The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-08
.REVILERS OF NELL
REBUKED BY DAVIS
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member Of the committee TO antagon.
ize this. proposition. He said 1t was
absurd. The packers had been busy
cleaning house since the government
report and presidents message, and
the iunket would disclose nothing new
All it would do would be to consume
valuable time in the closing weeks of
the sessions.
Will Be No Junket.
If the committee wanted to report
Joint resolution, providing for an in
vestigation by committee of congress
OF, all the packing. houses Of the coun-
try, to be conducted during the recess
OF congress, all well and good; but he
was against the committee going to
Chicago to inspect plants about which
well informed. There was no reason in
public policy for. it. It. would be sim
ply whitewashing expedition, and as
for himself, he would have nothing to
do with it. Il %3.x1
The committee might go, IF it wanted
to, but it would be without him. Mr..
Henry Of Connecticut and Mr. Adams
of Wisco onsin agreed with Mr.. Davis,
and finally Chairman ellsworth aban-
doned the project without even bring
ing it to vote in these committee.
1t is claimed this morning that the
committee is almost certain to report in
favor of having the packers pay the
is to set aside fund Of fSperhaps half q
million, to be. used until inspection
funds begin to come in, in sums large
enough to carry the business along dur
ing the summer and fall the fees ixec
per head Of cattle, hogs, ETC., will be II
full force and experience, will have
demonstrated whether they are to-
large or too small, and congress at tht
short session next winter can legislatt
accordingly. It j. -
|. Cattle Raisers Must Pay: !:
These fees will be paid BY the cattle
raisers, no matter whether they or
charged against the packers or sagains
the government. The commission mel
in making returns to the shippers O.
livestock, will deduct a certain sum fo
inspection, just as in Minnesota, am
are always paid by the wheat raiser
for inspection under the state laws.
The chief outcome of yesterday
hearings was the triumph of the low
of fair play and the "square deal,s
which is so strong in the American
conscience. Under: the leadership o
Mr.. Wadsworth, who JUS one Of the mos
radical and *erraticM sfnen.1in congress
the packers seem to have turned tn
committee about face, and made it ia
vorable to the full carrying out Of tn
administration policy. ->-.~-.. .-.
Hansbrough in Line.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
ranking member of the senate commit
tee on agriculture, who will be one o
the conferees on the agricultural az
preparation bill is fat-footed in his SUI
port of the president IS declaration tina
! the Inspection of meats should exten
from ;" hoof to can.'' 2-@e''
"IS believe that the government il
spection} Of meats entering into inte1
state. commerce should. gokfurther tha
it does .at PRESENT. said, Mr.. Han
brough.. "Ihe federal = governmer
should be in position. to saY,,to the worl
that meats packed infthis. country hav
ne superior, either in quality or clear
liness. i'|s rI9y3 - =; +,
elf the packers don It want this le
them go into the courts after the legi
lation, and get an adjudication on tn
points; not already determined. I agre
with the president that the packer
shoul d pay the cost Of the inspection.