The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-13
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fact Is now conceded. Inc cOmm1CCee
will report substitute for the Bever-
idge meat inspection amendment that
will faithfully express the desires OF
the packers, so far as the majority Of
the committee will feel safe in express
ing them In other words, the COM
mittee is driving just as close to the
edge of the precipice as possible with
out going over.
The bill to be reported will be
committee bill, but it will be made up,
Of sections that have been drafted by
the friends of the packers. A merry
time is coming when the bill reaches
the senate, provided the house stands
FOR what the committee will do.
House May Not Dare.
There is good guess today that the.
house will not dare +indorse the com
mittee,s work, but guesses are father
unsafe v
All day Yesterday the committee sat
In executive session, toiling over the
inspection question, a sentence and a
section at q. time, throwing out the
Beveridge plan and inserting it's own.
The committee was completely DOM
mated by the beef quartet, Wadsworth,
Lorimer, Scott and Brooks, with occa-
sionally one or two others helping them.
stsBd fKor eT what f RSeF Wanted ,o n0
Mr.. Davis of Minnesota, Mr.. Has
kins Of Vermont, Mr.. Bowie Of Ala
bama, who do not approve of the way
things have been going in the commit
tee. tried their level best yesterday to
make themselves heard, but without eff
feet. The moment one Of them got to
his feet he was attacked by the quar-
Haskins Goes In Disgust.
The statement was made that every
thing they wanted was already in the
bill. when they knew very well it was
not there, and in various other ways
it was made clear that their help was
not wanted in the work of framing the
bill. It also happens that these gen
tlemen are the only lawyers on the
committee. -a
Late yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Has
kins arose and announced that he
thought he would 60, since his presence
was contributing very little toward the
progress Of the work, and it seemed
as if the men in control Of the commit.
tee had made up their minds not to hear
what he had to say. Chairman Wads
worth arose hastily and insisted that
he tsM stay -,-o -. ! 81. -, o,o,,+ 50,
of the legal points In the BILL he
said, to which Haskins replied, "Well
I have been sitting here all day trying
to get word in edgewise, but with
out success, and / am satisfied that yor
, do not want any legal assistance" ani
he walked out Of the room in disgust
Ignorant Of Law.
The question Of meat inspection il
one beset with legal difficulties a
every turn, and yet the work of pre-
pairing this bill is being done by mel
who do not know a word Of law. MI
Scott of Kansas, one Of the beef quar-
tet, comes to the committee room every
morning with bundle of typewriter
are reached to which they apply, h
introduces them. They are--at ono,
advocated by beef trust members, Thu
opposition is given chance to stat
Its position, and on the roll call tn
amendments are always adopted.
Who draws the Scott amendments ha
not yet been disclosed. Messrs. Davi
and Bowie served notice on the commit
tee that they cannot consent to
parties to what is going Oh, and tina
they reserve the right to present thei
side of the case to the house when tn
measure comes up there This is prot
ably the only way in which they ca
ever give publicity to the minorit
views
Members at Swords Points.
It may easily be understood frol
what is said about it, that the best &
feeling does not prevail in the commi
tee Several of the members are 8
swords points, and the longer their si
tings last the more strained the stu;
ton becomes.
+. By a majority of one vote, yesterda,
the committee adopted section pr,
Eviding for the broadcast sort of court r.
view. Everything that an inspectt
does, should this committee propositio
become law, would be subject to r
view in the circuit courts, which al
given jurisdiction over the bill in i
entirety,
Mr.. Davis opposed this propositio
but without effect. Mr. Davis made a,
other losing fight during the day. II
Beveridge bill provides that the bri
ing Of inspectors shall be a felony. Til
feature is retained in the substitu
bill, but the penalty provided is a fl
not exceeding $4,000 or imprisonmel
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