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Vermont's Senators Say Oleomar.
garine Bill Has Been
Strengthened.
EXPECT HOUSE WILL ACCEPT
Proctor and Dillingham; Believe They
Have Protected the Dairy Interests
Matter of Agreeing on Changes
to Be Taken up This Week
News from Vermont Points.

Washington, d. c., April 4.--Thc Yer
montors in Congress are highly pleased
with the enactment of the hill to rcS'll'it
the sale Of olcomargarine. Bright and
carly to day Senator Pro ctor was over IN
the House side, the central inquire in a
large group, that talked about the final
agreement oVci differences between tic
senate ana House in the measure.
I'VE shall probably take it vi noNt Tues
day slil Senator Proctor, as ne started
pack to TIA. Senate chamber.
! ne blll was very sEai ply contested III
the senate lie continued by strong in
huon'os from the manufacturers OF olco-
MARGARINE, from live stock people ANA from
cotton seed oil interests. Thousands of
t,lcSrams and letters were sent here hy
ali thosc interests to senators. Many also
cImc from the dairy interests. rho result
Mas IN doubt up to tho limo of the irsl
test vote on il.c question of rccommttiug.
Stone voted fer rccommttirE who would
rot take tie rcSpCnS .bilty Of NotinS
against the BIZ. This was shrowd tactics
ola the part Cf opponents of the l1ll Attn
the defeat of that notion by the narrow
margin the result was certain.
important amendments Tut on in tho
Senate hay" greatly Improved the measure
especially those rcgard.rg rruress. reno
waited. and ACCELERATED butter. No amend
mrntS were aGdc1 that Injuries the ulrl
d, Cdedly STRENGTHENED by striking out tn
state rights Provisions, US well as in
other Iart,.
'1h" amendments in regard To the DIFF
fcrclt kinds Of renovated butter are ,lc-
c!dodly for tho good of the dairy intcres, s.
1t Il not certain whether the amcudmcui
Wit I've aGrttd to H. mess CT whether th,
Lii Will 20 tC conference. but it is not
probable that any important changes will
be made"
Senator Dillingham; spoke in like ohcer-
tul mood reg; riding the cleo bill as it
PASSED the s nate. at i. in Just the shapc
the Vermont dairymon wish" SAID be. at
Is in bette" shape now than it has evrl
occn. | regard it as strong as it can pe
made. 1t i; a great Improvement over tn
bill as 1t came from the House"
Senator billing CLAM also spoke of the i'm.
p"rtance of tho Senate Amendment which
strikes ont tho state rights prov. sions and
cnlphasiHtd III" significance of the amend.
mcnt, propC scd by Senator Harris of Kan.
sas. AMI approved by the committee on
agriculture II gdrding process butter. ''1hi>
provision adCrtcd by the Senate" addcd
Mr.. Dillingham;, "sci utni@cs carefully tn,
manufacture of renovated butter ard lay
on 1t prhctlCally the same tax as on cleo
hlaiEarine. 1t protects tn" butter makers
OF Vermont not only against the sale IF
cclored oleor argarine hut also against
process and renovated butter. From ii,
vermont standpoint the llll is in the hes,
shape ii has ever been" Tie senator like
wise emphasized the fact that the hill re.
duccs the license required Cf wholesalers il
"hito ole margarine hy half ana tho re-
auction in the cost Of license for retailers
IN white ulCO from $40 to s. end nuintod n,lt
nat after the Senate had taken such a
decided stand i'm improving ana pertectinG
the hili the House whore there is a lary
fp11 Il