The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-23
DEBATE ON PURE FOOD BILL.
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sumrtiary legislation regarding ialln
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SECTIONS ~ tho t'nitcd states would
like tho philanihrupista who arc look Ing
ont for the he,lih and comfort ~ tho Irurlc
~ start sumehudy put ~ teach Ipuple 'o
makr good honest biscuits and corn bread,
They ran du good In u great many plncraly
teaching them how 20 couk vegetables hy
putting decent bacon with them instead
~ old ham or beef. IauRhter.l
Theirs IL ~ ,iSa In having hydr ophobia
about state lines, nor talk about u man
marching IN redhanded Rebellion heCnrlre
ho says there are some things that Congress
ought not To 10 and cannot do. After la
tening to all the witnesses and TO the speech
OF Brother Mann. hearing all the tales Of
woe about these things that affect the
stomach and the pockets of the people. l
have not heard presented a solitary case
which any state in this Union cannot pun
ish in its own courts II IL will produce the
evidence.
People are expecting too much Of scien-
tihc knowledge IA TO accuracy and safety
on all questions. | believe there are mill
ions of old women, white and black, all over
my country who know more about good
~victual7 and good eating than DR.. Wiley
Mr.. Richardson OF Alabama said that
wholesomeness wa = not the only end sought
in the bill. A more important one, in his
judgment, was to satisfy a purchaser that
he got just what he bought by requiring
the seller to state what II was.
Mr.. Henry of Texas argued against the
bill on constitutional grounds and used the
latest issue agitating Kansas to illustrate.
Now, if under thi' bill, he said, lit Ia
constitutional to regulated pure food, 1t
cotton shirts should be elongated one inch
ut the near extremity for the comfort INC
convenience of the people of the State Of
Kansas would be in order. daughter
Besides. it would serve Il double purpose.
II would appreciate the price of cotton in
the Southern States, and, az has been said
by some one, if the chairman would only
prolong the length of his shirt by one inch,
the price of cotton would Immediately go
up throughout the world. Such legisla-
ton would not be much more ridiculous
than what we nave before US"
The general debate was concluded by
MFR. Cochran Of New York, who said he
addressed himself particularly to the Demo-
Gratis. Il do not believe, he said, that
our Constitution was really intended by
its trainers to furnish an effective shield
for wrong or a refuge for criminals, and
yet for the last twenty years | do not re-
member hearing the Constitution invoked
on this floor except to prevent a remedial
which no one could defend, but for which
they invoked the Constitution to avoid
discussion.
Il say that in this contention Of consti-
tutional restriction this Government instead
Of being most efficient for the suppression
of wrong and the vindication Of Justice.
becomes a scheme by which in its distribu-
ton Of power labyrinths are created in
which the footsteps of justice go astray
when pursuing, crime and inside which
wrongdoers find a refuge where they can
perpet rate fresh enormities.' Applause
The House substitute for the Senate bill
was then read for amendment those recon-
mended by the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce being first considered.
The first amendment urged by the Treas
ury Department because of the recent large
of CONNECTIONS containing
alcohol or injurious drugs was agreed to,
including within the list OF articles that may
not be sold any candies containing spirits
or narcotics.
The second amendment, relating to the
contents OF the labels to he placed pom
proprietary medicines, occasioned much
discussion. 1t was slightly modified and
then adopted, 1t sets forth in order the
drugs Of which the amount or proportion
contained in the mixture must be named
on the label.
The following amendment was agreed
to: 1T shall be the duty of the Secretary
OF Agriculture from time to time to deter
mine and make known standards of the
various articles Of food in compliance with
the definitions and provisions Of this act"
Also a new section covering the matter
OF imported goods, m~isbranded or adulter-
ated. The date for putting into effect the
penalties for misbranding was fixed at
eighteen months from the date of approval.
except in the case Of imported goods.
Having thus disposed Of all but one Of the
committee OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES relating to
packages and cans-further consideration
of the bill was postponed until tomorrow.
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