The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-11

h,bit or discourage the manufacture of
| filled cheese. It simply forced the manu-
| facture and snlc OF II under Its true colors.
In reply to question by Mr.. Cannon,
nticn and penalties In the olcomargarine
| law, tho manufacturers had gone on max
ins vast profits. The testimony. before
| tho ways and means committee, he said,
| demonstrated that the law was violated
1000 sfshes day In the City of Wash
ington.
garinc. law. not the best reason" asked
Mr.. Mcmillan. why this effort 70 de;
s,roy an Industry by taxation should
Mr.. Grosvenor denied that the bri pro-
| posed to destroy the industry. The resu,,
h IA Of ne p sS sa,a Ssr rs true
name and regulate the traffic
Mr., ptey dom, VA opened the debate
should be entitled a bill TO manufacture
crime.
MIR Mcmillan dem, Tenn) mem
| Dor of the ways and mons committee.
| made the principal argument against tho
bill. He argued that there was ITO reason
why, the manufacturers Of ,ther forms
sor, to the power of the legislation for
the suppression of its production or sale
was, an abnso, of that power, n ho 1i;H,,
cheese" he said. the minority would
not resist, u measure for that purpose
ii songsd to ,hG ers'AiS r gS'" of ,hc
bill, 10 shcw the injury done to tho icfitl-
mate cheese Industry by the mnnutnctnre
OF filed cheese cited the fact lint in
1880 there were $50 cheese fact prlcs N his
State producing 100000 pounds of cheese
Last year thorc We're but 81 factories,
the production ot which vas iess tnan
onc million pounds, In 1850 our eNpor'a,
tton Of cheese was IL 900 n'0 hounds ana
Canada exported but ip.eQol9 Last year
cheese, our exports had fallen 70 6i,owNp
pounds while canadn's Export alton fad
incrcasol to iiG.Ooo,eOo pounds.
the ways and means committee, ToiuSol
his support to the bill on the ground that
The proposed legislation wns the result
OF competition OF rival interests 49,,
After some further romnrks ny MT
Clary Dcm., KY. and Underwood 9i,em
Ain.j, against the bin and Mr. Bnfney
tRrp. Wis), In favor of the hill. ME-
nolitver (Rcp, lowal. closed tho debate
lie supported the hill on the grounds that
IT viii tend to brng rGvenue mo , me
which tho identical arguments OF toaay
had been urged produces two million dol
lars annually. Second. the bill would inr-
nisl an approximate legal protenuon
food Every principle on which this bill
rested had been upheld N court rrilled
proved this bill IN tho intercs, of the
boarding house victims who alto cheese
to digest their pie and. were then forced
to eat another piece of PIC 10 Ilges, ,ae
cheese Q,aughter) Butter ha- been pro-
tccted. why should not cheese be-
op,.ndment the COMMITTEES rose. After tho
transaction OF some minor business, ;hc
horsc at p. IN. took a RECESS until
o'clock, tine evening session for inc con-
sdoratiou OF private pension hl's
At the night session Of the house m
attack was made on the nension commit
toe for recommending larger pensions
than the law allowed to tho Widows or
orilcera. Mr. Tnlbert, nem. SCI Mr..
BAKER Tep., NHl MIR. Mccall lhep.'
Tcnn). all protested against this course.
Tho latter declared that he was WHINE
to attend Friday night. sessions u ths
object was tive relief of the poor Soinets
who rought in tho trenchts.. ~ " ahor
n,irposo was to vote large rensionS 70 Of
ener.' widows he would not be present
Among the bills fnvorabiy acted , npnn
was one to pension Josephine Foo,e rm,,
FAX the widow of tho late Rear Adihirhi
isairfaS Mt the rate OF $50 per month