Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

Washington, June 2S.-The senate
was in open session five hours and
half yesterday and was crowded with
business of Importance including the
announcement by Seator Proctor,
chairman of the senate committee on
agriculture, of deadlock in the con
ference on the meat inspection provi-
sion of the agricultural appropriation
bill; reply by Senator Bailey to
recent attack upon him in maya
zine: passage of the naturalization
bill; continuance of Senator La Fol-
lette's effort TO pass his bill limiting
hours of service on the railroad
trains; acceptance of almost the COM
plete report on the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. and a speech by Sen
ator Warren in support of his resolu-
ton relative to the livestock industry.
Take That, Mr.. Hearst.
Senator Bailey denied all the allega-
tions of the magazine article attack
ing himself and, holding w. K. Hearst
responsible for the attack, he said
that in all the six political campaigns
made by himself he had not spent
as much money as Hearst had spent
in one ward in his recent race for
mayor OF New York
Deadlock on Meat inspection.
In his statement concerning the
meat inspection provision Senator
Proctor said that the coferees had re-
fused all efforts at compromise AID
had refused to join in report. The
announcement was generally received
as an indication of a deadlock, but
hope was expressed that cooler coua-
sci might prevail today.
The Vermont senator said the house
conferees had declined to consider
any compromise on the subject OF pay
ment of the cost of inspection by the
packers. The senate conferees Of
fered to compromise, he said, upon a
tax of five cents a head on cattle and
three cents on hogs, sheep and goats,
to be collected and converted into the
treasury same as any other revenue.
He read the compromise proposition
showing that the $3,000,000 appropria-
ton provided by the house would re-
main in the bill and the cost of in
spection be paid therefrom. In reply
to a question from Senator Hale, he
stated that the tax would amount to
about half of the appropriation.
The third conference of the day
had been concluded but short time
before Senator Proctor made his
statement At that conference he Of
fered the compromise proposition,
which was met by the house confer
ees with the argument that it would
be unconstitutional, on the ground
that congress has no authority to
levy direct tax upon chattels.
In making his statement Senator
Proctor said the conferees had agreed
on practically all the items, but the
house conferees had positively re-
fused to consider any compromise
He then related particulars of the
provision regarding the cost of inspec-
ticn and added that the house confer
ees had absolutely declined to sign a
report unless the house provision
should be accepted letter for letter
He said the effect of the position
taken by the house would be to cause
the failure of theslegislation and the
general arrest of business.
Responding to a question by SEN
ator Nelson, Senator Proctor said that
nothing had been said regarding the
date of canned meat. 1--WE did not
reach it," he said. They insisted on
their entire provision: there was no
chance for compromise on anything"
Fear to Offend the House.
Senator Hale then spoke of the
gravity of the situation and advised
the senate to refrain from further
comment that might excite feeling
MY impression is that we will do well
to leave it over night where it is and
that we should do nothing to injuro
the S..uation in the hope tiat better
counsel will prevail tomorrow"
II see nothing better to DO" in
serted Senator Proctor. THE mouse
cOhefeeS refuse positively to JOIN IN
any report"
Senators Hemlnenway and Hopkins
objected to giving in the senate the
details of what had occurred in con-
ference, because the house represent
atives could not be present to defend
their own position. Senator Proctor
replied that he had only spoken the
A..
ferees had exercised the greatest ami
ability in dealing with the house re-
representatives..
Last Big Money Bill Passed.
The general deficiency bill, the last
of the big money measures, passed
the house with few changes in the
teyt of the bill. Several items wera