New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
AMUSING SENATE DEBATE.
DEPEW- AND BAILEY CROSS SWORDS
OVER THE OLEOMARGARINE BILL
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Washington April 2.-The proceedings Of the SEN
ate were enlivened toward the close Of the session
this afternoon by triangular tilt between Mr..
balley Of Texas. side and Mr.. Depew. Of
New-York. and Mr.. Spooner, Of Wisconsin. the
ether In the Of ella borate speech against
the Oleomargarine bill the young Senator from
Texas made an eloquent plea against what he
called legislation that would result In destroying
one industry for the benefit of another. and pre-
dcted that this bill would invite other industries
to come trooping into Congress with demands for
repressive legislation TO stifie competition MI
Bailey incidentally drew comparison which struck
Senator Depew uncompimentary alluson 10
''the American girl The New-Yorker paid glow
ing tribute to tine American girl" which, he af-
terward explained. was purely impromptu. as he
had not intended TO make a speech the bill and
chided Mr.. Bailey for not exhibiting more chtvalry
Mr.. Depew's speech witty and eloquent, and
the crowded galleries cheered him heartily in spite
Of ancient rule of the Senate which forhds all
demonstrations in the chambet- Mr.. Depew also
paid tribute to the American cow that was even
eloquent than that of Mr. Dolliver. Of Iowa,
a few days ago. eliciting laughter and applause
from the galleries and the floor.
Mr.. Bailey sharply arraigned the creamertes and
cheese factories of the country, the former OF
which he said We're the real hackers OF the pro-
posed legislation. He could understand ne sald'
the Republican policy of protection of industries,
but this policy legislate for the destruction
of industries entirely incomprehensible to him
In the pending measure Mr.. Bailey said, the major
ity Of Congress was endeavoring to settle conten-
ton among competing manufacturers 1t would De
just place a tax on cloth which looked IKE
WOOL but was not: which resemhled silk, but
was only high grade woollen fabric, as II was
the proposed law.
Mr.. Depew supported the bill. He said he never
had heard a speech which had so fired his fancy,
so appealed his imagination and had so little
effect his Judgment that IF Mr. Bailey He
had been taught that competition was the life OF
b+cO ought be honest. II a
merchant deceived his customers by folstlng
fraud them he believed that that man ought TO
be reached by law. because every man. when ne
purchased an article had a right to get what he
paid for 1t perfectly evident that no industry
with a good article could compete successfully with
a spurious substitute with which the people were
deceived. -
In the course of his brief speech Mr. Depew. re,
ferrng to an allusion made by MI Bailey, sa aa
sition before the people of the United states g..
cent occurrence in the life Of the Senator from New
York, or should not have made that aiiusloh'
And but for that occurrence" retorted Mr. De
pew laughing. 81 should have left a younger man
was the Senator'S youth and beauty great laugh
teri WHICH he'd eTa a1 he In
love, or if the sex had treated MIN IN some VA WAY
/ Should understand him But no one meet
the Senator no one see him socially. or In his
Photograph in Pennsyvania-ave. without recog-
MIXING that his gepsty his is amsTcan e e has
admired him and loved him. dong continued
Iaughter) And he never ought to have gone back
her. to-day by saying she is fraudulent speci-
men OF living oeornargarine-' (Laughter(
Mr. Bailey and Mr.. Spooner became involved IN a
olloquy as to legal phases of the bill VIII
ne Senator from Wisconsin say" inquired MI
Bailey that the object of this bill is TO raise rev
enue2'
Il say that object of this bill is to raise rev.
that in the exercise of the discretion which the
constitution gives us. select this article as an
object of taxation
but is CHE raising of revenue) the paramount
ohiect2" inquired Mr.. Stewart. OF Nevada
TT is the primary object replied Mr. Spooner
But not the paramount object. persisted MT
Stewart a., -.
An amusing coIloquy followed between the two
Senators as to the meaning of the words para
mount and primary
The debate will close tomorrow, and there is
scarcely any doubt that the bill. which has already
passed the House. will pass the Senate. 1t is evil
dent that the oleomargarine manufacturers VINO
for wears have fought tabs legislation, but who this
wear have not maintained the expensive lobby here
which has looked after their interests with such
GOOD effect expect to contest the law in the courts
on the ground unconstitutonality and VIII carry
the ljtigation to the Supreme Court Of the United
States Otherwise It is believed. they would have
made harder fight against the passage or the OIL
than they have made at this session