Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-04


3. Still further changes were made
in conference thereafter.
The senate conferrees held out stub
bornly against the house proposal TO
drop the clause placing pipe lines under
federal control AS this was finally
agreed to by senate and house, the pipe
| lines are to be regarded as common
carriers. but are not prohibited from
carrying their own products. Railroad
| and railway mail employees are ex-
empted from the anti-pass amendment
Investigations and Inspections.
In both branches bills We're intro
duced early, authorizing Investigations
Of the railroad mOnopolies and COM
| bination of these known as the Till
man Gillespie Campbell measure was
| passed by the house Jan. % and
though signed by the president, was
sharply criticised by him for not carry
ing funds and due authority. The
money was appropriated later. and I'M
der this authority the interstate COM
merce commission has already I'M
carthed vast amount of graft and
| crookedncsS in railroad and oil indus
! tries
The pure food bill which passed the
senate Feb. 81, IS to 4, was also in
| line with this federalizing tendency.
| 1t did not pass the house until June
%, 240 to Il. and then with number
| of amendments which endanged its
| final passage.
In its final shape the provision af-
fecting state rights or state and munic
ipal control over the original package
was cut out. As to blended WHISTLES,
the package must he labeled blended
or mixed The senate's provision re-
manned, requiring labels to state the
amount of alcohol contained in food
packages but not in bottled drugs.
This favors the patent medicine people.
IT is made a mistlemeanor for any per
son TO manufacture or sell any food.
drug, medicine or liquor which is
adulterated or miSbranded, or which
contains any poisonous or deletinous
substances. For violation the penalty
is $500 fine and one years imprison
ment The law goes into effect Jan.
!, 1907.
The greatest sensation of the session
came from the presidents investiga-
ton of the charges against the Chi
cago beef packers as presented in Sin
clair's novel. THE Jungle" For fear
of what the Neil-ReynoldS report
might contain. the senate passed the
Beveridge meat inspection amendment
to the agricultural bill May IS with |
out opposition. Then when influences !
in the house committee on agriculture
were seeking to weaken this bill. the |
fear of greater loses through prolonged |
agitation brought the friends of the |
packers TO agree to n substitute salts |
factory TO the president.
This placed the cost of inspection on
the federal government and did moi re-
quire the packers tosdate the labels on
their meat packages. Rather than see
the entire bill fail. as the senate con-
ferees said at last. they decided to re-
cede on these and some minor points. o.
An appropriation of S3.O00CG0 was
made to cover the inspection expenses.
The national quarantine bill. virtual
~ putting state and local health au-
therities under federal control for the
purpose of fighting contagious dis
eases. passed the senate April , and
the house next day with little opposi-
ton.
sctts proposed n $15.CC0 appropriation
for the presidents travelling expenses
But near the end of the session bill
$4,000 for that purpose
passed both house. in the senate by
close party vote. Democrats regarded
at as extravagent and unconstitutional
New Star on the Flag.
The statehood muddle. left over
from the preceding congress. was one
of the most difficult tangles to be I'M
raveled. Under the leadership of
Speaker Cannon, a Republican insur-
rection against joint statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico was crushed,
and the bill was passed Jan. "a, 1914 to
80, the insurgents numbering forty
three On March o the senate passed
the statehood bill with provision only
for the admission of Oklahoma and
Indian territories as one state. Final
" it emerged from conference under
a compromise agreement providing for
the admission of Oklahoma and Indian
territories as the state of Oklahoma,
and authorizing Arizona and New Mex-I
leo to held a plebescite on joint state
hood next fall. This was approved by
both houses and became law with
the presidents signature. June Is. \
The immigration BILL requiring as
IN educational test that newcomers
shall he able to understand the English
language and pay fees amounting to
s., passed the senate May %. and the
house adopted n substitute June %.
In the latter both the test and the tax I
we're rejected.
notwithstanding the disagreement ]
,ver the immigration bill the house j
Jill making uniform the conditions for ]
was adopted by the sen
ite June 2S. Declaration must be |
made two years in advance. Anarchists 5
Ind polygamists are barred.
For Lock Canal at Panama.