The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-03-08
DLE0MARGAR|NE
TAX next TO GO
REPRESENTATIVE HAUoHEN De.
LIEvEs MAJORITY IN HOUSE
>. WILL PAss.THE MEAsURE.@.u
PREVENT SUBSTITUTION
lowan's Bill Already Introduced Rep.
resents Wishes Of the Dairy
M%en.-other Congressional
News.

Men.-other Congressional
News.
Washington. March c6.-The dairy
men of the country are awakening 10
q realization that the Democratic ma.
5ority in the house is SO friendly to
liberal legislation in the interests Of
0leomargarine that a bill ia pretty Ger.
tain to be favorably reported by the
agricultural committee and pass the
house. removing the tax from oleo.
margarine and attempting to. prawent
fraudulent substitution Of oleomargar.
dne for butter by labels on packages.
The committee probably will vote on
the bill in ten days.
Representative. Haughen of Iowa,
who has introduced a bill which rep.
resents 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
house. Mr.. Haughen has presented
what will come to be known rs 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
proposition that oleomargarine, when
at 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
use of any milk, cream, butter, or but,
Ter fat in the production of oleomar-
garine. and another provision is. added
TO the special taxes which are inns
posed upon manufacturers and whole,
sale dealers, a clause creating a hotel
pr restaurant which serve ole0margarj
line as a retail dealer. subject to a tax
of Sc a year. This proposition is that
every person. including keepers Of
these various eating houses, hotels,
restaurants. etc. where food is sold
who serve oleomargarine. shall not
only pay the special tax as a retail
dealer, but shall continually display
IN the room where oleo is served as q
substitute for butter a sign in letters
II foot high the words, "Oleo Is Served
Here"
Other work Of the day in the two
houses included:
T. Senate.
Contingent expenses committee re,
ported Culberson resolution for inves,
litigation Of 1904 and 1908 federal cleo.
tions with an amendment combining it
to collections and expenditures OF ma,
ional and congressional committees.
Senator Kenyon denounced methods
used in election Of Senator Stephen.
son of Wisconsin.
Senator Bristuw introduced resolu.
ton calling for an investigation to
determine whether postmasters were
being coerced in the interest Of any
presidential candidate.
House.
A parcels post system provision In
p~ostofice upproprtattonsbM introduced
by Representative Moon of Tennessee.
A request from the navy for q
$1,000 900 appropriation for wireless
stations was transmitted by secretary
Of the treasury. g
Bill authorizing use! of Red Cross in
other than war times unanimously
passed.
Money trust Investigation soon will
DO 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 and means committee agreed
70 report favorably free sugar bin
with excise bill for income tax.
Bill imposing heavy linss and taxes
On and prohibiting the import and q:
port Of white phosphorus matches fal
vorably reported by wsys and means
COMMITTEES.
Bill passed granting American Cit.
senship to Porto Rtcans.
To provide for carrying out an
agreement under which South Dakota
school lands Will 10 exchanged for
eAtional forest land Or equal area and
value. President Taft has signed q
D1oclan,auon which makes t. possible
dor the state to select Immediately
fe0.l43 acres d land from the Harvey
ind Sioux national forests.
This will permit Of indemnity selec-
Hon By the state IN place Of school
lands tying along aad within the
bpundAries of the Black Hills national
tnrest. which will become part Of the
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