Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-02
STATED THAT 5EvERlDGE BEEF
INSPECTION AMENDMENT WILL
BE ADOPTED BY HOUSE
TO HOLD NELL REPORT
Neither Of the Iowa Senators Being
Petitioned BY cattIemen or Packers
WAR Department May Take Pre-
cautions to Prevent supply Of Bad
Meat for Army.

Washington, D. G., May s1.-(spe-
ciaD-Upon very high authority the
statement is made that the house will
pass the Beveridge beef inspection
amendment with perhaps some modifi-
cation and that the Neill-Reynolds re-
port will not be made public. Neither
off the Iowa senators is being petit
toned by the cattle men or the pack
ers.
Substitute for Meat Bill.
Chairman Wadsworth Of the house
committee on agriculture said today
that substitute for the Beverage
amendment is now being drawn. The
substitute provides for the complete
inspection of every phase Of the prepa-
ration Of meat for the table.
Make Good Progress.
When the conferees on the railroad
rate bill adjourned at noon today it
was stated that good progress had
been made on number of features.
FIIIbustering.
After an hour and half of fruitless
| fllibustering the house resumed the
consideration of diplomatic consular
bill today.
A Copyright Bill.
Senator Kittredge and representa-
tive Currier of New Hampshire today
introduced in the senate and house a
copyright bill which has been com.
piled by copyright commission under
the direction of Librarian Putnam. y
Immunity Bill Passed.
Washington, D. c., May 31.-What
is known as the Knox I'm
munity bill,' as amended by the com
mittee on judiciary, was passed today
by the senate. The purpose Of the bill
primarily Is to make it clear that the
commissioner of corporations may
compel production of books and pa
pers of corporations, Notwithstanding
the corporation and that the incorpora
ton should not be given immunity.
War Department May Act.
Washington d. c., May 31.-1m
portant developments occurred
yesterday in the packing house situa
ton. The war department is consid
ering the advisability of issuing in
structions to the commissary officers
and inspectors at the packing houses
in Chicago, Kansas City, and Omaha
to take additional precautions to pre-
vent the supply Of bad meat to the
army.
The President wrote letter yester
day to Upton Sinclair criticising hin
for talking In the way he has and max
ing statements which he cannot prove
Investigation Of Messrs. Neill ant
Reynolds is not concluded. They lief
agents at Chicago to continue the in
quiry along certain lines, and the in
formation submitted to them will b.
incorporated in their final report.
! The war department has been stir
red considerably over the revelation
which have followed the investigation
made by Neill and Reynolds. Secre
tary Taft hesitates, however, to issu'
instructions relating to meat inspec
ton because of the effect such actor
would have upon the meat industry a
home and abroad.
! Labor Votes at Club.
Senators whose terms will expire
with the present congress and mem
J bers of the house have received letter.
sent from the headquarters Of the leg
islation committee of the Junior Orde
Of United American Mechanics, II
which the recipient is told that if h
votes to make the immigration law
more liberal, the members Of the OF
der with their allied forces" viii
tvote and work against him.
These letters have created consider
able comment among congressman
They unquestionably are intended t
help along the pending immigratio
bill which provides, among other re
strictions, an educational test for fol-
{ eigners seeking admission into tn
{ United States.
! Southern Members Especially Affected
Southern members Of the senate an
: house particularly are concerned owe
: the attitude of the Mechanics orde'
for the reason that efforts are bein
. made to induce Italian immigrants t
settle in the south, where there is sal
to be plenty of employment for then
The senate has just passed a bill in
posing the educational test, and it
expected the house will act upon thi
or a measure of similar import intrt
duced in that body before congress az
journs.