The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20

responsible for insanitary conditions. When the bubonic plague or yellow fever invade the country, everybody knows that nobody wants to be the vehicle of the transfer of those dangerous diseases. No- body wants to catch them for the purpose of giving them to other people That is the reason for the rule that the public ought to pay the expense, but the very reason points out the exception. Some times an unsanitary condition Is brought about by the voluntary action of the evil doers Whenever that is the case, then the expense of curing the condition which nas been brought about, their acts ought to be borne by them. (Applause). And l, for one, had hoped that thounering in the index about making tn eevil doers stand the expense of curing their own evil doing would be followed up more strenuously than it has been. But here we are. We are faced with this condition and being faced with it. it is about as good an out come as could be expected
 Tribute to Wadsworth.
 Now l wish to add this: There has been undertaking that has been going on in connection with this matter and want to pay my individual tribute to member of this House. I think that in this particular legislation he has been mis- taken and particularly upon the point of not making the evil doers pay for curing the evildoing brought about by their own action. There has been some undertaking in which there has been a disposition to charge all sorts of wrong motives on the gentlemen from New York, MT. Wadsworth the chairman of the committee on agriculture l served with him for eight or ten years on a committee of this House. have known him to cast more votes against his own interests than any man in this house (ap- plause). He is a worthy son of noble sire (applause) and ar. honest man if God makes honest men (applause) and believe he does If the abbreviated dis turbance between the two gentlemen from New York had come off my reasoning would have been with the other gentle man from New York. but my affections and feelings would have been with this gentleman from New York (applause) l think we have had entirely too much anyhow; too much tolerance of the idea that whenever men honestly differ about a public measure their motives are to be impugned and their integrity to be attacked" (Applause)
 DeArmond Throws Bouquets.
 MT Dearmond of Missouri paid d tribute to the minority members of the agri- cultural committee Mir. Lamb of Virginia, Mir. Chandler of Mississippi and Mir. Bowie of Alabama, whom he thought ought to have 6 ''whiff of the odor from the bouquets which are being tossed about" He said these gentlemen had demonstrated in connection with the mat ter devotion to public duty as well as a comprehension of 1t which will do good things.
 That bill was imperfect Hearings were had by the committee of which l am a member. Ample consideration was granted all interests, and the report of the packing interests admitted that every conclusion of MT. Neill and MT. Key holds should be carried out" He said he disagreed with the majority of the first report, which came here for a court review, and now that provision had gone out of the bill.
 'It is true that I have consulted witn the President It is true the speaker of the House has taken hold of this thing as a member of the House and as an American citizen, and has worked with Mir. Roosevelt. Neither has shown any pride of opinion but simple desire to yield non essentials in order that the ex- ecutive branch of the government and that the legislative branch of the gov ernment and the American people, all of whom want a good law, may have 1t. (Applause). The amendment was then adopted.
 One Dissenting Vote.
 Mir Wadsworths motion to send the bill to conference was then agreed to with the single dissenting vote of MT Dearmond. The speaker appointed as conferees MT Wadsworth, MT. Scott and MT. Leever of South Carolina.
 MT Williams of Mississippi interposed 2, vigorous protest at the last ap pointment the chair having passed over Messrs Lamb of Virginia and Bowie of Alabama, both being opposed to the committee amendment while MT. Lever favored it. MT. Williams said 1t was a slap in the face" of MT. Lamb, and he protested. vigorous conference was held at the desk between the speaker, Mir. Williams and Mir. Wadsworth. The speaker withdrew the conferees temporarily. but later re- appointed Messrs. Wadsworth and Scott and substituted Mir Lamb for Mir. Lever the latter having asked to be excused
 When the bill was returned to the Sen ate Senator Proctor chairman of the committee on agriculture. asked that the meat inspection amendment be printed, and the bill lies on the table.