The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-14
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spectionthe packers or the govern
ment--and the men who want the gov
eminent to pay won by two votes.
In accordance with this idea, the bill
carries an item of $2,000,000, which is
to be a permanentaannual appropriations,
and also an item of $7S0,000 addition
| al for inspection, which is only to APP.
ply for the next fiscal year.
& Wanted Packers to Help.
Mr.. Davis voted against having the
government pay the total cost Of in
spection. He wanted, in the interest
Of the farmer and stockraiser, to have
/ the government continue to pay the
cost of inspection on the hoof and of
the carcasses eof fresh meat, but he
wanted the packers TO pay for. all IN
ments, as this is where the most Of the
present trouble has originated. s
| 1t would be impossible to charge this
inspection back against the stockrais.
ers, as nobody can tell which cattle of
any particular lot, are toe be- converted
into canned meat and which into
dressed beef. The cost, if evaded at all
by the packer, would DO paid: by the
consumer, and the amount would be so
/ small in an individual case as not to be
| noticed. IS
!, After the committee had concluded
its la,bors and perfected the BILL. Mr..
/ Cromer Of Indiana moved that the Bev-
eridge bill, with certain amendments
WHICH it IS everywhere recognized ought
/ to. be made to It, be substituted for
the committee bill. This motion was
voted down by a majority oftWo, show
ing that the eomnittee,is pretty evenly;
divided. ! .s zF'z* rs 49,
- May Be Minority Report. 5s.
It was the understanding in the com.
mittee before the adjournment that
Chairman Wadsworth should report the
substitute bill to- the house today, and
ask that it be not taken up until Fri.
day. 1t was the further understanding
that Mr. Wadsworth was to announce
that the minority was to be permitted
to submit any such report as it might
see fit to prepare, verbal OF written, and
: have it considered at the same time
with the majority report. This minor
ity, If made, will be written by Mr.. Da-
Wis of Minnesota. :@'',.@> q e.
Today Mr.. Davis and the other mem.
bers Of the minority are to meet for
the purpose of deciding whether there
should be a written minority report, or
| whether it will be better to present the
report in the form of amendments to, or
substitute for, the committee bill. =, a
1t was thought this morning that the
minority. would try to raise the issue
squarely in the house between the Bev-
eridge bill, after certain minor amend.
ments have been. made Ito. it, and The
OIL just drawn by the agriculture com;
mlttee. This issue, if made. win come
uP: on a motion to substitute the Bev.
eridge bill for the committee bill, and
Will put every member Of the house on
# there is an opportunity, Mr.. Davis
nority. will address the house, telling
: why they think the committee bill ought
not to be adopted. - - 49,
Under all the precedents Mr.. Henry
Of Of Connecticut, the ranking member 81
nnhican i5 confere i,l the sseeHn
worth being the first, and the thru
conferee will be Mr. Lamb of Virginia
th'e. ranking democrat on the committee
J oo::. Two Against Wadsworth.
=: Mr.. Henry is tooth and nail agains
the committee bill, and MI. 2Tamb
: while part of the time in COMMITTEES
voting. with the Wadsworth crowd AMI
part OF the time against it, is believed
t. proposition. ~ - :! ~, :, =
If these men are made conferees will
Wadsworth, it will be easy to fgur
: out how the conference will end IN
! less the house should give it's conferee
i explicit instructions. - - =
= The senate conferees will stand GU
4 for the Beveridge bill, and two of tn
: with them for the same thing. It
. up to the, speaker. to name the con
s ferees, and If he should overlook MI
I Henry and Mr.. Lamb and arbitrarily
/ and in violation Of the rules, name me
y on the committee who have been stand
ing for what Wadsworth and the bee
packers want that act win entitle hill
/ to the careful attention of the entir
= country. -.,.-,-.,-,... .,~.,..-. -.
n The reason why the committee, a
q Mr.: Lorimer' IS suggestion, adopted se1
r eral Of the Davis suggestions, is to b
n found in part Of Mr.. xLorimer's ri
t marks at that time. '' *j y ',.:. =
d Must Consider Public.
: I've must take this bill to the hous
- and before the country, The said, 6. an
IT for that reason I believe that the su,
% gestions made by Mr.. Davis ought {
=: be inserted. I think they will hel
: the standing of the bill.''
.t+ !. It is said by those who have studio
G, the question, that the substitute bi
e as finally drafted by the. committee
not nearly as outrageous d thing as ;
- first. 1t was believed the committe
would prepare -,t< n: ~
For days and days the ,Wadswort
people of, the committee did not
ing but abuse the president, Beverids
G. and all Of the witnesses who $didn
y take the packers sidecof the ease. The
at the same time talked loudly abo1
e" what they would put into the bill B.
- when they! came to write the bill,
- is said that they have taken quite
~ modified position and framed UP do
II ument which is not nearly so bad as
~ ~ might be.
~ In fact it is said even by some
10 the presidents supporters, that the su
~ stitute bill will provide a fairly 90,
:. :. variety Of inspection. But it is d
~, -, parture from the Beveridge plan
:, :, every essential, and all it's main poin
Is have been drafted by the packing-h ou
Nv interests.
ne The bill as whole is said to be rat
~ er care1esslY phrased, and does n
~ make perfect whole. 1t is more Ii
eA a hodge-podge arrangement Of ide
n bearing on the same general subject.
The most radical change from t
lg. Beveridge bill is in the paymen for
w spection, and in the almost boundle
az discretion lodged with the secretary
:. agriculture. The Beveridge bill leav
In some things to the secretary, but on
NJ more important points it gives manC
n tory directions to him.