Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-31

such an amendment would hurt the entire
bill. and wonld oe equivalent to the citizens
having the right to appeal to the courts
from the municipal ordinance
Mr.. Beveridge said today that he thought
the bill which is finally passed will be
found practically the same as the bill Of
fered as an amendment to the appropria-
tion act. 1t is understood that that bill
was not hastily drawn. hut that three
months were taken up in its construction.
Mr.. Crumpacker's Bill.
Representative Crumpaeker today intro
duced bill of his own as a proposed sub
stitute for the Beveridge bill. Its main con-
ditions are as follows:
1T shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to knowingly neglgently
ship or offer for shipment, or for any car
rier OF interstate or foreign commerce or
any officer. agent or employe thereof.
to knowingly or negligently transport or
receive for transportation from any state
or territory or the District of Columbia or
any place under the jurisdiction of the
United States to any other state or terri
tory or the District of Columbia or any
place under the jurisdiction of the United
States or to any foreign country, any car
cass or part of carcass of any animal or
anysmeat or meat-food product thereof jim
tended for human consumption. that Is I'M
pure, unsound, unwholeSome or otherwise
unfit for human food. or which contains
any unwholesome or deleterious ingredient
c.
chemical or other substance of poisonous,
unwholesome or deleterious nature or which
is the product in whole or In part or
diseased animal one that died otherwise
than by slaughter, and any person, firm or
corporation that shall violate any of the
provisions of this section shall be fined In
any sum not exceeding $4,000 or be Inn
prisoned in the penitentiary for term not
exceeding three years, or both
Penalties Provided For.
ION and after January 1, 1907, all car
casses or parts OF carcasses of animals or
meat-food products thereof intended for
consumption offered for shipment from any
state or territory or the District of Column
bia, or any other place under the jurisdic-
ton of the United States. to any other state
or territory the District of Columbia, or
any place under the jurisdiction of the
United States or to any foreign country,
shall be thoroughly examined and Inspected
by competent inspectors appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose,
and all such carcaSseS, parts OF carcasses
and meat food products thereof as shall be
found to be pure. sound, wholesome and
otherwise fit for human food and free from
dyes chemicals or other substances OF a
deleterious or unwholesome nature shall be
conspicuously labeled or tagged Inspected
and passed and the same shall be received
for transportation: and all such carcasses.
parts of carcasses meat food products
thereof as shall be found to be impure. un-
sound. unwholesome or otherwise unfit for
human food. or shah not be free from
dyes. chemicals or other Substances Of a
deleterious or unwholesone nature shall be
conspicuously labeled or tagged Inspected
and condemned and the same shall not be
received for transportation or transported
under the penalties above prescribed.
'AII carcasses or parts of carcasses or
animals or meat food products thereof iu-
tended for human consumption that snail
have been thoroughly examined and IN
@ny.4 1nalfh on IN
spection officers, in clean and sanitary
slaughtering, canning, salting, packing.
rendering or similar establishments, by
methods and under rules and regulations
approved by the Secretary of Agriculture,
and shall have been found to be pure,
sound and wholesome and otherwise fit Tor
human food, and free from dyes, chemicals
and other substances of deleterious or
unwhoiesome nature, and not IN whole or
In part the product of any diseased animal
or one that died otherwise than by siaugh-
ter, and which shall be conspicuously la
beled or tagged LEGAL, inspected and Pass
ed,' may be received and transported by
any Interstate or foreign carrier without
further examination or inspection unless
the Secretary of Agriculture shall deem
such further exan1ina tion and inspection
to be necessary: and the Secretary OF Agri-
culture is authorized TO appoint or de.ail
expert inspectors for such establishments
to note the sanitary condition thereof and
the manner of such inspection by local OF
icers, and when such inspection is made
in conformity with the requirements here
of, the expert inspectors shall plainly stamp
or write upon the label or tag required as
aforesaid Approved U. S. to which the
inspector SO stamping or writing shah
plainly affix the initials of his name.
Penalties Provided For.
''If any person or corporation or any Of
fcer, agent or employe thereof, shall forge,
counterfeit simulate or falsely represent. |
or shall without proper authority use, fail
to use or detach, shall knowingly or
wrongfully alter, deface or destroy any or |
the labels, tags or other Identification de- |
vices provided for in this act shall be fined |
$4,000 or imprisoned two years or both. |
Punishment is also provided for corrup.ing |
inspectors. |
THE provisions of this act relating to |
the inspection, labelling or tagging of car |
casses parts of carcasses of animals |
or meat-food products thereof shall not ap- |
ply to any animals owned and slaughtered |
by any farmer upon his farm nor, III the |
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, |
to any animals slaughtered in small slaugil- |
tering establishments where the total nain- |
Der of animals slaughtered does not exceed |
an average of ten day, and in states that |
have satisfactory sanitary and Inspection |
laws"