The times., 1899-01-11
Congregational Notes.

Representative Fischer of New York has intro
duced bill intended substitute for the pure
food hill pending in the House Committee on
Commerce. The chief difference is that where the
committee bill forbids misbranding adulteratiCn,
and imitation OF foods, Mr.. Eischcr's bil! pro
vides only against adutcrs tiuns, leaving the pro-
lection Of trademarks and the like To existing
law.
The House Committee on Merchant Marine yes
terday heard several witnesses in regard 10 the
Hanna Payne ship subsidy bill now pending III
Congress Among those who appeared for
Senator Edmunds, President c. \. GriscOm,
OF the international Navigation Company; Com
missioner of Navigation Chamberlain, +. Il.
Sherwood, and Arthur Sewlll.
The Hawaiian government bill will be reported
to the full committee today, and will probably
be reported to the House. Its provisions
have already been published in The Times
Bills limiting the rights and duties OF station
house keepers who receive collateral bail Tor
persons charged with crime in the District have
been introduced in both House and Senate. The
amendments provide that all money deposited
is to remain in contemplation OF law the property
of the person depositing it until duly forfeited
by the court. Any person who shall wrongtulv
convert to his own any money received by
him i to be deemed guilty Ot embczzlement and.
upon conviction 10 be fined not exceeding 81. .0D1
or by imprisonment not exceeding five years,
both.
An informal meeting of the Ohio House dclcga
tion held yesterday to consider 4 hill de-
signed 20 secure Federal represent alton ut the
Ohio Centennial Exposition in Toledo in 1893
Action was postponed until Wednesday night Of
next week, when the centennial commissioners
Will be present.
Mr.. stephens Of Texas introduced 4 bill in the
House yesterday to cut down the pension roll.
HIS measure provides that all pensioners who are
worth 81 900 more, who are not disabled. or
who receive q salary from the Government or from
any municipality or corporation in the United
States shall be dropped from the rolls Mr.
Stephens says in the preamble to his measure that
a sweeping reduction in the pension list IS neces-
sary to remove the growing burden upon the
| people.
hearing will he granted by the subcommittee
| OF the Senate District Committee tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock the bill for the extension OF
electric lighting Conduits in the fire limits in the
| District and Senator Mcmillan, chairman Of the
committee, has notified tie electric light com
| panies, and it is expected that they will be
represented, and the measure discussed from their
| point of ricu.
| hill to restore the original status of officers
| OF the navy and marine corps who lost numbers
| during the late WAT by reason Of the advance.
ment of others for rneritorious service was re-.
! ported taYOfIby 60 the Senate Yesterday b. Sen.
stor Chandler from the Committee on Naval Al.
! fairs. bill providing that the men who were
chiefs of the various bureaus Of the Navy Depart,
! mcnt and the judge advocate general during the
recent war, when placed the retired list should
! have the rank and pay they held during the wal
| was also reported fayorably ftola the ,uinc com
| nittee by Senator Hale.
an adverse report was mad, 70 Senator Nc.
MILAN, Chairman nj The District Committee YES
| terday hy the District Commissioners. on a bill
for the extension OF Fourth Street northeast
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