The age-herald., 1902-04-04
Flood of Urgent Te|egrans Pour
 in Upon Senators
FINAL VOTE WAS 39 10 31
Bill as Passed Differs From the House Measure In That 1t Makes 1t Subject to Law of States
 and Territories.

WdSninStOn, Aprll 5,-AL Ine- conclublnn of lively debate today, the Senate passed the oleomargarine bill by a vote of 39 to 31.
 MT. Spooner of Wisconsin made the prin- cipal speech, maintaining that Congress had ample authority to enact the proposed legislation because 1t was in the interest of the people. In an earnest protest against the measure MT. Vest of Mis- souri held that Congress was invading the powers of the states. MT. Scott of West Virginia moved to recommit the meas ure to the committee, holding that it was unsatisfactory to many Senators and ought to be perfected. The motion was defeated, S5 to 37.
 During the afternoon a perfect flood of telegrams poured into the Senate from all parts of the country, urging Senators either to support or to oppose the meas ure.
 Differs From House Bill.
 The measure as passed by the Senate differs in some respects from that passed by the House of Representatives. It pro- vides that oleomargarine and kindred products shall be subject to all the laws and regulations of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia into which they are transported whether in original packages or otherwise; that any person who sells oleomargarine and furnishes 1t for the use of others, except to his own family, who shall mix with 1t any arti- ficial coloration that causes 1t to look like butter, shall be held to be a manufacturer and shall be subject to the tax provided by existing laws; that upon oleomargar- inc colored so as to resemble butter tax of ten cents a pound shall be levied. but upon oleomargarine not colored the tax shall be one-fourth of one cent per pound; that upon adulterated butter tax of ten cents pound shall be tvieG, and upon all process or renovated butter the tax shall be one-fourth of one cent per pound. The manufacturers of process or renovated or of adulterated butter, shall pay an annual tax of s600. the wholesale dealers shall pay a tax of $4s0 and the retail dealers a tax of $4s per annum.
 Detailed Vote.
 The bill as amended was passed, 39 to S1. the detailed vote being as follows:
 Yeas-Allison, Burnham, Burrows Bur AO"S, Aoui bOil, SidpP, SochiCil SuAOlus Deitr1ch, Dillingham;, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster Washington, Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Hanna, Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley, Kean, Kearns, K1ttredge, Lodge, McComas, McCumber, McMillan, Mason, Willard, Mitchell, Nelson, Penrose, Per- kfns, P1att (Connecticut, Pritchard Proc tor, Quarels. Spooner-3s.
 Nays-Aldrich, Bacon, Baily, Bate, Berry Blackburn, Carmack, Clark (Mon- tant), Clark CWyoming) CuIberson, Dry den, Dubois, Foster Gousfana), Gibson, Heitfelt, McEnery, McLaurfn (dississip- pD, McLaurin (South Carolina), Mallory, Martin, Patterson, Pettus, Rawlins, Scott, Simmons, Stewart, Taliaferro, Teller, Vest, Wellington, Wetmore-31.
 The Chinese exclusion bill was made the unfinished business.
 The Senate at 5:15 adjourned
 HOUSE PASSES THE
 REVENUE CUTTER BILL.
 Washington. April 3.-The Senate bill to promote the efficiency of the revenue cutter service passed the House today by vote of 1855 to 49. The opponents of the measure fought 1t to the last ditch. At the very end they atetmpted to flibuster, but were swept aside by the overwhelm- ing majority in favor of the measure. The bill gives the commanding officers of the revenue service comparative rank as follows:
 Captains with majors in the army and lieutenant commanders in the navy;' first lieutenants with captains in the army and lieutenants in the navy; second lieu tenants with first lieutenants in the army and lieutenants Junior grade) in the navy, and third leutenants with sec ond lieutenants in the army and ensigns in the navy. It gives the officers of the service longevity pay equivalent to the corresponding rank in the army and pro- vides for their retirement with three fourth pay for disability or upon reach ing the age limit of GA years.