The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-06
BUSY WAS THE SENATE
The Filled Cheese Bill Pushed
Through at Last.
THE MEASURE DEFINED MIEUTELY

Manufacturer. wholesale aud Retail
Dealers Taxed For Making aud Hand
ling the Cheese-Tarin Amendments
60 the Biii Defeated--The House seats
Murrry In Place Of Elliott.
WASHINGTON, June b.-The senate
had one Of the busiest sessions Of this
congress yesterday. Late In the day
the hlled chees bill was passed a. it
came from the house by vote Of 81 to
lS, thus completing the legislation ON
this subject. The measure Is analogous
to the oleomargerine bill. The bill de-
fines 'hlled cheese" 10 embrace all
substances made Of milk with the
admixtures Of batter, animal oils or fats.
vegetables or any other oils or compounds
foreign 20 such milk and made In imita-
tion or semhlance Of cheese. Manufac.
turers Of filled cheese are taxed 800 an.
nually. wholesale dealers t25O, retail
dealers sl2. In addition 10 these taxes
the produc, itself is taxed cent per
pound, and imported filed cheese IL
taxed s cents per pound in addition 10
the import duty Il Is provided that
filled cheese shall be packed by manu-.
faciurers in wooden packages only, aud
branded with the words 'filled cheese"
IN hlackfaced letters not less than two
inches in length II also provides that
all retail and wholesale dealers in filed
cheese sha display in a conspicuous
place In their salesroom a sign bearing
the words "flled cheese sold here" in
blackiaced letters not less than six
inches in length upon white ground
Several efforts 10 add tariff amend.
ments 10 the bill were defeated.
An amendment by Mr.. Stewart Of
Nevada for tax Of 10 cents per pound
on wool was laid ON the table by a vote
Of s2 to a.
Another amendment by Mr.. Lindsay
rcpoaling the one.eighth differential
duty ON sugar was tabled by a vote Of
81 % 10.
After the disposal Of the cheese bill
an animated contest occurred over Mr..
Lodges motion 10 take mp the immigra-
tion bill. The controversy over the
number Of battleships remains open
Mr., Quay's mo,ios that the senate re
cede from It's amendment reducing the
number Of ships from four totwo. being
dcfoated-i5 20 49,
The senate also defeated by a vote Of
Il 10 81 a motion by Mr. Lodge 10 receds
from its amendment relating 10 sectA.
rian Indian schools
An unsuoccssiul effort was made by
Mr., Gear, chairman Of the committes
on Pacific railroads. to have the eighth
day Of next session fixed for the hearing
Of the hill funding the Pacific railroad
debt.
by a vote Of l6S 10 SS the house de
cided against the claim Of William FL
liott. from the First South Carolina dis
triet, and gave the seat 10 George w
Murray. Murray Is a oolored man ant
In the Fifty first congress was seated il
place Of Mr.. Elliott. The latter haS
1884 majority ON the face Of the ~
turns. but the committee found that thi
former had carried the district by a ma
jority Of i3l. Mr., Elliott is the nintl
Democrat unscated by the presen
house.
The remainder Of the day was mainl,
occupied In debating the case Of Martin
versus Lockhart, from the Seventh
North Carolina district.
The final conference report on th
general deficiency appropriation bl
was agreed TO and also a partial ropor
. ON the District Of Columbia bill.