The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-01
THE HOUSE.


To Prohibit Commerce in Game
Killed ia Violation OF state Laws.
Washington, April 30.-The house today
passed the Lacey bin to enlarge the powera
of the department OF agriculture and to
prohibit interstate commerce in game
killed in violation of local laws 1t au-
thorizes the secretary OF agriculture 10
provide for the introduction and restora-
ton OF game, song and insectivorous wild
birds 1t gives him the power to proven.
the introduction OF foreign birds and ami
mails and prevents the killing of game in
violation Of State laws for cAnsealed shl9
ment TO a state where 1t can be sold in
the open markets.
In the house today Mr.. Dalzell (Pa),
from the committee on ways and means,
presented a report of that committee rec,
cmmending the Tawney resolution. call
ing upon the secretary of the treasury i1r
information concerning the amount ana
character of the material used in tie Ran
ufacture OF oieomargarine by the manu-
fac1urers as shown by the duplicates an the
possession OF the interior bureau. lie d?1n
the table.
Mr. Tawney (Minn) and Mr.. Deliver
tlowa) presented a minority repor recon
mending that the resolution be adopted
AT The request OF Mr. Babcock (Wis.)
action upon the report was postponed fer
one week.
Mr. Corliss OMich). chairman >! the
committee on election OF president. wee
president and representatives IA congress,
called up The joint resolution for a conS!l-
Gtional amendment to disIualify polyga-
mists for senators ana representatives anG
prohibiting polygamy and poygamous 90
haoitation between the sexes. After a
short debate II was referred to the co'n
mlttee on judiciary.
The house then took up the Lacey bill
to prohibit the transportation by interstate
companies OF game killed in violation OF
local laws.
The bill was passed. IA TO 26
Tho house then went into committee ~
the whole on the senate bill for the crea-
lion OF a commission to study and make
lull report upon the Industrial condi ems
in China and Japan
Ar. lowering tMass.l said this inves-'-
CATION was earnestly desired by the Dus!.
ness and commercial bodies OF the caua-
try. The only objection, he said. rsnle
from few commercial houses already 80
tablished which desired to reserve ior
themselves exclusively the profits OF the
Oriental trade
nv htpDurn (lOWal sara the OIL had
been the outgrow;h Of Inquiries from all;
quarters Of the country relative to ORIG iial
trade IL we were 10 get our share OF tAo
trade OF the East we could not possess too
much Information, Our fair share OF tina.
trade would help to solve the labor prob
ltm in this country.
Mr., Adamson tGa.) opposed the bill, say
ing q would have cen considered undem
ooratlc, unrepublioAn and unAAmericon
until short time ago when government
by commissions became popular.
Mr.. Clark tAlo.l opposed the bill. Il
was, he said very easy 10 create new
offices and raise old salaries. but ysry
hard 10 get rid OF them. He understood
hat this administration had already ap-
pointed shou, thirty commissions to roam
lround over the earth and do various
and sundry thingE.
The conference report on the Foraker
sselution continuipa the present sdminls-
.a,ive officials IN Puerto Rico 10 office
10TH the appointments are msde under
he civil government Law was sEresd 70
rithout debate or division
Ihc debate upon the commission hi
rss then resumed and after speeches by