Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-05

bill was signed June 20, and It will go into
effect in sixty days from that date
Many people will regard as the most
important work of the session the legis-
lation relating to pure food and drink,
which is embodied in two acts, the so
called meat inspection act and the pure
food act. The former provides in brief
for the inspection by the government of
all The meats and meat products put on
the market by the packing houses of the
country. Tho secretary of agriculture
may put inspectors in packing houses at
any time of day or night and they have
authority to regulate the sanitary cond-
lions of the packing houses. Tire appro-
priation for inspection the coming year IS
s., 100000.
and misbranded articles Of food and drugs,
and makes it unlawful to introduce into
any State or Territory articles of food
or drugs that are adulterated. The legis-
lation is designed to supplement State
pure food laws which did not reach in.
terstate commerce. and it is expected
that the moral effect OF ths act will bt
to drive from commerce most Of the adul-
terated and misbranded stuff ncy sold.
A measure in which Burlington will have
a direct interest, if the efforts of the Com
merciai club are successful in securing 3
local plant, is that providing for fire.,
denaturized alcohol. Corn, sugar cane ant
other agricultural products will ne useC
IN the manufacture Of this product, anC
it will mean n vast increase IN revenu,
| for farmers. The act will bring relic
to many industries involving heat, ligh
and power. Its passage was urged by The
New England manufacturer and the auto
mobile owner in New York as well as thN
cotton planter of the South. and the con
sumner of coal and oi. III sectors wher,
the prices and freight rates of THESE com
modites are excessive The ineu in man!
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with its poisonous fumes have been usec
will also hail this act, which goes into ef
feet the first day of January, 1907.
Lack of space will forbid men ,ion a
| length of many other important meas
urcs, and they must be hurricdly sum
married.. Congress passed valuable
naturalization law which will 80 fl
! toward aholishing the vicious system
of fraudulent naturalization 50 ION.
carried on under the existing law. ar'
which will check the violations of tn
! immigration law, furnishing a muc!
| needed safeguard to American citizen
ship. An immigration bill has passr'
both houses, and it goes over N con
| ference until the next session.
The reorGanization Of the Unite
states consular service is made possi
BILE by a bill. which lays the foundati0,
for great Improvement in this import
ant branch Of the government service
Alaska was given a right to send
delegate to Congress, and an act wa
passed whereby that Territory will hav
a larger school and public improve
! ment fund. The secretary of the in
terror was also empowered to ALLOW
homesteads to the natives of Alaska
Liberality toward the Indians char
acterized several cnactments. The ten
dency shown is to grant citizenship
to Indians who have capabi'itv for 1t
TO open for settlement certain itAerVa
tions, the proceeds to go to the In
dams and to provide for the distribu
ton of the tribal property of the Csn z
Indians to individual members OF III
tribe.
Ten bills providing for improvement
in the federal courts were passed.
Prcsideht Roosevelt was given s25
600 to pay travelling expenses OF him
self and guests,
An important feature of the seasio
was the adoption of measures to com
pei heads OF departments to apportio
the appropriations they receive Is
there shall be no deficiencies, to r.
quirc each executive department I
submit Its estimates. and to reauir
government clerks to give a strict aC
counting.
Other acts of general interest passo
include the following: Fixing the tyr
OF the Panama canal and appropria'
ing ss2OOo,OOO to carry on the OF
the coming year.
Authorizing the construction of ii
biggest battleship ahoat.
Doubling the annual appropriate"
for TIE militia of the country. tn,
devoting s2,O0O,OOO to the WORK I
bringing the militia into close touc
with the regular army.
Making new state of the territo
les of Oklahoma and Indian Territor
An employers liability act to prote
employees in hazardous work.
An act 20 preserve the sc,nic beau
of Niagara Falls
Appropriations ageregatins $500, 600 N
out of which burlington secures $4,000 f
tine completion IF its new federal bull
@ Ing.
About 81 600 bills were introduced du