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An amendment otfafe,i by Me- Mann ~
Illinois FOR the COMMITTEES on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, was aerrd to-
rrpyIdinG that tis word 'person" ~ uwed
IN ,hr ac, should he cunstr,,ssi In either thu
singular or plural. ss occasion dcmandedi !
eiao that II should be held TO include corpora.
tons, companies and associations, and that
PERSONS acting as officials, employees or
agents of corporations, companies or asso.
cations shai he required, equal lily with their
principa II. TO observe tho provisions Of the
hili
Tive provision In the bill describing the
mishranding Of packa ges Of foods Dreamed
goods was not acceptable 10 the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and n
substitute was proposed by Mr.. Mann as
follows:
Third II, in package form. the approNl-
mate quantity OF the contents OF the package
az the time put up be not plainly and correctly
stated In terms OF wei ght or measure on the
outside Of the package Provided. that the
uses Of particular sizes OF packages estab-
liahcd by recognized custom OF trade may
be authorized and permitted by and In ac-
eordarce with rules and regulations estnb-
llshed from time TO time. under the provis-
Ions OF section OF this act
Mr.. Sherman Of New York moved an
amendment making it optional with
manufacturer to put the amount OF con-
tents OF a package in weight or measure
on the label, but. II 80 stated, the contents
must agree Herewith.
Advocating his amendment Mr.. Sher-
man, speaking from personal knowledge
OF the canning business for a period OF
twenty years, said it was impossible to
nske all containers, either Of tin or glass,
OF the same size hold the same bulk of con-
tents by weight or measure. The COM
mttee amendment would revolutionize
trade methods OF many years standing
which were not Objectionable. There was,
be asserted, no thought Of selling the pack
ages for what they are not.
Mr.. Mann said that nothing revolutionary
or impossible was attempted or desired
by the committee. 1t was only that can
ners should be compelled to state on the
can the standard size it purported to
be. No one was compelled to say any
thing about weight or measure. II the
amendment prevailed. he said, it would
amount to virtual prohibition against
indicating anything at all about the size or
contents on the label.
Mr. Sherman's amendment was agreed
TO, liz to As.
An amendment to prevent blending
OF liquors, particularly whiskey, was Of
fered by Mr.. Richardson Of Alabama, which
led Champ Clark Of Missouri to remark
that he was in favor OF putting ooloring
matter and drugs into the liquor, "for,'
said he, 'the more you have OF it the less
whiskey there is and the less harm it will do
Mr.. Sherley of Kentucky opposed the
amendment, asserting that 1t represented
q conflict between two rival trade interests,
and he objected to the use OF the CONNER
cial powers for the benefit of one or the
other.
Mr.. Stanley OF Kentucky, with voice
like a calliope, replied to both Mr.. Sherley
and Mr.. Richardson. and illustrated his
remarks by compounding @whiskey" in the
,sight Of the House. using pure alcohol as
q basis and various drugs and coloring
matter. The alcohol, he said, was pure
'proof and when 1t gets into a man is pure
hell. 1T will make a rabbit spit in dogs
face
The amendment was defeated, 81 to 70.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Lacey of
Iowa was agreed to. specifically setting
forth that nothing in the bill was intended
to affect the law relating to the transporta-
ton of liquors in original packages.
Mr.. Burgess OF Texas moved TO strike
out the provision that FOODS and drugs fully
complying with all the provisions of the act
shall not be intefer red with by the authori-
ties Of the several States when transported
from one State to another SO long as they re-
main in original unbroken packages, except
as may be otherwise defined by law or pro-
'vided by statutes of the United States.
Supporting the motion, Mr.. Williams Of Mis-
sissippi said that some members who other
wise would vote for the bill could not do go
II the provision remained in it.
The motion was defeated, a. to 90.
Mr.. Adamson of Georgia offered the sug-
gestion of the mir ority ae TO the description
Of frackages that shall be considered as mis-
branded; lost, 40 to lls.
Under the special rules the bill was then
reported to the House the several amend
ments agreed to and the substitute for the
Senate measure PASSED by vote OF 24ot
IL The negative votes were cast by Messrs.
Adamson bf Georgia, Aiken of South Caro-
lin, Bartlett of Georgia, Burleson of Texas,
Gambler OF Mississippi, Garrett OF Tennes-
see Gillespie and Henry Of Texas, Hill of
Mississippi, Humphreys OF mississippi
keliher Of Massachusetts, Moore, Russell
and Sheppard of Texas. sherley Of Ken
lucky, Smith of Texas and Williams OF