Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-13

700 0n0 pounds per month, end nearly all Of
its product is oolorcd in imitation of but
ter
In order 20 demonstrate how the pro-
visions of the several Fills pending before
the committee might be oN AIDED by retail
dealers, and proprietors of hotels. restaur-
ants and boarding houses who desired TO
PLACE before their guests the article coll
cred in imitation Ct butter, one OF the
employees took a cake OF the uncolorcl
ole margarine. With the aid OF small
wooden paddle and a small quantity of
anotto he manipulated II few minutes,
when 1t mad the senblance Of yellow but
ter, and this was done while In n cold
state
After the hearing had been closed. the
rlcnbera of the committee friendly to the
proposed olecmargarine legislation. APP
pointed n sub committee, Ct which Col.
Haskins was a member. with INSTRUCTIONS
to take the SIX bills then before the com
mittee and write out substitute upon
which they could stand together, this sub
stitute to I've reported To- the full commit
tee. Col. Haskihs drafted the new Dill.
Inserting the FOREGOING sccord section,
which h did without sry suggestions
from Mr.. TaHney OF any other member OF
the House, cXcc,'. those Of the COMMITTEES
who wcrn agreed that Il provision of this
kind ought to be Incorporated IN the bin.
This second section, written Ivy Col ltns-
kins, was adopted in committee without
"A dissenting vote.
The commits sioncr of internal revenue
had found it somewhat difficult to enforce
the provisions of the law having reference
to wholesale dealers in ol1cmarsarine
keeping books and rendering returns TO
him. for the reason that no penalty was
incurred for compliance. The commit
tee agrne I'd to pro, de & penalty for such
non. compliance. Col. IGSkins dictated the
clause providing a penalty and 1t was
agreed to. 1t should he ADDED that Repre-
sentative Dahlo of Wisconsin had suggest
ell that this be dore { ftcr an interview
with the commissioner of iuterna! revenue.
The original bills as introduced by Gen.
Grout in TIE Fifty-s'xth c, ngress. and Ivy
Representa- McCleary. TuUncy, Hon.
ny and Davidson in this Congress, contain
but two sections each. The ml as agreed
10 and reported to the full coiomitter and
finally to the House by Mr.. Henry Of Con-
necticut contains four sections.
Honor to whom hCncr Is due is n gold
en- lferept Honor due to a Vernon. rep
resentative, though a new member, should
not be assigned to reprCs Of an
other state. though an old member and
one who has hitherto Champloned oleomar-
garine legislation.
SWANTON AND THE CANADIAN At
LANTIC.
Trom the Mortified News)
Swanton people DO not look with faN or
Upon the transfer of the Canadian Atlan-
a. g. e., p,,,iard ro;lrood irtarest. tive
;,,,rossio,, hai,,s, t,a+ ~ vii ,,,ertuaI,v TO-
s,,it a., tha ,h,ndnrn,art r. tbat tovr 40
,hn tnrr,;r,I of NO rn,d r.bich &c ,,r,,,,-
~, oarraot hfte, Tho eo,o Of Tho Canada
Atlantic to DR.. Nehb was fully oonnrincd
the Swanton Courier asked him what eff
feet the chang. would have on its town.
The reply Of DIR. Webb was that he did
not control the policy of the Canada At
lantic and could give nothing definite, etc.
= fou p,;,,io,s IN "oiri,r ~ ,areeIy. can.
troll'ng interest In corporation ana sun
NV hothi'is - S"H vi IT'S lohcy' IL ''o
happehS 10 ps III f' H''cs'
LET THE STATE PURCHASE LIQUORS
Froro the M"rrisViile Messenegr'l
The State ought to purchase all the Ii
cuors sold in the Stste by the tom ayen
cies. 1t could buy better LIQUOR for less
money than any ten towns combined
Every barrel should lie tested 10 the
State chemist and If not up to grade for
foited
We have no doubt hut that tho State