St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
The Author of the House In
speetion Bill Argues Its
Merits.
How the FapibauIt Institu-
tons Were Made Extra
ordinarily Wrathy.
Ramsey County Fills the
Lower Branch With Local
Bills.
Secretary Hart Net Suffering
from the Faribauit Fit Of
Spleen.

As the day for the debate in the sem
ate on the meat inspection bills draws
near legislative interest in them grows
deeper and the voice from the country
stronger for their passage. Gen. Baker
said yesterday:
The senate will pass the bill. Pub
lie sentiment on the subject is SO unani-
mOuS that that body will not ignore it,
Mr.. Forbes, author of the house bill
said yesterday:
The meat inspection bill ought to
pass the legislature for the following
reasons: In my opinion it will give US
better quality of meat without in
creaSing the cost to the consumer. The
facts are thai q large amount of dis
eaSed meat. from lack of inspection
laws, finds its way into cur markets"
'The Big Four Will aid in opposing
any antitrust or anti-'combine' bill.
They care nothing for such legislation.
but the moment bill of this kind is
proposed they are willing to spend a
million dollars if necessary to defeat
inspection laws. No valid objection
can be urged against the inspection bill
now pending in the house and senate.
1t will in no way affect the farmer or
producer, for the reason that theheaIth
officers of each town can appoint lone
OF more inspectors" In other words,
every farmer can be his own inspector.
While at the St. Louis convention let
ters were read by members of tie Kan
saS delegation from the senators in con-
gresS from that state, stating "that
congress had no power to remedy the
evil" but that the remedy lay in the
''poiice power of the several states by
passing stringent inspection laws" The
I
ago beef cattle and feeders sold readily
ior So TO cents per pound on foot.
Now the farmers are selling their cattle
at from cents to 214 cents per pound.
Now, the number of consumers has
kept pace with the increase of cattle,
so that it is not overproduc-
ton which has caused this de-
preston in the markets. The cCnsum-
er pays the same price Tor his beef that
he did when cattle sold for the higher
prices" mention this to show that
something is radically wrong in the
beef market, and that the radical wrong
which has practically driven the Min
neSOta farmer from the market is the
importation of dressed beef. This bill,
If enacted into law, will not be uncon-
StitutiOnal on the ground of interior
ence with wholesale commerce. The SUI
preme court of theUnited States in Kidd
Us. Pearson, Volume 12S, says: 'Legis-
lation by state may, in great variety
of ways, affect commerce and persons
engaged in it without constituting a
regulation of it within the meaning of
the constitution
Representative Brown. in speaking of
the bill to the GLOBE several days ago,
lntnnded to convey the idea that he had
not made up his mind yet as to whether
the bill was beneficial or not. He is eX-
aiming it upon its merits as sanitary
act.
Sheriff Gettman, of Dodge county, was
introduced to the house members last
evening as Phil Armour. There were
loud calls for STUFF upon him.