Wichita eagle., 1889-03-14
in any county in this state having therein
an Incorporated city, town or village con-

in any county in this state having therein
an Incorporated city, town or village con-
tanning 1900 or more inhabitants.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the proper
authorities charged with the preservation
of public health in the cities and counties
of the state to appoint one or more lnspec-
tors of cattle, sheep and swine for said coun-
ties who shall hold their offices for one
year and until their successors are ap-
pointed and qualified, and whose authority
and iuridiction shall be territorlally Co
extensive with the board so appointing
them. and said several boards shall regu-
late the form of certificate TO be issued 6y
such inspectors and the fees to be paid
them by the person applying Tor such N
spection.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of inspectors
appointed hereunder to inspect ali CATTLE
sheep and swine to be slaughtered Tor hu-
man food within their respective Jurlsdlc-
tions and within twenty-four hours DeLore
slaughter of same, and if found healthy
and in suitable condition to be slaughtered
for human food to give to applicant GER
tiicate in writing to that effect ;,
Sec T. Any person who shall sell, eX-
nose. or offer for sale for human food In
this state any fresh beef, veal, mutton,
lamb or pork whatsoever, which has
not been taken from an animal
inspected and certified before
slaughter by the proper local inspectors
appointed hereunder, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by line
of not more than 500 or by imprisonment
not exceeding three months for each OIL
fense.
Sec. s. Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to apply to or prohibit sale without
inspection of canned smoked, cured or
salt meats.
This act shall take effect and be IN force
from and after its passage.
There was rattling discussion Oh the
bill by section. The debate was opened Dy
a member of the Illinois delegation.
General Pope, of Minnesota, sought 10
cut off the debate by moving the previous
question, which was lost.
Senator Finn, Of Iowa, offered local
option substitute.
Representative Shaw, of Missouri,
thought this convention had assembled 10
afford some relief to the producer from the
oppression of the alleged com pine ana lor
nothing else, but how this bill proposed to
solve the problem he could not understand:
If this conventloniw was sitting as board OF
arbitration between the Big -Four and the
Butchers union then he wanted to say he
had no sympathy with either. 1t
was a case of dog eat dog. lApplause.l
He did not believe the people OF any state
are SO lost TO all sense VI noueocy as W
render it necessary for the legislature TO
pass laws to protect the people against
tainted meat. If the convention desired
sanitary measure it should provide for
something more than inspection on The
hoofs. He understood that this conven-
ton was called to ascertain why the pro,
ducer can get only 2 or cents a pound
for stock on the hoof today, where ne Tor
merly got @ or cents, and the consumer
pays the same price now as formerly. he
the bill irrelevant.
Senator Fields of Indiana, believed he
had discovered yawning hiatus between
the preamble and the resolution. Inc pre-
amble stated that diseased meat was being
sold and the resolution asked the doctors
to inspect the meat. He could notsee how
this could effect the purpose involved.
General Hutchison, of Iowa, strongly op-
posed the bill.
Senator Crafts, of Illinois, said the way
to crush the trust was to build up packing
houses all over the states which shall dl-
vide the business with the Swlfts and Ar
The debate on this measure was very
lively and lasted until after midnight
Texas and Illinois delegates were most
bitterly opposed to the measure, but 1t was
finally adopted by a vote of 81 4-5 to 25113
and the convention adjourned sine die.