The herald., 1896-04-11
IN THE HOUSE
Coast DefsBses and Filled Cheese 0ecap,
the time

WASHINGTON, April 10-The house
today spent the entire day in general
debate on the filled cheese bill. Tomor
row the bill will be read under the five
minute rule for amendment. very
considerable opposition to the measure
has developed, and some of the members
interested in it's passage fear it will fall
unless radically amended. The principal
objection seems to be raised to the tax
features of the bill, ,$400 on the manufac-
turer and $40 on the retailer, while there
appears general unanimity in favor of
bill to compel the branding Of filled
cheese.
Hainer (Repubiican of Nebraska)
reported the fortification appropriation
bill.
The bill recommends specific appro-
priations amounting to $5,s42.000, and in
addition authority is given to the secre-
tary of war to make contracts for a fur
ther expenditure of $11, 1884 900. The war
department estimates, on which the
bill is based, amounted to $S,047, 900.
The report accompanying the Dill
made by Mr.. Hainer of Nebraska says:
During the Forty-ninth congress no
appropriations were made on account of
the fortifcations, their maintenance or
armament and for the twelve fiscal
years from 1875 to 1886, inclusive. the ap-
propriations on this account averaged
only $540750 per anun. and only $685.
500 per annum for the fourteen years in
Guiding 1887 and 1888, for which two fis-
cal years no specific appropriations were
made The bill reported contains appro-
priations in continuance policy adopt
ed by the Fiftieth congress and by the
Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty
third congresses. The appropriations
by said act for the eight fiscal years,
1895. aggregate s22, ,4S9,224, or an aver
age of S2,S11, ,12S per annum. The princi-
pal appropriations In the present bill are
as follows: Gun and mortar batteries,
IS, ,260, 900; sites for fortifications, $780,
600; preservation and repairs of fortifi-
cations, $4,000; sea walls and embank-
ments, 1875; torpedoes for harbor de-
fense, 500, 900: armament for fortifica-
tions. $5.5O2,6 ,67S; proving grounds. Sandy
Hook, N. j., $3S, 900; Watertown, Mass,
arsenal, $4,000; ordnance and fortifi-
cations boards, 100000.
A bill to increase the pension of the
widow of Col. John Irving Gregg failed.
Representative Loud (Rep.. CALI said
he would oppose all bill to increase
pensions of officers widows.
Grosvenor (Rep., Ohio) demanded
the regular order in the interest of the
filed cheese bill and a debate on that
measure was resumed with the UNDER
standing that the general debate close
at 430 today.
Mr.. Grosvenor, in charge Of the bill,
addressed the house in faver of it. He
described in detail the manufacture of
filled cheese from SKINNED milk and
leaf lard. All the persons who had ap-
peared before the ways and means COM
mittee, he said. but one, manufac-
turer of filed cheese, had opposed the
bill. The bill had been framed on the
lines of the oleomargarine bill. which
has become a law against the most
intense opposition; though subjected to
the severest tests of litigation, it has
essentials
Mr.. Otey, Democrat, of Virginia.
opened the debate in opposition to the
bill, and Mr. Mcmillan, Democrat, Of
the ways and means committee made
|. the principal argument against 1t. He
argued that there was no reason why
the makers of filled cheese should be
taxed while the manufacturers of other
forms of cheese We're not taxed, and that
resort to the power of taxation for the
suppression of its production or sale
was an abuse of that power
Mr.. Tawney. Republican, of Minneso-
ta, undertook to show the injury done
to the legitimate cheese industry by the
manufacturer of filed chese by citing
the fact that in 1890 there were 1870 cheese
factories in his state. producing 10000
900 pounds of cheese Last year there
were but thirty-four factories, the pro-
duction Of which was less than 100000
pounds. In 1885 our expectation Of
cheese was 11s0OO,OO0 pounds. and Can
ada exported but 100000. Last year.
as a result of the expectation of bogus
| cheese, our expectations had fallen to
6;,O00,000, while Canada's expectation
had increased to 146, 900, 900 pounds.
After some further remarks by Shaw
Democrat, of South Carolina, Mr.. Clar-
dy, Democrat, of Kentucky. and Mr.
underwood, Democae, of Alabama, Mr.
Evans. Republican, of Kentucky, and
Mr.. Liney. Republican. of North Caro-
lima. against the bill. and Mr.. Sauerhing
Republican, of Wisconsin,. and Mr.. Ear
ney. Republican. Of Wisconsin. in favor
the bill Mr.. Dolliver closed the debate
in support of the bill.
Pending the reading OF the bill for
amendment the committee rose After
the transaction of some minor business
the house. at p. m., took a recess until
8 o'clock the evening session to be for
the consideration of private pension
bills.
THE NIGHT SESSION
At the night session an attack was
| made on the pension committee for
recommending larger pensions than the
law allowed to the widows of officers
Mr.. Talbert Dem., s. c., Mr. Baker
(Rep., N. HI, Mr.. Hemingway (Rep,
Ind.) and Mr.. Mccall (Rep., Tenn.) ali
protested against this course
Among other bills favorably acted up
on was one to pension Josephine Foote
Fairfax, the widow of the late Rear
Admiral Fairfax, at the rate of $50 per