The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-16


President assume n ridiculous attitude
IL is&said the President practically toic
Mr.. Bcyerfdgc that the omission o. ths
sretjon IN question from tho siiInmariza
\ zion had made him (tlie PresidcnO loot
like a fool 4,
I Mr. Wadsworth's letter Is decidedly
salty In Its flavor. 1t Is plain he resent:
this open attempt OF the President 10 al
rect legislation on the subject.
Statement Issued.
a statement was given o,it at thu
white House to-day concerning tht
Presidents letter OF yesterday to Chair
man Wadsworth relative to the acton
Y Of the committee. Mr.. Wndswortll wouie
lot make the letter public, and the Presi-
dent promptly lot the correspondents
know ia entire contents. The statement
.Swhicl, was issued by Secretary Loep'
says;
85Sl.l"1n the letter to Mr.. Wadsworthl
the President stated that almost 4
u every change in the proposed House
ia amendment was n change for tho Is
worse as compared with the senate
amendment, ana that, no matter how
Il Si,nintentionaly, 1t was in the Presi-
dents judgment so framed as TO
minimize tho chance of roofing out
4 the evils in the packing house pusl
II ness; that the President felt81t wouid
doubtless suit those packers VINO op- Y
jected to n thorough going inspection,
but that he also felt 1t would In the
long run be heavy blow to the
honest stock raiser and the honest
packer; that the proposed amendment
would graHely hamper the Secretary
Ii of Agriculture In doing the work APP
f pointed him to do, and would simply {
defer tho day when we could restore
the foreign and Interstate trade IN
meat tn a satisfactory position. Ihe
President has explained verbally that
4 he Is far less concerned with the
question rs TO whether the packers or
the government should pay for the
inspection than with certain other
features in the BILL
Conference Held.
An Informal conference of those mem
bers Of the House Committee on Agri-
culture whose votes authorized thu report
on the substitute meat inspection Dill,
to which the President objects, was held
to-day. After the conference, Chairman
Ssv'adswortfl conferred with Speaker
Cannon, after which the Speaker upon
being asked regarding the situation, had
this to say:
n Il do not care to discuss FOR publica--
h ton tho report Of the House Committee
& On Agriculture, touching meat inspection.
1t is now pending before the House, and
ing common with other members Of the
House. I s11l satisfied that 1t will re-
fceiye safe and sound consideration.
am also satisfied that before Congress
&aajourl,s.s legislation will be enacted to
provide for efficient inspection for oile-
third CT the worlds meat product find
7 ing markets in the United States and IN
foreign countries. The floor of5the House
4 is the place for debate. consideration and
4 action regarding matter which Is pend
ing legsinlion. ssf. g
Congress Excited. Il.
The probability OF a veto is causing eN--
element at both ends of the Capitol. 1t
4 Would simply mean an extern sion OF the
session until Congress had enacted
Il ar8inspcction law which met Tie approval
+ of athe Executive. Packers themselves
Il realize thatslit would be ruinous to their
Industry to allow Congress to adjourn
md go home without enactlng q law
which would, at least ostensibly, compel
rigid inspection of all meat products.
INC business has gone to pieces, both at
b home and abroad since the disclosures OF
tile Neil-Reynolts report, and the PACK
lighthouse 5proprietorst and Ass heS5 GattleT
growers are insistent that there be legis-
,ntIon which will calm the p,,bl,c mind,
3Int least The Wadsworth substitute
e would do this, but the President claims
II would do little moro. He and a. large
portion Of the House, If not u majority,
will contend that the orlsinal beverage 1
amendment, in substance, u. 1ol N,
be. adopted. If 1t is not enacted, ne
chances are that an extra ses sion VIII PC
called for the purpose of passing a law
Which meets the ideas of the president
The Minority Report.
Below Is the report OF the minority Of
the Committee on Agriculture. which OUT,
$llnes precisely the kind Of bill Wan'ea
by the President. The minority report sf
will be supported BY RepresenI ,ts :,
& Lamb, the senior Democratic member OF
u the committee, and by 1--WE others Of
his colleagues on the committee. The
Virginia delegation Is decidedly in favor
OF the substitute, but Capt. Lamb Is
mistaken In his belief that justice re-
ou!res that the cost OF inspection be
! borne by the packers, who have made
conditions such that inspection Is neces-
sary. Furthermore, Capt. Lamb says.
and his committee colleagues. who sign
ed the minority report. It Is proper that
the cost BE terne Wy the growers OF cat
tie and the consumers of canned products.
rather than by that portion Of the people
which does not raise beef nor eat It.
Hon. Henry c. Stuart. OF Russell coun-
ty, member Of the State Corporation
Commission, and one Of the most exten.
4 sive growers Of export cattle in the
country, was here to-day. and talked
with Capt. Lamb for some time concern
Ing the bill.
Mr.. Stuart believes the government
Should bear the cost of fnspec ton; other
wise, the packers will levy It on the
f grower and the consumer ana thus make
clear prof out Of the law. But Capt.
Lamb Is firm and will try "his level
best, as he expressed it. to defeat tho
substitute.
MINORITY REPORT
AGAINST SURCTF-.JTF