The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-20
TX E L o E B., JeWeIer.
 
PURE FOOD BILL UP
HOUSE SPENDS DAY DISCUSS
 ING THE MEASURE.
Recess Taken Until This Morning in Order to Give Right of Way
 to the Hepburn Rill

Washington, Jan. 19.-The House today considered the Hepburn pure food piil' but did not complete 1t. When the House was ready to adjourn, on motion or MT. Hepburn, a recess was taken until HOO tomorrow morning. This course will re- tain the bill before the House without in- terruption for consideration tomorrow. When the House convened MT. Hepburn (Rep., Iowa) chairman. of the commtttee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce ask ed unanimous consent for the, considera- tion of the pure food bill, but objection was made by MT. Smith Defn. ky)
 The House then proceeded with the call of committees. At the conclusion of the call, the Hepburn pure food bill was taken up in Committee of the Whole and Mir. Mann (Rep., Ill.) in charge of the bill opened debate. It was agreed that there should be four hours debate.
 Upon MT. Manns desk was an array Of bottles and. jars,, containing liquids and preserves, to which he referred as he pro- ceeded. The bill, he said practically was the same as that passed at the last ses- sion and it had the approval of govern ment officials. Holding up one bottle he said, the bill proposed to shut out those articles which contain foreign substances for coloring or preserving.
  opposition to the bill, said such legisla- tion was unnecessary as local communi- ties had ample power to correct evils.
 MT. Shackieford (Dem., Mass.) while favoring much contained in the measure, opposed certain features and he said he was opposed to legislation which would give a government official power to fix the standard and say what was whole some and what was unwholesome food.
 MT. Sperley (Dem., Ky.) questioned MT. Mann as to whether the bill prevented blends In whiskies-
 Mot if the fact is seated on the label" |" was the reply. Mir. Mann gave the same answer to MT. Batholdt (Rep,, Mo.) who asked If it would prevent the manafactute of beer from corn.
 Mir. Richardson (Dem., Ala.) spoke in favor of the measure.
 Mir. Clark (Dem., Mol opposed the bill on the ground that 1t was too radical. He was in sympathy, he. said, with the object sought. but believed the present bill should be modified, especially the sections pertaining to the acquisition of samples, which, he said required man to furnish evidence against himself, which was un- constitutional. o..-. ..r. ..:-' ,.. e
 Mir Sperley (Dem.. Ky.) opposed the bill as usurpation of State rights and a hin- drance to interstate commerce.
 Mir. Stanley Dem.. Ky) favored the bill and controverted the argument of MT. Clarke that the measure was unconstitu- uonal.
 An argument which met the enthusiastic applause of the minority side, in favor of reciprocity with Canada, was made by MT. Sullivan (Dem., Mass.) He declared that such a treaty would defeat the Chamberlain free trade ideas between Great Britain and her colony.
 MT Bartlett (Dem. Ga.) opposed the bill and Mir. Hepburn (Rep. Iowa) closed the debate in it's favor. Several amendments to the bill were offered during its read ing by sections. All were lost except one offered by MT. Stevens CTexas) making it necessary for the government to show "wilful intent to deceive on the part of the defendants under the measure This amendment was adopted by a vote taken by tellers by 106 to 100
 On motion of Mir. Hepburn, the House took a recess at 5:25 o'clock until I1:15 a. m. tomorrow