The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-07-05
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merce commission has alre un-
c'rthed vast amount OF g. ft and
crookeduess in railroad and @ indus
tries.
Tho prrc food bill which o.. cd the
sciafo Frh. -. Ua to 3. was also I'm
luc with this fcltralizing tendency.
II dit rot p.as thc hrusc WI. June
%. 2lD to Il. and then Nth o. lunhtr
% anerjmcu.s. which uGauy'd its
Lual pass'gc
IN i,s final slnlpc tie provision ar
fecting state r'chts or state and munic-
ipal control owe The Original ia,l,age
Was cut OF. .s tp blended whistles.
the packas-c uust be iahc!tI pleaded.
or mixed The Spuutc's provision re-
mainrd. rrquiiing labels 90 ~'aie the
amount -" alcohol contained lu 'oUl
packages bat rot ih bottled drugs.
This ia, oiS the patent medicine people.
II is mace "a iuis3cWo.uUl for any per.
son to manufacture ar sll any food.
drug. medicine ur uqur VL,.h is
adultcrJ'pd ~" mislrnudcI. ur Whicn
contains ail puiSouuus or d,lt;iruus
substance For violation the penalty
is $500 line and one years mpriSou-
mcn'. Tie law goes iHtu effect Jan.
!. i'rI1
The greatest sensation W fi" session
came from the presidents in,pstiga-
tion ~ the charges against the chi
cago beef packers as presented iu sin
cllir's novel. "rhr jungle" 'ur fear
of wEnt the Nril-KryuDlds report
might contain the srnutc passed tie
Brl "ridgr meat inspection amendment
to the agricultural bill. May 2S with.
ont opposition. Then when Influences
IN the house committr, ou agriculture
were seeking tu weaken this hlll. the
fear or greater loses through prolon srd
agitation brought the friends or tie
packers 10 agree q q substitute salts.
factory 10 the president.
This placed the cost ~ inspection on
the federal government and did not ro-
quire the packers to date the labels on
their meat packages. Rather than see
the entire bin fail. as the senate con.
ferc,s said az last. they decided tu re-
cedc on these and aomc minor points
An appropriation ~ S3,oOuOuO was
made to cover the inspection expenses.
The national quarantine hill. yirtuul-
~ putting state aud local health au-
thoritics under federal control FOR the
purpose of fighting contagious dis.
eases. passed the senate April aud
the house nest day with little oppos,-
tlor.
In January. Mccall of Massachu-
srtis proposed $1,000 appropriation
for the presidents travelling expenses
But near the end of the session u bilI
arptnurlgting S25.CDO for that purpose
passed both house. IN the senate 10y q
close rurty vote. Democrats regarded
M as eNtrh,agcnt aud unconstitutional
New star on the Flag.
The siatchond mudd'o. lcfi over
from the preceding congress. WAS on,
~ the most difficult, tangles Ia De- uu
! raVclod. Under the leadership ui
Speaker Cannon. Republican insur
rcction against joint statehood ful
| Arizona ana New Mexico was crushed
and the bin was passed Jan. -. i0i {,
liO. the Insurgents numbering forty
three. ON March . the senate passc,
| the statehood hill with provision oIll
for the admission Of Oklahoma aut
Indian territories as ore state. Final
| IN II emerged from conference under
n compromise agreement providing ~
! the admission of Oklahoma uui lndiai
territories as the state of Oklahoma
aud authorizing Arizona and New Mex
leo 10 held plehesCitr on joint state
hood next fan. This was approved 10y
both houses ana became a law Will
the presidents signature, June lG.
The immigration lin. requiring ~
an educational test that newcomer
shall 10 able 10 understand the Euglis!
languagc ana pay foes amounting Il
50. passed the senate May 23, and III,
house adopted substitute June -
In the latter both the test and the ta'
were rejected.
Notwithstanding the disagtccmcn
over the Immigration bill the hous
hin making uniform the conditions fo
naturalization was adopted by the sen
ato June -. Declaration must h
mnGe two years in advance. Anarchist
and polygamiSts are barred.
For Lock Canal Rt Panama.
The house WAS the first 10 20 ol
record In favor of the lock type fo
the Panama canal and the senate FOL
lowed suit June u. 20 to 81. by pai
~ vote the senate directed that An
erican products and manufacture
should he used In the construction q
the canal and In this the house agreed
on Jan. -. the house adopted IN
bin authorizing the construction OF q,
Lake Erie and Ohio ship canal. and O
June IS II passed the senate ~ 10 II.
After standing pat against the or
slaugLts on the tariff revisiouists dul
ing most of the session the muj9rit
permitted the passage Of the bin pla,
ing dcnaturlzcl alcohol on the fre
list. This Is expected 10 be grcu
benefit 10 many Industries requIrln
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