The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-12
FILLED CHEESE BILL.
Passed BY the House BY . Very
Large Majority.
DEMOCRATS ALL VOTE NO.
The Measure II lnten6ed - Protect
Dairymen Aeaanse SKINNED MIN
and Hog Fat MANUFACTURES.

days Of debate the house today. by q vote
of 1so to So. passed the Grosvenor allied
cheese" bill. The Democrats voted solidly
against the measure. together with eleven
Republicans. Practically the only amend
Hlent adopted was one reducing the tax on
retail dealers from $40 TO s12- The bill re-
Quires the manufacturers OF filed cheese
TO pay a tax OF $40 annually. the wholesale
dealers $50, and the retail dealers s12. and
for failure TO pay such tar imposes upon
manufacturers fine OF from $500 10 Loco.
upon wholesale dealers $50 to 81 600 and
upon retail dealers $40 70 500. 1t also re-
qu.res the branding OF filed cheese and
its sale from original packages. The PEN
atty for false branding Is a fine OF from $50
to $500 The bin requires all retail dealers
to post IN conspicuous places q sign filled
cheese sold here" In addition II imposes q
tax Of cent per pound on filed cheese. the
tax to be paid by the dealer. Imported
filled cheese is subjected to duty Of
cents per pound. The act is to go into
effect on the nineteenth day after its pas
sage.
When the bill was taken up today Can
non offered an amendment to reduce the
annual license to be paid by manufacturers
of filed cheese from $500 to 800.
Grosvenor in charge CT the measure. re-
fused to accept the amendment. He thought
the manufacturer could easily pay $500.
Cannon, in support of his amendment,
said that while this was ostensibly . bill
to raise revenue its purpose was 10 pre-
vent the sale Of bogus cheese in compett-
ton with the genuine dairy product
Terry, Dem, Ark, offered as a suost,-
tute for the whole measure bin providing
thar eyery manufacturer Of articles intend
ed for Interstate commerce who shall sell
or ship low grade goods pretending by
their brands to be of higher grade shall be
guilty Of fraud and liable to fine OF $l,"o
D,ng,ey chairman of the ways ana
means committee. made an argument IN
favor OF the original bill. The PROPOSED
legislation Ike the oleomargarine law. ne
said, was exceptional. II proposed TO use
the taxing power 10 accomplish an object
that properly came within the police pow
ers OF the states, which could only be JUS
titled on exceptional grounds. great ana
overshadowing interest-the farming IN
terest-was being seriously irterfered with
by an illegitmate product. II II were pos
sible to secure uniform state legislation he
would not favor this legislation. but in
view OF the great interests involved ne be-
lieved It should be passed. Dingley. how
ever. favored a reduction Of the proposed
tax on retail dealers.
McMillin, Dem, Tenn, argued as prac-
teal question that such q law az this could
be more easily and completely enforced
with lower taxes. He recalled the state
ment OF the commissioner OF internal rev.
enue before the ways and means commit
tee that the special taxes on oleomarga-
rine were too high.
Tawney, Rep, MINI. said the pending
amendment came properly from Illinois,
which last year produced 100000 pounds
of filed cheese.
The Cannon amendment was voted down.
IS to rs. Cannon then moved to reduce the
tax on wholesale dealers from $3.50 to $50
His amendment was lost on viva voce
vote.
Grosvenor offered an amendment TO re-
duce the tax on retail dealers from $40 to
sa. Cannon moved TO reduce the tax to-
sic. He maintained that every purpose
sought would be subserved by SO tax
Grosvenor finally agreed to a compromise
of So. which was adopted.
Cannon offered an amendment to reduce
the tax On filled cheese from 1 cent to X
cent per pound. He argued that a tax
on filled cheese was tax on the farmers
who furnished the SKINNED milk and neu-
trail hog fat which went into the product.
and could not be justified. on the ground
that filled cheese came into competition
with another farm product.
How much revenue do you expect to
raise from a tax of l cent per pound?'
asked Otey. Dem. Va.
Enough" replied Grosvenor, ito help
the Democratic administration 10 pay the
expenses of the government" daughter
ard applause)
Cannon's amendment was defeated.
Hainer, Rep, Neb.. offered an amend
ment providing that no law authorizing
compromises of Internal revenue cases
shall apply to violators OF this act after
the first offense. The amendment was de-
feated.
The Terry substitute for the whole bill
was defeated. 81 10 10. Owens. Dem. Ky,
moved to recommit the bill. With instruc-
tons to the way and means committee to
report back a bill providing for marking
and branding packages of filled cheese uu-
der appropriate penalties. but emitting the
tax and license features of the bill His
motion was lost
The vote on the final passage of the BIZ
was taken by yeas and nays. The bill
was passed. 16o to IS. The Republicans az
a rule voted for. and the Democrats solidly
against the bill The following Republic
ans. eleven In number. voted against the
bill: Aldrich. H.: Belknap. H.: Brumm.
Ia. Cannon. Ill; Connolly. Ill: Evans:
Ky. Lorimer. Ill: Long. Kan: Mccall,
Tenn: Traceweli, Ind. and Walker. Mass.