The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-09-02
THE NEAT INSPECTION LAW
Its Aim and How 1t Will Be Carried Out
by the secretary of Agriculture.
Power of the President to Prevent Discrimina-
tion-The Raum Inquiry-River and Har-
Dor AppropriatiOns-Public Finances.


Measure of Great Importance to Western
Packers-what It Provides For.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-The meat-inspec-
ton bill. which has just become law,
after being before Congress nearly the en-
tire session. is of particular interest and
importance to Western packers, delega-
tion of whom visited Washington to confer
with the committees in charge of the
measure during it's preliminary stages.
The inspection is placed under the charge
of the Secretary of Agriculture. and is con-
fined to sailed pork and bacon. 1t is to be
made only when the laws or regulations of
the country to which it is to be exported
require inspection in relation to the i'm
portation thereof, or when any buyer. seller
or exporter of the meats shall request it.
Inspection is to be made at the place where
the meats are packed, or at the places of
expectation. if the Secretary shall deem
that reinspection is necessary. or if there
has been no inspection at the place of pack
ing. One copy Of the inspectors report
shall be gwen to the shipper, one copy to
the invoice and one shall be filed with the
Secretary of Agriculture. Attached to the
meat-inspection feature of the bill are pro-
visions fOrbidding the importation of adul-
terated foods, drugs or drinks, or live stock
that have been exposed to infection into
the United States.
The bill was originally drawn with
view to overcoming the objections urged
by French and German authorities TO the
importation into those countries of the
pork products of the United States by
giving official assurance of the quality of
the meat. The following retaliatory sec
tion was added by the committee on for
eign relations, of the Senate, to be applied
In case the restrictions against wholesome
American pork were not withdrawn by
those governments: THAT whenever the
President shall be satisfied that unjust
determinations are made by OF under the
authority of any foreign state against the
importation to or sale in such foreign
state of any product of the United States.
he may direct that such products
OF such foreign state so discriminating
against any product of the United States
as he may deem proper, shall be excluded
from Importation to the United States. and
In such case he shall make proclamation of
his direction in the premises. and therein
name the time when such direction against
importation shall take effect, and after
such date the importation of the articles
lawful. The President may at any time re-
woke, modify. terminate or renew any such
direction as, in his opinion. the public in
terest may require"
The above section had the approval of
the constitutional lawyers on the commit
tee, and is held to be precedent for Civ
ing the President similar powers under the
proposed reciprocity amendment to the
tariff bill. As yet no appointments have
been made by Secretary Rusk, but he will
put the provisions of the bill into operation
as rapidly as possible.