The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-02-14

the occasion reminded them of tho
days of President Arthur's odm;n;s-
tratlon when large entertainments
were the rule rather than the small
and numerous dinners with which
they have since been replaced. The
occasion was somewhat marred by
the enforced absence of the Presi,
ent and Mrs. Roosevelt, the latter
having been called that afternoon n
the bedside Of their eldest son who
Is suffering from pneumonia at the
college at Groton, Mass.
Aside from the passage by the
liouse OF an appropriation bill which
gives to the President the authority
to place under the restrictions Of th,
classified service, those employees of
the war and other departments whose
employment was necessitated by the
Spanish War-an authority which
the Presiddht desired and which he
will.doubtles' avail himself there ha,
been no important legislation at the
Capitol this week. The Senate has
passed the pension appropriation bill
carrJlnS an appropriation of $780,
ooO,O 900. The bill includes a clause
prohibiting the acceptance of fee or
other compensation by attorneys or
others for services rendered in secur-
ing the passage Of special pension
bills. If the House passes the meas
ure, including this clause, it will
prove severe blow to large number
OF pension attorneys.
The regular order of business in
the Senate is still the Philippines
revenue bill, but Senator Lodge has
given notice that he believes the
minority have devoted sufficient time
to it's debate and that he proposes
to push its passage. 1t will be fol-
lowed by the irrigation bill, to which
1t is believed there will be little On
position in the upper chamber but
which will doubtless occupy consider
able time Judging from the number
OF Senators who have told me that
they have prepared speeches on the
subject.
The Houss has devoted the major
portion of its time since my last letter
to the consideration of the Henry
Oleomargarine bill which is a suc,
cessor to the Grout bill. The oppo-
sition has been particularly vigorous,
the measure having been debated to
a far greater length than is usual
with such bills in the lower chamber.
Representative Oscar w. Under
wood, of Alabama, has been among
those who have contested the passage
OF the bill and when l asked him tho
reason for his opposition yesterday
he said: 81 consider it one of tho
most dangerous pieces of class legiala-
tion which has ever been brought
before the House. In spirit. the
measure is an absolute interference
with interstate commerce. Oleo.
margarine has been pronounced a
legitimate and healthful food product
and this bill is an attempt to tax it
out of existence. Of course it is franz
ed under the guise of revenue
measure and as such / have 10 doubt
the Supreme Court will sustain it
but no one candidly believes that it
is being proposed for the small reve-
nue. which will be derived from it.
"This bill assesses tax of 10 cts,
on every pound of oleomargarine that
is colored yellow. Suppose that the
time should come when the beet
sugar interests controlled majority
in this House and they, taking this
bill as n precedent, should conclude
to assess white cane sugar 10 cents
per pound. AS you know, all cane
sugar is yellow until it is refined
and they might, with equal justice,
maintain that to refine it until it was
white was to make it similar in ap-
pearance to beet sugar and conse.
quently violation of the rights of
the beet sugar producers. l think I
have said enough to show you why I
am so seriously opposed to the Henry
bill"
WANTED-Hickory, Dogwood and