Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-09

,;slislxies, the pacirare must be laoeied

il food packages. but not in bcttlel /
drugs This favors the P1te1,tt ,rls,.i. ne
pecnle 1t is made a II s1eme1noH for |
any person to manufacture or sell any /
food, drug, medicine Or liquor which /
is adulterated 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. 1,
1907.
The greatest sensation of the session
came from the presidents investiga- !
ton of the charges against the Chicago
beef packers as presented in Sinclair's
novel. THE Jungle" For fear of what
the Neill-Reynolds report might con-
tain the senate passed the Beverage
meat inspection amendment to the agri-
cultural bill May rs 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 %
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 So
! 100000 was made to cover the inspec-
. ton expense.
! The national quarantine bill, virtual
| " putting state and local health au-
thorities under federal control for the
purpose Of fighting contagious diseases
! passed the senate April 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 APP
propriating $4,000 for that purpose
passed both houses, in the senate by
close party vote. Democrats regarded
it as extravaganza 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 unraveled.
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 the senate passed the state
hood bill with provision only for the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as one 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 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 the immigration bill the house bill
t making uniform the conditions fol
naturalization was adopted by the sen
: ate on June %. Declaration must be-
: made two years in advance. Anarchist!
, and .polygamists are barred.
l For Lock Canal at Panama.
The house was the first to go on rec
ord in favor of the lock type for tn
: Panama canal, and the senate followe,
a suit June q, SO to 81. By a part.
= vote the senate directed that American
Il products and manufactures should b
: used in the construction of the. cana.
! and in this the house agreed.
ia On Jan. 81 the house adopted the bill
4 authorizing the construction of til
&c Lake Erie and Ohio ship canal, and O.
: June IS it passed the senate, II to II.
II After standing pat against the OF
"A slaughts of the tariff revisionists dun
. ing most of the session the maiorit
IN permitted the passage of the bill plaC
:, ing denatured alcohol on the free lis
q This is expected to be a great benef
"a to many industries requiring powe
:. machines or vehicles.
= Another bill which strengthens th
! arm of the executive in striking at til
- predatory trusts by preventing corpc
:, rations from getting immunity becaus
- of testimony before government bU
: reau becomes law.
Labor interests, though angered {
the failure of the eight hour bill
even come to vote were please
somewhat by the passage of the en-
o. ployers' liability act making interstat
IS carriers liable for injuries to employee
D. in the absence of prescribed safety al
n pliances and regulations.
Ie Other measures of general interes
W which passed both houses We're:
~ Authorizing the return of unident
u fed Confederate flags.
ed Abohshing the grade of heutenar
n general.
IL Adding $1,000 to each states quot
of for agricultural experiment stations.
nc Prohibition of gambling in the teri
tories.
he Provision for marking Confederat
in graves in the north.
y. Extending the time of tribal reli
%. tons for the FIVE civilized tribes
of Changing coin and bullion reserve
lal 70 SO 600 coo and S1O0 600 GOO