The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-09-05
THAT LARD BILL.
The Row 1t Caused In the House
Almost Resulting In Fist
Fight on the Floor.
Disgraccfnl Language and Insulting Epi-
thcts Used by Persons Supposed
to be Gentlemen.
LIAR" "D-D LIAR"
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margarine, and ITS advocates are lnllu-
cnccd by quito similar motives Of doing
something to tickle the cookies Of the
honest farmers heart. The bill seeks to
make manufacturers Of lard change their
present brands TO compound lard, ANA
places on the business burdcnsomc rcgu-
lations and Internal revenue taxation,
which the manufacturers of pure lard say,
will drive them from the field. The bill is
aimed more particularly al lard compound
which contains cotton seed oil, which has
grown rapidly in public estimation of late
wears. and has threatened TO force packers
of lard out of the market. The present
bill. called ;hc Congcr BILL because its
author is Representative Congcr. OF Iowa,
is the latest development OF the Dawes
hill, which began It's career in congress
three wears ago when introduced by SEN
utor Dawes, OF Massachusetts. The orgi-
majors of the bill were John Y. Squire Il
Co., of Boston, the largest pork packers
and lard makers in the East.
4 strong lobby has been maintained
here during these three wears in control
of Sir. kimbalI, Squirc's brothcr-inlaw,
and uumbcrlcsS hearings, both public and
private. have been held 10y the agricultural
committees of both the senate and the
house Several reports have also been
made for and against the bill. but it has
never before been brought to Il vote i'll
either house.
The objects of the proposed legislation,
as stated by Representative BrGsus, who
is in charge Of the bill in the house and
who reported il from the committee on
agriculture, are. in addition to obtaining
revenue: First, TO compel the branding Of
mixtures composed of ingredients other
than lard but made in the Scmblancc of
and sold rs lard, so that consumers may he
advised o.! the nature of the article they
purchase: second, to relieve the manufac-
turcrs of pare lard of the unfair compet
ton of an imitation article made of cheaper
ingredients and sold II IL lower price:
third, to relieve, 10 some extent. the OK
listing depression in the farming industry
caused in part by the displacement OF 4
large and increasing amount of the pure
pet on the market under name and brand
OF the genuine article.
Representative Wilson. ol Kentucky. a
member OF the agricultural committee.
who Lad the tcmcrity TO make al eiabo
rate minoritr report upon the bill, pre-
Sents Il very able argument against its
passage.
FROM NLXr DAY ;, PROCEEDINGS.
Il make ro prcteusions 10 greatness as
a legislator" began Mr. Cannon, 'hut nv
young friend irom New Jersey is Il great
legislator. In my experience with him in
this house have noticed one thing about
him. He abounds in wind and under
pressure ii ZOOS out -
Instantly the house was in wild con-
fusion. There was Il storm of laughter Oh
the republican side. Staid old statesmen
shook their sides and CAPPED each other
Oh the shoulders in slcc On the demo-
cratic side 4 hali-dozon members were on
their feet, cnicaNuring 10 secure rccogni
ton from the chair. Among them was
Mr. Enlow. Of Tennessee Amid the
laughter OF the republicans and while Mr..
Enow was clamoring for recognition, Mr..
Caruth OF kentucky, shouted that the
ladies in the galleries should be invited to
retire. Other iucmhcrs made the same
suggestion sir. McAdoos voice rose
above the din. saving 10 Cannon: If YOU
can AFFORD to let t:iat 60 on The record a.
aspecimcn OF ycur stable jockey wit. can
afford TO leave il there. cannot indulge
i'll hackguardisin with YOU. You ought
to argue with 4 stable jockey. That is
your size
By this time SEINE OF the republicans
had perceived that MIR. Cannon's remark
WAS not as funny as they had at first
thought it, and several Of them suggested
to Cannon that he withdraw it, If the
gentleman is ANNOYED by what have
said, Cannon exclaimed, Il will with
draw the remark"
A scrnblancc Of order being restored. the
speaker recognized Mr. Enlow. who de-
mandcd that Mr. Cannon's words he taken
down under the rules. Speaker Reed hest
tatrd, He tried to convince Enlow that
he had not made his point i'll time under
the rules Other business had interviewed.
but was on my feet asking the recog-
milton OF the chair. omitted no effort to
obtain that recognition
Speaker Reed WAS in quandary. If,
the rule was applied, no one was more
conscious than he that the result would
be unpleasant for the offending members.
The offensive words would lie entered
upon the Journal, and handed down to
pos'criiy. Ent Mr.. Reed was equal To the
emergency. He ruled that Mr.. Enlow
had not taken his point of order in time
under lhc rules, knowing that an appeal
from the decision of the chair would tie
sustained
out more trouble ana more disgrace for
the house of representative was in store.
While the roll WAS being called on sus-
tanning the decision Of the Chair, Mr..
Mason walked down the aisle and took
seat near Mr.. Cannon. Mr. Mason had
noticed his wife in the gallery, and he
WAS Indignant that Mr.. Cannon should
have used such language in her presence
ana III the presence OF other ladies.
Cannon, he exclaimed, that was not
hi language 10 use in the house with
ladies sitting in the gallery. If mcmbccs
OF your family instead OF mine had been
in the gallery YOU would not have said
wha, Won did"
You are damned liar responded
Cannon
And you,' Mason rctoucd, ''arc not
only Il liar but dirty tramp, and !oafcr
or YOU would not have used such lam
guage in public"
Several members stepped between Ma
son and Cannon and thus avertcd what
might have beena serious personal altcrca-
ton
But another quarrel was brewing.
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