The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-09

trict had been attacked. The president
advised every delegate who feels himself
sighted to keep ii to himself.
All the sections of the proposed bill
were then gone over and adopted as cor
rected.
The meeting adjourned at II o'clock,
after having disposed of all business on
the programme, and with the firm con-
viction that the Brosius bill will be law
before the next annual convention.
committee of the association will go
to the House of Representatives this
morning at 1890 O'Clock, where they Will
submit their views before the Committee
on Commerce.
The Afternoon Session.
Yesterday afternoons session of the
Pure Food and Drug Congress was called
to order at o'clock by the President Mr.
J. E. Blackburn. The report OF the COM
mittee on resolutions was asked for and
the chairman said that it had been placed
in the hands of the secretary.
The committee on organization sub
United its report, which was accepted as
read. The report of the committee on
nominations was also submitted and ac-
cepted
The Chairman of the. Committee on
Resolutions, Mr. Furnicliffe, reported That
bill stood "a TO !. and he recommended
that the bill be accepted by the congress.
The bill was then taken up, and the
changes suggested were read and inserted.
Objection was made TO including cosmetics
in the United States phsrmaeepoeis.
clause referring to the adulteration OF candy
was inserted on page of the bill. as fol-
lows: That candies of domestic manufac-
ture, and chocolates of domestic manufac-
Iaf. naH tn ha adj lfar. tod /
they contain terra alba, barytes. tale,
chrome, yellow, or other mineral sub
stances, or poisonous colors or iavors, or
other ingredients deleterious or detrimsn-
tai to health
a motion to expunge from the minutes
the address delivered by Mr.. Hobbs of
New York, was carried. II was claimed
that the argument advanced by Mr.. Hobbs
in his address was not in sympathy with
the principles of the congress.
DIR. Thompson's Motion Carried.
1t was moved to amend section . of the
bill so as TO read as follows That the
term drug, as used in this AIT, shall in
clude all medicines and preparations recog-
nized in the United States Pharmaco-
poeia or National Formulary for internal
or external use
The motion was made by DR.. Thompson
of the District; it was carried.
II was moved to strike out section OF
the bill which reads, The Secretary OF Ag-
riculture is hereby authorized to cause all
compound, mixed, or blended food or drug
products to be properly branded" and pre-
scribe how this shall be done. The motion
was carried.
The motion TO strike out section 10 of the
bill was carried. The motion was made on
account OF the chances of the passage of
the bill being thereby improved. TIE sec
tion read that for the purposes of en-
abling the Secretary OF Agriculture to
carry out the provisions OF this act. and for
the compensation and expenses OF experts,
and for the compensation OF such chemists,
inspectors, nd clerks as may be necessary,
and for an iitional compensation OF $1,000
for the CHI chemist as Director of the
Bureau of Chemistry, and for necessary
ana miscellaneous expenses, the
sum OF s100 roo. or so much thereof as may