BRIEF OF TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION TO THE GROUT BILL 



(H. R. 3717). 



[By Mr. SPEINGER.] 



[The figures refer to pages of the Hearings of the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate 

 Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. H. H. will stand for House Hearings and S. H. for Senate 

 Hearings.] 



Oleomargarine as a food pro'duct is wholesome, palatable, and nutritious: S. H., 17, 

 18, 19, 25, 48, 49, 65, 70, 72, 96, 97, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 261, 262, 337-338, 351, 397, 

 514. H. H. , 694, 703, 713, 716. 



Expert opinions of oleomargarines: S.H.,85,86. H. H., 694, 712, 713, 714, 717, 720, 

 721, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 782, 783, 791, 

 797, 809, 810, 811. 



Ingredients of oleomargarine are farm products, and no unwholesome articles are 

 used: S. H. , 41, 54, 55, 56, 88, 202. H. H. , 753-758 (Commissioner Wilson's Inves- 

 tigation), 706, 713, 714, 716, 720, 721, 800, 801. 



The bill would destroy oleomargarine industry: S. H., 14, 37, 38, 39, 65, 174, 271, 274, 

 303, 352, 353, 358, 382, 391, 509. H. H., 750, 784, 792, 793. 



Grout bill is unconstitutional: S. H., 93-107 (Mr. Springer's argument). S. H., 392- 

 411 (argument of Mr. Henry E. Davis, of Washington, D. C., attorney for the 

 Standard Butterine Company). 



Consumption of oleomargarine in the States: S. H., 90-91, 415 (Secretary Wilson's 

 remarks) . 



Oleomargarine is a proper subject of interstate and foreign commerce, and its manu- 

 facture is a lawful pursuit: S. H., 95, 96, 97, 98, 396. 



Grout bill not a revenue measure: S. H.,16, 17,43,106,561 (Secretary Gage's state- 

 ment). 



Coloring matter is used both in making butter and in manufacturing oleomargarine 

 for the purpose of catering to the tastes of consumers: S. H., 22, 33, 39, 40, 44, 69, 

 262, 263, 272, 309, 310, 316, 335, 336, 347, 355. H. H., 704, 705, 708, 709, 714, 763, 

 779, 793, 794. 



Live-stock interests injuriously affected: S. H., 60,61,62, 63,66-67, 68, 71, 72, 77-78, 

 79, 80-116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 182, 183. H. H., 653, 654, 655-660, 661, 673, 674, 

 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 732, 733, 734, 735, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 

 744, 745, 747, 748, 749, 788, 789, 790, 799. 



Cotton-seed oil industry injured: S. H., 314, 315, 316, 318, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 

 326, 327, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487. H. H., 663, 664, 665, 666, 

 692, 693, 694, 695, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 736, 737, 738. 



Labor organizations opposed to bill: S. H., 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 314, 319, 320, 

 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 357, 359, 360, 361, 362, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510. 

 H.H.,706. 



Alleged frauds in selling oleomargarine for butter: S. H., 19, 20, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 

 40, 201, 202. 270, 274, 275, 292, 297, 301, 302, 383, 387, 562, 563, 564, 565. H. H., 704, 

 705, 717, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 761. 



Process butter: S. H., 22, 29, 30, 31, 39, 108, 109, 266, 267, 338 (Professor Alvord's 

 views), 339, 387, 388, 389, 390, 518. H. H., 719, 722, 723. 



Butter interests not injured by competition with oleomargarine: S. H., 114, 171, 172, 

 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 179, 180, 202, 203, 215, 216, 264, 268, 304, 308, 337, 523. 

 H. H., 716,784,785,790,791. 



Substitute bill: S. H., 305, 398, 366, 568,569 (statement of Mr. Wadsworth, chairman 

 of House Committee on Agriculture). H. H., 750, 759. 



Substitute bill would reduce fraudulent sales of oleomargarine for butter to an infini- 

 tesimal amount. (Testimony of Secretary Gage) : S. H., 565, 566, 567. H. H. , 274. 



Argument of Hon. John S. Williams, of Mississippi. Reference is made to the able 

 argument of Hon. John S. Williams, M. C., from Mississippi, in opposition to the 

 Grout bill before the House Committee on Agriculture, May 26, 1900. 



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