Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10

garding the situation than did the Secre-
tary of War in his recent visit"
Continuing, Mr.. Simmons said that his
only purpose In referring to the article
was to show that the mind of the Amer
lean people is prepared to expect excesses
and abuses on the tsthmus. He congratu-
lated the President on his request TOT IN
vestfgation. and said he hoped it would be
found that he was correct In saying thar
the charges against the management OF
the canal were not founded on fact.
The resolution was referred to the eom-
mittee on interoceanic canals.
The Pure Food Bill Advocated.
On motion of Mr.. Hepburn the Senate
then proceeded to the consideration OF the
pure food bill, and Mr.. Hepburn addressed
the Senate in support of the measure. ne
said that the primary object OF the Dill
was to protect the public against frauo
and deception.
He anaiyzed the bill and said that it had
been so modified as to protect retail dealers
in manufactured goods and he added that
there had been other changes. adding. how
ever. that the bill contained all that was IN
the bill of last session.
Them said Mr.. Spooner, 1t is op3ec-
tionable."
When told by Mr.. Hepburn that the PEN
atty provision in the bill had been SO
amended as to provide that dealers IN I'M.
be punished unless they purchase the
goods knowing them to be adulterated, MT.
Spooner replied that the change eHects d
great Improvement.
Mr.. Galiinger also expressed MS appreci-
alton of this amendment and said that ne
felt more sanguine now than ever he had
felt before that it would be possible to pass
a pure food bill.
Further consideration of the bill was
postponed until tomorrow.
Bills Passed.
The following bills We're passed:
Authorizing the postmaster general TO ois-
pose of useless papers in post offices.
Incorporating the American National In
stitute Prix de Paris at Paris, France.
Extending the time for the completion of
the bridge of the Winnipeg, Yankton and
Gulf aRilroad Company across the Mis-
souri, river at Yankton, s. d.
Authorizing the marking of the graves Oh
confederate soldiers who died in northern
prisons during the civil war and appropriat-
ing $500 600 for that purpose.
Granting vacant lands in Minnesota to
that state for forestry purposes.
The Shipping Bill Taken Up.
At o'clock Mr.. Gallinger asked for the
reading OF the merchant marine shipping
bill, but Mr.. Morgan suggested that that
bill had been displaced by the Senate In
secret session yesterday when 1t made the
Bacon Morocco resolution the regular Or
der. He said it was the duty to put the
business of the Senate in it's proper parlia-
mentary shape.
The chair held that after failing to Sc
cure action yesterday the resolution had
gone to the calendar and could not again
be taken up except on vote or with
unanimous consent
The reading of the shipping bill then pro-
ceeded. Although the Moroccan resolution
was under consideration, it was not refer
red to by name. Mr.. Morgan spoke of 1t
as "a certain proposition" and the Vice
President mentioned it as the measure
referred to-
When the reading of the bill was com
pleted 1t was again laid aside and the SEN
ate gave its sanction to an exchange of
committee assignments between Messrs.
Ankeney and Piles, whereby Mr.. Piles was
transferred from the committee on inter-
oceanic canals to the committee on COM
merce, and Mr.. Ankeney from the commit
tee on commerce to the canal committee.
The consideration of the calendar was
then resumed, and the following bills were
passed: Authorizing the Fort Smith and
Van Buren, Bridge Company to construct
a bridge across the Arkansas river at Van
Buren,, Ark.
Authorizing the Mobile Railway Company
to construct a bridge across the water be-
tween Cedar Point and Dauphn island.
Also number of private pension bills.