Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-25
THEWORK0RC CONGRESS
House Committee Votes to Report the
Hepburn Pure Food Bill.
ACTION ALMOST UNANIMOUS.
Senate Anne ndments to the War Tax
Repeal and Legislative Appro-
priation Bills NOnconcurreA
In and Conferees Named.

Washington, March 25. The house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce has voted to report the Hep
burn pure food bill, 80 called. to pre-
vent the adulteration, misbranding ano
imitation of foods, beverages, candies
drugs, condiments. e,c.. and regulat'
ing interstate traffic in such goods.
The bill was framed by the national
pure foSd congress, and for some time
hearings have been in progress on TINS
and other pure food measures. The
vote was practically unanimous for re-
porting the bill.
This was District Of Columbia day In
the house, and some time was spent
at the opening of the session in trans
action Of District business. The SEN
ate amendments to the bill to repeal
the war revenue taxes were nOncOncur-
red in, and the bill was sent to confer
ence. Messrs. Payne IN. ~, DalZell
(Pa.) and Richardson (Tenn) were ap-
pointed conferees. A similar course
was taken with reference to the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropri-
alton bills, and Messrs. Bingham pa,
Hemenway Qnd) and Livingston (Ga.)
were appointed conferees.
After the conclusion Of the District
business debate upon the contested
election case Of Moss versus Rhea,
from the Third Kentucky district, was
resumed. Mr.. Bowie (Ala.), member
of the committee which reported the
case, argued in favor of sustaining the
contention Of the minOrity-that Mr..
Rhea was entitled to retain his seat.
The Day In the Senate.
Soon after the senate convened Mr..
Hale (Me.) offered resolution, which
was adopted, directing the committee
Of fisheries to inquire into the destruc.
ton by dynamite of sea fish along the
eastern coast of the United States and
to report by bill or otherwise remedy
for the trouble.
BY "A resolution of Mr.. Lodge (Mass.)
which was adopted. the attorney cen
eral was directed to transmit to the
senate a list of the claims he is de-
Tending before the Spanish treaty
claims commission, together with par
ticulars as to each claim and the gross
amount of all the claims.
Mr.. Dubois Qda.y presented petition
from the American chamber Of com
merce at Manila, saying 1t was sig
nificant fact that this was the second
petition from that organization urging
that the restriction Of Chinese cody
labor be removed. Mr.. Dubois added
that testimony before the Philippine
committee indicated that the Philippine
Islands could not be developed without
Chinese labor.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) inquired II the peti
TONERS We're American citizens. Mr.
Dubois replied that he understood the!
were.
Mr.. Hoar pointed out that under 1T
rules the senate could not receive peti
tions from people of foreign power
The acceptance Of the memorial seem
I'd to him an admission that the United
States was not at war in the Philip
pines. The memorial was referred tt
the Philippine committee.
The river and harbor bill was re
ceived from the house and referred Il
the committee on commerce.
Mr.. Frye, chairman Of that commit
tee, gave notice that hearings on TIT
bill would be given to senators for fOu
days and that there would be no fur
ther hearings.