Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
A Nstiss. to Rsesmnit Defeated
BY 4 Majority Of -.
SOuE PROVISIONS OF TIE MEASURE


Washington, Feb. l3.-The house
yesterday passed the oleomargarine
bill. There was no division on the
final passage, the real test Of strength
having been made on motion to re.
commit, which was defeated by a ma.
! jority of.a4. The provision to require
the inspection and branding of reno
waited butter, which was adopted in
committee of the whole Tuesday, was
retained yesterday on an aye and
nay vote. As finally passed, the bill
Is somewhat modified from the form
in which II was reported from the
committee on agriculture. 1t makes
oleomargarine or imitation butter or
cheese transported into any state or
territory for use, sale or consumption
therein subject to the laws Of such
states or territories, Notwithstanding
that it may be introduced in original
packages, and imposes tax of ten
cents per pound on oleomargarine
made in imitation OF SHUTTER of any
shade of yellow" When not made
in such imitation the tax is reduced
to one-fourth of one cent per pound.
The second section is intended to pre-
vent dealers, hotel proprietors, res
taurant and boarding house keepers
from coloring the uncolored article,
by making any person who colors the
product and then sells, or furnishes
It to others, a 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 30
days nor more than six months. The
new section relating to the inspec-
tion and branding Of renovated but
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"ghat the secretary Of agriculture
\ hereby authorized and required to
causeta 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 "A shch BY marks,
brands and labels, and the words
renovated hitter' shall be printed
on all packages thereof, in such
manner as may be prescribed by the
secretary Of agriculture and shall be
sold only as renovated butter. No
renovated butter shall be shipped or
transported from one state to an
other, or to foreign countries, unless
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 payment Of
claims Of United States citizens aris-
ing out Of the Spanish war. It car
ried something over $4,000 for the
payment OF ZOE claims for property
taken within the United States for
the use of the army. An omnibus
bill carrying claims aggregating ST.
1852 for stores and supplies taken
from loyal citizens during the civil
war also was passed. These claims
were allowed under the provisions Of
the Bowman act and the bill was
identical with one passed by the house
at the last session. Two other bills,
which have been before congress for
rs years, to refer certain claims for
additional compensation by the build
ers Of certain monitors during the
civil war to the court OF claims were
passed.
With the exception of sharp clash
between Senator Lodge and Senator
Patterson over the matter of admis-
sion Of representatives OF the press
to the committee hearings on the
Philippine question the senate yes
terday was quiet. The Colorado sem
atcr desired that all newspaper men
be admitted to the committee hear
ings, declaring that as now conduct
ed they were OF star chamber char
acter. lie said his recollection was
that Senator Lodge had suggested
that the hearings be entirely secret.
This drew the fire Of the Massachu.
sets senator, who Indignantly denied
that he had suggested anything of
the kind. He insisted that the re-
ports made of the hearings by the
three press associations were accu.
rate and fair to both sides Of the con-
,roycrsy.
A communication from the secre-
tary OF war transmitting a memorial
of the federal party Of the Philippine
islands in support of American rule
in the islands called from Senator
Patterson the statement that the
federal party had obtained its con.
troll in the Philippines by promising
to the Filiplnos that they would BE-
admitted ultimately to statehood in
the United States.
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