The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-25
SENATE GETS OLE0 BILL.
Mr. Proctor Argues That 1t Is Fair
to All INDUSTRIES

to All Industries.
WASHINGTON, March 24-Soon after
the senate convened today Mr.. Hale (Me)
offered a resolution which was adopted
directing the committee of fisheries to in
quire into the destruction by dynamite of
sea fish along the eastern coast of the
United States and TO report by bill or
otherwise a remedy for the trouble.
By a resolution of Mr.. Lodge (Mass.)
which was adopted, the attorney general
was directed to transmit to the senate
a list of the claims he is defending before
the Spanish treaty claims commission, to-
gether with particulars as to each claim
and the gross amount Of all the claims.
Mr.. Dubois Udaho) presented a petition
from the American chamber of commerce
at Manila saying 1t was a significant
fact that this was the second petition
from that organization urging that the
restriction of Chinese coolie labor he re-
moved. Mr.. Dubois added that testimony
before the Philippine commission indicat-
ed that the Philippine islands could not
be developed without Chinese labor.
Mr.. Hoar CMass.) inquired if the petit
TONERS were American citizens.
Mr.. Dubois replied that he understood
they were.
Mr. Hoar pointed out that under its
rules the senate could not receive petit
The acceptance of the memorial seemed
to him an admission on the part of the
senate that the United States was not at
war in the Philippines. The memorial was
referred to the Philippine committee.
River and Harbor Bill Up.
The river and harbor bill was received
from the house and referred to the COM
mittee on commerce.
Mr.. Frye chairman of that committee
gave notice that hearings on the bill
would be given to senators for four Says,
beginning tomorrow morning, and that
there would be no further hearings.
Bills were passed as follows: Authoriz-
ing the secretary of war to negotiate with
John T. Dolan of Portland, Ore, for pur-
chase of the original manuscript copy Of
"Order Book of Gen. Arthur Saint Clair"
approprietin 5000 to enclose and beauti-
fly me monument on the MOores Creek
battlefield, North Carolina; authorizing
the establishment Of life-saVing station
at Eagle Harbor on Keeweenaw Point
Mich; to reimburse certain Lower Brule
Sioux Indians, of South Dakota, for prop
erty destroyed; appropriating $125,000 for
a marine hospital at Pittsburg, Pa; ap-
propriating 100000 for a public building
at Georgetown; providing that the stat
utes of limitations Of the several states
shall apply as a defense to actions
brought in any courts for the recovery
of lands patented under the treaty of
May 10, 1854, between the United States
and the Shawnee tribe Of Indians.
OIeO Bill Is Presented.
The senate agreed to the request for
a conference upon the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill and
Messrs. Cullom, Warren and Teller were
named as conferees on the part Of the
senate.
The senate also agreed to a conference
upon the war revenue reduction bill and
named as its conferees Nessrs. AIdrich,
Allison and Vest.
AT o'clock the unfinished business-the
oleomargarine bill-was laid before the
senate The measure was read at length
The bill makes oleomargarine and other
imitation dairy products subject to the
laws of any state or territory or the
District Of Columbia into which they are
transported; fixes a tax of 10 cents a
pound on oleOmargarine colored to re-
semble butter which shall be paid by the
Mr.. Proctor. chairman Of the commit
tee on agriculture, explained the measure
to the senate. He said there was no dis
position on the part of the advocates of
the measure to tax legitimate industry
out of existence. He was satisfied that
the measure was constructed along the
lines of fairness and was entirely just
to all interested persons.