Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-04-09
FlFTY-StveNTA CONGRESS.

Monday the oleomargarine bill was un-
der consideration. Three speeches
were delivered. two in support OF the
measure aud one against IL.
House-The house Monday began
consideration OF the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. completing the gen
eral debate before the close of the
session. Little of the speech making
Monday was pertinent TO the bill.
Washington, April 2-Senate-An
agreement was reached by the senate
Tuesday 10 vote on the pending cleo.
margarine bill before adjournment
next Thursday. Debate on the meas
ure was continued throughout Tues
days session.
House-The house Tuesday made
rapid progress with the sundry civil
appropriation bill. completing 90 of
the 1873 pages of the bill. Efforts to
amend the bill were successfully re.
sisted as rule by Mr.. Cannon, tho
chairman OF the appropriations com.
mittee, who was personally i'm charge
of the measure. The proceedings were
without incident.
Washington. April 3.-Senate-Dis.
cussion of the oleomargarine bill in
the senate Wednesday was enlivened
by two or three bright colloquies be.
tween senators. Mr.. Bailey (Tex.)
concluded his speech begun Tuesday
in opposition to the measure, occupy.
ing most of the time devoted by the
senate "Wednesday TO the bills con.
sideration.s Senator Quarles intro.
duced bill providing for the ratifica,
ton of the agreement with the Creek
Indians looking to the allotment OF
lands in several territories
dry civil appropriation bill. This ia
the eighth OF the regular annual sup.
ply bills which has passed at this ses.
sion. Only few unimportant amend,
ments were attached to ii. After it
was disposed of debate on the revenue
cutter bill was resumed Messrs Sui.
Ger IN. ", Bellamy IN. c.. Ryan IN.
", Lessler IN. W and Goldfogle On.
" spoke for the measure. and Messrs.
Loud (Cal) and Crumpacker Und. }
against II. Representative Patterson
CTenn) introduced a bill to abolish
slavery in the Philippines and to in.
validate the treaty between Gen. Bates
and the sultan of the Sulu islands
Washington. April 4.-Senate-At
the conclusion of lively debate
Thursday the senate passed the cleo.
margarine bill by a vote OF 80 to 81.
The measure as passed by the senate
diners in some respects from that
passed by the house of representatives
IL provides that oleomargarine and
kindred products shall be subject 10
all the laws and regulations of any
state or territory or the District of Co
lumbia into which they are transport.
ed. whether in original packages or
otherwise; that any person who sells
oleomargarine and furnishes IL for the
| use or others, except to his own fam
| lly, who shall mix with il any artificial
| coloration that causes II to look like
| butter, shall be held to be a manufac.
| turer and shall be subject to the tax
| provided by existing laws that upon
| oleomargarine, colored so as to resem.
| bic butter tax Of ten cents a pound
shall be levied, but upon cleo.
margarine not colored. the tax shall
| be one-fourth of one per cent. per
| pound; that upon adulterated butter a
tax OF ten cents a pound shall be lev.
! led; and upon all process or renovated
| butter the tax shall be one-fourth of
one per cent. per pound. The manu-.
| facturers of process or of renovated
| or of adulterated butter shall pay an
annual tax of 5000. the wholesale deal.
ers shall pay tax Of $3.50 and the re.
| tail dealers a tax of $48 per annum
| The measure provides regulations for
| the collection of the tax and pre-
scribes minutely how the various pro
| ducts are 10 be prepared for market.
House-The senate bill to promote
| the efficiency of the revenue cutter
service passed the house Thursday by
vote of 1876 to 40. The bill gives the
| commanding officers of the revenue
service relative rank as follows: Cap.
tains with majors in the army and
lieutenant commanders i'm the navy:
hrst lieutenants with captains in the
army and lieutenants in the navy
second lieutenants with first lieuten.
ants in the army and lieutenants Gun-
Tor grade) in tn navy. and third lieu
| tenants with second lieutenants In the
army and ensigns in the navy. II
| gives the officers of the service Ion.
geyity pay equivalent to the CORE
| spending rank in the army. and pro
vides for their retirement with three.
| fourths pay for disability or upon
reaching the age limit Of 64 years.
Washington. April -Senate-Tne
senate Friday began consideration OF
| the Chinese exclusion bill. Mr.. Mitch.
ell (OreD making the opening speech
The Indian appropriation bill was IN
| der consideration for a time but was
not completed. a concurrent resolu
ton was adopted providing for the
appointment OF a joipt committee oi
| the two branches or congress 10 At
| tend the ceremonies incident TO the
| transfer Of tho remains OF Gen. VIII
| liam Rosecrans from California &c
| their final resting place I'm Arlington
| cemetery, near this city. The com
mittee on the part OF the senate was
~ rtr.I g.
| Spooner. Proctor Bate end Pettus
! HOuse-The house Friday began con
/ sheraton Of the Chinese exclusion
| Dill No opponents Of the general
| principle Of exclusion appeared. but
| members were divided I'm their SUP
| port Of the two bills presented Messrs
! Hit CID, Perkins IN. ~ and Adams
! tPa) supported the majority bill. ant
| Messrs. Clark MOI Kahn (CaI) anf