The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-14
To HARMON|zE
THE STATE AND
NATIONAL LAWS
MEASURES ARE INTRODUCED RE-
MOVING CONFLICTING SECTIONS
IN THE LAWS RELATING TO
PURE FOOD.

SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.
Tallahassee, April 13.--Senator a. s.
Wells of Leon, and Representative H.
c. Stanford Of Osceola, have intro
the national and state pure food laws.
and which meets with the approval
Of wholesale and retail dealers, the
state department OF agriculture and
State Chemist r. e. Rose, who was
principally interested in drafting the
measure. Capt. Rose has just returned
from Jacksonville and Tampa, where
he discussed the pure food amendments
with interested parties generally,
AS prepared and agreed upon, the
amendments to the present bill are
substantially as follows:
Penalties are placed at $500 and six
months for first offense, ana $1,000
and one year for second offense. The
smaller penalty is made in order TO
get jurisdiction in the lower courts.
1t is made the duty of state attor-
neys, county prosecutors and other
prosecuting officers to Immediately
prosecute offenders on receipt of evil
dence from the commissioner of agri-
culture.
The fourth section of the bill is
made to conform to the national Law
in respect to preservatives.
In section five is adopted the amend
mept to the national pure food law
with reference to false statene nts as
to the curative or therapeutic effect
OF proprietary remedies The Ian
guage of the national law also is.
adopted in reference to net weight
and measures, permitting reasonable
variances and tolerances" under sim
liar regulations to the national law.
Section nine fprovfdes for the ap-
pointment OF an additional inspector
giving the state board three instead
of two inspectors. Provisions for
search warrant to be obtained by in
spectors when access to premises
where illegal goods are sold or manu-
featured or packed, when denied by the
owner or agent
Section eleven provides for the ap-
preparation for the expenses OF the
chemical division of the state Of Flor
ida.
Section fifteen adopts the standards.
definitions, rules and regulations OF the
national pure food law.
Saturdays Proceedings.
The members of the house were in
vited to memorial exercises to be held
a. the college for women Sunday after
noon In memory of Miss Halle Lewis,
of Jackson county, formerly member
OF the faculty.
Representative Jas MchuSn was eA-
cusesd until Monday.
The courtesies Of the floor were ex-
tended to Charlie Jones, editor of
Dixie and presidential elector.
The employment of attaches was
again the subject Of a heated discus
sion in which the speaker came down
from his stand and took part. The
system was revo.utionized by COM
nlittee being named to put the appli-
cants for committee cle-kships through
a sort civil service examination and
report to the house. F'a-ris scored the
house for the wild waste of money
in the employment Of SO many clerks
on yesterday.
C. II. b. Floyd introduced resolution
No. 53 preventing lobbying by paid
representatives OF persons, firms or
corporations. On a yea and nay vote
the resolution carried ~ to Is. Nc
williams was absent at roll call and
his vote was demanded by Floyd. Per-
mission was granted Tor five minutes
argument on the question after much
discussion. The member from St. Johns
clearly stated his position on the BILL
declaring it an implication on each
member OF the house in his opinion. If
this resolution passed il meant that
they were removing themselves from