The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-21
PRESIDENT WINNER
In SquasbIe Over Provision Of
Pending Meat Bill.
COMMITTEE WILL ACCEDE
New Measure to Contain No Court
Review Feature-Government to
r. Appropriate $s,ooo,ooo Annu-
:. ally for Inspections. ~

:. ally for Inspections. ~
K A Washington special says: The
basis of a complete agreement on the
meat inspection legislation between
President Roosevelt and the house
committee on agriculture was arrived
at Monday at the white house. Speak
~er Cannon represented the committee
in this instance and subsequently
spent some time explaining the sit
nation to the committee in its rooms
at the capitol. The bill was practical
ly complete when the committee ad-
.journed Monday.
= It will authorize an annual appro-
priation Of s3,OO0,oo0 to pay the cost
of inspection and will contain no pro-
vision for the levy of an assessment
to make up any deficiency in the
;amount available for this work as
suggested by Mr.. Cowan, represent
ing the Texas cattle growers, and
1ater urged by the president.
) The court review provision will not
be contained in the measure.
: This action meets the suggestion OF
the president. The words 'in the
Judgment of the secretary of agricul-
turep will not be inserted, as sug-
gested by the president, and this con-
clusion now meets Mr.. Roosevelt's
approval. -
< The section waving the civil serv-
ice law for one year in the selection
of inspectors will 90 out of the pro
vision, also one of the presidents rec
ummendation.
- There Is to be no date On the label
of the packing Of meat food products.
IN this the president yields to the
committee. The language which
gives the inspectors the right to the
packing plants st all times is ampli.
fed by the words whether the same
be in operation or not"
With these changes made, the pres
ident has indicated his entire salts
faction with the measure which was
reported from the committee as a
substitute for the Beveridge amend
ment, and was Monday recommitted
: to the committee that the change may
: be made.
Speaker Cannon was accompanied
to the white house by Representative
Adams of Wisconsin, member Of the
agricultural committee. Ordinarily,
the speaker does not take the active
part in legislation which he has in
the present instance. 1t has been ex-
planned, however, that he regards the.
passage Of an adequate inspection
bin with all possible speed, as vital
" essential to the welfare CT many
important Industries throughout the
country.
The objection which was urged to
the president as reason why ne
should not insist on giving authority
tc the secretary of agriculture to
levy tax to make up any deficiency
was the constitutional provision that
congress shall levy all taxes. A
head, tax on animals. It was pointed
cut, would be an exceedingly unequal
one, as the value of fine beef steer
would be much greater than steer
of inferior weight and condition, ye,
the tax would have to be the same.
The same condition would prevail
as to all other animals killed for
food
The guarantee of the constitution
of every mans right to have his
grievances heard before court was
also presented to the president force
fully as a reason why the decision Of
the secretary Of agriculture should
not be made final, as would be the
case should the words ''in the discre-
ton of the secretary Of agriculture"
be inserted throughout the measure.
In this argument, it is understood,
the president acquiesced on tho
ground Of it's containing a fundamen-
tai principle of guaranteed rights.