The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
RATE AND MEAT
BILLS ARE LAWS
CONGRESS DOES FAST WORK ON
LAST DAY BEFORE CLOSING OF
THIS SESSION.
LOCK CANAL BILL SIGNED.
Sundry Civil, Lake Erie Canal, General
Deficiency and Other Measures
Are Passed

| WASHINGTON, d. c., June 30.-On
the eve Of adjournment of Congress the
! difference between the House and Senate
on the important bills pending was ad-
| iustcd As Il result of the action taken
Friday night the following measures
were laid before the President for his APP
prevail:
The railroad act.
The agricultural appropriation bill IN
Guiding the meat inspection Amendment.
The pure food act.
The President signed the railroad rate
/ bill at II 40 last night. The pure food
bin was also signed last night.
The leading features of the three bills
follow:
Pure Food.
GENERAL PROVISIONS-The pure food
law prohibits the manufacture, sale, deliy'
cry Tor shipment, or introduction into any
state or territory or the District OF Column
hia, of adultpratcd, mishranded, poisonous,
or drlcterous food drugs, medicines, or
liquors and imposes penalty for any viola
tion of the law. 1t provides for making
ru!os and regulations for executing the pro
visions of the act requiring an examination
OF specimens of foods and drugs and If the
law bc violated the offender will be pro-
ccrdcd against without delay In the courts.
ADULTERATIONS-lf drugs differ from
standards In strength, quality. or purity,
which are fixed In the National Formulary,
they will he held to be adulteratcd. Con,
f"ctiOnery viii be declared adulterated If II
contain any ingredient or coloring matter
ct I'tcrious or detrimental to health. Foods
viii be considered adulteratcd If containing
49, substance injnriously affecting us qual-
itF or strength
pl;ESERNATINES- preservatives may he
applied externally when directions for their
removal are printed on the package.
LABELS-brugS or foods be deemed mis-
branded if falsely described by their labels.
DRUGS IN packages must bear statement
ou the labels Of the quantity or proper
ful of alcohol. morphine. opium, cocaine,
ut hrruin alpha or beta roaChaiuc, chloro.
!uEW, canahis indica chlornl hydratn, or
uuN dcrtyativp thereof The word com
Iotud," "tmitatiou" or "hlcnd' must ap-
pear on mixed liquors, and ouly harmless
,uiurag or nayuriug ingredients can be
r~.d. False labelling of foods or drugs i'm,
ih.lr admission.
Railroad Rates.
GENERAL. PROVISIONS Tho railroad
rat, Till requires all interstate carriers to
iaaI" through routes and reasonable joint
,.i"s. II makes oil pipe line companies, cN-
Nr"S companies, aud sleeping car com-
I.HlNS common carriers ana subject TO the
.a... Railways are forbidden from cuEag.
lu- in .uy other business than Transports
tuu.. tHo lines are excluded from this
.rDhii .jiuu.
rRINA1E CARS-Whilr permitting rail.
wa.r 10 Use private freight cars, it requires
th@t AL Incidental charges arising from re.
lrl-,ratnG and other services be iucorpo
l|ta IN the transportation charge
EtbL't' RAIES-lt requires publication
cf gIl rates, fares or charges, and furbid~
changes save on thirty days notice. Juris-
C-Dt"u Is conferred upon the interstate
commerce commission TO hear complaints
OF unjust and unreasonable rates. and to fix
ratios that arc just ana reasonable
R,!'Ai ES-Rebates and other dscrimina
tory practices are forbidden and subject to
COURT REYIEW-A limited review of or.
der ur requirements of commission may be
E"dc 10y courts, but no injunction, interIo-
,rtury order, or degree suspcndinE or re
slratning the enforcement of an order Of
the commission shall be granted except
after not less than five days notice to the
commission.
10 pASSES-Frcr transportation is linn
itcd to certain specified persons.
b" interstate commerce commission is
enlarged to seven members, whose com
l'uSdtjon is fixed ut $1,000 annually.
Beef Inspection.
FIRST INSpECTION-Bcfor any cattle,
sheep. swine, or goats are taken into any
establishment for Strengthening and prepara,
tiuu for market they must be examined
willie alive. for any signs of disease, and if
s,uh are found they are to be Slaughtered
#'uurat is and the carcasses given special
examination.
l,NGS-All carcasses are 10 be carefully
inspected ANA II sound healthfu, and fit
for human food will be tagged, inspected
and passed. ana If not, will be tagged in
,pcctod and condemned" and in the latter
case must be destroyed In the presence OF
til" government inspector.
SECOND INSpECTION-After this first
inspection another inspection of CarcasScs or
parts of cHrcasScS may be had to see If the
mcat has become unit for human food since
the first Inspection
THIRD INSpECTION-An inspection
must also he made of all meat food prod
vets, ana this inspection Will follow the
product into the can, pot, canvass, or other
receptacle into which the same Is put until
the same Is scaled
lAiI.IS OK CANS-Any meat or meat
tuoi products put into can, pot, canvass, or
ether reocptahlc, must have label at
On he'd To It under the supervision of IL GOV,
'Tm"ut inSp' rtor, which shall state the
contents.
SANITARY IEQTlREMENTS-Al cstab
iishmruts which prepare meat for inter
Stlt" or foreign commerce must be inspect.
ed Ivy expert sanitary inspectors. and kept
iu perfect sanitary condition according to
r"l5 ana regulations provided by the gov,
yrHHrut
RIGHT or ENTRY-Gorcrnmcn inspect.
o.r are given the right to enter any part
of any establishment at any and all times.