Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-14
Automatic Appropriation of 100000 a
Year is Provided,
PROVISION FOR FORCE OF INSPECTORS
Appointments to Be Made A. AOut Refer
snOs to Civil SER ~
LABELS WILL NOT BEAR y
They VIII show that Product
from BeslthfuI Ment and
Put Up In sanitary
Manner.
GOVERNMENT TO PAY THE COST

WASHINGTON, June ia meat in
spection provision was completed by the
house committee on agriculture today and
will be presented to the house probably to-
morrow. II Is declared by the committee
that the provision will insure that Ameri-
can meat and meat products are health
full clean and in every respect wholesome
and At for food.
The important features Of the legislation
are that IL places the cost of the inspec-
ton on the government and makes an an
nual automatic appropriation of 100000
to pay the expenses II requires a rigid
post mortem and ante mortem inspection
of all animals killed for all meat and
meat products which enter interstate COM
merce and In addition TO this label a GER
tifcatc of purity TO the carrier and to the
secretary Of agriculture for such products
which enter foreign commerce.
Appointment of Inspectors.
To secure this label the product must
be handled in accordance with sanitary
regulations to be prescribed by the secre-
tary of agriculture. who is authorized to
employ, without regard to the civil SER
vice law, for the first year, an adequate
corps Of efficient inspectors to supervise
the enforcement OF his regulations.
It prohibits the use OF preservatives or
chemicals deleterious to health in the prep
Grafton OF meat foods and leaves the de-
termination of this question to the secre-
tary OF agriculture. The label on the prod
uct is 10 indicate the ingredients, but the
date OF manufacture is not required.
The sanitary requirements which the
secretary is to prescribe and enforce must
insure complete sanitation as to all build
tngs. whether slaughter houses or canning
establishments.
Penalties for violation.
Many penalties are provided for violations
OF these provisions The common carrier IL
subject to a heavy penalty II he accepts fol
transportation am goods not bearing the
government label, or in case of foreign ship
ments, in addition to the label, the required
certificate. The packers are subject to a
heavy penalty for false labelling as to con
tents of packages. Trade names are to be
allowed In some cases, in the discretion
OF the secretary. but in all cases the con
tents OF the package must be stated.
The violation of any Of the regulations II
made misdemeanor, punishable by a fin'
not TO exceed $4,000 or imprisonment no
to exceed two years
There is a special penalty for bribery o
Inspectors, TINS DelHE imprisonment ~
from one to three years and fine of from
$1,000 to $4,000. the same punishment beinl
provided for the acceptance Of a bribe b!
an inspector.
Farmers and small butchers are exceptet
from the operation of the regulations.
These conclusions of the committee wer
reached after three days OF consideration
following the exhaustive hearings held Il
connection with the official reports regard
ing conditions in the packing houses at Chi
cago and the statements OF the packers an
representatives OF the live stock raisers,
Committee Ia Divided.
The new measure represents the Judg
ment of nine members OF the committee a
against seven who preferred the Beveridg
amendment, slightly altered. minorlt
report will be made to the house by som
Of the dissenting members,
During the Afternoon session today, tn
entire Texas delegation in the house pre-
scented itself to the committee with the pie
that the cost OF the inspection be placed o
the government and not on the packers.
the latter course was pursued It wa
stated. the packers would not only throl
this cast back on the producers. but woul
also Undoubtedly make a double assessment
by charging it to the consumers.