The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-26
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lation heretofore enacfsd.
n was given ou, spmi.on'cIally on tho day
that senator Bcvcridge introduced hia bill
that II was an AdmlnI-t ration measure. II
was understood around tho senate that thu
President might aend q special message to
Congress urging thu imperative Necessity
~ such legislation NJ this session and ac-
company his messagr with n sensational
report by Commissioner ~ Labor Neill and
Special Agent Reynolds on ths conditions In
the great packing establishments II tile
country.
The announcement In the press that tho
messa &c wa ready 70 be transmit tied 10
Congress called out a protest from the pack
ing interests and the National Live Stock
Commission, which insisted that such agi-
tation AZ this time would work irreparable
injury to the export trade In these products.
One Of the vigorous kilograms urging
Senators to call on the President and request
him not to send the message to Congress
was received by Senator Dubois to-day
from Fred J. Hagenbsrth Of Salt Lake City.
president Of the National Live Stock Con
mission. Senator Dubois sent the tele-
gram to the President and received a prompt
reply that the President had a message
ready to transmit to Congress on the subject,
but was withholding it to nee what action
Congress would take on senator Bever-
idge's bill.
Senator Beverage came on the door to-day
fortified with material for a startling speech
on conditions in the packing industry, based
upon the material collected by the Com
missioner of Labor and Special Agent
Reynolds. He served a notice on those
Interested in the Agricultural bill and the
Senate leaders generally that il a point
of order were made against the amend
ment he would TAKE the floor and deliver
a speech that would stir the country. He
also minated that he would DO backed
up by the Presidents message. Es went
further, it Is said, and had confidential
talks with the prospective conferees on
the Agricultural bill, a. a result Of which
he received such hearty assurances of CO.
operation that he predicted with much con-
fdence tonight that the amendment as it
passed the Senate to-day would be a law,
As % as the amendment was adopted
Beveridge telephoned that fact to
Clifford Pinchot. chief Government Forester,
who has shown much inter est in the bill.
and is popularity credited with a share OF
responsibility for the authorship. Senator
Beveridge il said to have exacted a pledge
from the prospective conferees on the
Agricultural bill that no changes shall
be made in his amendment in conference.
Mr.. Be~veridge's amendment extends the
operation of the Bureau Of Animal Industry
10 products for domestic consumption
which ha We heretofore dealt only with the
products for export. 1t requires strict in
spection and tagging Of all meat for inter
state trade, provides for inspectors at the
pa cking plants both day and night and re-
quires the Government inspector to follow
condemned articles until they are destroyed
% prevent their reentry into the market,
The act forbids int Btate carriers from &C.
any Of the live stock oaroasses or
products Of the live stock within the
operations Of the bill unless it is labelled
Is pure by. Government inspectors, and
nrries in addition a certificate that the
from which 1t came has been inspected
md certified to as clean and wholesome by
agents. Heavy penalties are pro-
vided for infraction.