The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-22
A FIGHT FOR PURE LARD.
THE HOG VERSUS THE COTTON
SEED OIL PRODUCT.

McClammy Opposes the Conger Bill
in a Humorous Speech-Mason Says
the Matter Ought Not to be Before
Congress - Oates Pleads for Far
Play.
WASHINGTON, Aug 21.-After the usual
delay in getting quorum the House passed
several minor bri ridge bills, and then, in the
morning hour, resumed consideration of the
bill for the adjustment of the accounts OF
laborers under the eight-hour law.
THE LARD BILL TALEN UP.
Pending discussion the morning hour ex-
pired, and the House proceeded under q
special order to consideration of the bill
defining Lard" Mr. McClammy of North
Carolina opposed the measure in a humor-
GUS speech, III which he ridiculed some Of the
arguments Of Mr.. Brosius Of Pennsylvania,
who had reported the bill.
Mr.. Mason of Illinois said this was fight
between the packers of refined compound
lard and the packers of impure lard. It
was trade fight. and had no place in con-
gress. he was in favor Of branding every
article In the market what it really was.
he was as much opposed to food adultera-~
tion as any man in the House. The COM
pound lard men were charged with
defending fraud and counterfeiting. That
charge was false. This bill struck down
every possible chance of exporting lard or
compound lard from this country.
BELIEVES IN CLEAN FOOD.
He was not here to defend counterfeiting,
but he was here to defend the men who
manufactured a Clean healthy food product.
The more hogs lard that was taken out Of
1T and the more cotton seed oil there was
put in it the purer and cleaner it was for
the human stomach. No man could say that
| cotton seed oil was not one OF the best articles
of food products discovered during the
present century. 1t had become the poor
mans food. 1t was marked for what 10
was. The working people were not asking
for this bill. They were opposed to taxing
clean, healthy food products.
Mr.. McRae of Arkansas offered an
amendment to the first section of the bill,
adding the following words: And rem
dered in the open kettle process, used by
farmers and butchers" to the definition OF
"lard"
The amendment was lost by a vote of IS
yeas to 1902 nays. Mess s. Allen Of Michi-
gan, Henderson Of Iowa, and Foreman Of
| Illinois, spoke in favor Of the bill. Mr..
Houk of Tennessee said he would vote for
the bill somewhat on the principle
l do not love thee, DR.. Fell,
The reason why, cannot tell.
There were some things in the measure
that he did not like. He did not wish to en-
large the internal revenue system. He had
| hoped that before this congress adj dj0urned
the machinery Of the Internal revenue
would have been wiped from the statute
| books. But 1t was evident that this would
not be done, and he would vote for the bill
as being in the interest of the farmer
MIR. Stewart OF Texas attacked the bill on
constitutional grounds
NOT FAIR DEAL.
Mr. Oates OF Alabama contended that If
congress wanted TO be fair to all the indus
tries Of the country it ought not to put q
| tax on one and make 10 carry all the weight.
| Every industry was entitled to fair COM
pensation with its rivals 1t was said that
the farmers had petition in favor of the
| bill. That was true. But in any part OF
the country signatures could be obtained
| for every purpose. He had petitions differ
ing from the other petitions in that they
were accompanied by atfldavits, declaring
that the signers had read and understood
the caption, requesting them to oppose the
| Conger bill. but to give their support to the
Paddock bill. He then proceeded to make
a constitutional argument against the bill.
WHEELER APPEALS TO THE DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Wheeler Of Alabama appealed to the
| members on the democratic side TO stand
| by their constitutional principles. There
| were BenLlemen on tne OUner sluo VINO were
opposed to going SO far In violation of the
correct principles Of the government as
this bin attempted to go. That some
gentleman on the democratic side supported
it proved only that there were men
who valued the temporary inter-
ests of their constituents more
than they value the great ennobling
principle Of dem ocratic government. Tho
whole trouble was that the south. "God
bless that country" [laughterl, was raising
a vegetable so superior to all other vegeta-
bles in purity God had blessed that
country. Congress was attempting to pass
law directly in conflict with the
statutes Of God. [Laughter.l "And swine
he is unclean to thee. OF their flesh thou
shalt not eat, and their carcass thou shalt
not touch, for they are unclean."
Laughter
Pending further debate the House at 8
o'clock took a recess until o'clock, the
evening session to be for debate only on the
lard bill.
The speakers at the evening session were
Messrs. Sweeney Of Iowa, Dunnell of Minne-
sofa, Hill OF Illinois, Catchings of Missis-
sippi, Bliss of Michigan, Lacey of Iowa,
Niedringhaus of Missouri, Stockdale Of
Mississippi and Turner of New York.
The House adjourned at 10 o'clock.