The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-08

t,,,,,e cennscl for the pctiionci =.
go Virginia statute uilHtl 'viir',., w..
chiefly ns violating in' iNl'' 80, 49,, ,,,.t,,
In mai Il violates the clause OF scclion -
nfsrficlc T. of the constitution, Whlch h.-
ciafcs that "lhc citizens of cacn @lAt' hil'ii
be entitled TO an privileges ana immui ~
at cifl1enS In The several states II 3. emery
,efth refcroncr 10 the Interstate commerce
clause that ] shall consider the Virginia ''Yl =
me complained of 10y petitioner the "ih'i i'
"a cumulative provision. al. .
Inc general principles OF law governing iit
cnsc nj bar having been SET out, tNiu t'
the facts which 30 presents ] am al iln'it! 7,
tl,c judicial C01niIirre OF thc iaci llai 70 E'if
lance Interstate trade exists in fresh oitrttO
meats ] am ai liberty 20 take c't.il1ii'
also OF geographical distances anu OF 'N, .
fuat The Nlfr niH statute, iu imposing .
charge of one cent per pound ON nil Ii'.n
meats offered for sale alta hundred n..i.',.'..,'
more from the places of slaufnlet' l.'.,, Eli
this charge ON fresh meats hi"u-.tt .,. o.tIr.
other states Of the Union, anu' lo t inhoDi-
f.nfe fmprsos u upon meats niDuti. f,
mi on nearly an fhni portion oi
ing west Of the blue iIp-f
DRESSED MEATS.
ON tho subject Of the masni' le ."" s, .'i
.,.,,ea I'll the Interstate trade I'D i.a"
Z i.''''.''.'t ,.,.,,e adopt the language OF ln.
gircnit cont Of the United states lei i.'.
Nnrfncrn district cl Illinois, j" M"'
~uiphin. 30 Federal Reporter. ool
nlare have been ffOm time imn'inoi lhi FIT pr, 10
.io' - ineaf commefcc. and the courts VIII
nike judicial notice thar Miihu inc i.ht
.cnr. bv means Oi new nppnhit'e i"i 't'
pr scrvnfiou of sucA intiiin' t'N 0.,tt,,...d.
fauid TRANSPORTATION nN means OF idi""'' 70
= ftruc and if may be said. new nu,iHr'7 n'0
crown up in The slauRhtffine ana iiii7l ...
uc of meats for human food ip disii.t l'.''''
FROM the plaCcs Of slnn-ui. II 30 l..' '
f,usfnfe> has now become 0n important l'N'
al interstate commerce. iNc press itth
with accounts and statement, "i inc inn.
frde of the business. Tie iitNcici D.
Ing over our railroads meets ,t uiiii'-i Dt''
MONT cars constructed ana hudii'N '"l'''''f
Tor such business. - .t.
.The records ofthc Patent Office show inc
Invention and palcuiiu- pl many ''i" '.'
warehouses spCcincaliN oc>itN.N i'i
Quoting such business. and 40 iait n'1oi.'
of tonrroeeu committee was appointed If
tine senate tp investigate uuiiNh lhN I'''
aud report UPON some OF thc ln"-N' p.
methods oil the business. go That iheit '.i
no doubt from common knowledge, ihhl l.-
,iav dressed meats f0f human food are ai-
ficies OF Interstate commerce.
dressed fresh meats iCiug au article ct
general interstate commerce OBJ ki'"' .i'-
growing magnitude ana inpoiInN'' '"N
facts of the ease 40 bar seem io DE lhcsc.
Ihe petition OF tine prisoner SETS lol, Dbl
among other things. tlai ul ihe ilnc nl ti'
passage Of the Virginia acl, iH'ir W
narsnus firms or corporations fnnoNciN t
Inc dressed beef business anywhere lh lNr
~fnfo of Niraluii. and none anywhere itflir
fbcir slauehter-hOu-c as near tnc clues Oh
IicrmOnd and NOuoIi. as "a luhnitN Hiii'"f
and that the said act applied i1 100 uNnti Iti-
sons engaged in Inc dressed beef nu,iur. .t
except those who slaughter u'i citi,, "'.'
prepare fresh meats for dlsiaAt markets. our
Side of tlc state Of Nirslnia,
CONSIDERED TOGETHER.
in an affidavit made bp the petitioner sDp-
sequcnilv TO the Cling of his lttiii"h- i"
affidavit which think. under ING 'ii..i.l
stances. may be considered ht lhe c'uI %
mis- hoinp haheas corpus case, upon
% PRAYER for personal NneilF-
.alIsnoi That Armour g. Coz ana dnO'n,I NiNi
fn Chicago. as well ah persons lh h"I
tTfv. Mo-. Omaha, Nlb and hammond, lhia
cattle ana shipping fresh dressed n'tl Cd
other states. That Armour a. GO. Ald otnNi
were. previously 90 the first da} oi Maitil
1890. selling in the state OH ii-.iil d. ..,s'
becf from animals slaughtered ai Ohci-
tnat Armour a. Go. and swift a. GO. were SD
selling i'm the city of NORFOLK, have ,1lA eiiltr
fhe tih of March, 1850, rcsptcNNclN' t'' N
and 1000 cuIcnsScs neefcEdiilit l'rl.D. '.f
l.3O7. 372 and LIS OOO pounds ol Wc'i.
dressed beef mat the total amount OF tAcA
beef sold JOB Norfolk for the year cnnihn n rN-
ruary. 1890. was 2,1sj,0l2 pounds. iii'.'
these TWO firms have also houses ini t', ',''N
OF this article iu ilcnnynoi ana .'t,
firm of Nelson. Morris a. Co. hnd zap I'D hii'iI
LIST. $500. "a house in the same business
PETERSBURG 300 this slate. lLhl lnt t'i't
amour OF this article shipped Joy iN+
houses o. Virginia up 20 ehl". ..,---il.'
1890. ISL Dim the previous lMtlNN ""it'.f f
was 45S-.O 900 pounds Ih4l ING "tti--
amount of dressed beef in car lo.d l' iNt'''
rounds the freight charge MiIcA. iltil'
Chicago 10 Norfolk. does moi cA' cth Iilt.,'
cents per hundred pounds, OF nm h.l %.
amount of the charge imposed 10y virginia
for inspection. That the average ti.D' i'
ceiVCd by Amour a. Coz Tor lhc litri I...l
.I d 81 b b. I.
pound: that the commission pud l.l tehiN-
is Two nflhs 10 half cent; aud lhal ti' I't
l.rica received ON the beef on hoaiu inc f'ir
al Chicago. making no allowance lot l'lii-'
which costs $1,000 per car iohu ava i7
bv the owners. BIS four and quarter GEMS
ucr pound. That there are no persons cAll
ing ON the dressed beef business ltllNiNtiiir
slauehtciiTc and shipping Odd Nlt-Iii'
sDacting car loal of dressed beer u--
der the Virginia law, is nui more lh
nuy minutes. for when lhrN gre hii.h' ID
by the law $4,000. Inht on lhr uurlIlt
done i'm Norfolk ln tine twelve months emu .t
FEBRUARY -, 1890. sihe charge imposed hN
This law would have been e3l,oo, on 20 per
cent of the selling riiceoi ihr hecl. "hu =
per cent. of the amount itctNtI ilNti t't
beef in Chicago after ueduclne lit ..ll 'i."
selling charges. That there are TWO lNnIt. To-
nrs nt Norfolk. whose compensation ni lIN
stirs at Norfolk during the IMclNe ihoilN7
mentioned, nf er paying mo llc nllt J l'.-
$1,000. OF $4,000 each. That tine inspection
Zee OF one cent pr pound ON the eull hu.l-
ness done fu tine state of virginia dNii'- liif
period mentioned would have neeh ti'fht ID.
That The sad luaI tfion Ice OF ono cent l.i
Mound Is iu fact prohibition against iht sue
al Western dressed beef 500 the markets ni
virginia. .Ihat, coming IN competition ltl ',
as the shippers of This article 40. WIN i'.ii
sauchtcrcrs. who are not lcQuiiDu I'D pay NNf
Inspection Tee, The discrimination against
fresh beef brought from Chicago ana iur
West. OF one cent per pound, ls 30 gree us io
mako impossible io carry ON inc uuoiii
except at a. loss. That tine elect Oh thc "ci i. a
fsgu I'D .tOuTlc business, ana no liD-u ultr.
ed ncatS 81 uahtercd as described. are now
snld ina. Norfolk except am occaslunn' piutir
dlled from Baltimore. Finally, that mo- ltf-
SON. firm or corporation plloi ll' iui oi el, t'
Inc MASSAGE of the virginia law. nlu OF ifar
bean engaged in selling fresh beef -lanenlri-
.d "a Duudred miles distant. at amy place DID
virginia having less than 10000 lhiaui.u. 81
The act of Virginia complained oi' teci'es
Whereas. 70 is believed that unwhoicsomc
mpofs nrr hplulrOnclCd Tor sale in tlh come
monwealth:n DO therefore enncis in secll'n
nrst. mat BIZ shall not be lawful To onci i.i
snlp within this state, amy lrt-n meats lu'e''
veal or muttOul which shall have deem
sl4unntcred one hundred miles uf over liNn
tba piace nt which 10 is offered Tor SALES uIin
and except 10 has been inspected ana ape
proved us hereinafter provided.
In section second, ID provides lla' tl .
County ana Corporation Court shall appoint
one on moro iusf cclofs of fresh meat. WNe'
refttioncd $50 90 do boy twenty citizens, iia
makes 10 the duty OF the Inspectors io inel q
and approve or condemn an fresh meat, oi-
fered ion sale. which have been Transport D
one hundred miles or more nom thc place OF
slaughter,
In section third. 20 imposes a charge oi one
cent pound upon the owner OF lhe meat in-
spected. payable TO the inspectors.
TIE PROVISIONS.
In section four. 10 makes 10 the duty of ail
owners of fresh meat, before Offering DO Cor
saic tonifply % the Inspector Ton the lnsp0 Gee
non OF their meat. and imposes "a huc OF not
less than nfty nor more THAN one hundred
dollars for each failure So 10 do recoverable
before any Justice ol lhc peace. ana PROVIDES
That I'm cities of ilitD en- Thousand lunnnliails
on more. half Of the fees received hv the il-
ApsctOis shall Doe paid into the state Ifcls-
urv hut the counties of Accouac ANA NofIh-
ampton ale exempted from the operation II
the act
In section nlfh, 10 requires the inspectors lo
make oath that lnty viii faithfully perform
their duties, and allows the courts appoint
ing 10 remove them from oihce.
lin section sixth and last Do provides inlt