Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-20
FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION
HausbrOugh Of North Dakota Introduces
Bill in the Senate.
ACCEPTANCE OPTIONAL WITH SHIPPER
Anti-Lesk BiII KiIIed In Conference
Because Of Amendment which
made II Too Broad TO
suit the House.
oFrom a stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May ls.--(special Tele-
gram)--1n view OF the fact that omaha
is growing grain market of the first inn
portance II will be interesting To grain buy
ers as well as grain rasers in Nebraska to
know that Senator Hansbrough Of North
Dakota has submitted an amendment TO the
agricultural appropriation bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the establishment at such
points as tho secretary OF agriculture may
agree upon OF Laboratories for the purpose
Of examining and reporting upon the ma
ture, quality and condition OF any sample
or consignment Of seed or grain submitted
these samples to serve a basis for fixing
definite grades. The measure Is full ~
meaning, for it is believed it will solve the
problem Of grain inspection and put the
American product where It belongs al the
head Of the grain growing sections Of the
world. 1t has been urged that federal in
spection OF grains would be a dangerous
policy to pursue. It IL believed. however
that the Hansbrough amendment will ac-
complish by indirection what is not sought
to be established by statutory requirement
The American shipper Of grain under this
amendment will not be required Ivy law to
take out a government certificate upon his
shipment, but it il confidently believed he
will take advantage Of conditions in order
to satisfy his foreign customers.
Anti-Leak bill Dead.
The so-called "anti-leak and anti-graft''
bill. which was sent hitting" through both
houses of congress since the beginning Of
the first session of the Fifty-ninth congress.
received its solar plexus today in the house.
The conference committee recommended
that members Of congress should be in
cluded within its limitations and If they
leak in any matter affecting public in
terest they should go to the penitentiary
In consequence of this recommendation a
successful fight was led by Mr. Mccall of
Massachusetts, against the measure not
much on the ground that members OF
congress would stultify themselves by put
ting themselves into the bill as malefac-
tors, but that the first section covered the
president, cabinet officers and heads of de-
partments.
This bill is the outgrowth of leaks" re-
garding cotton statistics and by some hook
or crook the conferees thought it adj
visable to make members of congress
amenable to the law as well as oficers
and agents of the government for the
moment forgetting that members of con-
gress were directly responsible to their
constituents. 1t took the republicans some
time to decide whether they should go on
record in opposition TO the measure. but,
believing that not only they themselves
might violate the law, but that from the
president down to the humblest clerk deal
ing with statistics might technically VIC
late the measure without any intent to
do so, republicans, with the aid OF num-
Der Of democrats, decided to vote against
it. A number OF the members of the Ne
braska delegation voted to lay the bill on
the table not because II affected them as
members of congress, but because It af-
fected the president, cabinet and heads of
departments.
In order to meet the purposes for which
the bill was originally intended to guard
against leaks in the departments dealing
with statistics, General Grosvenor will on
Monday introduce a simple bill making II a
misdemeanor on the part of any employee
of the government to give out advance in
formation that would have a tendency to
influence the purchase sale of any COM
modify
Omaha Man for Indian Service.
r. s. Connel of Omaha, son of w. ].
Connell is in Washington to press his APP
plication for appointment as special agent
in the Indian service He has the endorse
ment Of Senators Millard and Burkett and
also Of Representative Kennedy. This morn
ing Senator Willard and Representative
Kennedy called at the Interior department
to endorse Cornell, Senator Burkett is
also taking an interest in ConnelFs candi-
dacy and both Nebraska senators and Rep
resentative Kennedy today expressed belief
that they will land the desired plum for
the Omaha man.
MiIIeFs Want Appropriation,
Senator Millard today received a letter
from John ]. Bartlett, secretary of the
Millers club OF Omaha, requesting his as
sistance in restoring to the agricultural APP
preparation bill the item for nutritious
investiga tons" This paragraph was
stricken from the general agricultural bill
in the house and the milleTs OF Nebraska
and elsewhere are seeking to have it re-
stored by the senate. Millers generally are
interested in bringing to the attention OF
the public the food value OF white -four
believing that II thoroughly understood Il
will largely increase the demand for this
article.
Burkett for Commencement Orator.
Senator Burkett has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the commencement address
before the students of Muskingum college
at New Concord, o.. June H.
Lacey sees the President
Representative Lacey of Iowa talked with
the president today about some matters
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