The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-06-21
IS OPPOSED TO HOUSE sUsSTl.
TUTE INSPECTION LAW IN
It's ENTIRETY.
POINTS OUT MANY OBJECTIONS
HE FRANKLY TELLS CHAIRMAN
WADsWoRTH HE CANNOT
APPROVE IT.

Washington, June ia careful ex-
amination of the substitute prepared
by the committee on agriculture Of
the house for the meat inspection
amendment of Senator Beveridge to
the animal inspection bill. was made
yesterday afternoon by President
Roosevelt. The president. 1t can be
said. is opposed to the house substi-
tute in its entirety. He may not go
so far as to veto the bill, if it should
be enacted by congress with the house
amendment attached, but he has made
it clear that he does not deem the
house provision at all adequate.
Points Out Objections.
Representative Wordsworth of New
York, chairman of the house commit
tee on agriculture, yesterday submit
ted to the president the substitute for
the Beveridge amendment agreed
upon by the committee and sought his
opinion. The president told him
frankly he could not approve It. In
fact the president told Mr.. Wadsworth
he disapproved of it absolutely. The
president pointed out that the failure
of the committee to provide for in
spection at all hours, either of the day
or of the night, was a defect which he
could not pass. and he urgently dis
approved also of the court review
clause of the substitute.
Makes Law Less Effective.
The president did not lay special
stress upon the proposition of the
committee that the government should
pay the expenses of the inspection. AL
though he feels that, if the govern.
ment is to pay the inspection charges
the provision will render the law less
effective than it otherwise would be.
After his conference with Chairman
Wadsworth, President Roosevelt
wrote a letter to him stating in a def
mite and formal way his objections to
the substitute for the Beveridge
amendment, drafted by the house
committee, in order that his position
might be distinctly understood and be
of record.
Wadsworth viii Not Talk.
After careful reflection Chairman
Wadsworth has decided that he will
not discuss in any name the objec.
tions of President Roosevelt to the
meat inspection amendment as re.
ported to the house yesterday. He
will, however, refer the matter to his
committee when the details of the OBJ.
jections which the president is under
stood to have pointed out will be con-
sidered.
In the majority report on the meas.
ure which Chairman Wadsworth filed
in the house just before adjournment
yesterday the statement is made that
public interest in the matter is fully
appreciated; also it's great Importance
to the business interests of the couu-
try, as well as to the health of the
people.
Explains Delay.
ANY seeming delay" the report
continues, has been luz solely to the
desire of the committee to give this
important subject full consideration,
so that the measure which they might
present would merit the approval of
the house and meet the expectations
of the country"
The minority report OF the house
committee on agriculture. which is ex-
pected to-day, will contain three main
points of difference with the majority
provision. These are: First, that
the cost should be put on the govern
ment: second, the court review; third,
the waving of the civil service regula-
tions for one yea in the appointment
of inspectors.