The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-07-05

Ditiutu OF mixed. Inc senate
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. Ii is made Il misdemeanor for
/ any person TO manufacture or sell any
food, drug, medicine or liquor which
is adulteratei or misbranded or which
contains any poisonous or deletcrious
| substances. For violation the penalty
is $500 fine and one years imprison-
mcnt The law goes into effect Jan. 1,
/ 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 % without opposition.
Then when influences III the house
committee on agriculture were seeking
TO weaken this bill the fear of greater
losses through prolonged agitation
brought the friends of the packers to
agree to Il 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 c0nferees said at last they
decided to rccede on these and some
minor points. An appropriation of 49,,
C00,000 was made to cover the inspec-
ton expense
The national quarantine bill, virtual
" putting state and local health au-
thoritics under fa7cral control for the
/ purpose Of fighting contagious diseases,
passed the senate April AM the house
next day with little opposition.
In January, Mccall of Massachusetts
proposed 4 $4,000 appropriation for
the presidents travelling expenses. But
near the end Of t." session bill APP
propriating $35,0@0 f." that purpose
passed both houses, = IL nae by
close party Vo->. I"H:1s". .etsr,ed
it as eXt@ya-aAt and ~ n ...tlt.onal
A New Star ca tie Flag.
The statehood il,1l-lo, left over from
! the preceding congress, was one Of the
most difficult tang!cs to lie unayeleI
Under the leadership Of Speaker Can
non a Republican insurrecton against
joint statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico was crushed, and the bill was
passed Jan. "a, 194 to $50, the insur-
gents numbering forty-thlce. On
March . 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
I compromise agreement providing for
The admission Of oklahoma ana Indian
Territory a. the state of Oklahoma
and authorizing Arizona and New Mex
leo to hold pleb.scite on joint state
hood next fall. This was approved by
both houses and became 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 2S Declaration must be
made two years in advance. Anarchists
and polygamists are barred.
For Lock Canal at Panama.
The house was the first TO go on rec
ord in favor of the lock type for the
Panama canal, ana the senate followed
suit June 81, So to 81. BY a 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. - the house alODtel the bill
authorizing the construction Of the
Lake Erie and Ohio ship canal, and on
June IS it passed the senate Il to II.
After standing pat against the on
sldughts Of the tariff revisf0nists dur
ing most Of the session the majority
permitted the passage Of the bill plac-
ing denatured alcohol Oh The free list.
This is expected to be great benefit
to many Industries requiring power
machines or vehicles.
Another bill which STRENGTHENS the
arm Of the executive in striking at the
predatory trusts by preventing corpo-
rationS from getting immunity because
of testimony before a government bu-
reau becomes law.
Labor interests, though angered at
the failure of the eight hour bill to
even come to Il 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-
pliances and regulations.
Other measures Of general interest
which passed both houses We're:
Authorizing the return Of unidentl-
fed Confederate flags.
Aboishing 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.
Extending the time of tribal rela-
tons for the five civilized tribes
Changing coin and bullion reserves
to $5o00000O and S100,00000O.
Providing for the selection of dele
cato from lnslyo