Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-18
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tAsve Bottsford, Of shiasassee, % pro-
h.b,t the use Of oleomargzrine, butter
ins or any other substitute for butter
Ia Any u the pubic institutions OF this
state. vas considered a. length. A
motion 10 strike out az after the en-
acting clause was made. and Mr. Botts
ford made an lmpasssoaed appeal for
his bill. as legislation demanded by the
farmers. Representative Hayward
came braseiy 10 the rescue Of ''oleo"
and aaded it Tar above the average
grocery butter, which has once been
butter. bus has since degenerated into
soap grease" Representative Dodge,
OF Monroe, defended the ball, and Rep
Fesenlatlye Henzs Of Wayne denounced
IL as class legislation. Representative
Hawley, OK Iona. sang with ldyglc
grace OF the dsinty dairy sife's pro-
duct. AMID the applause keDresenta-
tive Hsysard again arose and waited
patiently until be could make his some
what gentle voice heard. tie then
replied D. Representative Dodge's re-
mark that Nc Hayward had received
samples OF batterlne enough TO run bis
family slx weeks. by saying that he had
seat tor a sample and had Just received
word that there Was 10 pound crock
at the express cftiee Tor hiuI. IL mem
bers would ike 10 sample it,
70 would be here IN the morn
ing. Representative Chisholm, OF
GrailOt, warned the old parties OF their
tate IN kansas, where they have disre-
garded the demands OF the farmers ana
ridIculed them. until they ir,d arisen IN
their might and claimed their own.
Representative Lecch drew horrible
picture OF the manufacture OF CONNER
cal butter and lard. Representative
Henze replied that the bill was not IN
uoduced as a sanitary measure. Rep
resentpt!ye Cook. OF Muskegon, elo-
queutly supported the bill a measure
due 10 the farmers. Representative
Hall. of Ogemaw, raised the question
whether the use of lard IN cooking IN
stead of butter, would not be an offense
under the bill. Mr.. Cook thought il
would not. Replying 20 Mr.. Henze's 5
plea for Democratic votes against the
ball. because they did not believe IN
protection To anybody anywhere at any
time. Representative Diekema declared
that the farmers are protectionists and
never complained OF protection 10 any
interests, but simply asked for protec-
ton 10 their own. He referred To the
Republican act of 's5, declaring the
manufacture unlawful, which had been
declared unconstitutional, aud here
was an act which it was lawful 10 pass,
and what did he hear? The Democracy
opposing II. Representative Backworth.
OF Jackson, took up the gauntlet, and
declared the bill 10 be Republican pro-
lection carried far beyond the most
ardent expectations of It's origin
ators. lie attacked the bill i'll the
interest of the tax payers, VINO
would have to pay the difference be-
tween the cost of butterine and that of
butter. Representative A. +. Ferguson
OF Ingham, read from the report of
the state PRISON that they paid from l2 ]
10 l6 cents per pound for butterlne
when using II and an average of l3
cents for butter, so that the argument
from the basis of cost is plain. He pre-
ferred butter little strong to butterine
loaded down with tuberculosis and
cancer germs. Representative +. III.
smith. OF Hil.sdale, thought the
institutions of the state. If this bill IS
killed, should be moved over near the
Chicago stock yards where the raw
material is found, so as to save the cost
OF transportation OF the butterine. The
committee refused TO strike out the
bill, and recommended Its passage.