The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-09


In other occupations were anxious about
their coming into power, lest they should
go too far. Replying to Mr.. Livingston's
lnslnEalon that the men who opposed the
sub-treasury bill were either unable to COM
prehend iI or opposed TO the best
interests of the alliance. Mr.. Carskedon
said that he pleaded guilty to lack of
ability to discover sny beneficial results to
follow the enactment of sucd a bill. He
closed by suggesting TO the honorable
brother from Georgia that it would be wise
In the majority to give the weaker brethren
little Logger time to study this profoundly
muddy question.
SOUTH SEA BUBBLE
W. L. McAllister of Mississippi opposed
the sub-treasury bill in a strong speech.
affirming that it would not relieve
producers, that 1t is paternalism
run mad, unconstitutional and Impractical
bic, and that it protected the farmer neither
IN cost nor IN price. 1t would, he said, take
Its place with the South Sea bubble, and
should be entitled IAN act to ruin and de,
vastate the agricultural interests of the
SOUTH
THE DEMANDS ADOPTED.
Other speeches were made by Mr.. Wade
of Tennessee, DR.. Macune, Harry Brown of
Georgia, Harry Tracey Of Texas and Mr..
DAVE OF Kentucky, and the demands of the
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union were finally adopted by vote of 70
toe.
THE sUB-TREASURY BILL INDoRsED.
Just before the noon adjournment q reso-
luton was passed indorsiug the Sub-treesury
bill as it now stands in congress, aud calling
upon congress to pass it promptly. AS the
bill now stands it does not include the pro-
UisiOr1 sfNr lpa nc
appear in the formal demands as adopted.
This seems TO be contradiction, but if is
explained to mean that the passage of the
present sub-treasury bill would afford
partial relief and later on the land loan
feature would be more easily secured than
at present.
THE FORCE BILL.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Wardall Of
South Dakota moved to reconsider the vote
by which the alliance protested against the
passage of the election bill. stating that the
reason for this motion was feeling that
this protest would retard the progress Of the
alliance i'll the north and west and would be
considered partisan.
Mr.. Hall of Missouri moved to lay the
motion on the table. which was agreed to
by vote of 56 to 49, OF the thirty-two
the. o were five southern republicans. OF
the remaining twenty-seven nearly all say
that their voting to reconsider was
prompted by desire to free the alliance
from the charge. Of partisauship. During
the discussion on this motion Mr.
McAllister Of Mississippi denounced
it as ''the loathsome inspiration
of several southern traitors who hoped to
force their political carcasses upon the
southern people through that putroted the
| ory called the force bill. That when the
devil sent the Duke of Alva to the Prussian
diet for its unbridled sanction of his
| atrocious career of rapine and plunder of the
| Netherlands he did not get q warrant for
| more infamous measure than the force
bill" Those states voting against tabling
the motion were illinois, Texas. Indiana,
M chigan, Pennsylvania. South Dakota and
| North Dakota. There was a divided vote
in the delegations from Arkansas, Missouri,
! West Virginia, Florida and Kansas.
| At the afternoon session Washington was
| abandoned as the place for holding the next
meeting. and the national legislative coun-
Gil will decide at its first meeting upon some
city, either in Indiana or Illinois.
THE CoNGER LARD BILL.
Delegate Carr of North Carolina pre-
sented the memorial of the National Far
mers' Alliance to the congress OF the United
| S ates, with reference TO the COnger lard
bill now pending. This memorial recites
that the delegates to the national alliance
supreme council represent farmers
alliance organizations in the states
| of Colorado, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
| Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky Louisiana,
| Maryland Michigan, Alabama, Arkansas,
Missouri, Mississippi. North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virg ginia, West
| Virginia, Wisconsin, Indian territory, the
| territories of Oklahoma and New Mexico,
| Pennsylvania, New York and California ask
| that congress enact, as soon es possible, Sen
ate bill No. 1891, known as the Pad
deck pure food bill, which was IN
troduced by Senator Paddock of Nebraska,
at the instance of the farmers alliance
of that state, for the reas)n that the dele-
gates believe that if the bill becomes a law
it will prevent the adulteration and mis-
branding Of food preparations and drugs.
| which are now SO largely and generally
practiced to the great injury OF the agricnl-
tura interests Of the country, the health of
the people and the morals Of the business
public.
AN EXTRACT FROM THE MEMORIAL.
The memorial continues:
When your honorable bodies take into con
sideraton the alarming eXtsnJ to whcn the
adulteration and misbranding of food products
are practiced b. unscrupulouS and dishonest
!
we, your constituents, ars not asking too much
when we urge you TO take without necessary de-
lay such legislation as will afford the millions
OF farmers OF the United States adequate
protection against the cupidity and dishonesty
OF those VINO are engaged in fosting on the
public impure and unhealthy food and drugs
The Pad lock pure food bill is general aud ma
tional in its scope and effects, protecting and
fostering the farming interests of every
state and territory In the union. 1t
does not invoke the power of the
stricting auy legitimate industry or business
enterprise, and would therefore operate equally
and justly in every section of the country,
and could not therefore injuri-
ously affect any interest or industry. But
while praying for the passage of the Paddock
pure food b. as measure Of justice TO oil our
interests we desire to most earnestly and EN-
phaticaliy protest against The passage OF House
bill No. 1853, known as the Conzer
lard bill, for the reason that
it propse5 to extend the taxing power of
government and increase the list Of articles
upon which taxes are levied at a time when the
mand is being made for the removal of taxes
from articles Of necessity and daily use among
ths people. The Conger lard bill proposes to
place taxes on the manufacture Of
compound lard and prohbtory restrictions
on the sale of the same. A tax
on compound lard u a tax on the cotton seed
oil r i3ed by the cotton planters of the south
A tax on compound lard is tax on beef at,
the product OF the cattle raisers Of the west
The Conger lard bill taxes cotton seed oil and
beef fat in or Ter 70 enhance the price Of hogs,
lard II arrays the farmers Of the north
against the cotton planter Of the south AMI
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