New-York tribune., 1906-06-28
NEAT BILL In DEADLOCK
W4DSWORTH BLOCKING IT
Refuses TO Yield on Cost of Inspcc-
Senate Surprised.
irrom The Tr:bune nureau. ]

Washington, June 27-'The chairman of the
| House conferrees on the Agricultural bill re-
! fused TO consider any modification of the House
substitute fo- the meat inspection amendment
| or to discuss the proposition. He said he
would rather the whole measure fail than
agree 10 the slightest modification of the House
proposition. He would not sign partial report
or agree TO report a disagreement and said that
nothing further could be done until the Senate
conferrees were prepared TO accept the House
| proposition In FULL
This remarkable announcement was made on
the floor of the Senate late this afternoon by Mr..
Proctor, chairman OF the Senate conference COM
mittee on this measure.
Mr.. Proctor further explained that the Senate
conferrees had suggested to the eonferrees on
the part Of thu House modification whereby
the total cost of inspection should be betrayed
out of the S3,oo0.000 appropriated by the House
substitute but that the Secretary of the
Treasury be instructed TO collect from the pack
ers fee of five cents for every head of cattle
inspected and three cents for eacn sheep. hog or
goat This suggestion the House conferrees re-
fused TO discuss, and they Informed the Senators
that there was absolutely no use Of discussing
the subject further until the Senate was pre-
pared to accept the entire House inspection SUBJ
stitute
senators almost doubted their own ears when
MI Proctor made this statement of his expert
ence IN the conference. and numerous questions
were asked with the purpose of gettina; him to
reiterate his statement The attitude of the
House conferrees is regarded as absolutely un-
precedented, and most Of the members of the
senate regard the course of Mr.. Wadsworth as
indicating desire TO defeat the legislation
When the Senators had recovered from their
surprise Messrs. Hopkins and Warren. who are
INV
crlticise the course of Senator Proctor because
he had revealed what had occurred in confer
ence, saying that the House conferrees had no
opportunity of stating their side Of the case but
lhls lead did not prove profitable to the oppo
hehts OF adequate inspection for Mr. Proctor
Immediately replied:
Whether my remarks are nrone- ~ ~. a.,
are true There was no provocation given the
fiouse te conferrees- For once the Senate CON
teIIeeS We're entirely amiable We said notbino
on the subject Beyond the mere sTlr~rast;
llaNe outlined We made no statement OF What
we would or would not do
Senator Lodge made the point that +bo ,,,..o.,
VI tne House conferrees was tantamount N "a
iuSihs 10 permit the conferrees to anraaI 70 +,,
ieSpecuVe houses for further INSTRUCTIONS g.
81 nae VINO is always for peace if he has like
-. 'iiSi'd"' TO send men home on a stretcber
" get IT, suggested that it would he ,rise fo ~.
PiHaps' with little time the IIorso ,o,,
IT,. "Ouiu perceive the error Of their wavs
mere ls a disposition on the part Of so-.a =.
e ''eiiaie leaders to regard fbe a+ti+,z -,
" ""uS"orth who was IN the Senate w. ~.
ioC'o' MADE his report as p confassto,, -
oaNiitSs They do not believe that IN. H.
an an permit the Meat Inspection bin ~ bo I,,,a5
- ,'iiiih Nif. Wadsworth is afraid to mako
i'poIt 10 the House because he arr,o,,atoo
ma Suoh A report would bring ahou4 tie CO.
S'orn ot denunciatcn. with possibly instr,,ctto,,a
zoe from the position he has assp,,od
va VIII leave Mr. Wordsworth and bic 80,
,,. US 10 stew in their own iuices ." s.,s
r1;ns rlii'eht senator when the subject r,as "a,
1851. ahd no further action was taken ni;
rees 80 f ,iuL likely unless the House confer
c ms beveridge amendment as IL rassad Az
1870, 1870 put Ihe cost of inspection whoII,r on III
~ heIs Inc Wadsworth substitute I,hib
- -aseu me house relieved the packers or 90
,n Apeise lor the Inspection. giving 1hen, al +h
~ ~,eIIlIs OF inspection at the expense Of tho .o,r
ooa non ana providing therefor a fund or s9
v'"" The proposition OF the Senate cn,fer
!ses to-day was In the nature of a co,o,ro,,i
ne me department Of Agriculture having astirna.;
l@ldt @ inspection would cost 3 cents \ bead 80
cattle and cents each for sheep. hogs or go oi