350 OLEOMARGARINE. 



Mr. JBLKE. I believe if Mr. Knight's friends are heard this morning 

 and Mr. Davis comes on in the afternoon Mr. Knight will be satisfied. 



The CHAIRMAN. We would rather have the dairy interest heard from 

 to-morrow as far as possible and the oleomargarine interest to-day. 



Mr. JELKE. These gentlemen are from outside of the city, if you 

 please. 



The CHAIRMAN. We will try to accommodate them, but the oleomar- 

 garine interest has the right of way to day. 



Mr. KNIGHT. Senator, as to the matter broached by Mr. Jelke, we 

 will not want over ten minutes' time. 



The CHAIRMAN. All right ; you can have that. Let Mr. Davis come 

 in at half past 2. 



STATEMENT OF JOHN F. McNAMEE, VICE-PRESIDENT AND CHAIR- 

 MAN LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE COLUMBUS TRADES AND LABOR 

 ASSEMBLY, COLUMBUS, OHIO. 



Mr. McKAMEE. Mr. Chairman and Senators, it has not often been 

 my privilege in the capacity I occupy to appear before a committee 

 representative of so dignified a body as the Senate of the United 

 States. I am not a manufacturer of oleomargarine, nor, in fact, a manu- 

 facturer of anything. I bear from the Central Labor Union of the city 

 of Columbus, Ohio, officially known as the Columbus Trades and 

 Labor Assembly, credentials which, with your permission, I will read 

 to you : 



COLUMBUS, OHIO, January 5, 1901. 

 To whom it may concern: 



This is to certify that the bearer, Mr. John F. McNamee, vice-president of the 

 Columbus Trades and Labor Assembly, is authorized and empowered by said body 

 to exert every effort and use all honorable means in accomplishing the defeat of a 

 measure now pending in the United States Senate, and known as the Grout bill, the 

 object of which is to destroy a legitimate industry in the interest of its competitors, 

 said Grout bill being regarded by said Trades and Labor Assembly and all it repre- 

 sents as a gross injustice, class legislation, an invasion of citizenship rights, and a 

 serious menace to the best interests of all citizens, particularly those in moderate 

 circumstances. 



Any courtesies extended to our representative, Mr. McNamee, will be fully appre- 

 ciated and remembered by the Columbus Trades and Labor Assembly. 



[SEAL.] FRANK B. CAMERON, President. 



WILLIAM F. HATJCK, Secretary. 



Senator MONEY. Mr. Chairman, I have to go to the Committee on 

 Foreign Relations. A bill is under consideration there in which I am 

 very much interested the reciprocity treaty. Mr. Bate and Mr. 

 Warren told me that they had to attend the session of the Military 

 Affairs Committee. At any rate, they are not here; I thought they 

 would be here. Mr. Heitfeld told me he had to attend the meeting of 

 the Committee on Patents, where a bill involving filtered water for the 

 District, I believe I do not know just what it is is to come up. I hope 

 there will be no vote taken in the committee about the final hearing or 

 closing. 



The CHAIRMAN. We do not expect to take any. 



Senator MONEY. All right. 



Mr. MoKAMEE. Gentlemen, if the labor organizations of the United 

 States were possessed of sufficient capital to enable each one of them 

 to send a representative here to convey to you their sentiments regard- 

 ing this Grout bill, I assure you that you could not possibly conclude 

 this hearing before the next Presidential election. This letter of intro- 



