Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-12-29
SENATOR M'CUMBER'S
GRAIN INSPECTION Bill
L Provides For National Inspection and Grading Of Grain
IFS Passage Would Be Boon 10 Farmers

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Senator cCumlber's bill for federal
grain inspection was given its second
reading and referred to the senate
committee on agriculture and forestry.
The hill provides for q uniform
standard Of classification and grading
OF wheat, flax, corn, oats, barley, rye
and other grains, and for other pr.
poses. The text Of the bill:
Be 1t enacted by the senate and
house Of Representative of the United
States OF America In congress as.
sembbedl: That the secretary OF agri.
culture shall organize IN hds depart.
ment bureau OF grain inspection,
and shall appoint chief who shall
have had at least three years' expert.
ence dm inspecting, buying and grad
ing of grain, and whose duty It shall
be to have immediate control OF such
bureau and the employees thereon, and
to report upon the condition Of the
Interstate trade and commerce in
grains OF the United States, their grad
ing, weighing and inspection, and to
collect such information ON this sub
ject as shall be valuable to the agrd-
cultural and commercial interests Of
the country; that the chief of said
bureau of grain inspection shall re.
ceive a salary of $500 per annum:
and the secretary of agriculture is
hereby authorized to employ a force
sufficient for this purpose, mot to ex-
coed - persons, TO be known as grain
Inspectors, one OF which inspectors is
to fbe stationed at each Of the leading
centers of interstate trade and com.
MERGE in grain in the United States.
said inspectors to have had at least
two years. practical experience in the
grading and handling OF grain Of the
quahty commonly marketed at the
place where his duties are to be per-
formed, said inspectors shall be an.
pointed under and shall be subject TO
all the rules Of the civil service and
receive compensation to be fixed by
the secretary of agriculture. That the
said inspectors as occasion requires
are hereby authordzed to appoint uu.
der the rules of the civil service DEPUTY
Inspectors having the same quaaifca.
tons as inspectors who shall act I'm,
der the immediate control and sssper.
vision of the inspectors, and who are
to be paid for their services, in an
amount and manner to be provided
tor by the secretary Of agriculture,
from the fees collected for the in.
spection Of grain at the place where
the duties Of said deputy inspector
have been performed. and that each
inspector shall have the power to re-
move or transfer any deputy inspector
acting under him, upon good reasons
shown.
= Section 2. That each inspector OF
grain shall, before entering upon the
duties Of his Office, take an oath OF
Office, as in the case OF other United
States officers, and shall execute a
bond to the government of the United
States tn a sum to be fixed by the Sec
Tetary of agriculture, with good and
sufficient sureties, to be approved by
the secretary OF agriculture. condd.
toned that he will faithfully and i'm
partially discharge the duties OF the
office of inspector according to the law
and the rules and regulations OF the
agricultural department, and that he
will pay all damages to amy person or
persons who may be injured by reason
OF his neglect to comply with the law
or rules and regulations aforesaid.
That each deputy inspector appointed
as above shall be required to take a
like oath and give such bond as may
he required by the inspector for the
protection of the latter. @ s
Section 3. That it shall be the duty.
Of said Inspectors and their deputies
10 inspect and grade all grain which
at the time Of inspecting and grading
of the same has been shipped from
any other state. territory, or country
than the state. territory, or country
in which he same is Inspected or b
intended for shipment dnto another
state. territory or foreign country.
before the same Is tlnloaded 6rom the