The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17

into law will be the packing house
bill reported to the house, with various
amendments seeking to carry out, the
president % purposes.
AS indicating bow thoroly the .presi-
dent has gone into this matter in his
fer to some six or eight Of these sugges,,
tions, which furnish {. key to all of
them. 49,. ,..--- e.
He insists that the date of inspec.
ton shall go upon every parcel OF
canned goods, but this may. be changed
to show merely the year o. inspection,
which he will accept. The packing
the committee provides that condemned
carcasses are to be destroyed under the
direction Of an inspector, zand the pres
iident would add the words: " And in
ton. 500.
In the inspection section Of the bill
the president, would have inserted the
operation or not, referring to the time
when inspections may be made. This
is because packing plant may not be
running full blast and yet certain de-
partments of it may be in operation,
In perhaps twenty places in the bill
the president has insisted upon the addi-
ton of the words (Which in the judg-
nenI u GAe seEleCdiy VI aRiAoui!uto ~
The legal effect Of this bill will be
to prevent court review, the official acts
Of an executive officer not being re-
viewable by the courts, unless there is
specific provision for such review. =
| The president would make the acts
of the secretary under this proposed law
final. This languages, Of course, pre-.
supposes the wiping out of the general
~ 11rt fno f11rn nj
The house bill provides that an in
! spector shall superintend the destruc-
ton of certain condemned products,
other than those referred to above, and
the president would here add the words,
"And the same shall be destroyed =,
The house bill provides! that, canned
and other meats INTENDED o.
the inspection laws of the country to
which consigned. If these laws are less
strict than our own, the packers are to
have the benefit of them. ...'s. -
The president would strike out the
words: "intended orr his theory being
that the law might be evaded by the
statement that certain food not com:
tended" for export. Having thus es
capped the effect of the law, this same
food might not be exported at all, but
put into the American market.
|. The president wants a more definite
statement on the labels as to Just what
are the contents Of the cans holding
food products. -. '',.f
In the sanitary section of the house
bill the president wants incorporated
the words "This sanitation to be per
feet in the Judgment Of the secretary
of agriculture. . This question came
up while the bill was being discussed
in committee and the packing hous.
crowd refused to accept it. They vii
vince when they see it at the Monday
meeting. .:t.>.,. :
The president insists upon having tn,
civil service laws apply to the appoint
ment Of inspectors. H. :
He announces that he wants ADEQUATE
inspection, and so would rather hav
the packers pay the cost Of it.. He ha
added to the house bill a long amend
, ment providing for payment by tn
packers, but he is willing to accept TIL
, compromise proposition Of Mr.. Davis o
, Minnesota, that the government con
tinue to pay for inspection on the hoo
and Of the 'carcasses after slaughter, tn
: packers to pay for the inspection o
the canning establishments.
To this end Mr.. Davis would have
certain sum set apart each year TO
inspection purposes by the government
7 and should there be a deficit toward tn
end Of the year, he would have put int
operation automatically, a system o
.. fees to be paid by the packers for tn
> purpose Of supplying that deficiency
: This would insure adequate inspectio,
: | lust what the president wants. 49,