The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-07-11

carrying their own products. Railroad
and railway mail employees are ex.
empted from the anti-pass amendment
Investigations and Inspections.
In both branches bills were intro
ducei early, authorizing Investigations
Of til railroad monopOlies and Il com
bination of these known as the TILL
MANI illespie-Campbell measure was
passed by the house Jan. % and
though signed by the president, was
sharply criticised by him for not carry
ing funds and due authority. The
money was appropriated later. and un-
der this authority the interstate COM
merce commission has already un-
earthed a vast amount of graft and
c~rookednesS in railroad and oil indus
tries.
The pure food bill which passed the
senate Feb. 81, 63 to 1, was also in
line with this fcderalizing tendency.
1t did not pass the house until June
%. 2+O to II, and then with Il number
OF amendments which endanged its
final passage.
In its final shape the provision af-
fecting state rights or state and munic-
ipal control over thee Original package
was cut out. As to blended WHISTLES.
the package must be labeled offended"
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 avOrs the patent medicine people.
1t is made a misdemeanOr for any per
son to manufacture or sell any food,
drug. medicine OF liquor which is
adulterated or m~isbranded. or which
contains any poisonous or deletinous
substances. HOr violation the penalty
Ia $500 fine and one years imprison-
ment. The law goes into effect Jan.
1, 1901.
The greatest sensation Of the session
came from the presidents invcstiga-
don OF The charges against the Chi
cago beef packers as presented in Sill
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 bill, May 2S. with
opposition. Then when influences
in the house committee on agriculture
were seeking to weaken this bill. til"
fear Of greater loses through prolonged
agitation brought the friends Of tire
packers to agree to a substitute sat:s-
factory to the president.
This placed the cost Of inspection OH
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 con- !!
ferees said at last. they decided to re-
cede on these and some minor points
appropriation Of S3,OOO.OOO was
made to the inspection expenses. i
The national quarantine bill, virtual
" putting state and local health au-
under federal control for the
purpose Of fighting contagious dis
eases, passed the senate April 2 and
house next day with little Opposi-
lion.
In January, Mccall Of Massachu-
sets proposed a $4,000 appropriation
For the presidents travelling expenses.
ear the end of the session a bill
appropriating $4,000 for that purpose
both house. in the senate by a
party vote. Democrats regarded
It as extravagent and unconstitutional.
New Star on the Flag.
The statehood middle, left over
rom the preceding congress-, was one
VI the most difficult tangles to be I'M
Under the leadership Of
Cannon, a Republican insur-
'ectiOn against joint statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico was crushed,
md the bill was passed Jan. a, 1914 to
80. the insurgents numbering forty
hree. On March o the senate passed
he statehood bill with provision only
or the admission of Oklahoma and
indian territories as one state. Final
Y it emerged from conference under
compromise agreement providing for
he admission Of Oklahoma and Indian
erritories as the state Of Oklahoma,
nd authorizing Arizona and New Mex.
70 to held Il pletescite on joint state
lOod next fall. This was approved by
10Th houses and became a law with
he presidents signature. June 1G.
The immigration bill. requiring as
n educational test that newcomers
hall be able to understand the English
and pay fees amounting to
5, passed the senate May %. and the
adopted a substitute June %.
n the latter both the test and the tax +,
vere rejected. +,
Notwithstanding the disagreement
Yer the mminIatiOn bill tho hnuSA !