The sun., 1890-08-22
House or R.preaentn,iveu.

After brief discussion in the morning hour
OF the bill for the adjustment OF the accounts
OF lAborers, workmen. and mechanics. arising
under the Eight-hour law. and without acting
on the bill, the House proceeded under the
special order 10 the consideration OF the bill
defining lard.
Mr.. McClammy Of North Carolina opposed
the measure. He had intended to answer the
eloquence OF the gentleman from Pennsylvania
tMr. Brosiusl, but he could not do so because
he had boon awake all night thinking over tho
importance OF tho measure. The gentleman
from Pennsylvania had fallen into poetry. He
could not do SO. because he had had no sleep.
He could orly think OF one verse; "You may
break. you " ay shatter the Lard Trust II you
will, but II you listen to the testimony taken
before the Committee on Agriculture and find
what puro lard is made or you will find that
the scent of the whole hog will hang round 1t
STILL" ILaughterl
Mr.. Mason of Illinois said that this was
serious question to him and to the people he
represented. There were very few times In his
life that he could not afford to smile. but on
this OCCASION he desired to present to the
House some serious questions for fair play and
fair consideration. This was fight between
the packers Of impure lard aud the packers OF
refined compound lard. 1t was TRADE fight,
and had no place in Congress. He was In favor
OF branding every article In the market for
what 1t really was. He was as much opposed
to food adulteration aS any man in the House.
The compound lard men were charged
with defending fraud and oounterieiting.
That charge was false This bill struck
down every possible chance OF exporting
lard or compound lard from this country. lie
was not here to defend counterfeItinR, but no
was here to defend the men who manufactured
clean healthy tood product The more nog's
lard that was AIKEN ont Of II and the more cot
sonseod OF PUT IN II, the purer and cleaner II
SSs ,bst Ss e,daa s6e nIman o s0maGh No man could
articles ot food discovered during tho present
century. II had become the moor mans food.
thS iltnyd ny stait made In ,ats IN Chicago. ST.
was lighting This bill. The manuiHcturers of
lard In Chicago who used smothered hogs
were n2t oDposlng this measure, Which was
one oi the most bunRling pieces Of legislation
He defended Mr. Fairbanks iS0 against tHSm; some
deprecetlng tue practice OF member to attack
Ten who had no Opportunity Tor reply. He
doo 5sG S 70 S argue support Of the Pad
Mr. Allen Of Michigan then took the floor in
advocacy OF the bin. The agitation of this
thoughtful action Of the farmers In their varl-
GUS assemblies and organizations. Whether
WAS not y the sy gsntsmSn sSTa II from m
Illinois; that this bill In any way shape, or form,
oil The evidence OF Fairbanks 4 Co, and OF
experts all over the country. was to the effect
tnat cottonseed oil was superior to hogs lard.
II that were 70. It was ab-urd that tax OF two
Hilis op . pound would preye,t the people who
desired 10 use compound lard from purchasing
that article, II II was tue. ms stated by Mr..
FHiTbanks. that compound lard cou.d be made
Of ~ per cent. OF lard and 80 per cent. OF cot
ton'seOd oil. why not brand II as "cottonSesd
9il o9mpound," why attach the word lard" TO
ht II waS done for the purpose OF selling tho
frauding ths farmers OF the market which they
youid otherwise possess. His friends from the
south hnSw mat Syer{ GnSsrt 81 eottonseed OIL
trust and they were doing the Southern farm
or po Injustice by voting against this bill
Mr. Stewart oil Texas thought the bill might
properly be termed the first fruit OF a gkeRt
error ioT u vas certainly the sequence Of tllBt
anomaly In Congressional legislation known aO
the 0leomArGaTlnO bill. OF which Il must ba
aAid that no greater pOEVersion OF the taxing