Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-14
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Debate commenced Monday upon the
bill reported by the majority OF the COM
nittee on agriculture to impose a tax of
10 cents a pound upon oleomargarinr.
.olored in imitation of butter. and provid-
ng other regulations. The opposition to
The bill is based broadly upon the grounds
hat it Is intended to injure a Legitimate
industry. and prohibits manufacturers
rom presenting goods to the trade in the
form which is demanded by the consum-
srs. Another spirited debate. with the
Philippine tariff bill as the text, was pre-
.ipitated in the Senate as the result OF
some statements made by MIR. Carmack
Dem, Tenn.) in the course of an extend
ID speech on the general Philippine ques-
lion. AT the conclusion of his address
Mr.. Beveridge Nnd.) challenged some of
lis statements. The debate which en-.
sued was very lively for a few minutes.
:aking on n political phase which proved
particularly interesting to the auditors.
who crowded the floor as we'll as the gal
cries. Mr.. Beveridge and Mr.. Tillman
IS. Co became involved in a heated col
!oquy. in which the exchanges We're as
hot as both Senators we'll could make
hem. MIR. Stewards amendment provid-
ng for increase of the salaries Of Sena-
:ors and Representatives to $500 q year
was lost by a vote of Is to A.
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Debate on the ol%eomargarine bill con-
iinued Tuesday in the House. The oppo-
tents of the bill are making q strong fight
10 far as the presentation of argument is
concerned. The speakers on Tuesday
we're Messrs. Tompkins IN. ". Robb
MOI. Knapp On. ". Bates (Pa.). Da-
wilson Wis.l. Driscoll IN. W, and Hep
burn Nowa) in favor and Messrs. Cow
herd (Mo.). Lanham (Texas). .Grosvenor
Ohio and Kleberg CTexas) against the
bill. After brief discussion the Senate
passed the bin providing for a % per cent
increase in the salaries of United States
Judges. All amendments were voted
down, including one to increase the sal
$4,000 a year. During the remainder
of the days session the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill Was under considera-
ton. the Philippine tariff measure being
laid aside temporarily. MIR. Hansborough
On. d. made Il spirited defense of Judge
Arthur II. Noyes OF the District Court Of
Alaska. and Alexander Mckenzie, upon
whom an attack was made in the Senate
on Monday.
1t was agreed in the House on We'd
nesday that the oleomargarine bill should
come to Il vote after two days more OF
debate. Representative Boutell of Chi
cago delivered the speech that attracted
most attention in Wednesdays debate.
He based his opposition to the bill on
alleged discrimination. There is no ex-
cuse, in his judgment. for discriminating
between different brands of the same pro-
duct. 1t is conceded on all sides that
there is no fyaud in the manufacture Of
cleo, Nix. Routell explained. The only
fraud charged is in its retail, when in
some instances dishonest dealers sell it
for butter. The pending bill, he ASSERT
ed. would not prevent these frauds. Rep
rcsentat.ve Crowley of Illinois furnished
The House considerable amusement in dis
.ussing the bill. He announced emphat-
lcally that he would not permit himself
to he read out of the Democratic party
because he supports the bill, and made
nh earnest appeal for the wife of the
poor farmer churning butter. who. he in
sisted. should be protected against the
product of the olco manufacturers. Other
McCreary Minn.) and Eddy (Minn.) for.
and Mossrs. Allen QNy.). Scott (Kan.J
and Moon Crcnn.) against the bill.
Throughout the days session the Senate
had under consideration the urgent de-
%ticiency appropriation bill. and just be.
fore adjournment passed it substantially
in the shape i'll which it was reported to
the Senate by the committee. During
the early part of the session the case Of
Judge Arthur II. Moves of the District
Court OF Alaska and Alexander McKen-
gle and others was discussed.
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For four hours Thursday the Senate
had the Philippine tariff bill under dis
~.ussion. The measure was completed so
far as the Philippine committee is con
rerned. nil of tho committee amendments
being adopted. Toward the close of the
session the discussion became heated. In
respons to Il resolution offered several
days ago by Mr.. Rawlins of Utah, the
Secretary of War transmitted to the Sem
ate the aedition laws enacted by the Phil
lppine commission. They were read in
full, and Immediately drew the fire Of
the opponents of the governments Phil.
lppine policy. Mr.. Foraker of Ohio had
read from the revised statutes of the
United States the laws of Congress re-
lating to the crime of treason and similar
~offenses against the government, and said
that the acts passed by the Philippine
commission were almost identical in their
language with the laws enacted by Con-
gress in the days of the fathers of the
republic and that there was nothing I'M
precedented or unusual about them. The
Ohio Senator was interrupted continually
and had several warm colloquies with
Senators who were opposing him. In
conclusion Of the debate Mr.. Hoar poured
oil on the troubled waters of the Senate,
maintaining that men might we'll differ
on any of the great questions now before
the country, but that all were, thoroughly
loyal to the country and were doing their
duty az they saw it. Early in the day
Mr.. Scott Of West Virginia delivered a
speech in which he advocated an investi-
CATION of the San Bias route for an 18TH
mian canal, and Mr.. Hansbrough made a
carefully prepared address on his bill ia
provide a national system of irrigation
of arid lands. The House spent the day
on the legislative. executive and judicial
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