The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-13
HOUSE PUTS THE BILL THROUGH
WITHOUT DIVISION ON THE
FINAL VOTE
OPPONENTS sIGNALLY BEATEN
Introduction Into States or Terrific
ries in Original Packages Will
Not Prevent Levying of Tax
of 10 Cents a Pound
HEAVY PENALTY FOR SERVING

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The house
today passed the oleomargarine bill
There was no division ON the final pas
sage the real test of strength having
been made on a motion to recomrnlt,
which was defeated by a majority of "a.
The provision to require the Inspection
and branding of renovated butter,
which was adopted in committee of the
whole yesterday, was retained TO-DAY on
an aye and nay vote.
AS finally passed, the bill is somewhat
modified from the form in which it was
reported from the committee on agr-
culture. 1t makes oleomargarl1e or
imitation butter or cheese transported
into any state or territory for use, sale
or consumption therein, subject to the
laws of such state or territory, not
withstanding that it may be introduced
in original packages, and imposes a tax
of ten cents per pound on oleomarga-
rine made in imitation of butter of
any shade of yellow" When not made
in such imitation the tax is reduced to
Il of one cent per pound.
Servers Made Liable.
The second section is intended to pre-
vent dealers, hotel prOprietors, restaur-
ant and clearinghouse keepers from
coloring the uncolored article, by max
ing any person who colors the product
and then sells or furnishes it to others,
manufacturer within the meaning of
the act. Penalties for violation Of the
act are a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $500 and imprisonment for
not less than thirty days nor more
than six months.
The new section relating to the inspec-
tion and branding of renovated butter is
as follows:
THAT the secretary pf agriculture is
hereby authorized and required to cause
a rigid sanitary inspection to be made
from time to time and at such times as
he may deem necessary, of all factories
and storehouses where butter is reno
waited; and all butter renovated at such
places shall be carefully inspected in
the same manner and to the same eX-
tent and purpose that meat products are
now inspected. The quantity and quai-
ty of butter renovated shall be reported
monthly.
Must Mark Renovated Butter.
''AH renovated butter shall be desig-
mated as such by marks brands and
labels and the words renovated butter
shall be printed on all packages thereof,
in sucn manner as may be prescribed
by the secretary of agriculture and shall
be sold only as renovated butter Nc
renovated butter shall be shipped or
transported from one state to another,
or to foreign countries, unless inspected
as provided in this section.
War claims occupied the attention Of
the house after the passage of the oleo-
margarine bill and the day was made
notable for the passage Of the first bill
for the payments of claims of United
States citizens arising out of the Spanish
war. 1t carried something over SIS, coo
for the payment of 2O2 claims for prop
erty taken within the United States for
the use of the army.
An omnibus bill carrying claims aggre-
eating $2,114,552 for stores and supplies
taken from loyal citizen S during the
civil war also was passed