The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-20
MEAT INSPECTION BILL
PUT THROUGH THE HOUSE
Chairman Wadsworth Explains
the Measure and Takes a
Dig at Roosevelt.
Debate Enlivened by Humor of Mr..
Williams and Sarcasm of Mr..
De Almond.

Washington. June ii move to sus-
pend the rules, discharge the committee
of the whole house on the state of union
from the consideration of the senate
amendments to the agricultural apprO-
priation bill. disagree to all the amend
ments except No. % Cthe meat inspection
ameudmenu to concur in amendment No.
% with the amendment recommended by
the committee on agriculture, and ask
for a conference with the senate on the
disagreeing votes"
Interest was shown in every part of
the house today when Mr.. WadswOrth
made the above motion soon after re-
porting the agricultural bill with the COM
promise amendment relating TO meat IN
spectiOn.
Short Time for Debate.
Mr. Williams Of Mississippi, the minor
iIy leader, sought to have the time Of
debate extended to forty minutes for each
Mr.. WadswOrth said ne regretted that
he could not comply with the request
and The reading of the meat inspection
amendment was begun, nearly every
member present following the reading
with bill in hand
Mr.. Wadsw0rth, in explaining the
changes made in the substitute for the
original meat inspection amendment, said
that the changes were mostly IN TerblaSe
and then took them up SeTlatim- lie
called attention to the elimination Of the
court review clause and the date Of IN
SDeCtiOu-
Farmers Are Exempt.
Mr. OImsted called attention to one
section Of the amendment providing that
ON and after October ], 1906, no person,
firm OF corporation shall transport or Of
Ter for transportation, and no carrier of
Interstate or foreign commerce shall
transport OF receive for transportation
from one state or territory or the Dis
trict OF Columbia to any other state or
territory, OF the District of Columbia,
any carCasses of meat or meat food pro
ducts until marked Inspected and passed
and in another portion Of the amendment
The provisions OF the act requiring lnSpeC-
IiOn shall not apply TO animals slaugh-
tered by any farmer on the farm and sold
and transported as Interstate or foreign
commerce" He wanted 10 know how
these two sections harmonized-
Railroads Could Not Inquire.
Mr.. WadswUrth replied that the com
mon carriers could not inquire. He knows
when a farmer gives him a carcass for
shipment that the inspection feature Of
the amendment IS waived Mr. Wads-
worth then faCetiOusIy took up small
changes in the veTbiage, inadvertently
saying: They Inserted in one or two
cases. but amid laughter changing the
statement TO we inserted
If il s0othes the feelings of certain in
djviduals I am perfectly willing that they
all shall go in" said he He explained
that the civil service clause was put in
the original house bill TO expedite the
work, but il went out because it was not
thought necessary.
Continuing. Mr.. Wadsworth said:
Beveridge Amendment Concise.
The paragraph IN the original senate
amendment made the judgment of the
secretary Of agriculture mandatory and
final. That clearly was UnWiSe and I'M
7u0lc1O1E. 7f not unconstitutional. and the
committee. in order to make matters en-
tirely fair and just inserted in the bill
a clause giving the right TO the courts
which the ablest lawyers on the floor
claimed is granted under the constitution.
and the existing general laws Therefore
! say the clause was entirely eliminated
and the packers and slaughterers in Chi
CagO. If they consider any Of the rights
Of their property are injured in any way
10y the operations Of this law. can invoke
the jurisdiction Of United states judge
IN Chicago and I know of no difference
between the honesty and integrity Of a
United States judge in Chicago and the
honesty and integrity of United States
Judge in St Louis, Kansas City. Fort
Worth St Joseph OF any other place
where these slaughterins and canning
establishments are located. tApplause)
IN conclusion. T want to assure the
house, or behalf Of the committee on az
riculture that the provisions Of this bin
viii insure TO the public a rigid meat
and meat food inspection law Gap
plauSe)
Mr.. Lamb Of Virginia. the ranking
member Of the minority on the agricuI- /
ture committee. insisted that the bin was
defective in that the government was
obliged to pay the cost Of inspection II
was his opinion that the cost should be
borne by the packers
Humor of Mr.. Williams.
Mr. Williams Of Mississippi enlfvened /
the debate by calling attention TO the dir /
ferences of opinion between two sons of Z
New York Cthe president and MI Wads- /
WORTH.
Now is the winter Of our discomfort /
made glorious summer by this son of New
York" said Mr.. Williams, which caught /
the humOr OF the house
In a semi-humOrOus vein, Mr.. Williams /
continued
1--WE must under the rules of the house /
vote this proposed legislation up Just as /
il comes to US, nuTsed by the speaker and
rnittee. because the committee on apri-
culture could not well do anything exceDt
approve after these two great ruling a1I-
fhorities had spoken; we must vote il IN
OF vote il down. There has been some
laundering in the index a { the other end
~Cf the line that was not followed I'D but
We must remember. Mr.. Speaker YOU and
even YOU much more than l. that men
~ iron like other products of iron are
s41biect to expansion and contraction bv
the effect Of the weather. applause
and laughter)
Outcome Was Expected.
As 2 broad general principle. Mr.
Sneaker. all sanitary legislation ought to /
he paid for by the public The reason for I