Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-26
9TH CONGRESS.
Carmack Strongly Opposes the
Philippine Government Bill.
Criticizes Presidents Course and
RoundIy Berates Gen. Funston.
House Passes 145 Private Pension Bills
at Fridays Session.

Washington, April 25.-Two extended
speeches occupied the entire attention
of the Senate, today. Mr.. McCumbeY
of North Dakota, discussed his bill to
prevent the misbranding and misrep-
resentation OF food products which en-
ter into interstate commerce.
+ Carmack of Tennessee, one of the mi
nority members of the Philippines COM
mittee, spoke in opposition to the Phil
ippine government bill now pending.
His address attracted to the chamber
not only many senators, but a consid-
cradle number of his former colleagues
i'll the House.
He sharply criticised the President,
not only for the policy he is pursuing
in the Philippines, but for utterances,
which. the senator declared, tended to
fan the flame of Instruction.
He also denounced Gen. Funston,
whom he characterized as the Jay
hawker brigadier from the wind-swept
plains-the mightiest Samson that ever
welded the jaw bone Of an ass as a
weapon of war"
AT the conclusion of routine business
in the Senate, MCCumber, n. D., chair
man of the committee on manufactures.
| addressed the Senate on the bill ITO
prevent the adulteration, misbranding
and imitation of food, beverages. can
dies, drugs and condiments in the Dis
trlct OF Columbia and the territories
and for regulating interstate commerce
therein
The object of his address, he said.
was to convince the Senate of the very
great Importance Of the subject to the
American people.
For quarter of century nearly ev-
cry state in the Union had been strug-
gllnS with the question of procuring
pure foods. Experience had proved
that it had been impossible to obtain
uniformity in state laws. This bill was
not so drastic as had been proposed
heretofore and he believed that no legi
innate objection to it could be raised.
1t attempted to regulate the sale of
only such foods as enter into inter
state commerce and Congress there
fore had ample authority to deal witt,
the subject. He declared that the ex-
tent of the adulteration and misbrand-
ing of food products was appalling.
iiic eiiioulI VI utleleG1OuS 1000 prod
ucts placed upon the market each year.
McCumber said, was valued at fully
M,110.0Oo, 600, while the total amount of
adu,terated food productions each year
was nearly $4,000, 100000
Platt, Conn.,, chairman of the COM
mlttee on relations with Cuba, report
ed from. that committee a substitute for
the resolution offered few days ago
by Teller, the substitute providing for
an investigation by the committee of
the holdings of Cuban sugar and of
Cuban sugar lands by American citi-
zens. The resolution was referred to
The committee on contingent expenses.
A bill for the protection of game in
Alaska was passed.
AT 2 O'Clock the unfinished business
the Philippine government bill-was
laid before the Senate .Carmack. Tenn.
member of the Philippine committee.
addressed the Senate in opposition to
the measure.
Desiring to continue his speech, to-
morrow, Carmack, at AIS p. NJ, yielded
the floor. The Senate went into execu-
tive session and five minutes later adj
journed.