiefly in the
| following points? \ complete plan Of
| civil government with a legislative as
/ sembly including a lower house
elected by the people is provided by
/ the House bill to go into effect when
permanent peace is certified by the
! Governor to the President to have
! been established after the completion
| of Il census. The measure also adopts
the coinage plan recommended by
the Philippine commission, making
the gold dollar the unit of value.
Washington, Apr 3.-A discussion
Of the oleomargarine bill III the Sen
ate on Wednesday was enlivened by
two or three bright colloquies be-
tween Seniors. Mr. Bailey of Texas
concluded the speech he began on
Tuesday in opposition to the measure.
His argument was brilliant and at
traCtGQ the attention OF senators anu
the occupants of the crowded CALLER
les. He was followed by Mr.. Depew
of New York in spicy speech in sup
port of the measure. Mr.. Depew
matched his wit with that of Mr..
Bailey on the subject of the American
girl, much to the amusement of every
one in the Senate chamber In hi.
speech Mr.. Bailey conceded the right
of Congress to enact the proposed bill
as a measure of revenue, but if any
Senator should vote for it to suppress
the oleomargarine industry he would
edo violence to his sense OF duty ant
to his obligations of Office ~
He declared the purpose of the bill
was not to raise revenue, and in sup
port of his assertion quoted the state
ments of the principal proponents o
the pending measure. He maintained
that the proposed bill contained pal
pable violation of the constitution ii
that it sought to place a tax on TIN
article manufactured and sold within
a State. Mr., Bailey sharply arraigne'
the creameries and cheese factories o
the country, the former of which, h
said, was the real hacker of the legis
lation proposed.
Mr.. Depew of New York followe,
Mr.. Bailey and supported the bill. H