The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-20
Bill Also Passed for Relief of Sur
vivOrs of the Miami Indians
in This State.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BILL FOR ITS CREATION REPORTED
TO THE HOUSE.
Currency Bill Also Reported Favor
ably-Bid for Transportation of
Troops Accepted.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The House to-
day passed the pure food bill by vote
of Y to n. There was not a quorum
present. but the point was not raised by
the opponents Of the measure. The speak
ers to-day were Messrs. Richardson OF
Alabama, Hepburn of Iowa, Gaines of
Tennessee and Schirm of Maryland, for
the measure, and Mr.. Chandler of Mssis-
sippi against 1t.
The bill inhibits the introduction into
any State or Territory from any other
State or Territory or the District of Co
lumbia, or from any foreign country, or
the shipment to any foreign country.
of any article of food or drug which is
adulterated or misbranded. The above in
hibition is made to apply to anyone ship
ping, delivering or receiving within the re-
gions named any such goods so adulterated.'
Authorizations in the bill are defined as
follows: In the case OF drugs, If sold under
name recognized in the United States
Pharmacopoeia, and the drug different
from the standards of strength. quality or
purity, as determined by the test laid down
In such Pharmacopoeia at the time of the
investigation, so that its strength or purity
falls below the professed standard under
or offered for sale under the name of an
other article, and in the of a con-
fectionery If it contains terra alba, baryites,
chrome yellow or other mineral substances,
or poisonous colors or fiavors. In the case
of foods, when any substance is mixed
with IL so as to lower or injuriously affect
its quality or strength so that such product
when offered for sale shall tend to deceive
the purchaser
If any substance or substances has been
substituted so that the product when sold
shall tend to deceive the purchaser. If any
valuable constituent of an article has been
wholly or in part distracted. If 1t be an
imitation offered for sale under the dis
mixed, colored, powdered or stained in a
manner whereby damage inferiority is
concealed. II 1T contain any added or poi
sonous ingredient which may render such
article injurious to health. If it is falsely
labeled as a foreign product or imitation
OF another substance previously es,
tablished, or which has been trademarked
patented. If 1t consists in whole or in
part of a filthy. decomposed or putrid ami
NAL or vegetable substance or any portion
OF animal unit for food, or II IL is the prod
uct of diseased animal or one that has
died otherwise than by slaughter.
The last section of the bill provides that
any article of food or drug that is adul-
terated or misbranded within the meaning
of this bill, and is transported. or being
transported from one State to another for
sale, or If ii be sold in the District of CO.
lumbia or the Territories, or IL Ii be i'm
ported form foreign country, shall be liza
bic to confiscation by a process of libel for
condemnation in the United States courts.
Such goods, 1t is also provided, shall not
be sold in any State contrary to the laws
| thereof.
A bill for relief of the Miami Indians, of
| Indiana, was passed
The committee on Interstate commerce to-
day favorably reported the department of
stood five to three. The provision for in
GLIDING the Bureau of Labor in the new
department was retained on tie vote The
bill embraces within the proposed depart
ment of commerce the lighthouse board, the
| light board service, national bureau of
standards, coast and geodetic survey, bu-
reau of immigration, fish commission, bu-
reau of statistics of the Treasury Depart
ment, bureau of foreign commerce of the
State Department, fur, seal and salmon
| fisheries, bureau of labor and census, and
and corporations. The province and duty
of the proposed bureau of corporations is
under the direction of the secretary of COM
merce, to gather. compile, publish and sup
ply useful information concerning corpora
tons engaged in interstate or foreign COM
merce. A section added to the Senate bill
fer at any time any statistical or scientific
branch of the government to the Depart
ment of Commerce.
The House committee on banking and
| currency to-day favorably reported the
currency bill introduced by Chairman Fow-
| Ter. On the vote to report the four Repub-
two Democratic members present refrain
| ing from voting.
Representative Stephens. of Texas. intro
! duced a bill to open for settlement sos 900
acres of land in the Kiowa, Comanche and
| Apache Indian reservations In Oklahoma.
Representative Brown. of Wisconsin
| found gruesome package in his mail this
morning. When he called at the House
| postoffice for his letters he was handed a
! small package which looked much as If
| ii contained a Christmas present from an
admiring constituent, who might perhap
wish some favor from the Wisconsin
statesman. With great care he united the
| string which bound the package and un-
| wrapped the paper. Then he removed the
| cover of the box and TO his horror and
| amazement. found human hand packed in
| a roll of cotton. Mr.. Brown dropped the
| gruesome thing and gave vent to an ex-
| preston of surprise. A letter told the
| story. The hand had belonged to an old
soldier, one Adam Goshege. who sent 1t to
| be used evidence In his application for
a pension. Goshege was shot while in the
army and several years ago his hand was
| amputated as result of the injury He has
| since been preserving il in alcohol and be-
| lieves that IL the surgeons see the hand
| they will be able to determine that the in
| jury was the result of the wound he re-
ceved in the war and that his pension will
| be granted.
The committee on commerce reported IA
! forably the bill requiring safety appliances
| for coupling cars.