Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-25
Lard Bill Before the House.

In the Hone, on motion of Dingley Of
Maine. the Senate bill wss passed to estab-
hsh = fog signal at the entrance Of Booth
htv hsrbor, Ntire.
Ga motion OF Wilcox of Connecticut, the
Senate hili was passed granting the use of
cer'an lands known as the Fort Hale tract
u the tos1 of New Haven, Conn, for a
public pirk.
The lard bill was then consi Tered aud
HIT, of Illinois. said that for the last ten
wears our ~hoic diplomatic service hal bsen
trying to Wind cate the American hog and
attempting to prove tiat American pork
was pure ard wholesome While our lip
lomas had been doing this our citizens hqd
been sending through the " irli an sdu ter
ed pork prcIuc,. |, was line for Congress
to elforce honest dealing.
Butterworth of Ohio sad that there were
three subjects to be con Tered First,
what was the evil com lltlued Of second,
what was the remedy proposed; third, what
were the object ons to the remedy. If the
evil existed? Ever since the settlement of
jamestown, Va one of the greatest indus.
tries Of The people of the country had been
NE ing of hogs. Up to ten or fiftec1
years age, the hog products of America had
found ready sale IN every market in the
civilized world. II hal been great in lus.
try. recognized az one of the NOS; imp3r-
snt indu.tr 80 of the country. But Ten or
fifteen years ago. avsriee had entered mo
the lists not as an honest clmpetitor, bu,
as counterfeit What hai been The re-
sut2 From the great markets OF the world
the hone,t proilet of the farm hsd beel
hunted and driven by the coun crfeit. Ger
tain gentlemen iesrnei that they con.d tIk a
cc,tsin oil a1d certsiI siesriae and
combine them. and put in enough lard to
give il The smell of lard, and pr r1duce q
product which would deceive the people.
Today thers is not farmer or consumer in
the country who has not been robbed hy
tn system of couu ue'f iiiny. What was t
that honest men asked? What was pro
posed? Net to drive from The tiel sn hoa-
est competitor; uot TO step the msnuftc-
ture OF the compourd bus 10 compel it 20
sail under is own flag. 1t should hoist lis
own fig anil siil for what II vas, sni II, ia
honest competition, It could drive from the
market the agricultural product, be ~ollI
say Amen" for that was fair trade ard
fair competition.
Morse of Mas achuse,ts favored the bill
and stated that he would vote for II. l. Z
the manufacturers of eottans sed oil lard
take the hogs hesd of their label, ard all
ysrtisa that If 5ntsins mo hog" AMI a..
predicted that. 50 far from the bill inju'i 2
their business, they would fad the mann
facturs and p-o1aetion Of vegetable lsrl7
and its consumption BY the American peo-
ple, when they un lerstood its true character
far exceed their expectations. This change
sA.xs.tl fast -, tf.s sbs II
tsge of the cot on producing States, IN
whose prosperity and increased develop
meat ali ~ould Iejoice snl the who I,
country share,
The bill vas opposed by MeAioo Of Ns*
jersey, Chesthsm of North Carolina.
Moore Of Texas, Herb RI Of Alabama, and
several others.
Mason of Illinois took the floor to clos.
the debate in opposition to the bill.
war Of word. followed between Mason
ard Conger Of Iowa, owing to statements
of The former, one Of which was that the
gentlensn from i.wa AMI bis friends hstl
stopped the information from coming TO
the House. In the coarse of converse
ton the gentleman had 50 admitted.
Conger Indignantly deniel the correct
ness Of this state nent and Mason as warmly
reiterated. For fer minutes the gentle
ms n contrsiicted each other with greater
biuntness than politeness, much to the
amusement Of the House.
Whea order vas restored Mason aske
unanimous consent that a committee Of
three members be appointed to procsei 10
the post Office department and ask that the
pasers BE- sent up tonight.
Ha.ch-I shall object 70 any sueh siis
play in DRAGGING weddsrhurn in-
Mason (exhibiting another paper ~
have brother Hafch's picture here, too.
On motion of Mason IN amendments va.
adopted striking from the hiIi the clan {
preventing the use 0 casks second time
Also an amendment allowing the use Of thf
brands 'lsrd compound or ''compound
lard