Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-29
DIFFER ON MEAT
INSPECTION BILL
HOUSE And SENATE coNFEREEs
UNABLE TO AGREE ON PRO-
vzsIoN FOR COST.
DATE ON CANS ALSO
A DISPUTED POINT
Omnibus Public Building Bill Passes
Lower House In Quick order-Sen-
ate COMMITTEES Decides Not to Go
10 Panama.

Washington, June 27.-The confer
enoe on the agricultural appropriation
Monday developed that the differences
between the house and senate in re-
gard to the meat inspection amend
ment probably will be sent back to
the two houses for further action OF
for instructions to the conference. The
senate representatives refused abso-
lutely to consider the provision MAX
ing an appropriation for the govern
ment to pay the cost of inspection, and
insisted upon tho retention of the pro-
vision in the Beverage bill requiring
that the date OF inspection be placed
upon cans of meat Another meeting
was to be held at four p. M, when
the ccnferess were to decide finally
whether there is possibility of agree.
ment concerning the meat inspection
amendment.
"Pork Barrel" Passed.
The omnibus public building bill
generally known rs the-"pork barrel, :
was passed by the house Tuesday. one
hour having been consumed in Its
reading and consideration. Mr.. Bar.
fholft tMo.]. chairman Of the COM
mfttee on public buildings and
grounds, in explaining thek provisions
o. the bill, said It represented the
painstaking, intelligent labor, of many
months. He said that more than 50t
bills. carrying upwards of 100000, 900
had been referred to the committee
and each Of tho bills was considered
on Its merits. Out OF this mass of pub
Tic building bills has come the pres.
ant omnibus; building bill, which car.
RES IN rount numbers $21. 0oo, 800. lac
said \ new policy had been enun.
cseesd BY the committee, which he
hoped would meet with the approval
OF congress. that policy being that IL
large cities wthsre the post Offices arr
becoming con gssted, to build post of
noes solely tor the use of the post Of
nee departme Mt separate and distinc
from ether branches Of the govern.
ment service. He said that it was
the coneensms OF opinion of the com.
mNtee that these work shops of the
poor should Ibe built near union sta.
lions, 80 that the best results may be
obtained.
After the I>assaee of the omnibus
public buildiu bill the house In COM
m1ttee of thu. whole began the con-
slderation or tho last great supply
Dlils to carry tho government on to
June 80, 1907 tho general deficiency
bill.
Inc house alccsdkd to the request Of
the senate MI another conference on
the rsi'soAd ,rats bill Immediately upon
receipt OF the ssnats r~1uest. The same
conisress wore reappo tinted, Messrs.
hepoWn, Sherman and Richardson.
WIN ,Ase @ 70 Panama
- vo0I Of 8 to 8 the senate com;
miteee On intsroosanic canals decided
not 70 goj 70 the Isthmus Of Aanama
and take testimony in the canal In
vesasatlon. A resolution was offered
Dy Senate Kittredge for the appoint.
nsent OF q subcommittee to visit 1.-THE
istn1ms. and o. this he obtained the
support Of ths Democrats present,
SENATORS Morgan, Talia6erro, CarmacA'
ana Culhersoa. Against the resolution
WERE Senators Willard, Hopkins, An
keHy, Dryden, Plat and Knox. The
Twp lattG wsae not present, but they
LETT pnox1ss. By agreement no testi.
mony will b tslAn in Washington
until ns11 session, and therefore tase
disposition a Wit1tam Nelson Crom.
wells refusal to testify concerning
canal msttess prtsr to government
oMersaip Of the property will be
postponed until nssEt December. The
action Of the csnunittes carries with
1t an adjournment, until next Deem
Der. which will postpone action on the
nominations OF cslull commissioners.
It 10 expected the commissioners will
DO reappeiaasa lkztns the recess Of
congress-.