The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-24
LARDFROM COTTON SEED.
THE ANTLHOG LARD MEN BREAK
THE QUORUM IN THE HOUSE,


The Bill to be Pressed to Vote on
tuesday or Wednesday Next
Southern Members Protest Against
the Wrong to be Done the Southern
Industry by the New Law.
WASHINGTON, Aug 9S.-For once an
advertised coup d'etGt was carried out in
the House when "Billy" Mason led the anti
hog lard mon out Of the House to break q
quorum. Lfany Of them, especially
the democrats, left town, and for
once Speaker Reed could not
make quorum by any amount of clever
counting, 80 he had to tamely adjourn the
House, promising TO pass the anti-compound
bill for his bosom friends next week. When
the bill passes the House Chairman
Paddock stands ready to bring
it up in the Senate committee on agricul-
ture He says IL Is wrong in principle, De-
cause it 81 giles out one commodity for tax
alton and condemnation.
THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
CBv the associated PreSs)
WASHINGTON, Aug 23.-In the House
to-day Mr.. O'Neil of Pennsylvania asked
unanimous consent for the consideration of
| the Senate resolution looking to the removal
OF the remains Of Gen. Grant to Arlington.
| Mr. Quinn of New York objected.
Mr.. Mckinley, from the committee on
rules, reported and the House adopted
resolution setting apart Thursday and
| Saturday Of next week for the consldera--
ticn of the bills constituting eight hours a
days work and relative to alien contract
labor.
On motion Of Mr.. Houk of Tennessee the
bill was passed authorizing the construction
| of bridge across the Little Tennessee river
at Niles Ferry. Tenn.
After a personal statement from Mr..
Tarsney vindicatiog mis- record as soldier
from some newspaper attacks upon 1t, the
| House resumed consideration or the lard
bill.
Mr.. Cheatham OF North Carolina raised
his voice in opposition to the bill as being
injurious to the people Of his race In the
south.
HARD ON THE SOUTH.
Mr.. Moore of Texas said thatVthe effect
of the bill would be to destroy the capital
invested in the cotton sesd oil industry in
the south. If cotton seed oil was not fit to
be eaten let it be destroyed, but let there
be no hypocrisy about it.
Mr. Herbert OF Alabama made a constis
tutional argument against the bin, which.
he said, struck down cheap, healthfnI
product Of food.
Mr.. Kelly Of Kansas said that the real
favor Of one food product and against
another. 1t was in favor Of the hog raiser
and against the cattle raiser. he was in
favor Of the Paddock bill.
Mr.. Stone OF Kentucky said the bill was
the result Of fight between two opposing
industries. 1t asked congress TO lay hands
on one industry in order that another mighu
prosper.
KERR's OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Kerr of Iowa was opposed to an ex-
tension of the internal revenue system. he
preferred Mr.. Paddock's pure food bill to
the pending measure as il promised to afford
greater protection and benefit to American
products and commerce.
Mr.. Rogers Of Arkansas said that the bill
was perversion of the taxing power con-
ferred by the constitution in order to supply
revenue, and those who supported the bill
must take their stand under the standard OF
confessed fraud
Mr. Elliott of South Carolina protested
against legislation which would prove lnJu-
rious to the cotton planter.
Other members who participated IN tne
discussion were Messrs. Gear of Iowa, Hit
Of Illinois, Conger. Butterworth, McAdoos
Stockbridge and Dorsey.
MASON THE LAST SPEAKER
Mr.. Mason of Illinois was the last speaker
against the bill. On motion of Mr.. Mason
an amendment YVES adopted, striking from
the bill the clause preventing the uss OF
casks a second time, and, also an amend
ment allowing the use OF the brands: Lard
compound" or Compound lard"
Mr.. Hatch Of Missouri closed the debate
in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Hayes of Iowa moved to amend by
striking out all after the first section, de-
6ning lard, and inserting the provisions Of
the Paddock pure food bill. The motion
was ruled out on point of order
Mr.. Mason appealed from the decision.
The decision of the chair was sustained.
ORDERED ENGRoSsED.
The question thea recurred on ordering
the bill engrossed and read the third time.
1t was agreed to by vote of 1l6 yeas to n
nays Mr.. Mason voted in the affirmative
in order to move reconsideration, but his
motion to this effect was laid upon the
table.
Mr.. Mason then demanded the reading Of
the engrossed bill
While waiting for the engrossment OF the
bill a motion to adl1urn was voted down.
The bill having been READ in e1tenso, Mr..
| Oates moved to recommit 1t with instruo-
tions to the committee on agriculture to
report it back amended by striking out all
arter the enacting clause and inserting the
provisions If the Paddock pure food bill.
Mr.. Funston of Kansas made the point of
order that the House could not do indirectly
by recommital what the speaker had de-
clded it could not do directly.
The speaker pro tenn (Mr. Payson) sus-
tanned the point Of order
Mr. Oates then moved to commit the bill
to the committee on ways and means. The
motion was lost.
On the passage of the bill the vote stools
Yeas Ill, nays 46; no quorum.
The House then. at 7:15 o'clock, ad-
journed.
The bill will come up again on Monday
or Tuesday.
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