The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-24
SENATE SENDS MEAT
BILL TO CONFERENCE


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done a great work in getting the inspec-
ton act placed on the agricultural bill,
and added:
But that was an escapde, an elope-
ment in the night, If l may say it, with
out many clothes, and he ought not to
object to having his measure clad in the
way that was done by the House and APP
, proved by the President"
How about the dates on the cans?"
asked MIR. Beveridge.
IF the senator wants an answer to
that, he must withdraw his inferred re-
quest for me to hurry through my re-
marks, said Mr.. Warren. He added that
he was willing to leave to Mr.. Beveridge
the question Of figures and dates concern
ing which he knew more than he did of
cattle, and cattlemen.
Mr.. Beverage said again that he would
withdraw his question relative to dates
on the cans in the interest of rushing the
bill to conference
well. then" replied the Wyoming SEN
ator, Il will leave the matter OF rush
ing the can to the senator from Indiana
He can rush the can as he pleases, and
! will follow him. will devote my re-
marks to a discussion of the expenses of
inspection.
In reply to remark by Mr.. Nelson that
1t is only the range cattle men that OBJ
1ect to paying the cost of inspection Mr.
Warren placed in the Record a large
number of kilograms dsputing this point
He said that the very bill under dis
cussion appropriates for the birds of the
air protection of fruits, experimenting in
fowl raising and everything except cat
tie.
The poor old COW is legislated against"
said Mr. Warren. 1.-THE birds, the geese
the turkeys, the birds of the air do not
have to pay for inspection because they
are not a COW. The inspection of mis-
celaneous insects is provided for, and
the government pays for it,
would you call the packing house men
miscellaneous insects?" asked Mr.. Nelson
II will leave that to the senator" said
Mr.. Warren, "he cannot provoke me into
defending the packers"
Senator Gallinger followed Mr. Warren
in the interest of a thorough inspection
of meat products at the expense of the
packers.
Little Sympathy for Packers.
After the wretched and revolving ex-
pose of the conditions of things at the
packing houses of Chicago, | have very
little sympathy for the men engaged in
the packing business, he said. and de-
clared that II those men who made mil
lions out of the public were of proper
PUBIC spirit they would have their
slaughter places as wholesome and sanl-
tary as the Senate chamber itself He
spoke of the frequency of ptomaine pos-
oning. and congratulated the senators that
none OF them had fallen victims to it,
He also advocated the dating OF the In
spection tables on cans of meat.
Senator Hepburn also contended for the
liable dates, and said that carcasses kept
In coldstorage should be labelled as we'll
as canned meats He said that meat de-
generates even In coldstorage, and gave
an instance within his knowledge in
which eighty men had been sent to bed
by eating coldstorage beef
The motion of Senator Proctor to send
the bill to conference was then agreed to.
and Messrs. Proctor. Hansbrough and
Simmons were appointed conferees on be-
half of the Senate.