Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-20
Agricultural Bill Receives Final Tinker
ing and Goes to Conference.
Humorous and Sarcastic Words, With Some Real
Praise Passed Around During The Debate.

il they consider amy Of the rights of
their property arr injured in any way
by the operation OF this law can invoke
the jurisdiction Of the United States
Judge in Chicago and l know of no diff
ference between the honesty and intcG-
rity OF q United States judge in st.
Louis Kansas City. Fort Worth. St.
Joseph or any other place where these
slaughtering and canning establish
ments are located. Applause) In con-
clusicn, | want to assure the House on
behalf of the committee OH agric ulture
that ;hc provisions of this bill viii in
sure TO the public Il rigil meat and
meat food inspection law" (Applause).
Williams. Miss. cnlivenc1 The debate
by calling attention to the differences
of opinion between two sons of New
York (thc President and Mr.. Wads-
Worth).
Now is the winter of our discomfort
MADE glorious summer by this son Of
New York" said Williams. which
caught the humor of the House. In -
scmi-iumorous vein Mr. Williams con-
tinucd:
I'VE must, under the rules of this
House, vote this proposed legislation
up juSt as it comes 10 us nurScd by the
Speaker and President and approved by
the Cornittcc because tho committees
on agriculture could not we'll do any
thing except approve after these two
great ruling authorities had spoken;
we must vote ii up or vote il down.
There has been some laundering in the
index at the other end of this line thai
was not followed up but we must re-
member it. Mr.. Speaker, YOU and |.
even YOU much more than |, know that
men of iron like other products of iron,
m" subject to expansion and contrac-
ton by the effect of the weather. Cap
plausc and laughtcr,. As 4 broad gen
cral principle. Mr Speaker. all sanitary
legislation ought in be paid for by the
public The reason for that rule IS
that body is rs II rule responsible for
unsanitary conditions. When the bu-
bonic plague or yellow fever invade
the country. cvcrybrtly knows that no
body wants To he the V"hirl" Of tn"
transfer of those dangerous Diseases.
Nobody wants to catch them fnr the
purpose of giving them to other people.
That is the reason Of the rule that tho
public ought to pay the expense. but
the very reason points out thc cNccp-
tion. Sometimes an unSnniiary cOndi-
ton is brought about by III" volun-
tary action of cvildocrs. Whenever
that is the case then tn" CXncnsc Of
curing the condition which has been
brought about by their acts ought to
be borne by them. tApplausr).
Now | wish to add this: There has
been some muck raking that has been
going on in connection with this mat
ter and | want to pay my individual
tribute to Il member Of this House. |
think that in this particular legiSla-
ton he has been mistaken. especially
upon the point Of not making the
cviIdoers pay for curing the evil con-
dition brought about by their own ac-
ton. There has been some muck rak-
ing in which there has been a DISPOSE
ton to charge all sorts of wrong mo-
tives upon the gentleman from New
York (WadsWorth). the chairman of
the committee on agriculture. l scrv-
Cd with him for eight or ten years up
on a committee of this House. | have
known him to cast more votes against
his own interests than any man i'm this
House. (Applause) He is a worthy
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