Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-07-06
RATE AND MEAT
BILLS ARE LAWS
CONGRESS DOES FAST WORK ON
LAST DAY BEFORE CLOSING OF
THIS SESSION.
LOCK CANAL BILL SIGNED.
Sundry Civil, Lake Erie Canal, General
Deficiency and Other Measures
Are Passed.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 3O.-On
the eve of adjournment of Congress the
difference between the House and Senate
on the important bills pending was adj
iusted. AS a result of the action taken
Friday night the following measures
were laid before the President for his APP
prevail:
The railroad act.
The agricultural appropriation bill, in
Guiding the meat inspection amendment.
The pure food act.
The President signed the railroad rate
bill at II As last night. The pure food
bill was also signed last night.
The leading features of the three bllls
follow:
Pure Food.
GENERAL PROVISIONS-The pure food
law prohibits the manufacture, sale, deliv-
cry for shipment, or introduction into any
state or territory or the District OF Column"
bia, of adulterated misbranded, poisonous,
deleterous food drugs, medicines, or
liquors and imposes a penalty Tor any Viola
ton of the law. 1t provides for making
rules and regulations for executing the pro
visions of the act occurring an examination
of specimens of foods and drugs and II the
law be violated the offender VIII be pro
ceeded against without delay in the courts
ADULTERATIONS-f drugs differ from
standards In strength, quality, or purity,
which are fixed In the National Formulary
they will be held to be adulterated. Con
fectlonery will be declared adulterated If 1t
contain any ingredient or colOring matter
daleterious or detrimental to health. Foods
will be considered adulterated If containing
any substance injuriously affecting its quail
ity or strength.
PREsERVATIvEs- may be
applied externally when directions for their
removal are printed on the package.
LABELS-Drugs or foods be deemed mis-
branded If falsely described by their labels.
Drugs in packages must bear statement
on the labels of the quantity or proper
ton Of alcohol morphine, opium, cocaine
or hcroin alpha or beta coachaine, chloro-
form, canabis indica, choral hydrate, or
any derivative thereof. The word com
pound" Imitation" or ''blend" must ap-
pear on mixed liquors, and only harmless
coloring or favoring ingredients can be
used. False labelling of foods or drugs i'm,
ported into the United States will prevent
their admission.
Railroad Rates.
GENERAL PROVISIONS-The railroad
rate bill requires all interstate carriers to
make through routes and reasonable joint
rates. 1t makes oil pipe line companies, eX-
press companies, and sleeping car COM
panies common carriers and subject to the
law. Railways are forbidden from engag>
ing i'll any other business than tranSporta
ton. Pipe lines are excluded from this
prohibition.
PRIVATE CARS-While permitting rail.
ways to use private freight cars, it requires
that all incidental charges arising from re-
frtscratlng and other services be incorpo
rated in the transportation charge.
PUBLIC RATES-It requires publication
Of all rates, fares, or charges, and forbids
changes save on thirty days notice. Juris-
diction Is conferred upon the Interstate
of unjust and unreasonable rates. and to fix
rates that are just and reasonable.
REEAI ES-RebateS and other diScrimina.
tory practices are forbidden and subject to
penalties.
COURT REyIEW-A limited review of or
Der or requirements of commission may be
made by courts, but no injunction, interlo-
cutOry order, or degree SuSpending or re
straining the enforcement OF an order of
the commission shall be granted except
after not less than five days notice to the
commission.
NO PASSES-Free Transportation is lin.
tied to certain specified persons.
The interstate commerce commission Is
enlarged to seven members, whose com
pensation is fixed at $4,000 annually.
Beef Inspection.
FIRST INSPECTION-Befor any cattle.
sheep. swine, or goats are taken into any
establishment for Strengthening and prepara-
ton for market they must be examined
while alive for any signs of disease, and if
such are found they are to be slaughtered
separately and the carcasses given Il special
'Xamina ton.
TAGS-All carcasses are to be carefully
inspected and if sound, healthful, and fit
LSSNa
and passed" and if not, will be tagged in
spccted and condemned" and in the latter
case must be destroyed In the presence of
the government inspector
SECOND INSPECTION-After this first
inspection another inspection Of carcasses or
parts of carcasses may be had to see If the
meat has become unfit for human food since
the first inspection.
THIRD INSPECTION-An inspection
must also be made of all meat food prod
ucts, and this inspection will follow the
product into the can, pot, canvass, or other
receptacle into which the same is put until
the same is sealed.
LABELS ON CANS--Any meat or meat
food products put into can, pot, canvass, or
other receptacle. must have label at
tached to it under the supervision of Il gov,
eminent inspector which shall state the
contents.
SANITARY REQUIREMENTS-Al estab
llshments which prepare meat for inter
state or foreign commerce must be inspect
ed by expert sanitary inspectors, and kept
in perfect sanitary condition according to
rules and regulations provided by the gov
ernmcnt.
RIGHT OF ENTRY-Government inspect
ors are given the right to enter any part
OF any establishment at any and all times