Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-06-20

Washir gton, June 1.-THE house
committee on agriculture agreed on
the meat inspection amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill at $50
last night. 1t places the cost of in,
spection on the government and
makes an automatic appropriation Of
$2,0OO,000 a year to pay this cost.
All meat and meat products which
enter interstate commerce must
bear government labels, which guar
antee that the product has been made
of healthful meat and in a sanitary
manner.
To secure this label the product
must be handled in accordance with
sanitary regulations to be prescribed
by the secretary of agriculture, who is
authorized to employ an adequate
corps of efficient inspectors to super
wise the enforcement of his regula-
tions.
1t prohibits the use of preservatives
or chemicals in the preparation OF
food meats deleteTious to health, and
leaves the matter of determining this
question to the secretary of agricul-
ture. The label on the product is to
indicate the ingredients, but the date
Of manufacture is not required. The
sanitary requirements must insure
complete sanitation as to all buildings,
x1ttp ulatfUffar ~,
establishments.
There are many penalty clauses A
common carrier is subject to a heavy
penalty if he accepts Cor transporta,
ton any goods not bearing the gov
erment label. or in case of foreign
shipments, in addition to the label.
not accompanied by the required GER
tifcate Packers are subject to a
heavy penalty for false labelling as to
the contents of packages.
Violation of any of the provisions of
the regulation is made a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine not to exceed
$4,000 or Imprisonment not to exceed
two years. There is a special penal
ty against bribery of inspectors, being
Imprisonment from one to three years
and fine of $1,000 to $4,000 for of
fering a bride, and the same punish
ment for the acceptance of brfbe by
inspectors
Farmers and Butchers Excepted.
Farmers and small butchers are ex
eepted from the operation of the reg
ulation
The conclusion OF the committee
as reached after three days of con-
ings held il connection with the of
i1cial reports regarding conditions in
Chicago packinghouses, statements of
the packers and representatives of
livestock raisers The conclusion rep,
resents the judgment of nine mem
bers of the committee, as against sew
en- who preferred the Beveridge
amendment. slightly altered A mi
nority report will be made by the dis
senting members.
Representative Cromer of Indiana
led those favoring the Beveridge
amendment. lie OUeFed 1OuF amend
ments and then moved its adoption by
the committee in place of the substi-
tute which had been perfected. On
this motion he was sustained by
Messrs. Henry of Connecticut, Haug-
en- of Iowa, Davis of Minnesota, repub
licans; Lamb of Virginia Bowie Of Al
ALBANIA, Chandler of Mississippi, dem
Ocrats. Nine votes We're recorded in
the negative on this motion, and the
substitute was then adopted by the
nine negative votes on the other mo-
ton. The amendments which Mr..
Cromer offered TO the Beverage
amendment are all contained in the
substitute.
Adams for Majority Report.
The members who voted for and
carried the substitute were Messrs-
Wadsworth of New York, Scott of
Kansas, Haskins of Vermon,, Lorimer
of Illinois, Brooks of Colorado Adams
of Wisconsin. Cooks of New York. re-
publicans. Lever of South Carolina
Trmble of Kentucky. democrats.