Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-19
The Grout Measure to Come Up
December 6,
PROVISIONS AND FAVORABLE REPORT
Dairy Interest All Interested in
Its Passage.
LIVELY DEBATE PROMISED

Senate will reassemble beginning the clos
ing session of the Fifty-sixth Congress. The
session will continue until u o'clock noon
March t. and there is prospect that in that
short space of time will be crowded great
deal of important legislation 1t will prob
ably be one of the liveliest short sessions
of recent years.
The first fight in the House will occur
Thursday following the converting. Monday
will be devoted to receiving the Presidents
message and notifying him that Congress
is ready for business, and an early adj
journment for that day will probably be
taken. Possibly a recess may be taken to
allow committee work for a day or two,
but special order has been fixed for
Thursday, December 8.
The OIeomarGarine Bill.
The Grout oleomargarine bill is to come
I'D for consideration in the House. as IN
committee of the whole, and there is every
reason to expect an interesting contest
over this measure. The order for consider
alton was made by the House June last
after some exciting debates had occurred,
and was in the nature of compromise 10
relieve a situation which was very acute;
1t is wei known. OF course that lhe oiii
was opposed by the Oleomar garlne manuldc-
turers and the beef packers of the west
who had induced some of the southern rep
resentatives to join with them on the pea
that the bill would affect the market loL
cotton seed Cattle raisers had also been
6ran.n into the fight through representa-
tions that beef products would surfer II ne
manufacture of oleomargarine shoulo os
curtailed. ,,,a
by the Treasury Department that IN TIE
rssa,mf.ctI,re of oleomarearine the preceG-
ing year only 4.357.314 pounds OF cotton
Sc ed oil had been used contention was
-, Nv. tba dairy interests that the dam
s;;.(id 49,, tho growing dairy indus
IS ~ fbe sontb through the unfair COM
t,;.i, # nIannargarine nassing for but
~ ,,II ~ eraorer 1har the value of cot
80 saei ,,sed
I'll f.ront hill was urged by the dairy
- 81 ,.ra;r,, ;ptarasts all over the country.
90 "a .i iI'1e a,,,a 70 wasbineton and rep
,.,,7-a.;,-ae We hesnupht in petitionS and
-. iat+ar 70 ad1ocate the bill The COM
,'ittea ON agriculture of the House held a
-. ,f warnings at which both sides to
r. controyarsy we're given opportunty to
at fortb tbeir views
'S'
Provisions OF the
Nav II the bill was reported favoraby
tn the House 1t provided as follows:
..Th,t all articles known as oleomar-
nat I .,.; ,..o or ;n,;
garihe' pu''eflie' iiiii'"'i''
- - h,,.+or or cheese NOT tho rs,,al
,,,,,,,o. If Tho dairy and not made ex-
cIusivelv of pure and unadulterated milk
o. cream. transported into any state or ter
r!tory. ana remaining thereii. ioi USE Iii
sLHip'tnn Ct, n;tb;, fbe 1in;ts of such
60, ~, ,err;tory he subject to the OPERA
ton and effect of the laws of such state OF
territory enacted in the exercise of its
police powers to the same extent and IN
the same manner as though such articles or
substances had been produced in such state
or territory, and shall not be exempt there
from, by reason of being introduced therein
in original packages, or otherwise: Pro-
rided That nothing in TINS act snail ne con-
strued TO permit any state to forbid the
manufacture sale of oleomargarlne in
separate and distinct form and i'll such
manner will advise the consumer OF rs
real character free from coloratlon or IN
gredient that causes it to look like butter
That after the passage OF TINS act the
tax upon OleOmargar1ne as prescribed IN
section Of the act approved August :,
1856, and entitled An act defnins bhtter,
also imposing tax upon aud regulating
the manufacture. sale. importation and eX-
portatiOn of oleomargarine, snail be one
fourth of one cent per pound Wheh the
same is not colored in imitation of butter;
but when cOlored IN imitation or butter the
tax to be paid by the manufacturer shall
be 10 cents per pound, to be levied and col
lected in accordance with the provisions OF
said act.
~ .,.
Nepr' H">"eS ~.
The report on the bill. submitted by Mr..
Henry of Connecticut said in part in adj
1000 ~. os ,bo ,,,a,s,ra.
,,,
we are VI the opiiiioh 'hdt 'ile Peopie
nave ample cause for alarm at the ire
mendous Illegal growth of the oleomarga-
rine traffic. in this country during rho MAST
few wears which now annaar to have
reached nronortions hevond the nover of
the states TO successfuiIv rep1,late or con-
tro1 and the nresent federal Laws are an
uareprIv aItoaatber inadanrats for tba
e,nereency
I'VE find that the vary foupda+io, ,,d
csuse of the enorno,,s .nou,t Of fraud amd
Illegal seIIipg Of oIaonaroar;na i; -; ~
great nronts which arc dari,,ad So, ~
sale nf he irn;,ation hac.nra az i+s ,h.a,,,to
cn,,ntlrfair Of hI,ttar ,.b;nb anabIa $50,
nuInrs dealers 70 innnosa ,nn,, ,e,,I,a9til
customers Tbesa prnf,s ara snaI"to,,.i
1.rca - ,auea ~ -
,.I,ay,.as ~ Satact;o, 80 ,, ~ On tiis
H.. a.. r,,r,har a,r,haISoadI 80, ' t.iiu
s,,-.d ,hro,,e,h - o,ar.a en-! ~ eiIeoui-
@tt 81. S II ~. eu'i aiitees VI me manu-
- -, ~ - 49,. ~, ae'4itSt Piosecu-
IT, 80 t"e se ,,
,h ~; W. States' Ha.ihs lour -hiths OF
w TisIie Popuia ioi Oh the United states
of oleUmargarine colored 70 resambie hnt.
ter. These laws have been upheld in the
hsher courts without single exception,
,,r"r F,,.oIrah1, ~, n a. t"ioe peen passed
the J-uited states Tberefora TO IT.,