Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
floods IN STORAGE PREMIER MAYRES|GN|
Bill for Regulation to Come Up Reduced Majority for Allies at
Early in Session. English Elections Expected.
i BRANDING LAW PROPOSED ANOTHER VOTE PROBABLE
Character Of Goods and Length Of Bu Leader Opposition Likely
Time TO Indicated. to Succeed Asouth
OUTCOME SENATE INQUIRY POLITICAL PROPHETS AT SEA
Details
Worked Out Opposition i
Bill for Regulation to Come Up
Early in Session.
BRANDING LAW PROPOSED
Character Of Goods and Length of
Time Stored to Be Indicated.
OUTCOME OF SENATE INQUIRY
Details of the Measure Now Being
Worked Out by Senator Hey
burn of Idaho.

A bill for the regulation Of foods placed
in storage, along the general lines Of the
pure food law, is expected to be reported
from the Senate committee on manufac
lures early In the coming session.
Following the general outlines OF the
pure food bill, the storage food bill will
probably contain provisions for the brand
ing of foods placed in storage to indicate
not only their character, but the length
Of time they have been kept in storage
There will likely be general provisions
against the sale of storage food that is
unwholesome and for punishment for mis-.
branding and other violations of it's pro.
visions.
Another important feature Of the bill Is
expected to be the fixing Of a time limit
on storage. 1t is understood. however
that the committee will, in framing the
legislation, provide various time limits
for specific kinds of foods. 1t is generally
recognized, a member OF the committee
pointed out this morning, that some foods
can be kept in storage longer than others
The details Of the proposed legislation
are now being worked out by Senator
Hepburn. chairman of the Senate COM
mittee on manufactures, and one who had
a big hand in shaping the pure food leg
islation passed in 1905.
Important Data to Be Given.
Important information and data regard
ing the amount Of foods placed In stor-
age particularly cold storage, and the
length of time the foods are held by the
big packers of Chicago and other western
cities, will be given in the report which
will be made at the time the bill Is
presented by the committee. For some
oAR toll hax N.
deavoring to get Information of this kind,
but the packers have been wary OF going
into details regarding their storage op-
eratiOns.
Senator Hepburn, however. pointed out
to the packers during the past summer
that as legislation regulating storage of
foods was q probability of the near fu-
ture, it would be for the best interests
Of the packers to have the legislation
framed on actual facts AS e. result OF
many facts and figures from their books,
and Senator Hepburn reGards@ the in-
formation as both interesting ana I'M
portant. The senator made many IN
vestigations during the summer that are
proving valuable in framing the storage
food legislation. which he hopes to see
passed during the coming session. SEN
ator Hepburn said this morning. how
ever. that he preferred to consult with
the members Of the committee and get
dicating what form the proposed legis-
latiOn will take.
Result of Senate Investigation.
The demand for legislative control over
the storage Of foods came as q result
of testimony given before the Senate
special committee to investigate the cost
of living last winter. One OF its first
recommendations took the form of a bill
setting time limit on the storage of
foods and providing for the branding of
foods to show how long they have been
kept In storage. This bill was referred
to the Senate committee on manufac-
lures. and 1t at once began an investiga
tion of the entire subject. 1t soon be-
came evident to the members of the
committee that more comprehensive
measure than that suggested by the spe-
cial committee would be necessary, and
since that time Senator Heyburn's com
mittee has been busy holding hearings
and gathering data
1t is understood that the kind Of meas
ure in favor among the members Of the
committee is one that will make no pro-
vision for an elaborate inspection service
to examine food that is kept in cold
storage. AS in the pure food law, 1t Is
planned to make the bill general In its
terms as to what may or may not be
done in the storage of foods. There will
be general authority granted to the de-
partment having its enforcement in
charge to make inspections in cases
where 1t thinks the law is being vio-
lated. That is the general procedure un-
der the pure food Law, and 1t Is declared
that course has worked out successfully
in the enforcement. of that measure.