The advocate., 1891-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL


without reproach." Nh. WhitelAw, tho
successor Of Mr.. Walker, made the tlrut
OF the series OF speeches eulogIstlc Of
the late Mr.. Walker, and the subsequent
ones we've made by Messrs. Baker, OF
New York; Buchanan, OF New Jersey;
McMillln, Of Tennessee; Morril, Of Kan
sasj stockbrdge, Of Mississippi; Wilson,
Of West Virginia; Bland, Frank, Klnsey,
MansuT, Nledrlnghaus, Wade and VIII
son, Of Missouri.
Mr.. Wilson, the scholarly and talented
Representative from the sturdy state Of
West Virginia, remarked:
The death OF such man before he had
reached lite'8 prime, was a loss 90 his oOun-
try, 10 his state and 10 his friends. But, az
ter all, DO we err greatly II recurring over
again TO his own words, W0 venture 10 claim
for him that in its true summing up no sud
den and premature ending could rob life Of
its true successp And may we not apply DO
him the noble and familiar lines OF Ben.
JOnsOn:
10 Is not growing IKE a tree
In bulk doth make man better be;
Or standing long an oak, three hundred year,
To fall q log no last, dry, bald and sera
In small proportion We Just beauties sea,
And In short measures NE may perfect DO.
Monday, January Ex-senator Cullom,
Of Illinois, presented a petition signed
by Cicero j. Lindley, president; j. II.
Washburn, vice president; w. h. Robin
son, secretary; James Creed, treasurer,
and 1876 delegates TO the state convention
Of the Farmers Mutual Benefit Assocla-
tion Of state of Illinois, which pFays for
the passage Of the Paddock pure food
bill and demonstrates against the Conger
compound lard bill. This petition was
reported by the committee on resolu-
tiOns, composed Of twenty-five represen-
tative farmers, October 20, 1890, and
unanimously passed by the state Conveh-
tion Of the Farmers Mutual Benefit AS
soclation Of Illinois, after full, fair and
free discussion. Il represented the SEN
timents OF 10000 Illinois farmers as
voiced by their delegates In convention
Vice President Morton presented ame-
mortal of William Hall and many other
citizens of Illinois demonstrating against
the passage Of the COnger lard bill.
The delegates referred to, In speaking
Of the two bills, said of the Paddock bill:
II passed it will prevent the adulteration
and misbranding Of food and drugs. OF $40
articles OF diet In daily use In every house.
hold 225 we're found 20 be adulterated, said
Senator Paddock. The adulterRtiOn and
sale Of these counterfeit articles OF food de-
presses and lowers the price OF the honest
and genuine food products OF the farmer.
The Paddock bill Is in the interest OF the
Agricultural classes, and while 10 allows free
10 Compels all food products,
under heavy penalties, TO be first, hoalthGul; |
second, plainly and honestly branded. third, |
Of proper quality or strength; fourth, not |
'dOctored;' 6fth, not counterfeit; sixth, |
made from proper substance; seventh, free |
from any adulterRtion whatever and we |
therefore pray SOr its speedy passage.
They further declared themselves as
follows:
We earnestly oppose, however, the pas
Iage Of the COnger compound lard bill,
which places tax ON compound lard and /
restriction on the sale OF tho
Iame and increases the number OF revenue
officers OF the country. The reasons for our
opposition TO the COnger bill are those:
First-It singles out only one article which
Q alleges is adulterated; and provides no
'emedy for the 22b other articles as set forth
md provided for in the Paddock bill.
SecOnd--It increases the number of revO-
lue officials Of the country. We already
rave over 100, 900 Office holders who are eat
ng up the substance OF tho Taxpayers.
Third--The COnger lard bill was intro