The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-08
REYILERS OF NELL
REBUKED BY DAVIS.
Packers Congressman Attack
Government Investigator and
Minnesota Protests.
GOPHER AS PROTECTOR
AIDS BEVERIDGE BILL
Discrediting of Beef Trusts Sup
porters Wps Votes for
Administration.
NLIPTON AS A PACKER,

TIPToN AS A PACKER.
Journal Special Service.
Chicago, June S.-Rumofs to the eff
feet that new stock yards with Sir
Thomas J. Upton of london as it's chief
backer, is to be established near Gary,
Ind, adjacent to the property of the
United States Steel corporation, are in
circulation. Several of the best known
real estate men in Chicago were named
among those said to be acquiring land
for the purpose.
Altho the story generally was dis
credited, among the packers, it was de-
clared that at least six plants are to be
removed from Chicago to Indiana.
=, Building Commissioner Bartzen and
Sanitary Commission Redrick {, have
improvements, which, it is estimated by
Bartzen, will cost close to $l000,000.
BY w. w. Jermane.
Washington, June S.-Representativ
Davis of Minnesota was star per-
former yesterday afternoon in the house
committee on agriculture during the
prominence thru his effort, which was
successful, by the way, to prevent the
beef-trust members of the committee
from badgering and tantalizing and
otherwise annoying and attempting to
take advantage of and confuse Labor
Commissioner Neill, who helped to make
the presidents inspection Of the Chi
eago packing houses.
Commissioner Neill was on the stand
rearly. all day, and he made an exceed
Engly interesting and valuable witness.
Representatives Wadsworth chairman
Of the committee; Lorimer of Chicago,
Brooks of Colorado and Scott Of Kan
-eheY employed the tsgetics which are.
familiar to lawyers, but from which
witnesses are usually protected by the
lourt IN q case at law. etS s9ss s:'-
Commissioner Neill' s testimony was
, reiteration of his previous sensational
story Of the horrors of packingtown.
He described again the filth evident on
all sides and the depraving conditions
hinder which the employees were COM
PEELED to work.
There was no protection for Mr..
Eeill, however. until Representative Da-
Wis arose in his place and insisted that
Messrs. Brooks, Lorimer, WadsWorth
Ing as attorneys for the beef trust,
had no right to proceed in the way
which had characterized their examina-
sion Of Mr.. Neill that far.
Brooks Emits Roar.
Brooks had just been asking Neill
questions, and he took what Mr.. Davis
had said as being meant for him per-
sonally.
"You have no right to interrupt me
in this way" roared Brooks.
ayes, l have,' replied Davis. elm
court the Judge would protect the
witness from the abuse you are heap
ing upon him, but here he is without
such protection. and for one 1 want
~ fipcr Sf
it in the name of fair play. Let the
witness answer the questions you ask
him, and do not ask others when you
discover that his first answers do not
suit you.''
There was a further exchange OF
pleasantries between Davis and Brooks
after Davis had made his point, anC
it is said that it reached stage where
the two will not speak unless Brooks
acts the man and apologies fol-, his
conduct. ~.
Following the protest of Mr.. Davi;
there was a protest from Mr. Lamb OF
Virginia, also a member of the commit
tee. who said he was glad Mr.. Davi:
had said what he had.
All Agree with Davis.
"I was on the point of taking thu
Initiative myself,' he remarked.
Mr.. Henry Of Connecticut agreed
with Mr. Lamb, as did Mr.. Bowie Q:
Alabama, all Of them saying that
was disgrace the way commissions
Neill had been treated by some OF tn
members of the committee.
Commissioner Neill was then invltet
to tell the committee how he felt h
had been treated, and he replied In
dignifed, gentlemanly way which car l
ried conviction and won support: II
said that he had not been treated fairly
TT or,41 md "
no opportunity to answer them. b
had been taunted, reviled, attacked b.
Ensinuation and innuendo, and in variou
ways an attempt had been made to dis
credit him.
If committee of the attending con
gress could afford to adopt such tao
Tics, it was all right, but such con
play and common justice, and he wa
compelled to admit his surprise tina
such things could be.
Wilson Well Treated.
He was especially surprised when h
remembered the consideration whicl
had been shown Mr.. Wilson, the repre-
day before AS the result of the clas
it is claimed that the committee is al
most sure to make q majoGity repor
in favor of the Beveridge anendmen
with such changes as may be necessar
to make it workable.
So far as can be discovered, Messrs
Wadsworth, Lorimer, Scott and Brook
are standing almost alone in a commit
tee of seventeen members. while on th
day before it looked as if they had
majority on their side.
During the noon recess, there was a
executive meeting of the committe
called that Mr.. Wadsworth might brin
up the proposition that the committe
visit Chicago, to inspect the packin
houses.
Mr.. Davis of Minnesota was the fir,
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