Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-06

WHISTLES. the package must be labeled
offended" or mixed" The senate's
provision remained 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 misdemeanor for
any person to manufacture or sell any
food. drug, medicine or liquor which
is adnlterated or misbranded or which
| contains any poisonous or deleterious
substances. For violation the penalty
is $500 fine and one years imprison-
ment. The law goes into effect Jan. /.
1907.
The greatest sensation Of the session
| came from the presidents investiga-
| ton Of the charges against the Chicago
| beef packers as presented in S~lnclair's
novel, 'The Jungle" For fear of what
the Neill-R Reynolds report might con
tain the senate passed the Beveridge
| meat inspection amendment to the agri-
| cultural bill May 26 without opposition.
| Then when influences in the house
| committee on agriculture were seeking
| to weaken this bill the fear of greater
losses through prolonged agitation
brought the friends of the packers to
| agree to a substitute satisfactory to
| the president. This placed the cost of
| inspection on the federal government
| and did not require the packers to
| date the labels on their meat packages.
Rather than see the entire bill fail, as
/ the senate ~conferees said at last, they
| decided to recede on these and some
minor points. An appropriation of 3d.
100000 was made to cover the inspec-
ton expense.
The national quarantine bill, virtual
ly putting state and local health au-
thorities under federal control for the
purpose of fighting contagious diseases,
passed the senate April 2 and the house
next day with little opposition.
In January, Mccall of Massachusetts
proposed a $4,000 appropriation for
| the presidents travelling expenses. But
near the end of the session a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for that purpose
passed both houses, in the senate by a
| close party vote. Democrats regarded
II 40 foBdAt aA0
A New Star on the Flag.
The statehood muddle, left over from
the preceding congress, was one of the
most difficult tangles to be unravelcd.
Under the leadership of Speaker Can
non a Republican Instruction against
Joint statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico was crushed, and the bill was
passed Jan. "a, 1914 to $50, the insur-
gents numbering forty-three. On
March 8 the senate passed the state
hood bill with provision only for the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as IN state. The bill finally
emerged from conference under a
compromise agreement providing for
the admission of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as the state of Oklahoma
and authorizing Arizona and New Mex
leo to hold a plebiscite on joint state.
hood next fall. This was approved by
both houses and became a law with
the presidents signature June 16.
Notwithstanding the disagreement
over Che immigration bill the house bill
making uniform the conditions for
naturalization was adopted by the sen
ate on 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 rec.
ord in favor of the lock type for the
Panama canal, and the senate followed
suit June 81, SO to 81. By a party
vote the senate directed that American
products and manufactures should be
used in the construction Of the canal,
and in this the house agreed.
On Jan. % the house adopted the bill
authorizing the construction Of the
Lake Erie and Ohio ship canal, and ON
June IS it passed the senate, Al to II.
After standing pat against the on
slaughts of the tariff revisionists dur
ing most of the session the majority
permitted the passage of the bill plac-
ing denatured alcohol on the free list.
This is expected to be a 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 Il government bu-
eau becomes a law.
: Labor interests, though angered at
the failure of the eight hour bill to
eve come to a vote, were pleased
somewhat by the passage of the en-
ployers' liability act making interstate
carriers liable for injuries to employees
in the absence of prescribed safety ap-
planes and regulations.
Other measures of general interest
which passed both houses were;
Authorizing the return Of unidenti-
fed Confederate flags.
Abolishing the grade of lieutenant
general.
Adding $4,000 to each states quota
for agricultural experiment stations.
Prohibition of gambling in the terri
tories.
Provision for marking Confederate
graves in the north.
Extondinp fhp time nf tribal rnla-