Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-15
DELAY OLEOMARGARINE BILL
Enemies Of the Measure Retard It's Passage
to the President,
RtvERTs TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Next stage Is a Place on the Calendar
which May Mean Its Failure TO
Receive nothe Con-
alteration

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From a stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 14-(special)-Al-
though the oleomargarine bill has passed
the house and has also passed the senate,
with amendments. It is by no means GER
tain that the measure will go to the presi-
dent for his signature for some time to
come. Objection was raised in the house
to the proposition to disagree TO the senate
amendments and to ask for a conference.
Consequently the bill was referred back to
the committee on agriculture. Now, when
II shall have been once more reported to
the house, IL will have to go on the cal
endar. The house calendar in recent years
has practically become the graveyard OF
legislative measures. The committee on
rules, which is the governing body OF con-
gress. can, of course. bring in q special
order for the consideration of any bill. ThiI
committee consists OF three republican
members. including the speaker, and two
democrats. The democrats are opposed to
the bill and will. of course, not consent to
a rule for its further consideration. One
Of the republicans. Grosvenor Of Ohio, has
expressed his determination to do all in his
power to defeat the bill. II is likely. there
fore, that some trouble may be found in
getting the measure up for consideration
again. And, in fact, the enemies OF the bill
declare that its chances have practically
been killed by the amendments OF the
senate.
Are Determined.
Should the opponents Of the Cuban tax
reduction bill in the senate carry out their
program, there is not likely TO be added
to the financial statutes any measure look
ing 10 the reduction Of the sugar tax for
some time to come. The insurgents, az
they are called in the house. were unable
TO muster the strength which they expected
at the outset of the contest. But there are
in the senate at least a dozen men who are
willing to fight from this time to the end
Of the session rather than permit the pass
age of a bill which they claim threatens
disaster TO the beet sugar interests of the
country. In the senate one man can do
more toward delaying legislation than the
entire minority can accomplish In the house.
1t is recalled that Senator Carter Of Mon
tana succeeded in killing the river and
harbor bill last year and Senator Burrows,
whose state is very deeply interested in
beet sugar manufacture, has expressed a
determination to accomplish like results
with the Cuban revenue and in this he will
be supported by republicans and democrats
from all sections Of the country. The point
is made, and IL seems to be a point we'll
taken, that no guarantee has been received
from the republic of Cuba, soon to be
launched, that a treaty will be entered into
with the United States which will prove
satisfactory from a commercial standpoint.
In other words, no reason can be seen by
the senators from the beet raising states
why an advantage OF 20 per cent should be
given to sugar producers in Cuba In ad-
vance OF anything like trade concessions ac-
corded TO the United States by the Cubans.
Then, too, the steering committee Of the
senate has set consideration OF the Cuban
bill SO far in the future that early consider
alton is out of the question. Altogether,
the prospects for the enactment of this
tariff reducing law, the discussion Of which
has caused so much contention among the
republicans OF the house, are by no means
bright.
Admission of New states.
It is likely that nine new electoral votes
will be recorded in the next presidential
election, which have not heretofore been
calculated upon by either OF the great
parties. There is a tacit understanding to-
day that within the next year three new
stars will be added to the flag and nine
new electoral votes to the element Of un-
certainty in the coming presidential cleo
ton. The committee on territories has
agreed to the bills providing for the ad-
mission OF Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
homa. At present Arizona is represented
by one democratic delegate, while New
Mexico and Oklahoma have each sent re-
publicans to the house. When the three
new states are admitted they will be en-
titled to representation by six senators and
three members. The present indications
would point to republican success in two
"a
likely to hold the third. In the electoral
college. which met after the elections OF
1900, there were 447 electoral votes. Un-
der the new apportionment act of 1901
there will be 3s6 members of the house
and ninety members OF the senate. makins
a total Of 476, an increase of twenty-nine
Should the three territories above men
toned be admitted, the total number OF
electoral votes will be 4s5. or an increase
of thirty-eight over the last election. This
increase is scattered throughout the coun-
try and IT forms one OF the unknown
quantities which must be reckoned in al
calculations as to the outcome of the
election in 1904.
state Departments New Calendar.
The State department has just issued 4
very peculiar document entitled Calendar
Of Applications and Recommendations fol-
once During the Presidency OF George
Washington" prepared from the files Of
the bureau OF appointments, Department
OF State. It would appear from this vol,
ume that during the term Of the first
president all applications for appointment
in the federal service were sent to the
president and by him sent to the severa.
executive departments OF the government
In many cases the papers contain a state.
ment Of the service in the revolution o.
the candidates for once, They also throw
strong historical side lights upon the mer
and events OF the time. They show whai
were considered as good reasons for re.
q~uesting executive once. and may be taker
as a fair index Of popular opinion on thil
subject. The papers may be grouped un
der FIVE heads:
First-Those which relate entirely to IN,
fitness Of the applicant for the duties o
the once.
seccnd-Those in which the performance
Of military service is given as one reason
for asking for an once.
Third-Those in which continuance Il
an once held under the old government
Is requested,
Fourth-Those in which an appeal 1