The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-05

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Thc confer
euce report on the naval appropriation
bill was taken up In the senate to-day,
the pending question being Mr.. Quay's
motion that the senate rccede from its
amendment reducing the number OF
new battlsshIps from four to two. Mr..
German said two questions were In
vplycd: one whether 1t was wise TO or
der four battlcShlps when defects in
those already ordered had been dis
closed and when q board was in session
considering improvements in construc-
tlcu. The other question was us to the
erpedlency OF this large expenditure at
a time OF financial strinGency.
Mr. Chandler asserted that intnrma-
tIon before the naval committee showed
that the cost OF production OF nrmor
Mate at the Carnegie and Bethleham
works were less than $500 q ton and that
nv a combination the price charged the
government was $3.50 and 5000 a ton.
Mr.. Quay'S motion To recede from the
battleship reduction amendment was
defsated-l7 to 81.
The effect Of this vote was to empha-
size the disagreement between the house
and the senate. the former insisting on
four and the latter on two hnttleshlpS.
The items OF ships and armor were
committed again to conference.
The Indian IIIlI.
4 partial conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill was agreed to-
q to 20. It covers a plan of establish
ing Indian citizenship In the Indian ter
ritory to be executed by the Dawes
commission. The report has been con-
tested for several days.
Mr.. Pettigrew, CRcp., S. d., In charge
OF the Indian bill then sought to have
the remaining items OF disagreement.
Including that Of Indian schools. sent
hack TO conference. but Mr.. Lodge,
(Rsp., Mass.). moved to recedc from the
senate amendment on sectarian schools
The house suspended appropriations 10
sectarian schools, but the senate
amendment gave until July !, 1898, for
change from contract to government
schools. The motion TO recede was de-
feated-yeas II: nays 81.
AZ the request Of Mr.. Morgan, his
resolution calling on the President for
information as to what II any demands
had been made in the case OF the Com
petltor seized by the Spanish authorit-
4 Joint resolution was reported by
Sir. Morrill, from the finance commit
tee and passed. authorizing scientific
Inquiry into the condition OF the fur
seals In the North Pacihs.
The filled cheese bill was then taken
up.
FILLED Cheese BIu Passed.
Later In the day the nlIed cheese bill
was passed as It came from the house
by vote OF % to 10. completing the leg
islation on the subject. The measure Is
analogous to the OleomarGartne law.
The biII defines "hlled cheese" to be
''all substances made OF milk or
SKINNED milk, with the ndmixturc OF
butter, animal oils or fats, vegetables Oc
any other oils, or compounds foreign to
such milk and made in imitation or
sembiance OF Cheese."
Manufacturers 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 filled
cheese Is taxed eight cents per pound In
ndditInn to the import duty. II Is pro-
vIded that filed cheese shall be packed
by tho manufactures In wooden pack
ages only and branded with the words
FILLED Cheese" In black faced letters
not less than two inches In length. 1t
is also provided that retail and whole
sale dealers in filled cheese shall dis
plRy In n conspicuous place In their
sales room q sign bearing the words
Filled Cheese Sold Here" in black
faced letters mt less than six inches In
length upon q white ground.
Several efforts TO add tariff amend
Tncnts to the bill were defeated. An
amendment by Mr. Stewart LNev.) for
a tax OF ten cents per pound on wool
was laid on the table, 32 TO II. Another
amendment by Mr.. Llndson, repcalIng
the x dlfferential duty on sugar was
fabIad n IN l6