Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-17
AT the CAPITOL TO-DAY.



THE WAYS AND MANS COMMITTEE VIII HOLD Meet
AT the meeting Of the ways ana means commit
tee to-day. consideration OF the internal revenue
portion OF the pending bill was completed.
Mr.. Reed, acting for the republicans, moved that
the internal revenue portion Of the bill b. reported
to the House Immediately, and that its early con-
sideration be asked
MI. McMillin moved 10 amend by striking out the
internal revenue portion. thus putting the mosion
In shape that would require the enire bill 20 De
reported as it was evident that the motion In thar
shape would be readily adopted by the Democratic
majority. Mr.. Reed 10 avoid vote, withdrew his
notion
II was then decided 20 hold night sessions OF the
committee beginning this evening at O'Clock. As
aae sepuo,cans o9eesed TO sitting during sessions
sessions was adopted.
Adulserasion OF Food.
PROF. Willy BEFORE TIE SENATE COMMITTEE On
AGR lcULTUEE
The senate committee on agriculture this morn
ing resumed its hearings upon the lard question
Prot Wiley, chemist Of the Department OF Agri-
culture, appeared and gave the committee the re
suit OF his microscopic examinations of the various
samples OF lard submitted to him.
TIE INGREDIENTS USED NOT INJURIOUS 10 HEALTH
In reply to a question by Mr.. Blair, witness
stated that he had no reason TO believe that any
OF the ingredients contained In the samples were
injurious to health. Cotton-seed OIL was nearly
Identical In Its qualities 10 olive oil, and was
equally as wholesome lie had never heard OF cot
| ton-seed Oil being Use d TO produce abortion.
BUTTER, MILK, ETC.
Butter, said the witness, was adulterated with
cotton seed oil, but not TO any great extent The
chief aduterants OF butter were neutral lard and
| beef stearine.
| MIX was adulterated, mostly by water. laugh.
| teri In the city OF Washington about 100 pei
| cent OF the milk Was aoulierated. The adultera
ton OF milk was chiefly accomplished by the ne
| One way 10 adulterate mix was 90 milk the COW
only two-thirds leaving most OF the cream IN the
udder. This was sold as pure milk, while the re
| naming one-third was MIXED and sold n cream
| All the condiments examined by him were adu
| terated with peanut hulls. Beer and elders wers
Largely aduterated with salacilic acid, which wa
Injurious TO health
| ADVOCATING THE PASSAGE OF THE CRISP Bill
| +. u. Thurber, OF New York. In behalf Of the Ma
| tional Pure Food Association. argued yesterda,
| before the House commerce committee In suppor
OF the Crisp bill for the establishment OF nationa
| bureau to analyze and publish the nature and ex
| tent OF food authorizations. He suggested al
| amendment striking out the clause forbdding tn
| transportation OF adulterated food on the ground
that IL would array against the measure all OF tn
| transportation companies. statement was reat
| TO the committee, which was prepared by Drs
| Barclay and Edison, OF the Brooklyn and New Y ORR
Boards OF Health, containing q startling exhibit
| adulterated. Mr.. Thurber did not claim thai
| more than one per cent or the articles IN common
|
that was enough TO Justify the passage OF the bill
| MI. Emory, VI the American Society for the Pre-
| vention OF the Adulteration OF Foods, Drugs, sc.
also urged In favor or the passage OF the bill IA
told the committee OF the results OF the efforts o
| the society 10 punish persons In Philadelphia whit
adulterated food, particularly instanclng the cas-
OF the bakers who used chrome yellow-an accu
| mulative lead poison IN the preparation OF buns
noodles, &C., as u substitute for eggs.
The Central Pacific Railroad.
| ATTORNEY CREED, OF THAT ROAD, BEFORE TIL
| SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE.
| The Senate select committee on Pacific railroad
to-day heard an argument by Mr.. Greed, attorne
for the Central Pacific, in which he undertook Q
show that that road is solvent; that IL has fulle
all It's obligations 10 the Government In the past
and Will do so In the luture. He maintained tia
the Central Pacific, as at the expiration of Tn
next ten years the debt TO the Government, as
would De decreased by the payment OF money the
on hand Tor the purpose, would be less than tn
actual value OF the railroad property.
| Capitol Topics.
| WEARING OF TIE GREEN.
At the press gallery OF the House to-day nothin
but green paper was laid out for use and IL wa
supplemented with green blotters. Mr.. Mann. VIII
has charge OF the gallery In honor OF 81. Patrick
day, removed all yellow paper envelopes, an
| blotters ana substituted green for them.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The House committee on reform In the civ
service to-day authorized an adverse report on th
bill introduced by Mr.. Lodge to extend The opers
ton OF the ciyil-seryice laws