The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01

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settled their differences what Is regarded
as an effective regulation Of the meat pack
ing business emerged from the Legislative
hopper. Under this law the Government
i to pay the cost OF the inspe ction OF meats
and meat products. tn packers are not
should be, to put the date Of canning on
labels aflxed TO cans containing bypro-
ducts. The inspection 10 to apply TO meats
for domestic consumption as well as that
for export. There was q bitter hgnt m
ssnate finally yielded and accepted the
House measure. .
In enaoting the pure food bill Congress-
gave It's approval to another important
extension Of Federal authority over inter;
a q eat deal OF acrimonious dispute, most Of
which took place behind the n Speaker
Cannon was charged with having smothered
the p ire food bill, but he had little trouble
In driving his critics to cover.
The pure food law defines adulterated
and unbranded articles Of food and drugs
and makes 1t unlawful to introduce to any
State or Territory from any other State or
Territory or from any. foreign. country
articles Of food or drugs that are adulterated
or mi. branded. The legislation is designed
various Sta,e3. The Bureau Of Chemistry
Of the Department Of Agriculture is re.
quired to examine specimens OF foods and
drugs for the purpose Of determining
whether such articles are adulterated or
Agriculture shall find that the law. Is being
violated he has authority under the act TO
certify the facts to the United States At
torney for the district in which the violation
occurred.
Under the naturalization law passed an
alien cannot be admitted to citizenship
unless he Is capable of speaking English.
A bureau Is establis he'd which shall register
a personal description Of each allen arriving
in the United States. The law forbids the
naturalization Of any person who 10 an
anarchist or oounsels lawlessness, or who
ton to admit to naturalization upon the
Federal courts of the United States In all
the States and Territories, including ALASKA,
Hawaii and Porto Rico, and upon the courts
Of record Of the various States. The name
Of the Immigration Bureau is changed to
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization.
The quarantine law places all quaran-
tine stations under the control OF the Score
tary Of the Treasury; authorizes him to
designate public or private lands and
tions, and provides for the transfer Of title
by condemnation or otherwise; provides q
penalty for violation Of quarantine station
regulations and for false reports as to the
| sanitary condition Of crews and passengers:
provides for the transfer Of State or local
quarantine stations to the United States,
and appropriates s5oO,Ooo to carry the act
into effect.
Ar important piece Of legislation during
the session was the removal Of the tax
upon denatured alcohol. Although the
charge was made that the measure would
be bitterly opposed by corporate influences
in the Senate, it went through that body
with scarcely a urnu Of objection. y,
After long years Of waiting Oklahoma
tied to the Indian Territory. will be ad.
a - - V-t~ NIn thA ~ nj
Oklahoma. This Statehood bill was fought
out in both houses, and at one tim II
looked as IL it would fail. New Mexico
and Arizona have been put on the waiting
list. The people Of these two Territories
will decide at an election to be held in the
fall whether they approve OF jointure:
After persistent effort on the part OF the
commercial interests and exporters gen.
orally Congress consented to r,eorganize
the consular service. The Commissioners
and Consuls are grouped by classes, and
provision is made for an inspection service
consisting Of five Consuls- General, each to
receive 5000 a year. No officer in the
consular service receiving more than 81 900
a year is permitted to engage in business or
practise Law The fee system is abolished
After what looked like certain defeat
for it in the Senate President Roosevelt
won out or his proposition to have a lock
canal built at Panama The House first
declared In favor Of the lock canal by vot-
ing thai, no portion Of the money appro-
expended on o sea level project. The
Senate then specifically agreed to this type
OF waterway and the House followed suit:
A joint resolution was passed requiring
for the canal In the American market, un-
less the President should determine that
the bids OF domestic products were extor-
tionate or unreasonable.
The sum Of $42 500 600 was appropriated
for continuing work on the canal. OF this
amount $1o, 500 900 represented deficiencies
and $40, 0O0, 900 for work during the fiscal
year 1867. In addition to these appro-
priations steps are being taken to issue
the canal bonds authorized by the Spooner
act. which may be issued from time to time
to the extent OF $3.50 ;ooo, 900.
A bill was passed defining hazing and
providing for the punishment OF midship-
men gully OF the offence.
The principal legislation affecting the
Philippines was an act p~ostponing the
ii. 1909. A law was passed providing for
the election Of a delegate in Congress from
Alaska.
General legislation included an act pro-
hibiting interstate In spurious
or falsely stamped articles made Of gold
marking Of the graves Of Confederate
soldiers and sailors and an act winding up
the affairs Of the Five Civilized Tribes.
Among the important matters left un-
finished were the Smoot case, the Philip
pines tariff bill. the Santo Domingo treaty
the sight hour and snti-injunction bills
the revision and consolidation of the COPY
right laws, the ship subsidy bill and the bills
prohibiting campaign contributions from
corporations.
Measures Of international concern were
neglected. The Algeoiras, as well as the
Santo Domingo treaty, failed OF action, but
the Senate Is to vote on the frat named on
December IL. 1t refused to get a date fol
voting on the Dominican agreement.