Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-04-07
AMERICAN GIRL
FIRES SENATORS
MESSRS. DEPEW AND BAILEY IN
DULGE IN SALLIES.
AND AMUSE THE GALLERIES
Later Texan Becomes involved in Col
Ioquy With Senator Spooner on
Legal Phases of OIeomargarine Bill
House Passes Sundry Civil APP
preparation Measure.

Washington, April 3.-Discussion OF
the oleomargarine bill in the senate
Yesterday was enlivened by two or
three bright cOllOquies between sena-
tors. Senator Bailey of Texas con-
Guided his speech begun Tuesday in
opposition, occupying most of the time
devoted by the senate to the bills con-
sideration His argument was bril-
liant and at times eloquent, and at
tracted the careful attention of sena-
tors on both sides of the chamber and
of the occupants of the crowded gal
leries He was followed by Senator
Depew of New York in bright and
witty speech, in support Of the meas
ure. Mr. Depew matched his with
with that of Mr.. Bailey on the subject
of the American girl and the sallles
of the two senators were greeted with
shouts of laughter both on the floor
and in the galleries. The Texans
keen reference to the recent marriage
of Senator Depew was most happily
fenced by the senator from New York.
Senator Bailey maintained that the
proposed bill contained palpable and
even wicked violation Of the constltu-
ton in placing tax on an article
manufactured and sold within the
state. Senator Depew said he never
had heard a speech which had so fired
his fancy, so appealed to his imaglna-
ton and had so little effect on his
Judgment as that of Senator Bailey's.
He favored competition in trade, but
that competition ought to be honest.
In the course of his speech Senator
Depew, referring to an allusion by
| Senator Bailey, said the American girl
| had been put in wrong position be-
fore the people of the United States.
II forgot for the moment inter
iected Mr.. Bailey, "the recent occur
renee in the life of the senator from
New York or I should not have made
the allusion."
"And but for that occurrence" re-
torted Senator Depew, laughing as he
spoke, 81 should have left younger
man to come to the defense of the
American girl 1t was the senator
| youth and beauty which astonished
me when he made that remark. If he
| had been soured and disappointed in
! love, or if the sex had treated him in
some way that would lead him to re
mark about it like that / should have
understood him But no one can meet
the senator, no one can see him SO
! cially, or in his grave and dignified po-
! sition; no one can see his photograph
on Pennsylvania avenue without rec
ognizing that his geniality, his happi-
ness, his eloquence, have come be-
cause the American girl has admired
! laughter). And he ought not to have
gone back on her today by saying she
! is a fraudulent specimen of living ole
| Omargarine.
! At the conclusion of Senator De-
pew's remarks Senators Bailey and
| Spooner became involved in colloquy
as to some legal phases of the bill.
There was also sharp exchange be
tween Senators Spooner and Stewart.
In the House.
The house passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill This is the eighth
of the regular annual supply bills
which has passed at this session.
Only few unimpOrtant amendments
| were attached to it. After it was dis
posed of, the debate on the revenue
cutter bill was resumed. Messrs. Sui
ger IN. ", Bellamy IN. CO., Ryan IN.
", Tester On. W and Goldfogle On.
W spoke for the measure. and Mr..
Loud (Cal), and Crumpacker Qnd)
against it.