Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-11
FILLED CHEESE.
Tho House Bill on tho Subject
Passed In the Senate.
ELECTION CONTEST IN The HOUSE.
4 Colored Men Seated for thu First south
Carolina District-Ths indian Tsrrl-
tory BilI-A I'M On Kansas
War Claims

WASHINGTON, June h-The senate
had one OF the busiest sessions OF this
congress yesterday. Late in the day
the filled cheese bill was passed ss II
came from the house by vote Of 81 TO
IS, thus completing the legislation on
the subject The measure Is analo-
gous TO the oleomargarine law. The
bill defines filed cheese TO EN- brace ''all
substances made Of milk or skinned
milk with the admixture Of but
ter, animal oils or fats, vegetables or
any other oils or compounds foreign to
such milk and made In imitation or
semblance Of cheese" Manufac-
turers Of filled cheese are taxed $500
annually, wholesale dealers $3.50, retail
dealers $l2 In addition to these taxes
the product itself Is taxed one cent per
pound and imported filed cheese Is
taxed eight cents per pound In addi-
ton to the import duty. It's provided
that filled cheese shall be packed by
the manufacturers in wooden packages
only and branded with the words
FILLED cheese" in black-faced letters
not less than two inches in length 1t
Is also provided that all retail and
wholesale dealers In filled cheese shall
display In conspicuous place in their
salesroom q sign bearing the words
filled cheese sold here" In black-faced
letters not less than six inches in
length upon white ground. After the
disposal Of the cheese bill an animated
contest occurred over Mr.. Lodges
motion to take up the immi-
grafton bill. The controversy
over the number Of battle ships
remains open, Mr.. Quay's motion
that the senate recede from its amend.
ment reducing the number Of ships
from four to two being defeated-17 to
80. The senate also defeated, II to 81.
motion by Mr.. Lodge to recede from
its amendment relating to sectarian
Indian schools. An unsuccessful effort
was made by Mr.. Gear, chairman Of
the committee on Pacific railroads, to
have the eight day Of next session fixed
for the hearing Of the bill funding the
Pacific railroad debt The joint reso-
luton was passed for a scientific In
quiry into the seal life in Behring sea.
BY the vote OF 1853 to 80, the house
yesterday decided against the claim Of
William Elliott, from the First South
Carolina district, and gave the seat to
George W. Murray Mr.. Murray is q
colored man, and In the Fifty-First
congress was seated In place Of Mr..
Elliott The latter had l,7S4 majority
on the face Of the returns, but the
committee found that the former had
carried the district by majority OF
4S4. Mr.. Murray was given round Of
applause when he came forward to be
sworn In. Mr.. Elliott Is the ninth
democrat unseated by the present
house. The remainder Of the day was
mainly occupied in debating the case
Of Martin versus Lockhart, from the
Seventh North Carolina district 1t
was finally arranged to read the re-
port and let the vote be taken to-day.
THE INDIAN TERRITORY BILL
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The adoption
OF the conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill by the senate yes
terday has the effect OF disposing Of
the amendment extending the prerog-
atives of the Dawes Indian commission
in the Indian territory, the report hav-
ing already been agreed to in the
house. The advocates of change in
the land and government systems of
the territory feel that they have made
an important step toward the attain
ment Of this purpose. The amend
ment contains among other provisions
the following declaration: ut is here
bv declared TO be the duty OF the
United States to estaDl,n a govern.
ment in the Indian territory which
will rectify the many inequalities and
determinations now existing in said
territory, and afford needful protec-
ton to the lives and property Of all
citizens and residents thereof" The
commission Is required under the
amendment to make within six months
after the passage of the act a complete
roll Of the citizens of the five tribes
they to accept the rolls Of the tribes
already made and to determine the ap-
plications Of all other persons claiming
citizenship. An appeal from their de.
cision to the United States district court
is allowed. Included in this list there
Is to be roll Of freedmen entitled to
citizenship. The commission is also
required to make report to congress
Of all losses, tribal and individual, Civ.
ing all the facts as to area and amount,
together with the names of the lessons
and lessees. This report is to include
detailed report as to the excessive
holdings Of members Of the tribes.
KANSAS WAR CLAIMS
WASHINGTON, June 5,-The commit
tee on war claims has reported a sub.
stitute for the bill to reimburse the
state Of Kansas for moneys expended
in the adjustment and settlement Of
the claims Of citizens Of said state for
property lost during the war, destroyed
by guerrillas, which was favorably re-
ported by the Fifty.First and Fifty.
Second congresses. The state at one
time appointed commissioners who ex.
amined into and Ger titled claims to the
amount Of $3.50, 800, but these have
since been scaled down to S36s, ol2
The substitute bill does not make any
appropriation for payment of these,
but confers upon the court Of claims
authority to adjudicate these in the
same manner us other war claims
80 -
Z. C Benedict, Of Springfield, III
President Cleveland's most intimate
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