Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-04-10
CLEO BILL PASSED.
The Measure Gets Through the
Senate BY 4 Vote Of 50 to 81.
SOYE OF The PROVISIONS IN BILL.
House Passes Bill to Promote EhicIency
Of Cutter Service by . Vote Of 135
to 49-The F0rtiAcatiOns
Bill Reported.

Washington, April AT the con
clusion of lively debate yesterday
the senate passed the oleomargarine
bill by vote of 80 to 81. The dis
cussion was largely in the nature Of
reinforcement Of arguments preyi'
ously advanced. Senator Spooner, Of
Wisconsin, made the principal speech,
maintaining that congress had ample
authority to enact the proposed leg.
isIation because it was in the interest
of the people. In an earnest protest
against the measure Senator Vest,
of Missouri, held that congress was
invading the powers Of the states.
Senator Scott, OF West Virginia,
moved to recommit the measure to
the committee, holding that it was
unsatisfactory to any senator and
ought to be perfected. The motion
was defeated, IS to 81.
During the afternoon perfect
food of kilograms poured into the
senate from all parts of the country,
urging senator's either to support or
to oppose the measure.
The measure as passed by the SEN
ate differs in some respects from
that passed by the house of repre-
sentatves. 1t provides that oleomar-
garne and kindred products shall be
subject to all the laws and regula-
tions of any state or territory or the
District of Columbia into which they
are transported, whether in original
packages or otherwise; that any per-
son who sells oleomargarine and fur
nishes it for the use of others, ex-
cept to his own family, who shall mix
with it any artificial coloration that
causes it to look like butter shall be
held to be a manufacturer and shall
be subject to the tax provided by ex-
listing law; that upon oleomargarine
coIored so MS TO resemble butter q
tax of ten cents pound shall be
levied, but upon oleomargarine not
coIored the tax shall be one-fourth
of one cent per pound; that upon
adulteratcd butter q tax Of ten cents
n pound shall be levied, and upon all
process or renovated butter the tax
shall be one-fourth of one cent per
pound. The manufacturers Of pro-
cess or Of renovated or Of adulter-
ated butter shall pay an annual tax
Of 5000, the wholesale dealers shall
pay n tax of $3.50 and the retail deal
ers a tax Of $4s per annum. The
measure provides regulations for the
collection OF the tax and prescribes
infinitely how the various products
are to be prepared for market.
The senate bill to promote the eff
cheney OF the revenue cutter service
passed the house yesterday by n vote
of 1875 to 40. The opponents OF the
measure fought it to the last ditch.
At the very end they attempted a
f|ibuster, but were swept aside by
the overwhelming majority in favor
of the measure. The bill gives the
commanding officers of the revenue
service relative ranks as follows:
Captains with majors in the army
and Lieutenant commanders in the
navy; first lieutennnts with captains
in the army and lieutenants in the
navy; second lieutenants with first
lieutenants in the army and lieuten.
ants Cunior grade) in the navy, and
third lieutenants with second lieuten-
ants in the army and ensigns in the
navy. 1t gives the officers of the
service longevity pay equivalent to
the corresponding rank in the army
and provides for their retirement
with three-fourths pay for the dis
ability or upon reaching the age limit
Of "a years.
The house committee on appro-
priations yesterday reported tbs
Notifications appropriation bill. It
appropriates $6,562,45 which is $SOl,.
$50 less than the last act. With the
appropriations in this bill $53,365,750
Of the S99,392,222 included in the Endi-
colt board scheme Of sea coast de.
tense will have been appropriated.