Show AL LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION 5 HAS HIIS R A HEARING ON T ThE IE GROUT Bill I i Washington Wa Jan 3 The senate enate committee on agriculture today toda resumed its hearing on the oleomargarine bill Judge Ju ge William M lI Springer represent representing ing Ins the National Livestock association was Aas the first person heard He said aid id the association which he appeared for represented a combined capital of and that it holds annual conventions He read ad a memorial from the thea association a in opposition to the oleomargarine bill as an effort to lo build up tip one interest t at the expense of another He quoted figures to show that where here whereas as the milk cows of the country are are valued v at the other cattle foot up an aggregate of or in value He said that the opinion of oC o stock rais raisers raisers raisers ers was waa unanimous that the passage of the pending bill would mean the de tie destruction destruction of the oleomargarine industry and that there was little effort on the part of the promoters of the bill tp to conceal this purpose Two men present named respectively Adams and Knight interrupted Judge Springer while he h was quoting from m reports of the house to say that they had been entirely misrepresented by DY those reports Mr lr Knight ht said sold that thata a letter had been printed in the Congressional Record which purported to have haye S been written by him which h was an absolute te falsehood f Mr Springer was also Interrupted by Governor Hoard of Wisconsin ta who reiterated his charge charp of attempted bribery of merchants ts by oleomargarine oleomArgarine oleomargarine garine manufacturers Continuing Mr Springer charged the friends s of the bill with interfering in politics and he quoted tuot a letter from Mr Knight who is secretary for fr the National Dairy union with headquarters at tt Chicago directed to a II constituent ent of Congressman saying that his reelection unless by a 8 greatly reduced majority would be a triumph of the stockyards and oleomargarine oleo rine frauds Mr Knight who was wu x present pre nt said that Mr majority had been reduced 2000 |