Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-12-07
DEBATE ON THE
OLEOMARGARlNE BILL.
The Grout Bill Provides for an Increase
of Tax on Oolored Imitation
Butter.
The HAY-PAUNCEPOTE TREATY.
HOUSE..

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Washington, Dec. 7.-Under the ar
| rangement made yesterday the Grout
oleomargarine bill which was postpon-
ed to allow the army reorganization
| bill to be disposed of, came up for con-
sideration in the house Immediately af-
ter the reading of the journal.
| The bill makes all the articles known
as oleomargarine, butterine, imitation
butter, or imitation cheese, trans
ported into any state or territory, sub
| ject to the police powers of such state
or territory. 1t increases the tax on
manufactured butter colored in imita-
tion of butter from to 10 cents
pound, and increases the tax on manu-
faetured butter uncolored from cents
to one-fourth of a cent a pound. An
attempt was made to reach an agree
ment for final vote this afternoon, but
failed. Henry (Conn) who is in charge
of the measure, opened the debate in
its support. He explained the features
of the bill. The increase of tax on The
colored imitation butter, he said, the
majority of the committee on agricul-
ture believed was absolutely necessary
to protect the dairy interest Of the
country.
Wadsworth (New York; chairman of
committee on agriculture, who, with
six other members of the committee,
signed the minority report against the
Grout bill, explained the substitute
which the minority would offer for it.
Wadswortl asserted with the greatest
emphasis that the minority was just as
earnest in the desire to prevent the
fraud now practiced in the sale of imi-
tation butter as the majority could be.
The only difference was that the)minor-
ity recognized the value of oleomarga-
rine as wholesome and nutritious ar
ticle of food and entitled to place as
a product. He charged that the pur-
pose of the supporters of the Grout bill
ives to destroy the manufacture of oleo-
margarine, not to regulate it's sale.
Grout (Vermont author of the bill, said
he did not think the enactment of the
substitute would prevent fraud in
the sale of oleomargarine.
The bill authorizing Representative
Boutwell, of Maine, as captain ON the
retired list of the navy upon his resg-
nation from congress, was favorably
reported today by the house committee
on naval affairs over which Boutwell,
presided until his present affiiction.
fp SENATE.
Washington, Dec THE senate
agreed to take a vote next Thursday on
the amendment Offered by the commit
tee on foreign relations to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty a.
GaMinger presented telegram ad-
dressed to the president of the senate
from N. F. Thompson, secretary of the
southern industrial commission, now in
session at New Orleans, to the effect
that the convention passed a resolution
favoring an early passage by congress
Of the ship subsidy bill for all Ameri-
can vessels which shall be equitably
based upon the tonnage actually car
ried, besides a compensation for carry
ing the mails. At 1876 the senate went
into executive session.
The senate resumed the consideration
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty in execu-
tive session today. Morgan continued
his speech in support of the treaty.
1t was decided today when the senate
adjourned this afternoon it is to be un-
til next Monday.