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ABSOLUTE DEADLOCK ON
MEAT INSPECTION Bill
FAILURE OF CONFEREES TO
AGREE REPORTED TO
SENATE.

Members From House Decline to Con-
slider Amy Compromise ON the Subject
of the Payment of the Cost of Inspec-
tiOn by the Packers-EfHect May
Cause the Failure of the Legislation
and the General Arrest of Business.
Washington, June 27-An absolute
deadlock on the meat inspection amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill was reported by Senator Proctor to
the senate late to-day, after three ses-
sions of the conferees had been held.
The Vermont senator said that the
house conferees had declined to consid-
|er any compromise on the subject Of the
payment of the cost of inspection by
the packers.
THE senate conferees offered to COM
promise" he said, upon a tax of five
cents head on cattle and three cents
on hogs, sheep and goats, to be collect
ed and covered into the treasury, the
same as any other revenue" He then
read the compromise proposition show
ing that the s8,OOOoOO appropriation pro-
vided by the house would remain in the
bill, and the cost of inspection would
be paid therefrom. In reply to a ques-
tion from Senator Hale he said that the
tax would amount to about one-half of
the appropriation.
The third conference Of the day had
been concluded a short time before SEN
ator Proctor made his statement. At
that conference he offered the compro-
mise proposition, which was met by
the house rconferees with the argument
that it would be unconstitutional, in
that the congress had no authority to-
levy tax on chattels.
In making his statement Senator
Proctor Said the conferees had agreed
on practically all items but that the
house conferees had positively refused
to consider any compromise. He then
related the particulars of the PROPOSE
tion regarding the cost of inspection,
and added that the house provision had
been accepted letter for letter. He said
the effect Of the position taken by the
house would be to cause the failure of
the legislation and the general arrest Of
business,
Responding to question by Senator
Nelson, Mr.. Proctor said that nothing
had been said regarding the date on
canned meats.
1--WE did not reach it," he said. "They
insisted on their entire provisions; there
was no chance for a compromise on
anything"
Mr.. Hale then spoke of the gravity Of
the situation, and advised that the SEN
ate refrain from further comment that
might excite feeling.
MY impression is that we will do
well to leave it over night where it is,
and that we should do nothing to in
flame the situation, in the hope that
better counsels will prevail to-mor-
row."
Il see nothing better to do" asserted
Mr.. Proctor; the house conferees# re-
fuse positively to join in any report"
Senators Hemenway and Hopkins OBJ
jected to giving in the senate the de-
tails of what had happened in the con-
ference, because the house representa-
tives could not be present to defend
their own position.
Mr.. Proctor replied that he had only
spoken the truth and added that the
senate conferees had exercised the
greatest amiability in dealing with the
house representatives.
Mr.. Hale then, in pursuance of his
to let the matter lie over
moved an adjournment, but he subse-
quently withdrew the motion in order
to permit an. executive session.