The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
Committee Agrees Upon
Measure Placing Cost
On Government.
WILL sPROVO FIGHT
ON FLOOR OF3HOLJS'E
Most Of the Democrats and Many,
Republicans Will Oppose the
Weakened Scheme Senate
May Adhere to the
Beveridge Amend ssee

s4WASHTNGTON, D. c., June 91s-rhs6 &
House Committee on Agrlcult,1 com.s
+pleted to-day the bill which is2 to be SUBJ
8,nltted as substitute for the BeveatdgsN \
amendment to the agricultural appropris.E
ton bbill.s providing for the otion sof i
packing house products. The substittitss Il
lis far less drastic than tho original Nin-4,
aspection scheme proposed by Mr.. Beyer-s8
Ridge3 and iss far from meeting the views
of the President, so frequently expressed.s "
& The most striking feature OF the SUBJ
{stituteS Is the provision that the cost o1s
inspection shall be borne by the. general
government, Instead of by. fees paid by HI
the packers, as the President desired.s
The sum OF 81 900, 900 is appro rated Ef0fS
THE purpose OF defraying the cost Of Alns8
5spection, but the committee Is doesS# NOT
make any provision for the exhaustion
OF the amount. It was thought the sconsi
mittee would u accept the suggestion sDks
the counsel for the escattle-growers,sBth NJ that
1 the Secretary OF Agriculture be em.s
powered to require the packers ,&to$ $spayE
al fee for the inspectio nEof seach5c carcass1
tinkcase the appropriation should BECK
hausted. Id ~
Preside lent w anted \ Fees. sssss. ssS
The President and those who supported
Ehinisin his efforts to secure rigid sinspee.5
ton have advocated having the cost s$of'
$it Is 50 easy to induce Congress to- Sre-Is
:duce an appropriate TO such an amount
as will render any ything like " thorough
sinspection inpossib ble.s Sa2 s
a; Tn 81 ubgyi tute spaclf lflca saxeInpss
from inspection the sn1ea f. @prepar ed88 by
turner's and retail butchers but q tf sthesss
shall offer for sale! neat. knownfst tosahas
=
by. heayysfine or inlpr isonnlen t. or DO th..
1t requires a government label AS d a$
passport for all meat and meat products
which enter into State commerce, and m
addition to this label, a certificate OF ,p,,-
&rityF to VI the carrier and to the Secretary
of Agriculture for all such 5 products 4
which enter foreign commerce. To %sesssI
cure this label. the products lnu ust sbe ham
( died s. In accordance with sanitary reia-si
lions to be prescribed blythe secretary.of5s
Agriculture. who Isl authorized to employ
an adequate corps OF efficient inspectors \
$to supervise the enforcement OF his reg
fulations. q. ,i
Use Of Chemicals. f NJ
The use OF dyes, chemicals and Spreser-@
vatives is prohibited only where susnsa ,1s;lI
are Nheld to be detrimental \ to health
Misbranding Of goods Is prob ibited but
established rade-names'' may be used
iItfis assumed that this will perlnit the B
sale OF the meat Of prenlaturely born
calves as 4 'potted chicken: 5s
Violations of the act by the pac ckeras !ll
are made punishable by fine or I'm pris-
onn,ent or both. and briblng inspect tors
or the acceptance Of bribes bys uch oftit-.Ass
cials are punishable by. fine and irnpriso son.s
ment. sf n Il ist 538 8 33is ssS sS
. Will Fight the Substitute:
Tie House Will not accept the fsubstiss8
tute without q fight. The admin + tons
tits understood. will endeayor TO fcompe!N
tho majority to stand FOR the lgnalE
Beyerf1ge amendment Representative
Williams, floor lead err OF the Democrats
sent word to the commit ttee-rooH to-day
that the President must be su upported.
LIT is believed the ma inrity Of the Den
Gratis, Of the committee at least voted
to place tho cost OF inspection upon tbs 4
packers. "a large section OF the mi W
ity and many OF the majority may
counted on 4 to oppose the t'stitute.
Speaker Cannon. on the ( other hand.
being IAN Illinois man and close to the the Z
Chicago packers, wants IS lax q, Dlll az A " Il
possible. 1t is believed his influence
Will be decidedly on the side OF 3, the ne N
substitute.
The Senate, 1t Is said. is not disposed D
to recede Tar from the original Beveridge
amendment. 54 n
II The prospects are that the fight over rS
the substitute on 2theFhpor OF the Housas n
will be very nara one uhiess u.H !. .ha
5Rep,lblicans bring In q rule for the cons 81
sidera ton OF the bill which Will cut 81
OFF debate. In the present state OF feel-a5SS
ing on both sides Of the House, It ls n,
extremely doubtful whether such a rule
could he adopted. 8 8s sbf n