The sun., 1900-12-08
HOUSE PASSES CIRCUIT BILL,
yug yOTE was Ds ron THs AEAS'
rRE AND % AGAfNsT IT.
~ Ts,es Oi.omsrssr'ns when Co'"rss
Imitation Of batter 10 Cen" res"a
-Charsss Made That the Diaries Ce'of
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N.suiSoTOS, Dec 7-lmheo'a'eJ ~'o'
tbe reading of the journal IN tho ho"so 'o
doy the Grout Oleomareatine bili was uhen
in ,nder n special order adopted at the last
,,an II provides that all imitation butter
-, cheese subject 10 Interstate commerce
.b,,l n. sold only in accordance with the laws
~. state or Territory in which II IA oEered
,or sale and II Axes a tax Of one-quarter Of
con, a pound on oleomsrgarine when not
c,,ored in imitation Of butter. and 10 cents
pound when so colored
The bin was reported by the Committee
on Agriculture. ten members iaVor'hs i"
and seven opposing It. The minority recon.
nsnded the passage Of q substitute preparei
nv Chairman Wadsworth. This puts the
manufacture OF oleomaraarlne under tho
control Of the Internal Revenue Bureau
and forbids the sale OF any except In special'y
marked packages so that the purchaser
may know exactly what he Is buying IL
also imposes a tax Of 5000 year on manu-.
factirers $3.50 on wholesale dealers ana
As on retail dealers.
Efforts to reach an agreementto hx an hour
for taking n vote on the bill were unava'line
and the discussion was opened by MI hehry
(Rep Conn J. who reported the biii IN iHVor
OF its passage. He said there was amp'e
cause for alarm at the tremendous hiesai
growth of the oleomargarine tranc IN THIS
country during the past few years, IL now
appeared to have reached proportions beyond
the power Of the States successfully TO resu-
late or control. and the present Federal laws
were apparently altogether ihaoequa'e io'
the emergency.
Mr.. Henry referred 20 the results OF the
Investigations made by the Committee on the
composition and Sale OF Oleomargarine
1t was found that 1t consisted largely OF neu-
trail oils and oleomargarine. Cottonseed
oil comprised about per cent onIy ne
southern members who had been buncoed
into opposition to the Grout bill under the
idea that cottonseed oil was an important
The bill was opposed by Mr.. Wadsworth
Rcp. y. W. chairman OF TIE hnII,n,e CGmmiItee
He said that II the bill were to be ,ustlned
on any ground it was that the article under
C2nSa M TP"as asocd from the
evidence Of numerous amthoriti that II was
pT"dnGh snar; s OF SenE npprsssinr
and was intended TO suppress legitimate
industry worthy OF protection
objection was made 10 the fact that oleo-
margarine was coiored SO as to initiate butter.
II that were true Mr.. wadsworih said. he
wanted to know what shade OF yellow was waste to
eight samples Of butter purchased by him
YESTERDAY. no two Of which were Of the same
n9d Of aS %a xas he coed & m sSe
ducers were compelled to do so. as he knew
irom 70 o initials
butter was fraud. equally so was the color
ing OF butter. ,
cited much interest and the aisles about his
seat and in from, We're d :Lowdedd ,Tni Tah ~, men,
producer ee eoored M his butter to meet the de
asked il he colored his butter to make it look
NM ""Was Nr' Wadswor,h.s renlv.
The author Of the bill. Mr.. Grout Rep
Nv Va. fG9xsS nfsndad he s9sR2r sssR eve e sad
upon the people from which honest dairy
men were suffering in marketing their prod;
ict Last year l0+,WooO POUNDS OF
oleomargarine were produced and II was fair
to say that, 30 per cent OF this reached el,S CON
Of ali shades. was the natural color, Of but;
ter, by which II had been known TO the world
ever since the time when Jael: Wlfe OF heber:
Sir. Fleming Dem. Ca asked Il Mr.. Grout
a tax OF 10 cents pound on all artifcially
colored butter ,,os ~, o,o,,
sa prefer lsPeS sS. 10 S have Sfq% sny
butter colored But in any event butter
tells its own story and no one can mistake
Mr.. Grout exhibited samples OF oleomar-
cari le purchased within the week in Chicago
anl sold for dairy butter, On the Wrapping,
paper was n faint Impression OF the word
cunninsiv orsGnHhidd hidden By being folded over once
Mr Lorimer OF Illinois made an effective
speech against the bill and IN favor Of the
Intelligent gentleman in this, day, would
charge that deleterious and unhealthful
we're nsfS IN the dSg
belonged 10 the remote ages.
Mr Grout Do YOU deny that parafine
Is used to make oleomargarine stand up like
Mr Lorimer,I emphaticslly deny 4 And
the best proof Is hat paraffine Is selling for
l,,la ,nr,ra in ba pna q
The substitut, I'LL was defeated by a vote Of
The substitute was advocated by Mr.
,bs c1aTHs Iasrs "a bsa4 as nGs
there was in the colorina Of oleomarearine.
The oeomargarine makers discoyered and
Butter Color" and butter makers coored
their product In imitation OF oieomargarlne.
he Wams raHa asseried Sss tSat practsed
In the renovated butter process
The general debate was concluded by M;
and against the substitute,
After short debate under the hve-minute
T e the the wds
The (irout bill was then passed. ios to 90
II provides as follows o,u
Inc, butterne. imitation butter or imitation
cheese, or any substance IN ne he's semblance
OF the dairy, and not made exclusively OF
pure and unadultarated milk or cream, trans
ported into any State or Territory or the Dis
trict Of Columbia and remaining therein for
use consumption. sale, OF storage therein.
shall. upon the arrival in the limits of such
state or Territory or the District of Col
umbia be subject to the operation n nd ef ect
OF the laws OF such State or Territory or Dis
trict of Columbia enacted in the exercise
Of its police powers, TO the same extent and
in the same manner as though such articles
or substance had been produced in such State
or Territory or the District Of Columbia.
and shall not be exempt therefrom by rea-
son Of being introduced therein in origins
packages or otherwise: provided that nothing
In this act shall he construed 10 permit any
state 10 forbid the manufacture or sale Of
oleomarrarine In a separate and distinct
form and in such manner as will advise the
consumer Of its real character. free from
coiora'ion or ingredient that causes 1t 10 look
Ike butter
section , That after the passage Of this
act the tax upon oleomarcarine as prescribed
In section Of the act approved Aug ?, 1855.
and entitled An act defining butter, also i'm
posing tax upon and regulating the manu-
facture. sale importation and expectation
OF oleomargRrine. shall be one-fourth Of one
cent per Mound when the same Is not coored
In Imitation Of butter. but when colored in
imitation of butter, the tax to be paid bv the
manufacuror shall be 10 cents per pound
to be levied and collected In accordance with
the provisions Of said act