The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-07
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Mr.. Faulkner opposed the Dill.
Mr.. OVERSTREET: The manufacture
ard sale Of oleomsrgarine break down the
price Of genuine butter. There is q prohibit
ton In our laws against killing and Offering
fer sale any animal that is injured. yet the
beef would not De injurious or deleterio1s to
health. 1t is 3 fraud upon the public, is the
why the manufacture and sale OF oleomarga.
rine shouts De prohibited.
NJ. Y0UCHE: l didn't know that cleo
margarine was manufactured in my county
when l voted for the bill prohibiting its
manufacture, and did not take the time to
investigate the subject. Then had an idea
that it was a deleterious substance, but I
find il Is made in connection with large
slaughteriDg establishments, and an estao.
lishment not manufacturing oleomargsrine
ss an incident TO the slaughter house can not
compete with one which does. They can pay
from 50 TO 50 steer more than though they
did not make oleomargarine. After the an.
imal Is killed the beef tallow is put through
four different waters to take the blood out.
Then II IS put in q machine called hasher,
which cuts IL inner than ssssauge meat Then
IL is put into sacks the sizs of shot bag.
placed in layers bstveen perforated iron
plates until large stack is made. when it is
pressed by hydraulic pressure gradually. and
the oil from the tsllow oozss out. Then
fresh milk is bought and about seventy parts
OF this oiione is mixed with ten 10 fittesn
paris OF fresh milk and the same proportion
of lard, and that is the way oleomargarine is
made. Ii is colored with the same material
that dairymen use to color their butter. 1t
is IS little harmful or deleterious as about
most articles OF food. IL you take away the
privilege of making oleomargarine ii wouid
interfere with the slaughter OF besf on a large
scale in this Stale. AS healthy al article OF
food as this we have no right TO prohibit the
manufacture of.
Mr.. ENSLEY: This amendment should
not prevail. bat the bill as il stands should
pass. Nothing is OF more importance to
people than good health. Many common
articles, especially in the co operative line.
are so adulterated that they are I'M urious to
health.
Mr.. WILLARD: Il seems TO me when this
Senate has decided to give protection TO tbs
farming community by prohibiting the sale
OF a fraUu il should stand by that action.
We have said the quality CT the butter from
lndisna shall not be run down in the East.
This Siaieof oleoE1aFgerine At this late day
In the session we should not nullify that
action by adopting the amendment, which
practically destroys the operation OF the bill
heretofore passed by the Ssnats.
Mr.. FOULkE. Ii is an absolute infringe
ment on personal liberty to interfere with
the manutaciue o. anything that is not
noxicus or injurious for which there is de-
maDd on the market. The amendment does
not interfere with the law requiring cleo.
maTgerine to be marked Is such. snd pun
ishing IT'S sale unless il is so marked.
Mr. MARSHLL: The bill is fair enough.
IL oleomargsrine, as has been claimed, is
better or as good IS butter. then the bill is
proper anyhow. There has been q bill
passed the Senate that prohibits the mgnu.
fscture OF o5e0marearine. / believe the Con-
stitution will uphold such = bill. believe
we have q righs to say bogus article shall
not be imposed on the people as pure food.
don't believe it will interfere with any
manufacturing establishments. but If they
are manufacturing unwholsone food we had
better stop them.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH: The bill will have
the opposite effect of what Ii intended