The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21

steady. Hog receipts were large and
yard prices weak. Packers sold 1oder-
! ately Offerings were well taken care OF
and prices did not change much"
The demand for good fat butcher hogs
is as strong as ever on the local market
and many more can be used than are ar
irving at firm prices with all other mar
kets, the daily quotations compared
Sales were made yesterday promptly and
at good figures, all shippers being thor
oughly satisfied with their sales and the
market.
JONATHAN BLUFF IS WORKING
Dispatches in Berlin state that the
North German Gazette, referring TO Sen
ator Mason's resolution introduced in the
United States senate yesterday, direct
ing the committee on agriculture 10 in
quire into certain legislation pending be-
fore the reichstag calculated TO prohibit
the importation into Germany Of Amer
lean sausages and other meat products,
and directing the committee, should the
measure become a law, TO report imme-
diately a bill TO require the inspection Of
sugar, meats, wines and all other food
products which are imported into the
United States from Germany, and also
referring TO the agricultural bill intro
duced IN the house OF representatives,
calls attention to the promise of Count
Posadowski-Wehner, secretary Of the in
terror In the reichstag, that an imperial
law viii De introduced providing general
regulations for the Importation OF Amer
lean meats, which. It IS hoped. will avert
the possibility OF a conflict Of claims up
on the part Of the United States. The
paper adds that a law on this subject is
in course Of preparation, but has not yet
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TO HOLD GERMANY IN CHECK
Senator Mason OF Illinois yesterday in
troduced in the senate a resolution di-
recting the committee on agriculture 70
inquire into certain legislation pending be
fore the German reichstag. calculated to
prohibit the importation into Germany Of
American sausages and other meat pro-
ducts and directing the committee, should
the legislation become a law, to report i'm
mediately bin to require the inspection
of sugars, meats, wines and other food
products which are imported into this
country from Germany. The resolution
went over until tomorrow. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, II has come to the atten-
ton OF the people Of the United States
that there is pending in the German
reichstag legislation which is calculated
and intended TO prohibit the expectation
OF American sausages and other mea,
products into Germany; be it, therefore
Resolved, That the committee on ag-
riculture be herewith instructed TO in
quire into such legislation and If the
same becomes a law. that said committee
are instructed TO report forthwith a bill
u require the inspection Of sugars, meats,
wines and all other food products which
are imported into this country from the
German empire
DOUBLE-ACTION INSPECTION.
The agricultural appropriation bill, re-
ported yesterday to congress. contains d
clause authorizing the secretary OF agri-
culture 70 inspect imported articles dam
gerous TO health and also authorizes the
secretry of the treasury TO exclue such
articles The restriction is designed TO
apply TO large number Of articles i'm
ported from foreign countries. The clause
is as follows: The secretary Of agricul-
ture whenever he has reason to believe
that articles are being imported from for
eign countries which are dangerous 10 the
health of the people Of the United States,
shall make request upon the secretary
of the treasury for samples from original
packages of such articles for inspection
and an analysis, and the secretary OF the
treasury is hereby authorized 70 open
such original packages and deliver speci-
mems to the secretary OF agriculture for
the purpose mentioned. And the secre-
tary Of the treasury shall refuse deliv
cry of any goods which the secretary OF
agriculture reports TO him to have been
inspected and analysed and found TO be
adultersted OF otherwise dangerous to
health"