The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-30
MEAT INSPECTION BILL PASSED
SENATE FINALLY ACCEPTS THE
HOUSE AMENDMENT.

II Provides q the Government shall Pay
the Cost Of Inspection and Eliminates
the PPoyisiOn That Canned Meats
shall Show bate or Inspection.
WARRINGTON, June Ex-senator Proctor,
chairman Of the Senate Committee on
Agriculture, came into the Senate at $40
this afternoon, followed by the other SEN
ate oonferees. Mr.. Proctor and his col
leagues looked jaded.
At the first opportunity Mr., Proctor en-
planned the difficulties that confronted the
oonferees on the agricultural bill and said
That The House conferees would not ao-
quiesce In the Senate . contention that the
meat packers should pay the cost OF in
spection under the Beveridge meat inspec-
ton amendment, nor in the other pro-
posed requirement that canned meats
show the date Of the inspection on the Gov
eminent label. Mr.. Proctor said the Ag-
ricultural Appropriation bill would fail
unless the Senate instructed her conferees
70 recede. He moved that the Senate 30
instruct.
Mr.. Hansbrough Of North Dakota. another
Republican conferes, charged that the
meat packers had worked up the telegrams
PtAS W. SS'BiNo0' ~ JOAACd "i' iSStNA
In urging that the Senate recede,
Mr.. B~eveTidge of Indiana, author of the
meat inspection amendment, made a spirited
speech, in which he said the main point had
been gained In that a general inspection
law would go upon the statute books. The
details were not all that were desired, but
In time these omissions could and would be
corrected.
The sensational speech was reserved for
Senator Nelson Of Minneap polls. He ex-
pressed the highest indignation at the out.
come. Il 60 home like a whipped cur
cattlen.en'' P 4Se p pS sas p1 he said awe were fsn NOT
willing to accord to the American people
the poor privilege enjoyed by the private
soldier In the British army OF knowing the
date Of all commissary supplies. "They
want us TO eat their canned meats whether
they are freeh or as old as Methuselsh.
II laughter Three considerations infu-
enced the conclusions reached in this
case, the packers, range oattlemen and the
foreign market for meat products"
Mr.. Nelson hoped Mr.. Beveridge, would
IN say to him now that he viii be as old
"a ] am or older before he will get ahead
of the packers and the range cattle men,
Mr.. Summons OF North. Carolina, the
third Senate conferee, declared that Con,
Company In the pipe line legislation on the
rate bill and had yielded to the second
greatest and most impudent monopoly.
the beef trust. He denounced the House
as @ miserable surrender
to monopoly" 1t was a shame and he
would never yield but for the desire to adj
journ and to ave the Agricultural Appro-
priation bill. which could not pass unless
the concessions demanded by monopoly
were granted.
Mr.. Stone Of Missouri said his oonstitu-
ents represented live stock men and packers,
and he desired to say a word for the packers.
This agitation has been disastrous-ce Ger
tainly harmful to the live stock interests."
At the conclusion of the debate Mr..
Proctor withdrew his motion and retired
the other oonferees for further con-
The Senate conferees desired the
Senate to instruct them to recede, but
the leaders declined to break the rule against
conferees.
just before adjournment the Senate
oonferees reappeRred and submitted the
conference report, by which the Senate
the two points In dispute, and the
accepting the House amendments
was promptly adopted.
When the House reconvened at 8 O'Clock
Mr.. Wadsworth called up the
report on the Agricultural Approximation
bin with the meat inspection amendment,
1t was agreed to without division. The
as finally agreed to Ia exactly
sam as It was when It passed the House.