Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-03-08
0LEOMARGAR|NE
TAX NEXT TO GO
REPRESENTATIVE hAuGHEN Pc.
LiEVEs MAJORITY IN HOUSE
WILL PASS THE MEASURE.
PREVENT SUBSTITUTION.
,ewar'e Ell! Already introduces Req
-es.ete Wishes o. the Dairy
Men.-cther Congressional
News.

men Of the country are awakening to
: realization that the Democratic ma
icrity in the house IL 80 friendly to
iihersl legislation In the interests OF
oleomsrgarine that a bill is pretty GER
tain to he fsvorably reported by the
agricultural committee and pass the
house, removing the tax from oleo'
margarine and attempting to prevent
fraudulent substitution of oleomarEar.
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 bill which rep
resents the wishes Of the dairymen'
said that in his opinion, the Demo
cratic bill giving olecmarsarine bet
ter chance in the trade will pass the
house. Mr.. Hsushen has presented
what will come to he known IS the
dairy bill"
Three Provisions praetio.
The HauEhen 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
Il enters interstate commerce, shall be
subject to the laws of each state or
territory in which it enters, and shall
be liable to seizure II 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
Z - h. IF nIoOn11r-
Karine, and another provision Is added
10 the special taxes which are I'm
posed upon manufacturers and whole
sale dealers, clause creating hotel
Or restaurant which serves oleomargar-
Inc as retail dealer, subject to tax
Of Sc a year. This proposition Is that
every person, including keepers OF
these various eating houses, hotels,
restaurants. etc, where food 10 sold.
who serves oleomargarine. shall not
only pay the special tax as retail
dealer, but shall continually display
In the room where cleo Is served as
substitute for butter sign in letters
. 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 lrves'
tjzation of 1904 and 1908 federal cleo
tons with an amendment combining It
10 collections and expenditures OF ma
nonal 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.
A parcels post system provision IN
poetoffce appropriation bill introduced
by REPRESENTATIVE Moon Of Tennessee
A request from the navy for
100000 appropriation for wireless
ttations was transmitted by secretary
Of the treasury.
Bill authorizing use of Red Cross in
other than war times unanimously
passed.
Money trust investigation soon will
tc made by two divisions of banking
committees, one to Investigate the
charges of the existence Of money
trust, the other the Aldrich currency
rian.
WAYS and means committee agreed
10 report favorsbly 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 "a
vorably reported by ways and means
committee.
Bill passed granting American citi
Eenship 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
e0.143 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.
Annie Yeamans Dead.
New York. March Mrs. Annie
yeamans, who has been known as