New-York tribune., 1906-06-20
PASSES MEAT MEASURE.
HOUSE FOR INSPECTION.
Only Objection Vas to Making tho
Government Pay Cost.
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/ 1000 prOCucLS Tor the people or TINS country
| By an almost unanimous vote. and with httls
/ debate the meat inspection amendment to the
/ Agricultural Appropriation bill finally agreed
/ upon by the Committee on Agriculture was
| adopted. Conferrees on the part OF the House
were named. and there is every indication
that after the slight differences between the Sem
ate and House measures have been settled the
| measure which is 70 be OF such great innpor-
tance in remedying the evils that have grown
| up under the packing house system VIII DO
ready for the Presidents signature. The pro-
ceedings on the floor to-day were interesting
indicating the united sentiment of both sides OF
the House in favor OF the Meat Inspection law
and the approval by the large majority OF nern-
bers of the measure finally crawn.
Practically all the members were in their seats
| when Representative Wadsworth. Of New York.
chairman OF the Agricultural Committee. took
the floor TO explain the bin and the changes thas
had been made in 1t since yesterday morning.
After a conference OF the House leaders this
| morning IL decided TO bring the bill up
under suspension OF the rules, the sentiment
Of the House being so overwhelmingly for it's
immediate passage that 1t was felt there would
be no danger OF material amendment. BY this
method forty minutes debate allowed
Members Of the House manifested a lively IN
terest in the reading OF the bill. but no effort
was made to hamper the proceedings. The only
criticism of the bill offered was against the
feature which imposes the charge OF the meat
inspection upon the government instead az upon
the packers
The Presidents attitude in regard to the
amendment and his conference with members of
the Agricultural Committee on the subject were
explained clearly by Representative Adams, OF
Wisconsin. who spoke OF the changes through
which the bill had passed before reaching its
present shape and commented upon the Presi-
dents efforts to obtain bill that would achieve
the objects desired
DEBATE PROBABLE IN SENATE.
A few minutes after the House adopted the
Meat Inspection amendment and asked that the
Senate appoint conferPees to consider the differ
ences in the Agricultural Appropriation bill the
measure was received at the Senate. and Senator
Proctor moved that the measure be printed and
allowed to go over until tomorrow.
There is some disposition among the Senate
leaders TO adopt the House meat inspection
amendment before sending the appropriation
bill 10 conference, but Senator Proctor will op-
pose certain provisions of the amendment as
will Senator Lodge. and possibly others Sena-
tors Proctor and Lodge are both opposed TO
placing the entire cost Of inspection on the gov
ernment and TO the omission of a date from the
labels TO be placed on canned meat products
1t is probable that they will receive some sup
port in their opposition. although how much
it IS impossible TO foresee. In any case the
amendment viii doubtless be debated in the
Senate at some length and may have TO be sent
TO conference without an agreement. Changes
made by the Senate in other provisions of the
Agricultural Dill would necessitate sending it to
conference in any case
When the bill was taken up in the FIouse Mr.
Williams of Mississippi, the minority leader
sought 10 have the time Of debate extended TO
forty minutes for each side Mr.. Wadsworth
said he regretted that he could not comply with
the request. and the reading of the meat inspec-
ton amendment was begun. nearly every mem
Der present following the reading with a copy
of the bill in hand
MR.. WADSWORTHS EXPLANATIONS.
Mr. WadswOrth in explaining the changes
made, said that they were mostly in verbiage.
and then took them up seriatim He spoke OF
the elimination OF the court review clause and
the date of inspection.
Mr.. Olmsted called attention 10 two sections
of the amendment. One provides that after
October 1. 1905, no person. firm or corporation
shall transport offer for transportation and
no carrier Of interstate foreign connmerce
shall transport or receive for transportation from
one state or territory the Distict OF Columbia
10 any other state or territory the District OF
Columbia. any carcasses of meat or meat food
products, unless marked inspected and passed"
The other specifies that the provisions OF the act
requiring inspection shall not apply 70 animals
slaughtered by any farmer on the farm and sold
and transported as interstate foreign COM
merce" He wanted 10 know how these two
sections harnouized.
Mr.. Wadsworth replied that the common car
rer need not inquire. He would know thar
when farmer gave him a carcass for shipment
the inspection feature OF the amendments was
waived
Mr.. Wadsworth then took up small changes
in the verbiage. inadvertently saying they in
serted" in one or two cases. but amid laughter
changing the statement TO I'VE inserted"
IF it soothes the feelings OF certain indivld-
uas I am perfectly willing that they shall all
go in" said he.
He explained that the Civil Service clause was
put in in the original House bill TO expedite the
work, but it went out because il was not thought
necessary. Continuing. he said:
The paragraph in the original Senate amendment
made the judgment of the Secretary OF Agriculture
niudiCiOus, II not unconstitutional. and the COM
mittee. in order make matters entirely fair and
of review the courts, which the ableSt lawyers
the floor claimed is granted under the cOus1itu-
say. the clause entirely eliminated. and tho
packers ard slaughterers in Chicago. II thsy con-
iUIcd any way by the operations OF this law
invoke the jurisdiction Of a United States Judge
the honesty and integrity OF a United States Judge
N Chicago and the honesty and integrity OF =
Fort Worth. ST Joseph any other place where
these saushterns and canning establishments are
IN conclusion. I want to assure the House on
behalf OF he Committee on Asrieulture, that tho
rigid meat and meat food inspection law.
WOULD MAKE PACKERS PAY.
Mr Lamb of Virginia, the ranking member OF