Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-07-06

WnlSKleS, the package must be labeled
blended" or mixed" The senate's
provision remained requiring labels to
state the amount Of alcohol contained
in food packages. but not in bottled
drugs. This favors the patent medicine
people. 1t liz made a misdemeanor for
any person to manufacture or sell any
food, drug, medicine or liquor which
Is adulterated or misbranded or which
contains any poisonous or deleterious
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 Chicago
beef packers as presented In Sinclair's
novel, THE Jungle" For fear of what
the Neill-Reynolds report might con-
tain the senate passed the Beveridge
meat inspection amendment to the agri-
cultural bill May 20 without opposition.
Then when influences in the house
committee on agriculture were seeking
to weaken this bill the fear of greater
D. ioSSco sliOuSn dklldllOl
brought the friends of the packers to
agree to a substitute satisfactory to
the president. This placed the cost of
inspection on the federal government
and did not require the packers to
date the labels on their meat packages.
Rather than see the entire bill fail, as
the senate conferees said at last, they
/ ar n IN nd
minor points. An appropriation of 49,,
100000 was made to cover the inspec-
ton expense.
The national quarantine bill, virtual
~ putting state and local health au-
thorities under federal control for the
purpose Of fighting contagious diseases.
passed the senate April and the house
next day with little opposition.
In January, Mccall of Massachusetts
proposed $4,000 appropriation for
the presidents travelling expenses. But
near the end of the session a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for that purpose
passed both houses, in the senate by
close party vote. Democrats regarded
1t as extravagant and unconstitutional
new Star on the Rag.
The statehood middle, left over from
the preceding congress, was one of the
most difficult tangles to be unraveled
Under the leadership of Speaker Can
non a Republican Instruction against
joint statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico was crushed. and the bill was
passed Jan. "a, 1914 to 100, the insur-
gents numbering forty-three. On
March Q the senate passed the state
hood bill with provision only for the
admission OF Oklahoma and Indian
Territory as one state. The bill finally
emerged from conference under a
compromise agreement providing for
the admission of Oklahoma and Indian
| Territory as the state of Oklahoma
and authorizing Arizona and New Mex
leo to hold a plebiscite on joint state
hood next fall. This was approved by
| both houses and became a law with
the presidents signature June Is.
Notwithstanding the disagreement
| over the immigration bill the house bill
making uniform the conditions for
naturalization was adopted by the SEN
ate on June IS Declaration must be
made two years in advance. Anarchists
and polygamists are barred.
For Lock Canal at Panama.
The house was the first TO 20 on rec
ord in favor of the lock type for the
Panama canal and the senate followed
suit June y, 36 to 81. BY party
vote the senate directed that American
products and manufactures should be
used in the construction of the canal,
and in this the house agreed.
On Jan 81 the house adopted the bill
authorizing the construction of the
! Lake Erie and Ohio ship canal, and on
June Is 1t passed the senate, IL to II.
After standing pat against the on
slaughts of the tariff revisionists dur
ing most Of the session the majority
permitted the passage of the bill plac-
ing denatured alcohol on the free list.
This is expected to be great benefit
10 many industries requiring power
machines or vehicles.
Another bill which strengthens the
arm of the executive Ia striking at the
predatory trusts by preventing corpo-
rations from getting immunity because
of testimony before government bu-
reau becomes law.
Labor interests, though angered at
the failure of the eight hour bill to
even come to a vote, were pleased
somewhat by the passage of the en-
ployers' liability act making Interstate
carriers liable for injuries to employees
in the absence of prescribed safety ap-
planes and regulations.
Other measures of general interest
which passed both houses were
Authorizing the return of unidenti-
fed Confederate flags
Abolishing the grade of lieutenant
general
Adding $1,000 to each states quota
for agricultural experiment stations.
Prohibition of gambling In the terri
tories
Provision for marking Confederate
graves In the north.