ILLUMINATING OILS.
Mr. COOPER, from a majority of the Committee on Rights and Privileges, returned the bill [H. R. 90] to repeal an act for the inspection of petroleum and illuminating oils, recommending that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. TAYLOR, of Lagrange, from the same Committee, submitted a minority recommending that the bill do pass.
Mr. COOPER favored an amendment rather than the repeal of this law. There should be laws regulating the purity of many things.
Mr. KENNER never heard any complaint of this law. If there is any thing that can be done to relieve the people, we ought to do so. He favored the majority report.
The minority report was rejected by yeas, 32; nays, 63.
The majority report was concurred in.
