The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-28
PURE FOOD BILL PASSED.

House Has Lively Time Over Social
ed "Packaee" Amendment-Fake
Booze Also in the LimeIight.
After an hour spent in the consid-
GRAFTON Oh privileged reports, the
house Saturday resumed the consid-
Grafton OF the pure food bill.
Everything was smooth sailing un-
til the so-called package amendment"
was reached.
Mr.. Mann OF Illinois, in charge Of
the bill, offered the committee amend
ment, heretofore printed, that the tina
the package was put up must be on
the container, together with the
weight or measure, on the outside
of the package.
| A dozen members were on their
feet Immediately after the reading
of the amendment.
Mr.. Sherman Of New York ogered
an amendment in substance striking
out tho time provision. Mr.. Sherman
said that under the penalty provided
the weight and measure, If stated,
must be correctely stated, which,. he
argued, was very difficult. He said
that this was most serious ques-
tion, involving, as it did, vast tnte:
ests, and it should not be hastily
considered.
Mr. Mann responded to this and
other speeches opposing the commit
tee amendment, giving the house au-
other demonstration" from behind
his fmprovised gr:cery counter CT
some of the ways Of packers and can
ners. The Sherman amendment was
voted down.
| Then the friends OF straight" whis-
key were routed by the friends of
the rectifers by a vote Of "a to 76,
defeating an amendment by Mr.. Rich
ardson of Alabama in behalf of the
| makers Of "straight" whiskey.
Mr.. Sherley of Kentucky in behalf
of the rectifers held the close at
tention of the house. as he explained
the contention Of the two whiskey
| camps. the disti1lers and the rectI-
| fiers. Among other things, he SAID:
"Now what makes the purity OF
whfskey and how is it made? Whis-
| kew may be made out OF corn, rye,
| barley or various other grains. ITS
| quality depends upon the quality OF
the grain, the quality Of the yeast.
the cleanliness Of the mash tubs and
the proper distillation., There is not
one line of the internal revenue law
| that looks to an inspection Of. tia
grain to see whether It Is pure
grain or a musty grain; there Is not
line to say that when the whisSey'
is distilled It is properly distilled,
50 as to get rid of the first run or
the last run, or which contains the
worst elements in whiskey.'
The speech of Sherley brought Mr.
Stanley of Kentucky into the arena IN
front of the speakers wesk to GEM
| onstrate how the offender" makes
offended" whiskex. He said he had
no objection to anybody blending two
kinds Of whiskey, but he did OBJECT
to making whiskey while you wait
Then taking bottle from the, table,
he noured it into a graduate and
said:
"Here is a quart Of alcohol, 100
nr,or strong. It will eat the 1nrss-
tines out Of a coyote. 1t will make
q bowling dervish out Of an apchor-
ite It will make rabbit spit III q
hu1,-dos's fece. It is pure alcohoi
and under the skill of the rectfher
he will put in a little coloring mat
ter and then little bead OIL Qlius-
tratins). I drop that in 1t. Then
get little essence of bourbon whis'
kew and there is not connoisseus Z
IN this house who can tell the hellisn
business from the genuine aTtlcfe'
and that Is what denounce. zap
ulause) I say that the colorins mat
rer Is not harmful; say that, the
caramels are not harmful. but l say
that the body stock Of the whiskey
made Is rank alcohol and when
1t gets into a man it IS pure nell
(A2plause.) 49,.
The vote was then taken on ths
amendment of Mr.. Richardson anu
it was defeated.
number OF other amendments
were offered, but in the main were
defeated The amendment adop.ed
was merely a change In the Vefo'sse'
The committee then arose and 'ne
hill was passed by a vote Oh z4z "
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