The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-29
DEADLOCK ON THE MEAT BILL.
HOUSE FURTHER INSISTS on
ITS DISAGREEMENT.

Il Relates 10 the Question OF Dating the
Labels on Canned Goods and ~ Ia
whether the Government or the Paclt'
ers Should Pay Cost OF Inspection.
WAsHiH lToN, June 2s.-By the emphatic
vote OF 1893 to As the House to-day expressed
approval of It's managers who had stood out
In conference for tho meat inspection bill
and this was further emphasized by the
refusal Of the House to agree 10 Minority
Leader Winiams's demand for a vote by
yeas and nays, only nineteen member
asking that this be done. The vote was
taken after an hours lively, not to say ex-
citing, debate upon the report submitted
by Mr.. Wadsworth of New York for the
- conferses on chs Agricultural Appropriation
bill, showing an agreement upon all matters
Of difference except on the que Stion OF dat
ing the labels on canned goods and as to
where the cost Of inspection should be
placed.
Mr.. Wadsworth stated his position to he
this: To require labels on Gained goods
which go into competition in foreign COM
merce with those OF other countries which
are not dated would be TO subject them to
unjust discrimination All the evidence
before the committee, he said, went to
prove that canned goods remained sweet
and wholesome until used, unless the pack
age was damaged, and in the case of meat
products his resulted in a condition which
readily enabled any one to determine that
they we're not fit for food. On this point
Mr.. Wadsworth quoted Speaker Cannon to
thu effect that his family were now eating
goods canned seven or eight years ago:
He also exhibited two cans OF soups, one OF
4 ..-Aa-. 80 zoos and fhn nt hnF NT IQll
saying that the agent of the concern putting
them up would withdraw all objection to
dating the labels il any member would test
them and discover any difference between
them.
upontwo necessary objects: The promotion
OF foreign m and the protection OF
public health. Both these were legitimate
governmental functions. and the cost of
them was as properly a charge upon the
national treasury as the inspection OF cattle
TO protect the herds of the United States
against the cattle tick. or the improve
ment of harbors.
Concurrence inthe proposition offered by
the Senate conferees, to assess the cost OF
inspection against the packers was al,
vooated by Mr.. Bowie Of Alabama, and
Messrs. Davis of Minnesota and Lamb of
Virginia urged that it be divided between
the Government and the packers.
The motion Of Mr.. Wadsworth that the
House further insist upon It's dlSa
ment to the Senate amendment on the sub
ject was agreed to-l93 to 43.
This result was received with applause,
which was not lessened when Mr., Will
Jams failed to secure one-ifth Of the mem
bers to second his demand for the yeas and
nays.
A second conf erence was asked and
Messrs. Wadsworth, Scott Of Kansas and
Lamb were reappointed conferees.
The rule requiring conference reports to
be printed before consideration was sus-
pended, and under its operation those on the
railroad rate bill the immunity bill and the
bill to establish an extraterritorial court in
China were agreed to.
At $50 o'clock the House went into COM
mittee of the whole for the consideration Of
the bill to amend the customs administra-
ton act, the session to be devoted eXclu-
sively to general debate and to continue
not later than II O'Clock.