The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-08

bv having brought into the House a box
full OF packages OF what locke like butter.
Each was wrapped In brown wrapping pa
per. The packages were passed around.
and after they had been examined Mr..
Grout deied any one TO tell whether they
contained butter or oleomargarine. Then
Re turned up a corner OF the wrapping pa
per which had been apparently carelessly
celJed down and displayed the printed sign
.Oleonlargarine.
Mr.. Lorimor. Of Illinois. made a vigorous
speech in opposition TO the bill He also
gave q practical illustration Of the sale OF
oleonargarine under existing law. under
thc Grout bill and under the minority sub
stitute.
Mr.. Grout interrupted TO ask how it would
be possible TO color Oleomargarine under his
bill and sell Il for butter.
Mr.. LOrimer replied that the Decent tax
would be an additional incentive TO people
desiring 10 commit fraud by coloring the
oleOmargarine-
Mr.. Bailey. Of Kansas. supported the sub
stitute. He said that laboring men from all
parts OF the country had protested 10 the
committee against the Grout bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor opposed the Grout bill.
which, he said, was designed 10 destroy one
industry for the benefit of another. lie
said that II the manufacture or oleomar-
garine was destroyed. as the bill would
destroy II. the cost OF butter would Increase
e. PEI cent. 10 the labOring man.
Mr. Lamb, of Virginia. and Mr.. Davidson,
Of Wisconsin, supported the bill. j..
Mr.. Williams, Of Mississippi, a member or
the agricultural committee, who favored
the substitute, devoted considerable hme
10 the legal and constitutional phases or
the opposes legislation He said he was
willing TO stamp out fraud, not only IN the
sale OF ole~omargarine. but of Vermont
maple syrup and every other food product
Mr.. Tawney, OF Minnesota, who has been
closely identified with the proposed legisla-
ton, closed the general debate with Il
o-fteen-minute speech In favor Of the Grout
bil.
AMENDMENTS REJECTED.
The bill was then read for amendment
under the fve-minute rule and many MEM
bcrs secured recognition for the purpose
OF extending their remarks in the Record.
Mr.. Bartlett, of Georgia, moved to strike
out the proviso that nothing In the bill
should be construed to permit any State TO
forbid the manufacture or sale OF oleo-
margarine in such form as would advise
The consumer OF It's real character free
from celebration The amendment was lost
As to III. An amendment was adopted
providing that the act should go into ef-
feet July 1. 1861.
against the bill. He contended that the
pretense Of the bill that IL was TO pre-
vent fraud was itself a fraud.
Mr.. Wadsworth, Of New York, on be-
half Of the minority of the committee. then
offered the substitute prepared by the
minority. The substitute was defeated
LIZ 10 lU.
The bill was then passed-196 TO 90. Those
voting in the negative were Aldrich, Allen
Of Kentucky. Allen of Mississippi. Atwater.
Bailey of Kansas, Bailey of Texas, Ball,
Bankhead, Bartholdt, Bartlett, Bellamy,
Boutell of Illinois, Brantley OF Georgia,
Cromwell Broussard of Louisiana, Burke
OF Texas, Burleson, Burnett, Burton, Car
mack, Catchings, Clayton Of Alabama,
Clayton of New York, Cooper of Texas.
cowherd, Cummings. Cusack. Davis. De
Graffreid, Finley. Fleming. Foster. Fowler,
Fox. Gaines, Gayle, Griggs of Georgia,
Grosvenor. Hawley, Hay, Hedge, Henry of
Mississippi, Henry Of Texas, Johnston, Joy,
Kitchin. Kleberg, Lanham, Lassiter, Lati-
mer, Lester, Lewis, Linney, Little, Living
ston, Long, Lorimer, Loud, Lowering, Nc
Clellan, McCulloch, McDermott, Mann, Nc
Lain. McRae, Laphen, Noonan, Pearce of
Missouri, Pierce OF Tennessee, Ransdell,
RLya Of Kentucky, Rhea of Virginia, Rich
ardson of Alabama, Sheppard, Sims, Stay
den, Smith of Kentucky, SnodgraSs, Spark
man. Stephens of Texas, Stewart of Wis
consin, Stokes. Talbert, Taylor of Ala
hama, Terry, Thomas Of North Carolina,
Underwood, Wadsworth, Wheeler, White,
Williams Of Mississippi, Wilson OF South
Carolina
Mr.. Payne, chairman of the ways and
means committee, reported the war rev.
enue reduction bill. He gave notice that
he would call up the bill after the DISPOSE
ton of the legislative appropriation bill.
probably on Tuesday. On account Of the
centennial exercises in the House on
"Wednesday. 1t was agreed that the ses-
sion on that day should begin at BIS d. m,
and at 5:15 the House adjourned.