The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-08
The Pure FOOD CONGRESS
The Third Annual Gathering Of the
National Organization.
4 Report by the Committee on Gre
dentinIs - Thirty-0Be states and
Columbia Represented - An Adj
dress by Representative Cochran.

The delegates to the National Pure Food
| and Drug Congress met again at the Har-
/ per Building, 1853 Street northwest, last
| night at o'clock, after having taken Il
recess at o'clock to give the various
committees an opportunity to organize and
! prepare their reports.
/ The Chairman, Mr.. Joseph Blackburn,
! called the meeting to order promptly at s
/ O'Clock, and the first report to be called
| for was that of the executive committee
! which was left over from the afternoon
| session. DR.. William Frear the chair
man OF the committee, made a report
briefly reviewing the work performed by
the executive committee before Congress.
He said that the efforts of the committee
! had been successful, and paid a high
! tribute to the newspapers for he stand
| they are taking in assisting the endeayors
of the congress in obtaining needed legis-
lation.
! A digest of the laws of New Jersey, by
, Lucius @ c. Elmer. published in 1888 by
| James NJ. Newell, Bridgeton, was passed
around among the members. 1t contained
/ legislation on beef and pork. game, her
| ring. oysters. and clans, and prescriptions
! for their preparation for sale and export
1
| that the members. and especially those
| who were expected TO do the effective
work have to foot their own expenses.
H recommended that provisions be made
for remuneration for outlay thus expended.
motion was made that committee
consisting of seven members be appointed
by the chair to consider the respective
merits of the several pure food bills now
pending in Congress regarding the manu-
facture and sale of foods and drugs and
report their recommendations to this con-
gress before its final adjournment.
The motion was made by Prof. Hamil-
ton Of Pennsylvania and an animated de-
bate ensued which was suspended when
the chair introduced Representative Coch-
ran Of Missouri. Mr.. Cochran said it was
anomalous that nation Of $1,000. 900 OF
people was without any protection what
ever as regards pure food. He said as this
Republic was TO occupy the most important
place in the world il was of the utmost i'm
portance that we should place upon the
market good and pure merchandise. We
cannot afford to have anything fraudulent
appear upon the shelves of the American
shopkeeper We must be able 10 say that
the American brand is the best it is a
commercial proposition and it will pay
best.
When Mr. Cochran had concluded the
first resolution was again taken up for
discussion.
The differences between the old Brosius
bill. as submitted last year, and the new
bill caused a heated discussion. in which
principally the members from Pennsylva-
MIA and New York participated. A motion
to refer the matter to the Committee on
Resolutions was carried by vote of 66
TO 63.
The Finance Committee was called to
meet this morning at 1915 O'Clock at the
T,.,1g 1,af- int he Z ~
association.
The Committee on Credentials reported
that il had examined the credentials hand
ed in and those in the possession of the
corresponding secretary. and found that
delegates had been appointed from forty
six States and Territories. the District OF
Columbia. and the Island of Porto Rico.
and from seventeen national organizations
and from many local and State organiza-
tons
There are in attendance delegates from
thirty-one States. Territories, and the Dis
trict of Columbia who are registered
On the roll book. There are 13 national
and % State and local organizations repre- !
scented. making a total of 25S registered |
delegates. The committee suggested that !
it be authorized to enroll such other dele
gates as may hereafter present duly ac-
credited credentials and be authorized to |
make such further reports as may be nee |
essary. The report was accepted as read. |
The Auditing Committee reported that |
the committee appointed to audit the ac- |
counts Of r. y. Harper, Treasurer, found |
them correct.
Representative Henry c. Smith OF Michi- /
gan was called upon for speech He de- !
clared himself unequivocally in favor of |
pure food legislation and said that he would .
do all in his power TO support a pure food /
law He advised the delegates to agree |
among themselves first on a bill, and then |
submit it TO Congress, and the latter body
would not dare to withhold its support from
the measure.
The various State delegations submitted
their nominations for The Offices to be filled
this year.
The president announced that the men,
bers of the congress would be received by
President Mckinley this morning at Gas |
O'Clock.
This mornings session will be devoted
to the reports of officers, the standing COM
new business general committees,
and addresses by Senators Hanna and
Mason. Representative Dick, ana f B.
Thurber, OF New York.