Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-24
PORT ON RATE BILL is ADOPTED
ONLY FOUR MEMBERS VOTE AGAINST IT
Anti-PRSa section L. Amended ts
Make II Apply Only to
state and Federal
OHicCrs.

OHcCrs,
WASH NGTON, June 23.-Hhe so-caled
pure food bill was passed today by the
house and the conference report on the
railroad rate bill adopted.
Nearly the entire day was taken up with
the consideration OF the pure food hill
under the tive-minute rule, and, white many
amendments were offered. most OF them
were voted down. Those that were adopted
were corrections and changes in verhiage.
( The pure food bill was passed by vote OF
/ 2i2 to Il.
4 BY unanimous consent the conference re-
port on the railroad rate bill was taken
up and. while there was discussion over
/ the anti-pass agreement, the previous dues-
ton was adopted by vote of 121 to 81, the
/ conference report being agreed to. ZIG to =
/ The house adjourned at 6:l5 o'clock.
/ In the house today the sundry bill was
sent to conference. The house adopted the
/ conference report on the District of CO.
lumbia appropriation bil which passes the
! mea
! The conference report on the postoffico
appropriation bill was adopted which
passes the measure.
! The conference report on the bill for tho
/ division OF the lands and funds of the
! Usage lnulAnS IN Nklanulne was huppleu.
/ After an hour spent in the consideration
/ OF privileged reports the house resumed
! further consideration Of the pure food bill.
The house today adopted unanimously
/ the report OF the committee on elections No.
/ 2 that Ernest E Wood was not elected
| to membership in the house of representa-
| tives In the Fifty-ninth congress from the
| Twelfth congressional district Of Missouri
and that Harry NJ. Coudrey was elected to
said membership.
| There was applause on the republican side
wnen. on request Of MIR. Rartholdt Of Mis-
souri. Coudrey presented himself at the bar
Of the house TO take the oath, Mr..
Coudrey was escorted by Mr.. Bartholdt.
who, after the oath had been administered
by the speaker, introduced his colleague TO
his associates on the republican side.
The house adopted resolution that A. j.
Houston was not elected member OF the
Fifty-ninth congress from the Second con-
gressional district Of Texas. The sitting
member, NJ. J.. Brooks, therefore retains
his seat.
The bill prescribing the duties Of deputy
collectors was passed without debate
Pure Food Bill.
The pure food bill was taken up and
everything was smooth sailing until the
so-called package amendment was
reached and then squalls sprang up and
the legislative became choppy.
Mr.. Mann Gll), in charge OF the bill,
offered the amendment, heretofore printed,
that the time 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 inn
mediately after the reading OF the amend
ment, Mr.. Chairman being heard all over
the house.
Mr. sherman IN. y offered an amend
ment in substance, striking out the time
provision. MIR. Sherman said that under
the penalty provided, the weight and
measure, II stated must he correctly
stated, which he argued was very difncult.
He said that this was most serious aues-
ton, involving as II did vast interests. and
II should not be hastily considered. It
would work a hardship on the big canner
TO put the weight on each can, for cans
Of standard size do vary in weight
sherman Weighs Ketchup.
He told OF having gone into a big can
merry in Rochester n. Y. and with men-
Der Of the Arm weighed fifty glass Jars of
ketchup. supposed to be identical in weight
But the bottles varied from l3 10 Is ounces.
when every effort had been made TO make
the standard weight fourteen ounces. lie
contain the correct weight II would drive
many canneries out Of business, because ot
the incidental expense attachng'i sin the
Weighing and in the marking OF the cans
Mr. Clark (MoD wanted to know IN II
were true that quart and pint bottles were
one drink short
Il do not know as 20 that said Mr..
Herman THE gentleman is evidently talk
ing on the product Of the corn grown IN
his district ! am talking about fruits and
vegetables"
Mr. Keifer (OD cited instances Of tomato
and corn cauneries I'm his district that
would be forced out OF business II the time
package was put up must be put on the
can together with the exact weight
Mr.. Hayes CCalJ, in whose district can
ming industries run into the tens OF millions
insisted that the effort being made 10 label
the package with the measure and weight
would overturn business policies Of a life
time and that To put into package form a
certain amount OF biscuits would be we'll
nigh impossible.
sherman Amendment Adopted.
The amendment Of Mr.. sherman was
adopted-yeas. ll2; nays, IS,
The Sherman amendment is to the section
describing what shall he deemed mis-
branded articles, and It is as follows:
II in package form and the contents are
tied I'm terms Of weight or measure they
are not plainly and correctly stated on
the outside Of the package.
The effect of the Sherman amendment IL
To remove from the category OF mlsbranded
articles food In package form unless the
contents n weight measure are mis-
sts ted. n stated At all
The representatives Of the southern sta -
treated the house 10 an instructive and sx-
haustive debate on whisky. but the friends
OF the straight" article were routed by
the friends Of the rectihers by a vote of 7l
10 Is on an amendment by Mr. Richardson
of Alabama IN behalf Of The makers ~
straight whisky.
Ia the course OF his remarks Mr.. Richard
son maintained that there are l05.OOO on