Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-30
MEAT BILL
is PASSED.
Congress Puts Cost of InspeC-
ton on the Government
Rate Law in SO Days.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The Fifty
ninth congress has concluded the work
of Its first session and is expected to
adjourn today.
The three important measures-the
railroad rate bill, the pure food bill and
the meat inspection northumberland
passed by both houses.
All the appropriation bills have been
passed and are ready for the signature
Of the president today. Only the ON
nibus public building bill is In dis
agreement, and an adjustment of diff
~ferences is expected. Final adjourn
ment is looked for early this afternoon
The final report on the agricultural
bill, contain " the meat inspection
provisions, has been adopted by the
house, the senate agreeing that the
government should pay the cost OF the
meat inspection.
Mr.. Proctor presented the report of
the conferees on the agricultural bill,
containing the meat inspection provi-
sion. He said because Of the great
principle involved the senate conferees
had decided to advise the senate to
yield on the meat inspection amend
ment, and not the least beneficial of
these effects would be that 1t would
open the way for new packers, for
hereafter the government stamp and
not the good will of the house would
be the guarantee of the character of
meat.
Senator Beveridge advocated the
adoption Of the motion, saying that the
country is to be congratulated upon
securing q better law than could at
first reasonably have been expected.
Senator Nelson declared that the bill
had been shaped In the interest of the
packers and the range cattlemen.
Senator Simmons condemned the
course of the packers; but, indicating
bis acceptance under duress, he de-
nounced the conduct of the packers as
a piece of audacity and effrontery."
He admitted that he would sign the
conference report under protest. He
said that on the rate bill congress had
already surrendered to the standard
OIL monopoly" and the fact that 1t
now is again to surrender to the Sec
ond greatest monopoly in the country
was exceedingly humiliating.
Finally the house adopted the con-
ference report amid considerable ap-
plause. This passed the bill, and when
signed by the presiding officers of both
houses it will go to the president.
The senate has also agreed to the
conference report on the railroad rate
bill, which passes the measure. The
senate also passed the joint resolution,
which makes the rate bill go into eff
feet sixty days after passage.
Other matters of vital moment was
the agreement to the conference report
on the pure food bill, the Ohio river
and Lake Erie ship canal and the nat
uralization bill.
Both houses Of congress last night
adopted the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, and
that measure now goes to the president
for signature.
The senate last night also adopted
the conference report OIL the general
deficiency appropriation bill.
The president last night at 11:25
signed the railroad rate bill. He also
signed the immigration bill and the
bill for the construction of a lock canal
across the isthmus of Panama.
Were going home, we're going
home tomorrow" was in the mind of
the members of the house when they
assembled for the last real hard days
work previous to adjournment.