The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-03-08
0LE0 TAX MUST GO
REPRESENTATIVE HAUGHEN BE.
LIEvES MAJORITY IN HOUSE
WILL PASS THE MEASURE.
PREVENT SUBSTITUTION
Iowan's Bill Already Introduced Reo.
resents Wishes of the Dairy
Men.-Other Congressional
News.

Washington, D. c. - The dairy
men of the country are awakening to
a realization that the Democratic ma
jority 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 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 as the
dairy bill"
Three Provisions Drastic.
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
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
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 i'm
posed upon 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 Sc a year. 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 room where oleo is served as a
substitute for butter q sign in letters
q foot high the words, "Oleo Is Served
Here"
Other work of the day in the two
houses included:
Senate.
Contingent expenses committee re-
ported CulbersOn resolution for inves-
tigation of 1904 and 1908 federal cleo
tons with an 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 were
being coerced in the interest Of any
presidential candidate.
House.
A parcels post system provision in
postoffice appropriation bill introduced
by Representative Moon of Tennessee.
A request from the navy for a
$1,O00,O 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
be made by two divisions Of banking
committees, one to investigate the
charges of the existence of a money
trust, the other the Aldrich currency
plan.
Ways and means committee agreed
to report favorably free sugar bin
with excise bill for income tax.
Bill imposing heavy fines and taxes
on and prohibiting the import and ex-
port OF white phosphorus matches IA
vorably 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 q
proclamation which makes it possible
for the state to select Immediately
60,143 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.