The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-05
FILLED CHEESE BILL IS A Law
Placed in the Same Category
With OIeomargarine.
a Negro Takes His Seat in the House.
suppianting Democrat by q Party
Vote-The Case OF Martin vs.. Lockhsrt.
from North Car olina, will Reach q Vote
To-day-aeneraI Deficiency Conference
Report Agreed To.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The Senate
had one OF the busiest sessions Of thia
Congress to-day. Late In the day the
hlied cheese bill was passed ss 1t came
from the House by . vote OF 81 to is,
thus completing the legislation on this
suo]ect. The measure is analogous to
the oleomargsrine law. The bill defines
"hlled cheese" to embrace "all sub
stances made OF milk or skinned milk.
WIN tne admixture Of butter, animal
OILS or fats, vegetable or any other oils.
or compounds foreign to such milk, and
made in imitation or sem blance OF
cheese"
Manufacturers OF filled cheese are
taxed $500 annually, wholesale dealers
$3.50, retail dealers Si2. In addition 10
these taxes, the product itself is taxed
one cent per pound and imported filled
cheese Is taxed eight cents per pound in
addition to the import duty. 1t is pro.
vlded that filled cheese shall be packed
oy the manufacturers in wooden pack
sges only and branded with the words
'hlled cheese" in black faced Letters
not less than two inches in length.
1t also provides that ell retail and
wholesale dealers in filled cheese shall
display In conspicuous place in their
salesroom sign bearing the words
ruled Cheese Sold Here" in black
isceo letters not less than six inches in
length, upon white ground
several efforts to add tariff amend
ments to the bill were defeated. An
amendment by Mr.. Stewart, New, for a
TAX OF ten cents per pound on wool, WAS
laid on the table. 80 to IA. Another
amendment. by Mr.. Lindsey, repeating
the one-eighth differential duty on
sugar, WAS tabled, 81 to 16
House Proceedings
The House met at IL o'clock TODAY
ous twenty minutes were consumed
awaitng>the appearance of q quorum.
tne pending question was the vote on
the Murray Elliott contested election
case from the First South Carolina dis
trict, which was debated yesterday. The
vote was first taken ON the sub-resolu-
ton declaring Elliott entitled to the
seat.
The resolution was defeated, 4s to
i4s. Farty lines were strictly drawn,
eXcept In the case OF Mr.. Parker (Rep.,
N. ~, who voted in favor of Elliott.
The vote was then taken on the major
ity resolution declaring Murray elected
and entitled TO the seat. 1t was adopted.
1913 20 SO. Mr.. Murray. who is a negro.
WAS escorted to the bar of the House
amid the most vociferous applause of
,he Republicans. The Speaker admin
istered to him the oath of office.
The Senate amendment to the bill for
the retirement of Commander John M.
ouackenbush was agreed to.
MT. Strobe (Rep., Neb) J. then called
up the contested election case of Martin
w. Lockhsrt. from the Sixth North
Carolina district. which was debated at
length, and IL WAS agreed to vote on il
tomorrow. During the debate Mr..
cannon presented the final conference
report ON the general deficiency bill,
which WAS agreed to without debate.
AS finally agreed to, the bill carries
$40. 639. 600. $40, 900 less than IA IL
passed the Senate, and SIS, si6, 900 more
than sc 1t passed the House.
The conference report on the bill TO
pension the widow OF the late Senator
george Spencer, of Alabama, was agreed
TO- and at 5:45 D. m. the House ad-
journed.