Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-05


garine and butterine are made IN his estab-
lishment. mo ingredient is used, says
the affidavit, ''or ever has been used, in the
manufacture of either product, which is IN
any way injurious to health Mr.. Dun
ham said he had similar afhdavits from the
firms OF Swift Bros. and Fairbanks q Co
Mr.. Dunn, Of Arkansas, ridiCuted the
supporters Of the bill. he had seen many
strange bed fellows IL politics, but he had
never seen any measure before congress
which had brought together so many hereto
fore supposed inconsistent anGagOnlstic
and hostile elements, Let the gentlemen
beware that they did not choke the demo-
cratic party to death with butter. laugh
teri He lacked words to express ms aston
ishment that the American congress should
be converted into a great wrestling ground
where all the business JObberies OF the coun-
try were brought IN 70 Wrestle with each 9th
or. Pending further discussion the COM
mittee rose and the house took recess TIL
$50, the evening session to be for a general
debate on the OleOmargarine bill. At the
evening session the general debate on the
OlsOmargaEiue bill was continued and at IL
o'clock tbs house adjourned.
In the house on May %, the Dunn free
ship bill was the special order Tor the day.
but its friends being DESTROYS Of making way
with the Qie0margarine bill made q cOntin-
nance and the former bill VIII be called
up at the earliest opportunity. BlOunt,
of Georgia, reported that the con-
ferees on the pOstOfhce appropriation bill
had been unable to agree and q farther con
ference was ordered After some preliminary
sklrmishing the house went into committee
OF the whole on the ol5omargarin5 bill, all
general debate on the measure being closed.
An amendmentWas adopted, 30 to 43, to he
section defining 'butters" so as to exclude
from that definition the product of milk
when addition al coloring matter is used
MIR. Hammond of Georgia offered an
amendment making 1t unlawful for any
merchant or shop keeper in the District of
Columbia, or the territories TO sell OleOmar-
garine without labelling it in q conspicuous
manner, and requiring hotel, restaurant and
boarding house keepers who use Oleomar-
garins TO place in their dining rooms a
placard bearing the words: 'tlhis house uses
OleOmargarine, and to have the the same
words printed on the bill Of fare. Agreed to
81 to 50. Pending action on the bill, the
house adjourned
In the house on May q, Diugley, of Maine,
from the committee on conference submitted
a report of that committee on the shipping
bill. Adopted. After further debate the re-
port was agreed to without division. The
following committee reports were submitted:
From the committee on ways and means, a
resolution calling OF the heads of the execu-
tive department for q full and complete
schedule of all trust funds in their custody,
the amount available for the payment of
judgments of the court of commissioners Of
Alabama claims, and all other unexpected
balances IN their custody; the estimated
amount required for the payment
TO importers IN excess of custom dues, and
become liability against the treasury.
Adopted. From the committee on terri
tories, authorizing a special session Of the
legislature Of Utah. House calendar. The
house then went into committee OF the whole
Tor the further consideration OF the OleO-
margarine bill The pending amendment,
educlng the special tax imposed on manu-
acturers OF OleOmargarine from $500 to
500 was lost, A to ll9. Adjourned pending
consideration
In the house on May 26th, private business
having been dispensed with. the house went
into committee of the whole Onthe Oleomar-
gar1He BILL the pending amendment being
that offered by Daniel, OF Virginia. reducing
the special tax on the retail dealers from si4S
to $25. Rejected. Hammond, OF Georgia,
moved to strike out the prOvisO that in case
any manufacturer OF oleOmargar1ne com
mences business subsequent to June 30th in
IN any year the special tax shall be EecEOued
from uly, and shall be $500 Rejected. MIR.
Warner, Of Missouri, offered an amendment
excluding iron the provisions of the bill such
OleOmargarine, as can be shown 70 the salts
faction of the commissioner of internal reve-
nue. to be as wholesome as butter. Rejected.
On motion Of Mr.. Hatch, an amendment
was adopted allowing retail dealers IN OleO-
margarine to pack the compound IN paper
packages. Mr.. IOWnshend, of Illinois Of
1ered an amendment reducing the tax on
P0A444 o. D4GO--Adts L-OL4 ~ 70 CENTS
Mr.. McCreary5 Of Kentucky moved to INK
the rate at cents. Rejected. MIR. Glass, of
Tennessee moved to fix 1t at one cent. Re
jected.
In the house on May 18th the oleomarga-
rIn6 bill, was considered IN committee of
the whole, the pending amendment being
that offered by IOWnshend, of Illinois, re-
duclng the tax on OleOmargarlne from ten
to two cents per pound. McCrary, of Ken
lucky, offered an amendment, providing
that the tax of ten cents a pound be impOs-
ed only on OieOmargarlne which Is mana
featured and sold for consumption as but
ter. Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts, offered
an amendment providing that no tax should
be imposed on OleOmaEgarlne, except when
made in imitation and semblance of but
ter. Mr.. COWles, of North Carolina, offered
the manufacture OF fruit brandy, and ad-
dressed the house in support of his PROPOSE
ton, appealing to the democrats to come
forward and vote to remove the tax
and go home with a good conscience.
Mr.. IOWhnsends amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, offered an
amendment providing that the revenue col
leCtsd under this act, shall be dedicated TO
the payment of pensions. The internal
revenue, he said, was a war tax, and the
revenue derived from il should be devoted to
the payment of the expenditures rendered
necessary by the war. While he did not ike
the So stem Of internal revenue, he did prefer to
tax whisky and tobacco rather than the food,
clothing and shelter of the poor man and the
WOrEngmau- Pending action the com
mittee arose and the house adjourned.