Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-02-07
DRESSED MEAT QUESTION.

Murdock's Bill, Which Is Likely to Take
the Place of Elliston's.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 30.-The Senate
Committee on Public Health had fully de-
cided to report Elliston's bill to provide
for inspection on the hoof of cattle with
the recommendation that consideration of
it be indefinitely postponed, but as soon
as it's author heard of it he requested the
committee to defer action until he could
appear before it and make further ap-
peal IN behalf of his measure. His request
was granted.
The danger to the packing interests has
not abated in the least through this change
in the situation, as Bent Murdock's bill,
whose aim is similar to that of Elliston.
has been agreed to by the Public Health
Committee, and unless Senator Elliston's
argument gives his measure a new lease of
life. the Murdoch bill will go to third read
ing instead. The committee is not unan-
imous on this subject, Senator Senior
being opposed to radical legislation OF this
character. The other members think MUIR
docks bill the simpler of the two and less
apt to meet with opposition. Murdock's
bill reads as follows:
An act prohibiting the sale OF unsound.
some articles of food. regulating the slaught-
ering of animals to be slaughtered and pre-
scribing penalties for the violation theref
Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of Kansas:
Section l. No person shall sell or offer for
sale within the State of Kansas any unwhole-
some meat or flesh nor shall any person sell or
offer for sale within the State any unsound or
diseased meat, fish, poultry, game, or the meat
Of any animal which was overheated when
nr in mr. Diseased
or which died natural death or which has
been slaughtered in any such manner as to i'm
pair the wholesemeness OF the flesh, nor shall
any person sell or offer for sale the meat OF any
bull, boar, or ram, or any unclean animal or
the flesh OF any calf or other animal under four
weeks old.
Sec !. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to
sell, expose for sale, or have in his possession
with intent TO sell, any substance intended for
food, which has been adulterated with any sub
stance injurious TO he 18th. 1t shall be unlaw-
full to sell or expose for sale any oil eomargarine
butterine or lardine in this State without hav-
ing the same plainly marked. or to sell any
oleomargarine, butterne or lartline wi'hout
first notifying the purchaser that the same is
such article
Sec g. All slaughtering Of animals the un-
cured meat OF which is TO b. so for food in
cities In this State containing a population OF
200 or more, shall be done in said cities, or
within two miles of the limits OF said cities at
such place or places as shall be approved by the
mayor thereof
Sec. 4. No person shall sell or offer for sale
in any city in this State any fresh or uncured
meat that has not been first inspected on foot
within forty-eight hours of the slaughtering by
a competent inspector and duly approved and
branded stamped by him, provided that
nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent
the selling or the Offering for sale any meats
slaughtered by farmers upon their own prem
is 8.
Sec ). The mayors and city councils of the
cities OF this State shall Immediately upon the
passage of this act appoint suitable inspectors
TO examine. approve brand or stamp all fresh
meats offered for sale in the cities aforesaid.
Sec. 6. Any person violating any of the provi-
sions of this act, on conviction thereof before
the police court of any city, or justice of the
peace of the State, shall be fined sum net less
than 500 nor more than 500 or imprisoned not
less than thirty days or more than six months
in the county jail.
Sec. e. All acts or part Of acts in conflict
with this act are herewith repealed.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after Its publication in the off,
cial State paper