Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-12

inspection and DranQlng OF TenONdteu
or process butter. The latter amend.
ment was pending when the House
adjourned.
Some routine business proceeded the
resumption Of consideration Of the oleo-
margarine bill in the House. The Sen
ate amendments to the pension appro-
priation bill were non-concurred In and
the bill was sent to conference. Cen
ersl debate having been closed yester-
day on the oelomargarine bill it was
read for amendment under the five
minutes' rule. t
The committee amendment to strike
out the adjective yellow" before the
word "butter" in the proviso attached
to the first section. to the effect that
nothing in the act should be construed
to permit any state to forbid the manu-
facture or sale of oleo in such form az
would advise the consumer of it's real
character free from imitation to cause
1t to look like butter caused some dis
|cussion until it was explained that 1t
was proposed to add after the word
butter" the words "of any shade OF
yellow
SOHIls III VI tIlS
explained that this latter amendment
was to meet the charge that without
this modification the proviso might be-
construed to make white oleo subject to
the tax Of 10 cents. n
The amendments were agreed to
without division making the language
of the proviso read Butter Of any
shade OF yellow"
An amendment was adopted provid-
Ing that nothing in the cleo act should
forbid state to permit the manufac-
ture and sale of oleo entirely within
that state and according to its laws.
The vote was Sc to &C. Scott, Kan, Of
fered the amendment.
Section was recast somewhat from
! the form originally proposed by the
committee. but the substance Of the
section, taxing colored oleomargarine
10 cents per pound and reducing the
tax on uncolored oleOmargarine from
cents to IA Of cent per pound was
RETAINED.
Burleson. Texas. offered substitute
for Section 3, in the language OF that
section. to impose a tax Of 10 cents
per pound on manufactured ice sold
In imitation Of the natural product. ex-
cept where sold in blocks of one or
two pounds and stamped counter
felt ice" Burleson amid much laugh
ter declared that his substitute demon-
strated the rank absurdity, and injus-
tice of the selfish, designing and am
bilious statesmen from Minnesota. His
amendment was ruled out on a point
OF order, as was one offered by Gros-
venOr to place a tax of 10 cents per
pound on syrups in imitation OF ma
pie syrup. ~,
Allen. KY. proposed to test the good
faith Of the friends OF the bill by Of
fering an amendment to provide for
i the inspection. under the department
of agriculture Of manufactures where
butter Is renovated and requiring that
all renovated butter be stamped as
such. Tawney made the point of order
that the amendment was not germane,
. but Williams, Mass, commended that 1t
= was germane to q bill relating to 'imi-
tation dairy products" Lacey, Ia, who
was in the chair. overruled the point
OF order The Allen amendment was
carried, 1877 to 107. =
Henry. in charge Of the bill. offered
an amendment which was adopted, to
provide that the bill should go into eff
feet July !. 1902. 4 y saysss
Wadsworth offered the substitute for
the entire bill which had been pre-
pared by the minority Of the asricul-
tural comm1tte@ !.
In explaining its provisions Wade-
worth disrlayed at his desk the form
Of packages In which olsomargariAs