The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-19
REACHED AN
 AGREEMENT New Meat Inspection
 Bill. COURT REVIEW IS OMITTED Cannon Sees President for Con,- mittee on Agriculture.
COURT REVIEW IS OMITTED
Section wsivins Civil Service Law Fog One Year As To Inspectors Left
 Out of the BilI.

Washington, June 1s--The basis of a complete agreement on the meat in- spection legislation between President Roosevelt and the House Committee on Agriculture was arrived at today at the White House.
 Speaker Cannon represented the cona- mittee in this instance and spent some time explaining the situation to the committee in its room at the Capitol The bill was practically completed when the committee adjourned today. It will authorize an annual appropriation of S2.000, aa0 to pay the cost of inspec- ton and will contain no provision for the levy of an assessment to make up any deficiency in the amount available for this week as suggested by Mir. Cowan. representing the Texas cattlg growers and later urged by the Pres. ident.
 The court review provision will not be contained in the measure. This act-i ion meets the suggestion of the Pres- ident. The words fin the Judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture" will not be Inserted as suggested by the Presi- dent and this conclusion now meets Mfr. Roosevelt's approval
 The section waiving the civil eervicx law for one year in the selection of ln- spectors will go out Of the provision. also one of the Presidents recommend~ ations.
 No Date On Label.
 There fs to be no date on the Iabef on the packing of meat food product. In this the President yields to the eona- mtttee. The language which gives in- spectors the right to the packing plants at all times Is amplified by the words whether the same be in operation or not"
 With these changes made the Presi- dent has indicated his entire satisfac- tion with the measure which was re- ported from the committee as a sub- stitue for the Beveridge amendment and was today re-committed to the committee that the changes might be made.
 There was some criticism by mem- hers of the committee as to the meth cd to be employed in handling the measure. as no Republican members l who presented minority views nor any Democratic members of the committee are to have anything to do with re- drafting the substitute. Ordinarily Speaker Cannon does not take such active part in legislation as has in the present instance It has been explained, however. that he re- zards the passage of an adequate meat Inspection bill with all possible speed as virtually essential to the welfare of many important industries throughout the country.
 The objection which was urged to the President as 6 reason why he should not insist on giving authority to the Secretary of Agriculture 70 make up any deficiency was the consti- tutIonal provision that Congress shall levy all taxes.
 Head Tax Unequal
 A head tax on animals, 1t was point ed out. would be an exceedingly un- equal one as the value of fine beef steers would be much greater than a steer of inferior weight and condition. vet the tax would have been the same. The same condition was prevailing as to all other animals killed for food.
 The guarantee of the constitution of every mans right to have his griev- ances heard before a court was also presented to the President as forceful- > ly as to why the decision of the Sec- retary of Agriculture should not be i, made final as would be the case should the words "in the discretion of fine Secretary of Agriculture' be in- serted throughout the measure. In this argument 1t is said the President acuuiesced on the ground of Its con- taining a Fundamental principle of guaranteed rights.
 Although tomorrow and Wednesday have been set apart for the passage of hills under suspension of the rules, of the House 1t Is probable that the ag- ricuItural bill will be sent to confer [, ance without delay.