The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-26

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witches broth.
Mr.. Beach of New York supported the bill,
and held that Congress had the power to regu-
late the sale of adulterated food and drugs.
Mr.. Durham of Illinois said that the sole OBJ
iect of the bill was to advance the price of but
ter, and he entered his vigorous protest againstts
passage. He sent to the Clerks desk and had
read affidavit made by Philip D. Arrsour. of
Chicago giving a statement of the manner in
which oleomargarne and butterine made in
his establishment mo Ingredient is used ?
says the affidavit. "or ever has been used, in
the manufacture of either product which is in
any way injurious to health" Mr.. Durham said
that he had similar affidavits from the firms of
Swift Bros. and Fairbanks 81 Co.
Mr. Glass of Tennessee spoke in favor of an
amendment which he proposed to offer, fixing
the rate OF taxation at one cent pound.
Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas, ridculed the support
ers of the bill. He had seen many strange bed
fellows in politics, but he had never any
measure before Congress which had brought to-
gether SO many heretofore supposed inconsistent,
antagonistlc and hostile elements. When the
vote was taken, free traders would be found
standing side by side with pgiron protectionists;
the advocates of the greatest measure of per-
sonal freedom and the irreconcable enemy of
ali sumptuary laws standing cheek by lowl with
the advocates of blue laws He had seen the
supporters OF the freetrade Confederate Consti-
tuition pettioning here for the passage of the
most outrageous measure of protection, the
most unlawful measure of protection that had
ever been brought before Congress In order to
take up this bill, the House had passed over
measures for the reduction of taxes The gen
tleman from Illinois Mr. Morrisonl had, few
days ago. said to the Democrats, "What brought
you heres Who sent you here, and what did you
come fort To reform the INSTRUMENTATION OF
public affairs, to reduce the number and wages
of public officers and to tighten the burden of
taxation" Nobody had denied the gentlsman's
statement and yet when this butter train was
run up against the tariff and internal revenue
bill that lay across the track, the engineer of
this butter train never put on a brake
nor reversed lever but ran against that bill
and knocked it off the track. In conclusion, he
cited the story related of man who, being out
with party of jolly companions. returned home
late at night in inebriated condition, and,
calling out to his wife. requested her TO come
down and pick her husband out of the crowd and
take him into the house. After members got
through voting on this bill, they would have TO
send a request to their constituents to please
come down and pick out their Representatives
and take them home and keep them there.
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Mr.. Morgan, of Mississippi, favored the bill on
the ground of its being bill for the raising of
revenue. If 81 900. 600 of revenue could be OBJ
taiEed from this source, taxation could be re-
duced on other articles which the people re-
CURED.
Mr.. O'Ferrall, of Virginia, favored the bill.
Mr. Rowell, of Illinois, supported the bill as
protecting legitimate Industry against the I'M
fair competition of fraudulent industry.
Pending further discussion, the committee
rose and the House took a recess till $780, the
evening session to be for general debate the
oleomargarine bill
At the evening session the general debate on
the oeomargarine bill was continued, and Mr.
Farquhar made a strong argument against the
bill and the report in its favor asserting that to
his knowledge the acids which the report
toned as entering into the manufacture of oleo-
margarine, and as having an injurious
effect upon the health of the
community, were necessary in purify
ing fats and making them wholesome
for consumption. He opposed to taxing
Wholesome food product 10 cents per pound. If
his party were in favor of that class of protec-
ton, he would leave it,
Mr.. Price, of Wisconsin, supported the bill as
collecting revenue and, incidentally correct
ing great evil
Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, regarded 1t as
tyrannical exercise of the constitutional power
to levy a tax when the government needed no
more revenue
Mr.. Brown, of Pennsylvania, hated oleomar-
garine because it was fraud, and he hated
frauds. But he disliked the bill, because it was
as much of fraud as oleomargarine. 1t pro-
fessed one thing and was another The end in
view was good one and, much as he dsliked
the mode of reaching it, he might be compelled
to vote for the, but he hoped that it would be
amended by reducing the tax to one cent per
pound.
Mr.. White. of Minnesota. supported the pro-
posed legislation being in the interest of the
health of the community.
After further debate, the House, at IL o'clock,
adjourned.