The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-06-30
Pure Food Measure.


Pure Food Measure.
Another bill of interest to the CONNER
cial world is the pure food measure,
which was drafted by the Pure Food
Congress, and after extended hearings
was reported from the House commit
tee on commerce, but not passed.
The Fowler bill probably was the most
important financial measure which has
been brought before Congress. After
considerable public discussion and sew
eral conferences by the members of the
House, 1t has gone over for considera-
ton until next December. Another
financial measure known as the Hill BILL
providing for the coinage of subsidiary
silver and for the retirement of the
present standard silver dollar, has pass
ed the House, but has not been acted on
in the Senate
Among the other important measures
of general legislation not heretofore
named which have been finally enacted
as laws are the following: To prevent
the sale of fire arms, opium and intoxi-
eating liquors to the natives of certain
of the Pacific islands; to promote the
efficiency of the revenue cutter service
and to provide for the retirement of its
officers: to refund the duties paid in
Porto Rico on articles imported from the
United States during the military occu-
patton; appropriating 5000, 900 for the re-
lief of the volcano sufferers at Mar
Unique; authorizing the erection of Y.
M. C. A. buildings on United States mil
iiary reservations regulating the intro
duction of English game birds for the
purposes of propagation; providing for
the protection of game in Alaska; ex-
tending an invitation to the French gov
eminent to participate in the unwilling
in Washington of the statue of Marshal
de Rochambeau; refunding the amount
of legacy tax paid by charitable and be-
neyolcnt and eleemosynary institutions.
Many Appropriations.
The amount of appropriations for the
session will run unusually high, owing
in part to the amount required to build
the Isthmian canal. When Mr.. Cannon
submitted a general estimate of appro-
| priatons a few weeks ago, he made the
total up to that time 1891 AS 900. Since
then the canal bill has passed, carrying
a present appropriation of $40, 1000 Mr..
Cannon's estimate also omitted contracts
for future expenditures included in the
omnibus public building; the omnibus
claims ard various other bills, aggregat-
ing a large amount. This will carry the
total for the sessions, figuring in these
future amounts, almost If not quite, up
to the billion dollar mark. The appropria-
ton bills have contained little general leg
ular needs of the various branches of
the government. The naval bill, provided
for an addition of two armored cruisers
two battleships and two gunboats to the
navy and a provision is still in controver-
sy as to whether one of each class of
these ships shall be built in government
yards
There have been several Investigations
during the session which have attracted
much attention An investigation of con-
ditons in the ...lippines, conducted by
the Philippine commission of the Senate
has led to the examination of many wit
nesses high in the conduct of civil and
military affairs in the islands. Another
Senate inquiry has related to the condi-
ton of affairs in Cuba, especially as to
sugar.
In the House sensational charges made
in connection with the purchase of the
Danish West Indies islands led to an in
vestigation which disclosed the groundless
nature of the charges.