The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
FOR PURE FOOD.
Committee Decides to Report
the Hepburn Bill.
Petition From Manila Merchants
Reaches the Senate.

Washington, March 24-The house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce today voted to report the
Hepburn pure food bill, so-called, to
prevent the adulteration, misbranding
and imitation of foods, beverages, can
dies, drugs. etc, and regulating inter
state traffic in such goods The bill
was framed by the National Pure Food
congress and for some time hearings
have been in progress on this and other
pure food measures. Today the vote
was taken and was practically unani-
nous for reporting the Hepburn bill
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, March 24.-This was
District of Columbia day in the house,
and some time was spent at the open
ing OF the session in the transaction of
district business The senate amend
ments to the bill to repeal the war rev
enue taxes were nOnconcurred in and
the bill was sent to conference.
Messrs. Payne CN. W, Dalzell Pa.),
and Richardson CTenn) We're appointed
conferees. A similar course was taken
with reference to the legislative eX-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill,
and Messrs. Bingham Pa), Heming-
way Und.) and Livingston (Ga) were
appointed conferees.
After the conclusion of the district
business debate upon the contested
election case of Moss VS.. Rhea, from the
Third Kentucky district was resumed.
Mr.. Bowie (Ala.) a member of the COM
m1ttee which reported the case. argued
in favor of sustaining the contention of
the minority, that Mr.. Rhea was en-
titled to retain his seat.
IN THE SENATE
Washington, March 24.-Soon after
the senate convened today Mr.. Hale
(Me) offered a resolution which was
adopted. directing the committee on
fisheries to inquire into the destruction
by dynamite of sea fish along the east
81 ~ he
report by bill or otherwise a remedy
for the trouble.
By a resolution of Mr.. Lodge CMass)
Whlcn was adopted the attorney general
was directed to transmit to the senate
a list of the claims he is defending he
fore the Spanish treaty claims commits
Sion, together with particulars as TO
each claim and the gross amount of all
the claims.
Mr. Dubois Qdaho) presented a peti-
ton from the American Chamber of
commerce at Manila saying it was a
slgnincant fact that this was the sec
ond petition from that organization
urging that the restriction Of Chinese
coolie labor be removed" Mr.. Dubois
added that the testimony before the
Pnilppine committee indicated that the
Philippine islands could not be develop
ed without Chinese labor
Mr.. Hoar (Mass) inquired if the petit
uonerS were American citizens
Mr. Dubois replied that he understood
they were
Mr Hoar pointed out that under it's
rules, the senate could not receive petit
TONERS from people of a foreign power.
Ihe acceptance of the memorial seemed
70 MN an admission on the part of the
senate that the United States was not at
war In the Philippines. The memorial
was referred to the Philippine commit
tee
The river and harbor bill was received
1rom the house and referred to the COM
mlttee on commerce
MI Frye. chairman of that committee
gave notice that hearings on the bill
would be given to senator's for four
DAYS beginning tomorrow morning and
that there would be no further hearings.