St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12

Of $4O0 annually, wholesale dealers $3.50
and retail dealers $12, and, for failure
to pay such tax, imposes upon manu-
facturers fine Of from $40O to $4,000;
upon wholesale dealers, from $3.50 to
$1,000, and upon retail dealers, from
$40 to $780, 1t also requires the brand.
ing of filled cheese, and it's sale only
from original packages. The penalty
for false branding is from $50 to $780,
The bill requires all retail dealers to
post conspicuously sign "Filled
Cheese Sold Here" In addition, it i'm
poses a tax of one cent per pound
on filled cheese, the tax to be paid by
the manufacturer. The imported arti-
Gle is subjected to duty of eight cents
per pound. The act is to go into effect
on the nineteenth day after it's pas
sage.
The house was the only branch of
congress in session today. Before the
debate on the filled cheese bill was re-
sumed. a resolution was adopted di-
recting the secretary Of war to furnish
a plan and estimate for the improve
ment Of the Nebraska side Of the Miss
ouri river, opposite Sioux City, 10.
When the filled cheese bill was taken
up for amendment under the five-min-
ute rule, Mr.. Cannon Rep. ILL offered
an amendment to reduce the annual Ii
cense to be paid by the manufacturer
from $400 to $100. Mr.. Grosvenor, in
charge of the measure, refused to &C
cept the amendment. He thought the
manufacturer could easily pay $400
With regard to the tax to
be paid by the retail dealer,
$40, he admitted perhaps some
concessions should be made Mr.. Can
non, in support of his amendment,
said that, while this was ostensibly a
bill to raise the revenue, it's real pur-
pose was to prevent the sale of a bo-
gus cheese in competition with the
genuine dairy product.
Mr.. Terry Oem., Ark.) offered a SUBJ
stitute for the whole measure, a bill
providing that every manufacturer Of
articles intended for interstate COM
merce, who shall sell or ship low grade
goods, pretending by their brands to
be higher grade, shall be guilty of a
fraud, and liable to a fine of 81 1000. Mr..
Terry said that the ostensible object of
the pending bill was to prevent fraud
ulent practices. Complaints were con-
stantly made that inferior merchandise
of all kinds was being palmed off on
the public. If the other side was sim
cere, and did not desire to crush a
single industry, his substitute would be
adopted. The substitute was declared
to be pending, the vote to be taken at
the conclusion of the consideration Of
the original bill.
Mr.. McMillfn (Dem., Tenn) argued
as a practical question, that such
law as this could be more easily and
completely enforced with lower taxes.
He recalled the statement of the COM
missioner Of internal revenue before
the ways and means committee that
the special taxes of the oleomargarine
law were too high
Mr.. Taw1ey CRep., Minn) said the
pending amendment came very prop
erly from Illinois, which last year
produced 100000 pounds of filled
cheese. After some further remarks
by Mr.. Northway. against, and Mr..
Hopkins, in favor, the Cannon amend
ment was voted down-36 to rs Mr..
Cannon moved to reduce the tax on
wholesale dealers from $3.50 to $50. This
amendment was also lost on a viva
voce vote.
Mr.. Grosvenor offered an amendment
to reduce the tax on retail dealers from
$40 to $24. Mr.. Cannon moved to re-
duce the tax to $40. He maintained
that every purpose sought would be
subserved by a $40 tax Mr.. Grosve-
nor finally agreed to a compromise of
$12, which was adopted
Mr.. Cannon offered an amendment to
reduce the tax on filled cheese from
fn holt
gued that tax on filled cheese was