The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-08
THE BILL PASSED
SENATE ADOPTS 0lE0MARCA-
RInE BILL.
AFTER A LENGTHY DEBATE
Majority of light for the Measure.
Chief Features of the BiII-Senate
Makes Chinese Exclusion Bill I'm
finished Businesss-The House, AZ
ter q Stubborn Fight Passes Sem
ate Bill to Rcorganize the
Gutter Service.

ate Bill to Rcorganize the Revenue
Gutter Service.
Washington, April Sat the conclu-
sion Of a lively debate today the senate
by a vote of 80 to 81
The discussion was largely in the ma
ture of a reinforcer ent of previous ar
guments on both sides.
The measure as passed by the SEN
ate differs in some respects from that
passed by the house of representatives.
IT provides that oleomargarine and
kindred products shall be subject to ali
the laws and regulations Of any state
or territory or the District Of Columbia,
into which they are transported, wheth-
er in original packages or otherwise,
that any person who sells oleomarga-
rine and furnishes it for the use OF
others. except TO his own family, Wn1
xhall mix with it any artificial coiora-
ton hat causes il to look like butter
shall be held to be a manufactures and
al IL be subject to Inc tax PROVIDED DS
existing law; that upon olComargarlne
colored so as to resemble butter a taA
of 10 cents a pound shall be levied. Dl
upon oleomargarine not coloreu the IdA
shall be Il cent per pound; tnat upon
aduIterated butter a tax OF lO cents 2
pound shal be levied: and upon an
process or renovated butter the tax
hail be u cent per pound. The manu-
facturers of process or OF
aduIterated butter shall pay an annua
tax of $500: the wholesale dealers snal
nav a tax of $3.50 and the retail dealers
= tax OF s4S per annum.
The measure provides regulations Tor
the collection of the tax and prescrioes
ninuteiy how the various products are
to be prepared for market.
Senate Rawlins. of Utah, maintained
mat congress had no authority to reg
ulate the police powers within the
states
In opposing the measure Senator
Teller admitted that il would be re-
garded py tbs courts as a proper
revenue measure, but he regarded II
a. "a tax upon consumption
Senator Foraker conceded that oleo-
margarine was Il wholesome article OF
food, although he confessed that prior
to the pending debte his prejudices
mad been against the product.
Senator Carmdck, of Tennessee, VINO
explained that the dairy interests or
ais state were greater than the cotton
seed oil industry, nevertheless ne re-
garded the bill as vicious legislation.
Senator Spoouer, who made the prln-
cipal speech, maintained tnat congress
mad the power, which it frequent!
had exercised, to levy a tax upon an
article not merely for revenue. but lor
The general public welfare.
Senator Money closed the general de-
bate in a reply to Senator Spooner-
In an earnest protest against the
Sanction Vast nf Missouri.
held that congress-. in enacting the
was invading The powers of the states.
He characterized the proposed law
as simply parliamentary ASSASSINATION
of one industry by another.
Some amendments suggested by
Senator Foraker were adopted, intend
ed to remedy the objection that the
measure placed every family IN the
land under the espionage of gov
ment officers and also to prohibit
the use Of any artificial coloring
In the manufacture of oleomargarlne.
An amendment offered by enato
Harris was agreed to, providing hat
wholesale dealers who vend no other
eleomargarine or butterine except that
upon which a tax of Il cent n pound
is laid shall nay 5000: and retail deal
ers of the SAINT Sc.
On motion of Senator Penrose.
chairman of tue committee on mm1-
grafton, the senate made the Chinese
exclusion bin the unfinished business.
The Senate then, at Sis o'clock ad-
Journed.
House of Representative
The senate bill to promote the eff
eiency OF the revenue cutter service
passed the house today by a vote OF
135 to ~. The opponents of the meas
rre fought it to the last ditch. At the
very end they attempted a hlibuster,
but were swept aside by the over
whelming majority in favor or the
measure.
The bill gives the commissioned off,
GERS of the revenue cutter service rela-
tive rank as follows: Captains. with
commanders in The navy; first lienten-
ants. with captains in the army n
~1ieutenants in the navy; second lieu
tenants, with first lieutenants in the
army and lieutenanIs Gunior grade)
in the navy: third lieutenants. with
second lieutenaEts in the army and en-
signs in the navy
1t gives the officers of the service
LONGEVITY pay equivalent 10 the CORE
spending rank in the army and pro-
vides for their retirement with three
fourths pay for disability upon
reaching the age limit of Ga years.
Messrs. Padgctt. of Tennessee; john
son, of South Carolina; Shafroth. of
SOkOI duO, anu A1dIUs u 1llllblS. up
posed the bill, and Messrs. Littleield.
Of Maine. and Hepburn. of Iowa, spoke
m favor OF the measure.
MIR. Hepburn created a great laugh
by his description of Mr.. Mann. who,
he said. wanted to fight "all the time
and everything"
IF there is anything in the theory
OF the transmiSration of souls" said
he. 81 expect that at some future time
the gentleman from Illinois will again
appear on earth in the semblance of
O mule with our legs. all in active
operation at the same time"
A proviso was added to the first
section providing that hereafter there
shall be no increase of the number Of
officers on the active list.
An amendment was agreed to which
provided that when naval and revenue
sutter vessels were thrown together.
the former should never be under COM
mand OF the commander OF the latter
exert by specific direction OF the
president OF the United States.