New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
WAR ON BOGUS BUTTER.
THE HOUSE BILL UNDER CONSIDERATION.
rHIrNDs OF 1nr GENUINE DALEY PRODUCT GAIN
yICTOGY
tpy THE TRIBUNE

FRIENDS OF 1HE GENUINE pAihf PRODUCT 'AiN d"
VICTORY.
tpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE1
WASHINGTON, Mny 24.-The war on imitation
butter began IN the House to day ana the hr>t "hSe'
showed ma ority Of about hffy votes arrayeh III a'or
OF the bill 10 tax The manufacture pf buitcre "eo ar
rar,ne and other limitations. Two yea and nay votes
were taken before the consideration OF the bll was
re,chel The one which may he REGARDED "a fair test
of the measure shove 36 vocs for to SO ac iin-t H.
As the bill il protected by a" continuing special ordeT
its final passage by tho House may he REGARDED ~
reasonably certain. Strong speeches III iafor ot thc Dill
ver, uadc bv Messrs Hiscock. Scott and Hopkins and
II was oppnscd py Hammond. o. Georgia. md Rcafan, OF
Texas The former argued that tho res cctlve states
have the mower to take whatever action may he
necessary to prevent the fraudulent sale of luerne
and olcomargarine as dairy butter The eX-f fos'
master General OF the Southern Con'ede'acy has taken
,he Constitution into his keeping. and he defended 1t
manuy against this attempt OF the dairy interests 10
overthrow It. Mr.. Hopkins. OF Illinois. Is yonng
member who Represents OF the largest dairy districts
In the country and his speech the subject attracted
mach attention.
Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, has devoted much study
TO the subject and he discussed IL In all its bearings
He insisted that TO manufacture and sell Imitation
butter AZ anything other than what it really purpors TO
be- f. piracy which II Is the duty OF Congress to SUI press
The farmer invests his money in land and crops ana
stock and ac iney and applies his labor to the pro-
dn tion f genuine butter IT, reaching the Market he
finds that his real product has been iores'aleu oy
spurious article unsuspectingly purchased by the
consumer at the price OF the genuine article he shond
be entitled 10 redress TIE passage OF the bill proposed
would infct no hardship the manufactures OF oleo-
,,orcarne hut would sllply raise the farmer to the
paue " fair and honest competition In view OF the
trning OF producing even tho hest grades oi oo
margarine 1t would. Notwithstanding the tax sui hod
q g field as a competitor with the various grades OF
butter Tho whole question would teen be solved
thrpguh tue preference OF he individual ana the pDay
| wouli only follow the imposto- and wrong dorr II,
The soil and this III nerd dairy de-ignoi
hy natural contributions 10 accomplish ihcre was d
law dependence OF one branch of the INDUSTRY up.h
AN other and the cereal and The dairy Interests
went nand in hand tosether II me frame IN oeomar, %
carne -noni couiinre unchecked with the san energy
tha mas market past growth 1t woul III lew years
almost wholly suppant genuine pHtter. ana llr 'inS @
Already the great wheat belt Of the country had ne.n
driven FAR to the Norlhw' ST. while the dairy i,erst;
owing to the depeudrnce oi the farmer upon H. hah
assumed gigantic dimensions III the lever nts'ro N,
Already. ~ result of the constructor or the HIeh
anal ihe foreign dcman Tor ou cereals was rapidly
decrrasinc soon oar farms must hc devoted 10 supps
ius more largely other article, fOr export The demand
for our dairy products Is practically unlimited. tpoh
the constitutional point ih'olYel IN me me molos"n 'ah, ~
limos. . fax tor the promotion 90 the genera welfare
lie he cyed that Congress could properly act aS lud-c
upon the Gucs II there were those Whc rlcrleu
oiepmarsarne to genuine huft"r. tho nanuia lure;
snould allowed to supply that demand nni he should
br required taA al l-a-t sufficient 10 eqn"Ic th
differ euce In the cost producing the counterfeit ana
the o. producing tie genuine winch lie seeks 10
| dlSplacc.
lar nifur AMI i'm pOrtanre Of the subject urnn Whicu
the IiOs, called tn cgIsate The DAIRY interest. o
the country were "ein% "ls'stronsy aHectrI nS tlr
1faciurr o, imitation compounds when were we III
their constituent parts and which carried with them the
.rlns of DISEASE Ihis vie. dirty product, fr ishteI
with disrae was palmcd Oi healthy product ana
ful price charecd Tor SOHcihds must bc donr 10
save the ,rner Iom the present rilnous competition
with cheap limitations O butter ana to protect tue people
| al larsc from the injurious effects con~cqd ~ on y
/ consilnuton OF the vile compound. Inls c"lnpnnnl
$bonld he made pay tax and this cOud he d"nc ne
maintained without any violation OF the cpn'tltntloh
There Nas long line 81 precrdents for the npoS"h ~
such "a tx The power tax not limited alone 10
the uerrssite. the Government for the amount oi
revenue derived. the power 10 tax heinz conceded hee
It's exercise except the discretion OF
COugre Democratic conventions hhu "''l'"ou
taxation for with incidental protection 1he
rnc e upder wing that dec arann carried with II Vie
power on part Of Congress 10 enact thls law rms
was les ion commended, which must be considered
v the General Government. in response 10 the demands
OF leOI Of the States, who had petltlOned thdt
aclloD should be taken