The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-04
FORAKER LIKES
BOGUS BUTTER
DesDised 1t at First But Guilt
waited Appetite For 1t.
BILL PASSES THE SENATE
NOTWITHSTANDING PROTESTS
OF DAIRY INTERESTS.
BILL PASSES THE SENATE


Mr.. Spooner Of Wisconsin made the
principal speech, maintaining shat con-
gress had a7rp'e authority to enact the
proposed legislation, because it was in
the interest Of the people. In an ear
nest protest against the measure Mr..
Vest OF Missouri held that congress
was invading the powers of the states.
AIR Scott of West Virginia moved to
recOmTAit Ihe measure TO the commit
tee. holding that it was unsatisfactory
to many senators and ought 10 be per-
fected The motion was defeated-S5
to 81
During the afternoon q perfect food
of kilograms poured intO the senate
from all parts of the country, urging
senators either TO support or TO oppose
the measure. The measure as passed
by the senate differs in some respects
from that passed by the house. 1t
provides that OleOmaTgarine and kim
dred products shall be subject to all
the laws and regulations of any state
or territory or the District of Column
hia into which they are transported.
whether ia original packages or other
wise; that any person who sells Cleo
margarine and furnishes il for the use
Of Others. except 10 his own family.
who shall mix with it any artificial
colCring that causes it 10 look like
butter. shall be held to be a manUfac-
turer and subject to the tax provided
by existing laws; that upon OleOmar-
garine cOiOred so as to resemble but
ter a tax of 10 cents a pound shall be
levied, but upon OleOmargarine hot col
ored the tax shall be One-fOurth of one
cent per pound; that upon adulterated
butter a tax Of 10 cents a pound shall
be levied and upon all process or
renovated butter the tax shall be one
fourth of one cent per pound. The
manufacturers of process or IF reno
waited or of adulteTated butter shall
pay an annual tax Of $500, the whole
sale dealers shall pay a tax Of $3.50
and the retail dealers tax Of S4S per
annpm.
How Pro ducts Shall Be Made.
The measure pro fdes regulations for
the collection of taxes and prescribes
infinitely how the various products are
to be prepared for market.
Mr.. Carmack of Tennessee. in oppOs-
ing the measure, said the dairy inter-
ests Of the state were greater even
than the COttOnseed oil industry. Not
withstanding that fact, he regarded the
bill as a piece of vicious legislation
really what oleOmargarine was alleged
to be-a penal statute.
Under this measure, he maintained,
the dealer was not prevented from de-
eeiving his customers, as the dealer
would be able to impose upon his Gus
toners the oleOmargarine as butter.
obtaining butter prices for the sub
product
In opposing the measure Mr.. Teller
admitted that it would be regarded by
the courts as a revenue measure and
that they would hold that the tax was
laid legally and properly. He regarded
the bill as repressive in its purposes
and a tax upon consumption.
Learns TO Like It.
Mr.. Foraker Of Ohio conceded that
oleomargarine was wholesome article
Of food. although he confessed that,
prior 10 the pending debate, his preju-
dices had been against the product The
measure was defective in some paTtic-
ulars, in his Judgment, and he advo-
Gated the adoption of some amendments
he had proposed. One Of his objections
to the measure was that il placed ev-
cry family in the land under the espion-
age of government officers and one of
his AMENDMENTS was to remedy that
objection. His other amendment prOvid-
ed that no artificial cOloring should
be used in the manufacture Of Oleo-
margarine AS the bill stood, ne point
ed out. no oleomargarine could be man
ufactured with ingredients that would
inpart a yellow caste TO the product
Nh. Hepburn Of Iowa closed the de-
T.
secuted the idea that the enactment of
the pending bill would be the wedge for
a civil pension list. He created a great
laughter by his description of Mr..
Mann who, he said, wanted TO fight
"au the time and everything"
IT there is anything in the theory of
transmigration Of souls he said, Il
expect that at some future time the
gentleman f-Sm Illinois will again ap-
pear on earth in the semblance of a
mule with four legs, all in active oper-
alton at the same time
Tax on Renovated Butter.
AIr. Harris OF Kansas then offered
his amendment placing q tax of 10 cents
a pound on adulterated butter and q
tax of one-fourth of a cent a pound on
process or renovated butter, and pro-
viding regulations for the collection OF
taxes. II was adOpted-44 to 20. Mr.
Vest declared the bill was not intended
as a revenue measure and he chal-
lenged any senator 20 say it was. The
measure. he said. was simply parlia-
mentary assassination Of one industry
by another. The verbal amendments
suggested by Mr. Foraker earlier in
the session were adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr. Harris
was agreed TO. providing that whole
sale dealers who vend no other cleo
margarine or 5utterine except that on
which q tax OF one-fourth of a cent a
pound is laid. shall pay S200 and retail
dealers in the same, Sc.
Nj here9 on behalf Ct Che minority
of The committee on agriculture, Of
fered q substitute for the bill. 1t was
rejected-29 to So The bin as amended
then was PASSED. 50 to 81. the detailed
vote being as follows.
Yeas-Allison. Durham Burrows
Burton. Clapr Cockrel. Cullom, De
hoe. Dietrich. Dillingham;. Fairbanks
ForalSer. Foster CWashington). Frye
Gallinger. Gamble Hale. Hanna. Hans
brough Harris. Hawley. Kean. Kit
redgI Kearns. Lodge. McComas. Nc
Cumber, Mcmillan. Mason, Willard
Mitchell. Nelson. Penrose, Perkins
Plat fConnecitcuO. Pritchard. Proctor
Quarles, SpOOner-39
Nays-Aldrich. Bacon. Bailey. Bate
Berry. Blackburn. Carmack. Glars
(MCntana). Clark CWyoming). Culber-
son. Dryden. Dubois. Foster tLouisi-
anal. Gibson. He.tfelG. McEnery. Nc
Laurin jAlississippO. McLaurin (Soutl
Carolina). Mallory Martin. Patterson
Pettus. Rawlins scott. simmons. stew
arr. Taliaferro, Teller. Vest. Wellington
WetmOre-31.
On motion of Mr.. Penrose. chairman
% 'he committee Of immigration. I'll.
senate made the Chinese excursion Bill
the unfinished business.
NO. IS HELD UP.