The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-02-24
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House COM
mittee on manufactures agreed to report IA
vorably the bill prohibiting the adulteration
of articles of food and drink by the use of
ingredients deleterious to health, and pro-
viding a pena'y therefor. The bill provides
that any person having cause to suspect the
character of any article of food or drink may
demand a sample of the same. and the dealer
refusing to comply shall be subject to arrest
and a fine not exceeding 500.
The Senate committee on military affairs
authorized Senator MaXey 10 report for pas
sage the extending to non-commissloned Off
GERS of the army the same privileges of retire
ment after the thirty years meritous service
provided by law for commissioned officers.
In an executive session the Senate commit
tee OF foreign relations reported back the
French claims treaty with the recommended
ton for its ratification.
Action on the various nominations of cen-
sus supervisors that were disposed of to-day
wdS reached after comparatively little debate,
and in each case the reflections were effected
by a strict party vote, and were based by the
dominant majority upon the grounds set forth
in the debate last week concerning the Ohio
NOMINATIONS.
Ii is stated here by the intimate friends of
Senator Conkling that he intends to go to
Chicago as Il delegate at large from New
York. and that he will there take the lead of
the Grant forces.
Notwithstanding the adverse action of the
House committee to-day upon the joint reso-
luton rendering the Use of the unfinished
national museum i'll this city for the national
Democratic convention, the committee of
Westinghouse will still urge upon the ma
tional committee the claims of this city as the
best place for holding the convention, and
the district authorities intend to offer the
Market Hall. an, immense vaulted structure,
which would afford ample accommodations.
The prospects of Washington's securing
the convention seems to be increasing as there
is IL strong feeling against Cincinnati because
of the i'll treatment heretofore experienced ilr
that city by some Of the candidates who
favored this city, as the other places proml-
nently named for the conventions are poorly
provided with hotel accommodations, or else
like Chicago and Saratoga, care but very little
about having the convention.
The only matter of general interest at the
meeting of the Cabinet to-day was the pre-
sentalion by the Secretary of the Treasury of
a report prepared by Judge French, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, relative to the exist
encc of the cattle disease. The report is very
vOluminous, a history of the disease is given
in detail, and legislation with a view to sup.
pressing it is recommended, and the appoint
ment of a commission for this purpose is also
advocated. The Cabinet after hearing the
document decided to send it to Congress
without recommendation.
A convention of United States quarantine
officials has been called to meet at Washing
ton early in May, for the purpose of revising
the quarantine rules and regulations.