The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-03-22
O[EOMARGAR|NE
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REPRESENTATIVE HAUGHEN BE.
LIEvES MAJORITY IN HOUSE
WILL PASS THE MEASURE.
PREVENT SUBSTITUTION,
'oWan's Bill Already introduced Rep.
rcsents Wishes of the Dairy
Mcn.-Other Congressional
News.

washington. March c6.-The dairy
men Of the country are awakening to
a realization that the Democratic ma
1Oilty in the house is SO friendly to,
liberal legislation in the interests Of
oleomargarine that a bill is pretty GER
tain to be favOrably reported by the
agricultural committee and pass the
house, removing the tax from Oleo-
margarine and attempting to prevent
fraudulent substitution of OleOmargar-
inc FOR butter by labels on packages.
The committee probably will vote on
the bill in ten days.
Representative Hauyhen of Iowa.
who has introduced a bill which rep
1esents the wishes of the dairymen.
said that in his opinion, the Demo-
cratic bill giving oleomargarine a bet
ter chance in the trade will pass the
ionse. Mr.. %i1aughen has presented
What will come to be known as the
dairy bill"
The Haughen bill contains two or
three drastic provisions intended to
protect the butter business, chief
among which is the retention of the
DiNlpS'itioi thil OlcOIluI Sdllue, wien
it enters interstate commerce, shall be
subject to the laws of each state or
territory in which it enters, and shall
be liable to seizure if sold in violation
of the laws of such states. The other
proposition is the prohibition of the
Us" OF any milk, cream. butter, or but
ter tat in the production of OleOmar-
garire. and another provision is added
to the special Ike which are i'm
posed upo manufacturers and whole
sale dealers, a clause creating a hotel
or restaurant which serves Oleomargar-
inc as a retail dealer. subject to a tax
OF So a ear. This proposition is that
every person. including keepers of
these various eating houses. hotels,
restaurants, etc. where food is sold,
who serves oleOmargarine. shall not
only pay the special tax as a retail
dealer. but shall continually display
In the where oleo is served as a
substitute for butter IA sign in letters
a foot high the words, "Oleo Is Served
Here"
Other work of the day in the two
houses included:
Senate.
Contingent expenses committee re.
ported CuibersOn resolution for inves-
tisation Of 1904 and 1908 federal cleo.
ions with AT amendment combining it
to collections and expenditures of ma
tiOnal and congressional committees.
Senator Kenyon denounced methods
used in election of Senator Stephen
son of Wisconsin.
Senator Bristow introduced resolu-
ton calling for an investigation to
determine whether postmasters we're
being cOerced in the interest OF any
presidential candidate.
House.
A parcels post system pl Ovision in
p~ostotiice appropriation bill introduced
by Representative Moon of Tennessee.
n request from the navy for a
81 1000, 900 appropriation for wireless
stations was transmitted by secretary
OF the treasury.
Bill authorizing use of Red Cross in
other than wal times unanimously
passed.
Money trust investigation SoOn will
LC made by two divisions OF banking
committees, n to investigate the
charges of the existence of a money
trust. the other the .Aldrich currency
plan.
Ways IN means committee agreed
to report favorably free sugar bill
with excise bill for income tax.
Bill imposing heavy fines and taxes
on and prohibiting the import and ex-
port of white phosphorus matches fa-
vcrably reported by ways and means
committee.
Bill passed granting American citi.
Zenship to Porto Ricans.
To provide for carrying out an
agreement under which South Dakota
school lands will be exchanged for
rational forest land of equal area and
value, President Taft has signed a
proclamation which makes it possible
for the state to select Immediately
SO, l43 acres Of land from the Harvey
and Sioux national forests.
This will permit OF indemnity selec-
ton by the state in place of school
lands lying along and within the
boundaries of the Black Hills national
forest. which will become part OF the
forest.
Governor to Inc Convicts.