The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-04

money WIS appropriated later. and un.
der this authority the interstate com.
merce commission has already un'
earthed vast amount Of graft and
crookedness in railroad and oil indus.
tries.
The pure food bill which passed the
senate Feb. p, 63 to 4, was also in
line with this federallzing tendency
1t did not pass the house until June
-, 24O to Il, and then with number
OF amendments which endanged its
final passage.
In Its final shape the provision af.
fecting state rights or state and munlc-
lpal control over the original package
was cut out. AS to blended WHISTLES,
the package must be labeled blended
or mixed" The senate's provision re.
manned, requiring labels to state the
amount Of alcohol contained in food
packages but not in bottled drugs.
This favors the patent medicine people.
1t Is made a mistlemeanor for any per.
son to manufacture or sell any food,
drug, medicine or liquor which is
adulterated or misbranded, or which
contains any poisonous or deletinous
substances, For violation the penalty
Is $500 fine and one years imprison.
ment. The law goes into effect Jan.
1, 1907.
The greatest sensation Of the session
came from the presidents investiga.
ton of the charges against the Chi
cago beef packers as presented in Sin
clair's novel, ''The Jungle" For fear
of what the Neil-Reynolds report
might contain, the senate passed the
Beveridge meat inspection amendment
to the agricultural bin, May %, with
out opposition. Then when influences
in the house committee on agriculture
We're seeking to weaken this bill, the
fear of greater loses through prolonged
agitation brought the friends of the
packers to agree to substitute salts
factory to the president. -.
This placed the cost Of inspection on
the federal government and did not re-.
quire the packers to date the labels on
their meat packages. Rather than see
the entire bill fail, as the senate COP
ferees said at last, they decided to re-
cede on these and some minor points
An appropriation Of 100000 was
made to cover the inspection expenses.
The national quarantine bill, virtual
~ putting state and local health au-
thorities under federal control for the
purpose Of fighting contagious dis
eases, passed the senate April and
the house next day with little opposi-
ton. -
In January, Mccall Of Massachu-
setts proposed $4,000 appropriation
for the presidents travelling expenses.
But near the end of the session a bill
appropriating $4,000 for that purpose
passed both house, in the senate by a
close party vote. Democrats regarded
at as extravagent and unconstitutional.
New Star on the Flag.
The statehood muddle, left over
from the preceding congress, was one
Of the most difficult tangles to be I'M
raveled. Under the leadership Of
Speaker Cannon, a Republican insur-
rection against joint statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico was crushed,
and the bill was passed Jan. "a, 1914 to
$50, the insurgents numbering forty
three. On March the senate passed
the statehood bill with provision only
for the admission of Oklahoma and
Indian territories as one state. Final
~ it emerged from conference under
compromise agreement providing for
the admission of Oklahoma and Indian
territories as the state of Oklahoma,
and authorizing Arizona and New Mex
leo to held plebescite on joint state
hood next fall. This was approved by
both houses and became a law with
the presidents signature, June 16.
The immigration bill, requiring as
an educational test that newcomers
shall be able to understand the English
language and pay fees amounting to
IS, passed the senate May %, and the
house adopted substitute June 25.
In the latter both the test and the tax
were rejected.
Notwithstanding the disagreement
over the immigration bill the house
bill making uniform the conditions for
naturalization was adopted by the SEN
ate June %. Declaration must be
made two years in advance. Anarchists
and polygamists are barred.
For Lock Canal at Panama.
The house was the first to go on
record in favor of the lock type for
the Panama canal and the senate fol-
lowed suit June 21, 36 to 81. BY par
ty vote the senate directed that Am
erican products and manufactures
should be used in the construction Of
the canal and in this the house agreed
On Jan. p, the house adopted the
bill authorizing the construction of the
Lake Erie and Ohio ship canal, and on
June IS it passed the senate IL to II.
After standing pat against the on
slaughts on the tariff revisionists dur
ing most Of the. session the majority
permitted the passage of the bill plac-
ing denaturized alcohol on the free
list. This is expected to be great
benefit to many industries requiring
power machines or vehicles.
Another bill which strengthens the
arm of the executive in striking at the
predatory trusts by preventing corpo-
rations from getting immunity because
of testimony before a government be-
comes law.
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