Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-18
CONF PROMISE REACHED
House Committee Amends Meat
inspection Measure.
COURT REVIEW DROPPED
Civil Service Men to Be EN-
ployed.
FIRM IN ONE PARTICULAR
Words Gin the Judgment Of the Sec
Rotary" Will Not Be
Retained.
FIRM IN ONE PARTICULAR

Considerable progress was made today In
the settlement of the meat inspection con-
troversy. and. although formal action re-
mains to be taken. 1t is understood that
a compromise has been reached between
the President and the House committee
on agriculture
Although, as stated, no final action has
yet been had, 1t is understood that the
committee substitute when again reported
from the agricultural committee, to whom
1t was recommtted this morning by the
unanimous consent of the House, will not
contain the court review clause, to which
the President objected. or the provision for
waving the civil service regulations in the
appointment of inspectors. This latter pro-
vision was inserted In the first instance out
of consideration for the department, and
the committee members don't care much
about it one way or the other
But 1t is pretty certain that when the
bill energies from its temporary eclipse 1t
will be found that the words "in the judg-
ment of the Secretary of Agriculture,
which were strongly urged by the Presl-
dent will have been eliminated The COM
mittee declined to recommend pill that
contains such language and was without
provision for broad court review Conse-
quently the compromise bill, according TO
the best information, will lack TINS IAN
leaving judicial relief possible to the pack
ers under the general law
Compromise Soon Arranged.
Representative Wadsworth got back TO
town this morning. and there was meeting
of the agricultural committee, Oh ~h'ch ne
Is chairman. at which Representative
Brooks of Colorado and Mr.. WadsWorth
were constituted subcommittee to lick the
, n+ tal % them
to do this A conference with the Speaker
was had and. the main points of difference
between the President and the committee
being well understood. no time was wasted
in reaching basis of compromise. 1t was
soon arranged that the court review cause
should be eliminated on condition that the
President was willing to accept as satisfac-
tory a measure which did not contain the
language 'in the Judgment of the Secretary
of Agriculture" There was grave objection
to this language. on the ground that IL
would give the Secretary absolutely 1nal
jurisdiction. the court having already heid
that where such language is used there Is
no ground for judicial review, save on the
basis of alleged confiscation.
There was little discussion of the civil
service paragraph. for. as stated. this was
originally inserted for the benefit of, II not
actually at the instance of the Agricultural
Department. The committee decided to
stand out in its objections to the dating or
the cans containing meat products, and II
dent has given away on this point as we'll
Controversy Practically Ended.
Up to this afternoon no definite word had
bee, received at the Capitol from the White
House to the effect that the President had
finally approved the compromise. but there
was a general impression under the dome
that the controversy is as good as ended
now and that the last chapter of what
S1ad tn iQ fnrtt mate nrlh
the-sesson affair will be written In few
days
Speaker Cannon and Senator Beveridge
talked to the President about proposed
meat-inspection legislation, but the ma
ture of their conferences was not dis
closed.
The Sanitary Inspectors.
Henry F. Greene of the civil service
commission told a Star reporter today that
the commission is making ready to furnish
veterinary inspectors to carry out the pro-
visions of the meat inspection measure in
case they required. He thinks that
the public would have much more conf
dence in the commissions inspectors than
in men chosen in any other way.
Twenty-Five inspectors of meat are now
eligible for appointment from the lists of
the commission. Their qualifications are
the same those of the inspectors now
In the employ of Uncle Sam under the d.
rection of the Department of Agriculture
and whose duties are chiefly to inspect
meats In Chicago intended for the foreign
trade
Request of Stock Growers.
Senator Burkett today presented to the
Senate a resolution adopted by the Ne
braska Stock Growers Association, ask
ing Congress to pass such legislation as
will improve and strengthen government
inspection of meat and better the sanitary
conditions of packing houses so that there
will be left no room for criticism. The
resolution was sent to all members of
Congress,