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Nevada Senator Makes a Savage Attack Up
on the Health Officer, Charging Him
With Trying to Run Congress.
MILK INSPECTION THE CAUSE
OF HIS OUTBREAK OF WRATH
Spooner and Allison to the Rescue in Spir-
tied Defense of the District Commission
ers and Local Government.

District Health Officer william C..
Woodward was the storm center Of an
animated debate in the Senate yester-
day afternoon, in the course of further
consideration of the District of Column
bia appropriation bill.
Or. Woodward WAS the especial target
Of Senator Stewart's wrath He was
described as having been tried and
found wanting, and was characterized
a dictator strong enough to change
legislation pending before Congress, and
secure the adoption Of substitute meas
ures prepared by himself
Senator McComas and others came to
DR. Woodward's rescue. and said he
had done his work satisfactorily. Sena-
tor Stewart explained that view by
saying the Health officer "captivat ted"
Senator's by his affabi1ity and did not
desist until he had gotten into a verbal
encounter with Mr.. CockreIl.
Riled by Cockren
The Missouri Senator riled his Nevada
colleague by referring TO personal ami
mOsities'' between the Senator and the
Health Officer. and refused TO be mixed
up in them Mr.. Stewart advanced
across the center aisle. reducing one
Coclxrell, aad emphatically denied the
charge.
Il have no feeling in the world
against. him." ne exclaimed. II have
feeling of disgust"
Yes you have" retorted Mr.. Cock
rel. you show it as plain as A 3 c.
A Heated Debate.
The controversy between the two vet
eran white-bearded Senators held the
attention of the entire Senate and gall
leries. They seemed in extreme belliger-
ent mood and pitched their voices in
high key Their colloduy was ended by
Mr.. Lodge contributing his views on the
question in his usual quiet tone.
The attack on Dr. Woodward led to
a mention of the District Commission
ers. but as soon as any reference was
made to the present officials they were
stanchly defended by Senators Spooner,
Allison. and others 1t was Immediately
evident that no reflection whatever was
intended to be cast upon them.
How Criticism Began.
The reading of the District appropria-
ton bill for consideration OF committees
amendments had proceeded TO the sec
tion on the Health Department with
only one interruption. That was on
Mr. McComas' inquiry regarding the
high pressure fire service for the busi-
ness section Mr. Allison said it was
important, but would have 10 wait.
Then came the point of trouble.
A Senate amendment was read to in
crease the number OF sanitary and food
inspectors from six 10 thirteen. with the
other officials needed to enforce the new
passed by the Senate and is now await
ing action by the House. Mr.. Stewart
took advantage of the opportunity TO
speak again on the necessity of more
thorough milk inspection in the Dis
trict
The Senator said all the local milk
dealers approved the bill. though he
had feared some would not. and that
they only asked that it be enforced on
all impartiany. The bin was drawn up
by the Nevada Senator. amended by
Mr. Coekrell, and then passed in place
Of the one recommended by the District
Commissioners.
At this point the sharp comment on
DR.. Woodward attracted the attention
Of the Senate. Mr.. Sewart said:
Tried and Found Wanting.
However, I do not suppose there Is
any chance for this bill. because the
Health officer will do what he can to
beat it. 1 have here the two bills that
he drew. He insisted upon drawing
them They are longer than the moral
law They do not provide aly system
Now. 1 protest against this young
man running this thing any longer. be-
cause he has been tried and found want
and he captivates gentlemen. He gets
along very smoothly when he comes up
here. He puts en- good appearance
But he has ha6 this in hand about eight
or ten years. and l have been talking
To him and trying to get him to improve
it until 1 am tired and disggsted You
draw up any bill and send il down there
and they remodel il, ana then send it
back SO that you will not know it,
woodward's Influence.
mo matter how much study you may
give with the aim of rene lying this
condition this young man gets up
something else. He has his pets in
there. 1 do not know what for. There
is not man in there who knows his
duty at all except Mr.. Hird, the chem
ist. He is a modest man, and attends
TO MS own business BerhaDS, CuSht
not 10 name him because they may per
secuse him. All the balance is in con-
fusion. There is nobody 1T The head
This chief Inspector does not know any
thing about dairies. 1 belive be as
signs, Of all these twenty-fOur inspec-
tors. only two men 90 attend the milk
Inspection.
II hope that the Senate amendment
providing for the other seven Inspectors
VIII be non-cOneurred IN BY the con-