The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-07
BILLS NOT LIKELY TO PASS
They Reauirs che Lnseiiisn or Packages
Containing Food and Mesicine.

ALBANY. April 8.-Morchants and manuiac-
turers In New York have become unnccessa-
rily alarmed over several bills to compel the
labelling OF nj! packages containing food or
medicinal preparations. with an analysis OF
the contents OF the package. These bills. in
different shapes. arc annually introduced by
the dozen. 1t Ia rare for any Of them TO pass.
and 1t is often doubtful whether the member
who introduced them did Il in good faith.
Most Of these bills belong to tho class OF
what is known as strikes" which Is Il cgis-
latlve term. meaning that a bill is in
troduced with view to making Il
an object to some ono o.. some corporation to
induce tho ran who offered 1t to withdraw 1t
or to assist in killing it.
A great deal OF apprehension was caused
among New York business men by n report
that bill introduced Ly SIR. Cahill of Brook
I'm on March TX had passed the Assembly md
gone through the senate This ill provides
for the labelling OF packages OF various kinds
with description OF the compounds OF which
the acknge Is composed Tho fears OF New
York lusiness men about this bill are
without foundation. Tho bill has not only not
passed the Assembly but it has never been
reported from tho Judiciary Committee. to
which It was referred. aud nothing has been
ny since its Introduction Il il not at all
likely that the ahil ttll will 10 reported. and,
II it L. reported. II Is MT likely that IL Will
pass. There are hundreds Of bills ahead of it
on the calendar. and II wyuId have to bO
jumped out II is order to come to II vote. 4
CANVASS oil the Assem- l,iymcn shows that many
pi them are strongly opposed 10 T. and tae
oil, even should II be reported, roulh not hc
advanced without special fnvJ. in tho Com
mittce on lul"e. which is most iurroha he
Several other bills % tho same nature have
peen introduced. Among tarm are til 'gr:
by Everett Irown-Naktnv II a misdem.anor To use
ANY substihie for barley or barley malt or rurr eS
ract OF hnrey ~ til" hiaHftriuie OF Ae or beer This
pl was 0ricrei TO Il srcun! rcad,n on March ~
punishable w - hie "f from $50 Ia 81, 10 nut an
Iruit or veHeab cs in they al contain any
ARTIFICIAL colnrine Bleaching ANY substitute for pure
rchhcu cane or beached sugar Ui any Kind This bill
ward laid aside by Its I'M rodnccrl
BY Doninick MuilRney-ReIuir!nR all hotties or
DoNea IN Which cotoIsred oil "a connonept part or
ingredient Of lard or oil staples to be Label ed that
eject lIhis bill failed {" pass
Ivy II ID suiivan-R"luring that every package or
or other injurious ingredient shall have label IN plain
type stating the different ing eiens whether they
are presumably INJURIOUS or otherwise. mis- bill
ordered to second reading on Feb %
Mr.. Kelly introduced bill som ewhat similar
TO the sullivan baking powder bill. This bill
Is still in the Committee on Public Health.
These are only few Of the bills in regard to
labelling and authorizations. No one pays much
attention to them. and most of them are
regarded in a semi humorous fashion. There
~ no occasion for anybody to he alarmed by
them. ms 80 far none OF them has passed either
House.