The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
MEAT AMENDMENT
 PASSED BY HOUSE Measure Will Now be Sent to
 Conference WILLIAMS IS HUMOROUS Enlivens the Discussion By Remarks and Incidentally Pays Warm Trib- ,,4. 4. NL.i.s,.an wa1eufarta
WILLIAMS Is HUMOROUS

Washington, June 19.-Mr. Wadsworth of New York today reported to the House tue agricultural appropriation bill with the compromise amendment relating to meat inspection. The bill was referred to the committee of the whole house to be taken up later.
 T move to suspend the rules. the dis charge of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union, on the consideration of the Senate amendment to the agricultural bill disagree to all the amendments except No. % the meat in- spection amendmenD, to concur in amend ment No. 29 with the amendment recom- mended by the committee on agriculture. and also for conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes Interest was shown in every part of the house today when MT. Wadsworth made the above motion.
 MT. Williams of Mississippi sought to have the time of debate extended to forty minutes for each side instead of twenty under the rule. MT. WTadsworth said he regretted he could not comply with the request, and the reading of the meat in spection amendment was begun.
 Mir Wadsworth, in explaining the changes made in the substitute for tho original meat inspection amendment. said that the changes were mostly In verbiage and then took them up seratum. He called attention to the elimination of the court review clause and the date of inspection.
 Mostly Changes in Verbiage. MT Olmstead called attention to one section of the amendment providing that on and after October 1, 1906, no person, firm or corporation shall transport or of- fer for transportation, and no carrier of interstate or foreign commerce shall transport or receive for transportation from one state or territory or the Dis trict of Columbia, to any other state or territory or the District of Columbia, "any carcasses of meat or meat food products until marked inspected and passed" and in another portion of the amendment the provisions of the act requiring the in- spection shall not apply to animals slaughtered by any farmer on the farm and sold and transported as interstate or foreign commerce." He wanted to know how these two sections harmonzed.
 MT. Wadsworth replied that the common carrier need not inquire He knows when a farmer gives him a carcass for ship ment that the inspection feature of the amendment is waived MT. Wadsworth 1 then factiously took up small changes in the verbiage. inadvertently saying, They inserted" in one or two cases, but amid l laughter changing the statement to we inserted." If 1t soothes the feelings of l certain individuals l am perfectly will ing that they all shall go in,' said he. He continued that the civil service clause was put in for original purpose to ex- pedite the work, but it went out because not thought necessary.
 Packers Can Get Redress.
 Continuing MT. Wordsworth said: "The paragraph in the original Senate amend ment made the judgment of the secretary of agriculture mandatory and final. That clearly was unwise and injudicious, if not unconstitutional, and the committee in order to make matters entirely fair and just, inserted in the bill clause giving the right to the courts, which the abiest lawyers on the floor claimed is granted under the constitution and the existing general laws. Therefore l say the clause was entirely eliminated and the packers and slaughterers in Chicago, if they con- slider any of the rights of their property are injured III diy way py 'hN of this law can invoke the Jurisdiction of A United States judge in Chicago and I know of no difference between the hon. esty and integrity of a United States judge in Chicago and the honesty and integrity of a United States judge in St. Louis, Kansas City. Fort Worth St. Joseph, or any other place where these slaughterihg ana canning establishments are located. (Applause). .,o
 "In conclusion, I want to assure the House on behalf of the committee on agriculture that the provisions or this hill will insure to the public rigid meat and meat food inspection (Applause)
 Mir Lamb of Virginia. the ranking mem her of the minority on the committee, in eiated that the bill was defective in that the government was obliged to pay the cost of inspection. It was his opinion that inc cost should be borne by the packers.
 Williams Enlivens Debate.
 Nr Williams of Mississippi enlivened inc debate by calling attention to the differences of opinion between two sons or New York (the President and MT. Wadsworth)
 "Now is the winter of our discontent ,,ada o,orjous summer by this son of New York" said MT. Williams. which caught the humor of the House.
 Tn a semi-humorous vein, MT. Williams fcontinued I've must under the rules or the House, vote this proposed leGisiatlon up just as it comes to us nursed by the speaker and the President ana approves by the committee on agricuiture' because we could not we'll do anything except ap- nrove after these two great ruling au- tborjties had spoken; we must vote 1t up or vote if down. There has beeen thun . dering in the index at the other end or tha line that was not followed up but we must remember, Mir. Speaker, you and even vou much more than l, that men of iron like other products of iron are subject to expansion and contraction by the effect of the weather. CApplause ana laughter). As broad, general principe, MT. Speaker all sanitary legislation oueh' to be paid for by the puniic' Ine reasul' v L. 4hnt nohodY is as a rule.