The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-05
DisAcREEs ON INDIAN BILL. TOO
Hlled Chssse Dealers Must ray L.
crnec. Post Signs and Brand Their
Goods Trufhfnily-The General De-
Acsency Bfil Finally Passed.

houSr. by q vote of 81 10 -. thus competing
the legislation on this subject. The meas
ure Is analogous to the oleomargarine law.
The bsl defines .-fillea cheese to emhra e
"an substances made of milk or skinned
milk with the admixiure OF butter. animal
oiis or fats. vegetables or any other oils
or compounds ioreign to such milk and
made in imitation or semblance OF cheese.
Manufacturers of fiiled cheese are taxed
tses annually: wholesale dealers. $50; re-
tail dealers. si2 In addition to these taxss
the product Itself is taxed cent per pound.
and imported filled cheese 10 taxed 8
cents per poand in addition to the import
duty. II Is provided that filed cheese
! shall be packed by the manufacturers in
wooden packages only. and branded with
the words Filled Cheese In black-faced
letters mot less than two inches in length.
II Is alao provided that all retail and
wholesale dealers in filed cheese shall dis
play in conspicuous place in their sales
room q sign bearing the words Filled
Cheese Sold Here in black-facsd letters
no. less than six inches in length, upon q
white ground.
Tho conference report on the naval ap-
preparation bill was taken up. the pend
ing question being Quay's motion that the
senate recede from the amendment reduc-
ing the number OF battleships from four to
two. Gormaa said two questions we're in
voived. One was TO order four battleships
when defects in those already ordered had
heen disclosed and when a board was IN
SESSION considering improvements In con-
struction: the other was as to the. expedi-
ency of this large expenditure in time
of financial stringency. Il am always IN
favor OF fair increase OF the navy" said
German, sbut I am unalterably opposed
to building four ships. considering the con-
dition of the treasury and the improve
49, A. st-~~
The senator spoke Of the charges made ~
Chandler. Tiliman and other senators that
manufacturers were robbing the govern
ment numerically. II this charge was
true. the officers of the government were
not doing right IN not reporting II. and the
work of shipbuilding should be stopped,
German did not believe any Investigation
had shown that Secretary Whitney or Sec
retary Tracy, the two great secretaries OF
the navy who contracted with the Car
negie and Bethlehem works, made .mprovi-
dent agreements. Today the United States
stood ahead Of the world In its product OF
arms speed Of ships and perfectness Of
navy.
Chandler asserted that information
before the naval committee showed that
the cost Of production Of armor plate at
the Carnegie and Bethlehem works was
less than 500 a ton. and that by a comblna-
fion the price charged the government was
$50 and $500 . ton.
Quay's motion to recede from the battle.
ship reduction amendment was defeated.
II TO s. as follows:
Carter, Davis, Dubois. Hansbrough, Gar
ner. Hawley. Lodge. Mcbride, Mitchell.
Perkins. Platt Quay Shoup, Wilson.
Democrat. Morgan. Total, H.
Nays-Republicans: Allison, Chandler,
Clark. Gallinger. Hale. Morrill,. Nelson.
Pettsgrew, Prltchard. Sherman. Teller.
Warren. Democrats: Bate. Berry. Chill
Hill. Jones tArk-). Lindsay. Mills Palmer,
Pasco. Pugh. Smith. Vest. walthall. Pop
uiists: Butler. PETER Total, g.
The effect OF this vote Is to emphasize
the disagreement between the house and
senate. the former insisting on four. the
latter on two battlesh.ps The item of
ships and armor was committed again to
conference.
The partial conference report on the In
dian appropriation bin was agreed to, 2
10 % II covers plan Of establishing In
dian citizenship in Indian territory, to be
executed by the commission. The report
has been contested for several days Pet
tigrew. in charge of the Indian bin. then
sought to have the remaining items. fnciud-
ing tnat OF Indian schools. sent back to
conference
Lodge moved to recede from the senata
amendment on sectarian schools. The
house suspended the appropriations 10 Sec
tartan schools. but the senate smendmen.
gave until July l. 1895. for change. The
motion TO recede was defeated. yeas IL.
nsys 81. as follows:
Yeas-Repubiscau.: Brown Cban1ter
Clark. Dubois, GalIinger Lodge. Mitchell
forD. Morrill,. Pistt. Teller Warren. VII
son Democrat: George. Popuissts: But
ter. PETER
Nsys-Rspuhiicans: Allison. Carter Da-
Wis. Hansbrough. Hawiey. Mcbride. Petit
grew. Sherman. Shoup. Democrats. Chu-
ton. Cockrell. Faulkner. German. Harr,.
Hin, Jones tArk-l. Lindsay. Mills. Mitchell.
Morgan. Palmer. Pasco. push. Smith. Tur
PIE. Vest. Villas. Walthan, White.
Al the request OF Morgan HIS resolution
calling on the president for Information
as TO what. II any demands shor,,5 10
made In the case of the Cor,oe,ito- ssizes
by the Spaniards. went over till toro-rour
joint resolution was reported by Nor
rtii, from the finance committee. and pass
Cd. authorizing scientific inquiry into
rhe condition OF fur seals In the North
Pacific. The resolution approprtates q nsse
FOR the inquiry, ana authorizes the prssi-
dent 20 detail government officials TO con-
duet the inquiry
Goar. chairman OF the Pacific railway.
committee rose TO make sfatsner, az
10 the Union and Central Pacific fuusinr
tlI<. He said sIisea 0oa was due 10 ths
government. and interest would mature AZ
an early date II was incumbent. on con-
gress to take some action to protect The
interests Of the government For this
reason he moved that the funding hin now
on the calendar be taken up az the nert
session and made the continuous order of
business until action was secured Nor
gan. who made the minority report o,
the bin, said he favored the motion. tn.
subject ought TO be disposed OF a, the
December session. as IL was OF great I'm
rorfance- Berry objected 10 any agree
-nent and raised the point OF no quorum.
Before a quorum coais be secured IN.
r-0--f~- srsf- p~ni-es
TIE filet cheese bill was taken IN ana
Vest spake IN opposition. He said the
oisc-nsrxar.re lsw haf turned out 20 the
her<.a; of NsSsrs Nelson. Morris and Ar
r5ou-. who added she oisorarxa-inc tax
to the cos- CT products sol3 20 poor peo-
pie and tbs law ~osjid operate n, the
same way. Vest proposed two amend
merits viz That the measure should 10.
Be taken 20 extend the poI5ce power 81 ~.
FEDERAL government 50 as 70 conflict with
the police power OF fhs states. AMI rhae
skinned cheese :" made from skin milk
- sa@igdei with Sled chess
Sherman urged that the hsll vas design
eS 10 Etop an obvioss fraud.
White asked what hsd become ~ GER
tain proposed azne n1ments covering wool
and the Dssziey bill.
Let ne inform the SENATOR tE.erjecte