West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
Measure Adopted mi House
Makes Product Transported
E Subject to State Laws
RENOVATED BUTTER INSPECTION
Also Branding, Provided For-Pass-
ace Occurs of First Bill Awarding
Spanish War Claim Damage to
United States Citizen.

Washington: Feb. 13.-The house
yesterday passed the oleomargarine
bill. There was no division on the
final passage, the real test of
strength having been made on o mo-
ton to recommit, which was defeat
ed by a majority of "a. The pro-
vision to require the inspection and
branding of renovated butter, which
was adopted in committee Of the
whole Tuesday, was retained yester-
day ON an aye and no vote. AS
finally passed the bill is somewhat
modified from the form in which it
was reported from the committee on
agriculture. It makes OleO or imita-
ton butter or cheese transported
into any state or territory for use,
sale or consumption therein, subject
to the laws Of such state or territory,
Notwithstanding that it may be intro
duced in original packages, and i'm
poses a tax of 10 cents per pound on
oleo made in imitation Of butter of
any shade Of yellow" When not
made in such imitation the tax is re-
duced to onefOurth Of 1 cent per
pound. The second section is intend
ed to prevent dealers, hotel proprie-
tors, restaurant and boarding house
keepers from coloring the uncolored
article, by making any person who
colors the product and then sells or
furnishes 1t to others manufacturer
within the meaning of the act. Pen
alties for violation of the act are a
fine of not less than $50 nor more
than $500, and Imprisonment for not
less than 80 days nor more than six
| months. The section relating to the
inspection and branding of renovated
butter is as follows:
For Government inspection.
THAT the secretary of 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 neces-
| sary, of all factories and storehouses
where butter is renovated; and all
butter renovated at such places shall
be carefully inspected in the same
| manner and TO the same extent and
purpose that meat products are now
inspected. The quantity and quality
OF butter renovated shall be reported
| monthly. All renovated butter shall
be designated as such Dy marks.
brands and labels, and the words,
renovated butter, shall be printed on
all packages thereof, in such manner
as may be prescribed by the secre-
tary Of agriculture, and shall be sold
only as renovated butter No reno.
waited butter shall be shipped or
transported from one state to an
| other, nor to foreign countries, I'M
less inspected as provided in this
section"
War claims occupied the attention
| OF the house after the passage of the
| oleomargarine 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 some
thing over $4,000 for the payment of
202 claims for property taken within
the United States for the use of the
army. An omnibus bill carrying
claims aggregating $2,l14,552 for
stores and supplies taken from loyal
citizens during the Civil War also
was passed. These claims were al
lowed under the provisions of the
Bowman act, and the bill was identi-
cal with one passed by the house at
the last session. Two other bills,
which hive been before congress for
2S years, to refer certain claims, foc
additional compensation by the
builders of certain monitors during
the Civil War, to the court of claims,
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