The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
Pure FOOD Bill
PASSED [ HOUSE i:
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18th Whisky, ~ Leads r. to
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5 WAsH1NG Gro ON, June NJ %. after "a an
hour spent lin the consid sra tton Of privi-l
legged reports. Il the IIouse to- day resumed
consider att on TX of the pure food bill.5
Everything was fsrnoot III sailing until 4 the
so-called ID pa ckage * nendment was
reached, u and then squalls sprang up. J and
the legislative sea u bets.ine exceed tingly5
#choppy. 4;
& Mr. 1ann (Illinois) IN charge OF the
bill, offered the commit tee 4 amendment
! heretofore printed that the @me " the
package was put up \ must be on the;
5conta!ner, together With the ight or
measure on the outside OF the pac kage.
Straights q Routed. IN
ID dozen members we're ons their feet
gimmed ately3 at ter the reading OF q the.
amendment Mr.. Sherman; OF New y ork, \
offered AN amendment In substance strlks y
Ing out the time provision. II Mr.. Sherman
said that und the penal ty& provided the
weight and mea sure, II K 4; stated Va must
be correctly sta ted, whit " he rgued, /;
wa very difflcult. HI said that this was
4 most serious question $invotI as III
did, vast interests. and Sit should not be,
hastily considered. Mr.. Mann @respoAd ed
TO this and other speeches opposing the
committee amendment, giving the House
another gdemonstratlon from Behind his
grocery counter OF the ways Of packers.
and Gamers. The Sherman amendment
was voted down,
H Then the friends Of Straight whiskey
were routed BY the friends OF the rectt-5
amendment offered by Mr.. r richardson,
L OF Alabama, in behalf Of the makers OF
straight whiskey !. 3s
Exhaustive Debate.
II Not in a long time has the House bacn.
uft1 "a al
debate on an asticle Of commerce as IT
was II treated to BY the reports from
Southern States, In whose dlstrlc Wits
key Is made and rectl fed l,f i
II Mr.. Richardson told AZ how I'M straight"
whiskey was made, Its color being se-
cured from the charred oak barrel into
which 1t is put, and after remaining
there a number Of years, is bot tied In
bond. the green stamp OF the govern
Mr.. Sherley {Iientucky) in 5behalf Of
the rectifers, held the attention Of the
House as he explained the contention.
OF the two whiskey camps, the dlstillerHI
and the rectifiers. 81 Il
Pure He'll, He Says.
Tho speech OF Mr. sherley brought Mr..
Stanley (Kentuckyj into the arena In
front OF the speal1er'a desk, to demons
Istrate how the offender makes "bleni-
He said he had no objection to any
body blending two kinds ofswhiskey, but
haNdld object to making whiskey nj
you walt Then, taking q bottle from, the
table, he poured 1t into g graduate ana r'1
said IS In is
~ hundred proof strong. 1T will eat
& tho intestines out Of a coyote, II Will III
make a bowling derYish out OF an
anchorite, It will make a. rabbit spit
in bull dogs face, It is pure alco- m
hol, and under the skill OF a rectifer
lie VIII rSt In a little colornE matter
ana then little bead oil (illustra-
\ ting). II drop that In y, Then ! Sc vi
u n little essence OF Bourbon whiskey 5
and there Is no connotsseur IN this
House who can tell that lelllsh busl-
ness from the genuine article. ana
that is what i denounce, (Appla use).
i,.I say that the coloring matter Is
not harmful II say that the ca ranels
are not harmful. but say that the
body stock OF the whiskey made
Is rank alcohol. and when It gets
into d man. It Is pure hell" (Ap-
plause,) 81 Il u # 41 i.
The vote was then taken on the amend
ment OF Mr. Richardson. and 1T was derf
fsated the amendments adopted being
we're offered, but In the main were do
ifeated q, the amendmnts adopted being
merely changes In yerhiage.s
The committee then rose and the bill
was pa ssed by u vote OF 242 to N.
Garfield, 1t seems. Is eager for silence,
but to obtain 1t may have 10 agree 70
addition and dlylsson,T--N eN York Herald,