The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-08


WASHINGTON. Dec, THE house to-
nv a va,a -, ,as "'oee ns eisomnrsarine bill
feres ~, ~ ,,,s, -. ins SUBSTITUTE Of
ON agr,S,,,,,r .,,l,s ~ 'he committee
res,rIctJnns ~, ~ s"posea adaitionai
10 nreyant ,,s fra,,,,,,,e. - ,e"'astsarihe
ana incraa.na - .'s.'.',., Sa'e a. nutter,
,,,as a..sn.,s', ane pehaiues Tor violations,
~, IN ~ - 'e'e - hs 70 lh
,. o'l as passea makes an articles
sa.9 as oieoliaisafihe' outterine. imi.
',s',., p.e'e. VI .hi'aNoh cheese trans
~. ~. ,u'o any STATE OF territory Tor con-
sunipnoh OF safe subject 10 the police
pom.r OF sucn stare or territory, bat
h,sseu's h,s.,'. any state or territory from for
-, Wv uaiispo'eauon or sale or
49, 49, pivuu1, Whsh produced or sold free
''pn' ~, su,oia'ioh IN limitation of butter.
me bi'i increases tho tax on oleomar-
saliue eoiorea IN imitation OF butter from
: 10 ~ cents per pound. and decreases
"e saA =" MISUNDERSTANDING uneoiored from
.e''s 70 pusr'er or cent per pound.
ionE ana interesting debate preceded
.he vote, IN tne course OF which those who
favored the Grout bin claimed the addi-
lonai TAX on coiored oleomargarine was
the only enective remedy for preventing
fauo upon the pubic, while those who
opposed u contended that fraud would
oe prevented by the substitute. and that
the real purpose OF the Grout btu was To
destroy the oleomargarnc industry.
Debate Oucuca.
Mr.. Henry. Connecticut who ~ IN
charge OF the measure. opened tho iatSse
IN ia support lie expasHrd tina fNatuf4f
epf tnA Dill The Increase of the tax on
imitation hutter. he said. the
: ny OF the committee on agricui-
TO protect the dairy interests OF the coan-
Try. The enormous amount Of fraud and
ilegai seAinR OF uinomarnariue. he said
was due TO the pronts derived from the
sale 81 the imitation. because nf its ab.
solute counterfeit of butter. Thlrty-two
states already had ahsolutely forbidden
the manufacture ana sale Of olconargar-
me. coiored IN Imitation of butter. no
said, ana this fact proved caneiueiveiy
the policy OF large majority uf the
peopie against the existence of manutac-
tufed hu'ter IN counterfeit form
Mr.. Henry went exhaussiyely into Tho
figures as ia the cost OF tho article, 10
show that. including the payment ~ she
present internal revenue tax ~ cesits.
II was not moro than 10 cents Der pound
Mr. Henry said the increase ~ the tax
would prevent The large profits which wera
the Incentive % violate the laws ef the
state and government and deffand inno-
cent purchasers while this reduction az
the tax on 0ie0msrRarine IN its natur&i
color would enable those who desirad 90
consume Il 20 procure Il at lower cost
than heretofore.
u,..,. ..
Ar Wadn~prth. Sew York, chairman
of the committee cn agriculture. who.
NMitn M ~ ethss hs tn"etN y me fnnss
ipittse abne" Wv hinsfsF trpars
as.e'as ts' "'us. Hi.i sssTflsi
Mhn ~ 49,. e,'p..'s -. . , minority
''.a,'a,,, a. fr.,,t - 's,,s p's'i" - "
- - ,,,t,stt~o h,,f,,, IN. ~. '.,..s...s.',
c.,ta y. Yb. a,t,, ai,,,,.,,.' -, -.
the minority recognized the salae ~
.ieg'''"f ls.,na. s'n'n' ~ IN
A.s,'"s M s@t'o
p'"A ~ .''',i q 1900 z.
t"is Ale''''isNt VI w 'eS
= n~i'se'' n ssa
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etpst w 80 ~
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"3 tfAs1 ~ 'pt,sA 1879
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tlared ihat NS Fsfpsse was I" sppgre~s
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