Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-29
Cockrell Of Missouri Makes Motion to Agree
to the Notifications.
MEMBERS CONCUR WITHOUT DIVISION
Teller Offers Amendment to Tax Trusts
Ten Per G \. " Capital.
PROPOSITION o g"" n, VOTE
90" Aor"'ka,
II Anticipated RestrI. Ia
Combine which Might BE
After Enactment of
the Law.

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-After a brief
discussion today the senate agreed to the
house amendments to the oleomargarine
bill The measure now goes to the presi-
dent for signature. An effort was made
by Mr.. Teller to amend the measure so as
to levy a tax of 10 per cent OF the cApitai
or assets on any butter trust that might be
formed but IL was defeated.
Mr.. Simmons Of North Carolina addressed
the senate on the Philippine bill. He
urged that the Philippines ought to be
turned over to the inhabitants OF the
Islands. He denounced the cruelties and
barbaritles alleged to have been committed
by the American army. and said he felt
like calling upon the great. brave and hu-
name man now in the White House to probe
these things to the bottom.
The conference report on the Chinese ex-
clusion bill was adopted. Consideration OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill was be-
gun but not concluded.
MIIIers want Reciprocity
Mr. Harris Of Kansas presented the fol-
lowing telegram he had received from the
Kansas Millers' association:
Kansas milers, on account of foreign
determinations, with the best wheat In
the world at their door, are not producing
over one-third of their full capacity. Un-
less your committee on foreign relations
can give us relief through reciprocal con-
cessions placing our millers on an equal
basis with foreign mills, many OF our mills
will shut down indefinitely and some of
them will be forced to the wall: In our
distress we look to our senators for relief.
The telegram was referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations.
Mr.. Teller then offered an amendment
70 the renovated butter section Of the bill
as passed by the senate defining a butter
trust, and providing that a tax OF ten per
cent. shall be imposed upon the products
OF such a trust and upon capital and assets
of such a trust. The amendment was de-
feated 25 to 2S, the detailed vote being as
follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bate, Blackburn, Clark
(Montana), Clay. Cockrell, Culberson, Dan
iel, Dubois Foraker. Foster (Louisiana).
Heitheld McEnery, McLaurin CMississippi),
McLaurln (south Carolina), Mallory. Martin.
Mitchell. Patterson, Rawlins. Stewart, Tel
Ter. Tillman, Turner. Vest-25.
Nays-Alllson. Burnham. Burton. Cullom,
Deboe. Depew. Dillingham;. Dolliver, Fair
banks. Foster CWashington), Frye. Gamble.
Hansbrough Harris, Hawley, Kean, Kilt
redge, Lodge, McCumber. Mcmillan, Nelson,
Perkins, Platt (Connecticut). Platt New
York;. Proctor, Quarles. Simon. Wet
more-2s.
Passage of the Bill.
Mr.. Cockrell OF Missouri interposed with
a motion to agree to the house amendments
and the motion was agreed to without d.
vision thus passing the bill and it now goes
TO the president.
Mr. Plat of Connecticut presented the
conference report on the Chinese exclusion
bill. He briefly explained that after "a
somewhat strenuous discussion" the con-
ference had decided that no limit could b.
placed on the operation OF the Geary act
rs re-enacted, and thought that It should
remain in force until otherwise provided by
law. In response to inquiries by Mr.
Teller Mr.. Platt explained that the opera
tion of the law in the Philippines, includ.
ing a registration of the Chinese in the
islands, had been placed in the hands o
the Philippine commission. but the commits
sion would have no authority to admI
Chinese to the islands.
Without further comment the conferenc,
report was agreed to.