Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-28

procurement for Nicaragua as the
text for his remarks, saying that 1t
explained the mystery OF the other
wise unexplainable opposition on the
part of the democratic senator to the
Fanama treaty.
The house passed the Hepburn pure
f.od bill, POI TO o6, It's opponents
being unable to secure a roll-call.
An amendment inserting the word
7wilful," with reference TO persons
which sell adulterated or misbranded
goods, and which wSuid have com
PEELED the government to prove an -
tent to violate the law by the vendors,
was stricken out on a yea and nay
vote Several attempts were made to
amend the bill, but no material
changes were made.
The bill fixes the standards of FOODS
and drugs as to their purity, strength
and character, and defines what shall
be considered the adulteration or mis-
branding the foods and drugs. 1t also
prohibits the interstate commerce, I'M
portation of such misbranded or
adulterated articles 1t is proposed
to enlarge the scale of the bureau OF
chemistry TO include the bureau OF
pure foods and to impose upon it the
duty of performing all the chemical
work for the other executive depart
ments. This bureau will be charged
with the duty of inspecting the food
and drug products which belong tC
interstate or foreign commerce. The
secretary of agriculture is given
authority to employ such chemists
inspectors, clerks and labOrers as may
be necessary for the enforcement OF
this act. One section provides
penalties for the introduction OF
/ adulterated or misbranded foods OF
drugs and another requires the seCre
tary Of agriculture to pre- scribe rules
and regulations to govern the director
of the bureau of chemistry and foods
in the examination of articles required
10 be inspected under the law Viola
tons OF the law shall be reported by
the secretary Of agriculture to the
proper district attorneys of the United
States, who is 10 direct and cause PRO
ceecings to be prosecuted without de
lay
A bill was favorably reported t
set apart as park in connection witt
the national soldiers home at Ho
Springs, South Dakota, 5000 acres
including Battle mountain.
| Washington, Jan. 21-In the senat,
Senator Plat of Connecticut conclud
ed his speech on Panama He defend
ed the course of the president through
out the revolt and eulogized the ex
executive personally as brave and fear
less. Senator Morgan spoke in ex
! PLANTATION Of his bill for the annexa
ton of Panama to the United States
basing his argument on the grount
that the pending canal treaty practi
cally contemplated that result Sena
tor Tillman contended that the polio!
Of the present administration was tina
might makes right. 1T is" he said
the doctrine of the wolf in Aesop!
fables, whether the stream runs up o.
down, | am above you and l want you
for supper" He declared our course
in Panama to be simply greedy anC
dirty" He announced his intention t
vote aga INST the treaty because it hat
been negotiated with a combination o.
Dien who had no right to make it, L
tie Il eaty should be ratified he woul(
accept it as the law of the land, bu
until that was done he should air his
right as a senator to expose it ever
though he thereby. should win the ex
ecutive disfavor The army appro
priation bill was under consideration
by the house IN committee of the
whole for five hours, most of which
time was devoted to a general discus
sion of the tariff question Mr.. HUI
OF Iowa. chairman of the committee
on military affairs. explained the pro
visions of the army bill and Mr.. Parker