Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-18
THE MEAT
BILL WILL PASS
SPEAKER CANNON C0NFERS
WITH PRESIDENT
Objectionable Features to Be Reme-
died and a Peaceabe Solu-
ton Arrived at This
Week
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. June 17-Speaker
Cannon spent some time at the White
House tonight with President Roose-
welt comforting on legislative matters.
The speaker, regarding the adjourn
ment program, says that he expects
congress will close up business and get
away from Washington by July 1.
Regarding the meat insl ection legis-
lation, Mr. Cannon reiterated his
opinion that safe and sane legislation
will be enacted and that nothwithstand-
ing differences on the matter of judicial
review everybody's constitutional rights
will be protected.
There are a number of questions
which are to be brought before the
house under Suspension of the rules
and Speaker Cannon says that IL three
hours be devoted tomorrow for that
purpose these can be disposed of.
This in all probability will be done
unless the house decides to Immediately
adjourn, after convening, out of re-
Lester of Georgia, who died yesterday.
Discuss Amendment Features
Members of the house committee on
agriculture, including Representative
Adams of Wisconsin, assisted by sew
eral members of the department of agri-
culture, devoted some time today to a
discussion OF various features of the
amendment proposed by the house COM
mittee to which the president has
pointed out his objection.
There is to be a meeting of the full
committee and an effort is being made
to agree on some ground of modifica-
tion of the Objectionable features so as
to facilitate action on the measure.
Mr.. Adams, who was at the White
House Friday, and was made ac-
quainted with ,he presidents views,
explained them in detail to his col
leagues on the committee today.
A suggested amendment, which Mr..
Adams says emanated from the de-
partment of agriculture officials, and
which, it is said, is favorably consid-
cred by the president, has been brought
forward to eliminate the objections set
forth by the president to the court re-
view proposed by the amendment.
Gives Secretary Final Control
This new proposition is designed to
give the secretary of agriculture final
control Of the situation so far as the
question of fitness of slaughtered ami
mails for human food is concerned by
the insertion of the following clause in
the paragra ph of the amendment relat-
ing to inspection and condemna tion at
the post mortem examination of such
animals (Which in the judgment of the
secretary of agriculture be unsound,
unhealthful. unwholesome and unfit for
human food"
This clause is suggested to take the
place of the words found to be un-
sound, unhealthful," etc.
The proposed amendment is expect
ed to meet with opposition from the
packing interests, who object to dele
eating such final authority to the de-
partment officials.
Mr.. Adams expressed the opinion
that the committee on agriculture will
recede from it's position, waving the
appointment of inspectors under the
civil service commission. This waiver
was inserted in the amendment be-
cause, he says, the committee was un-
der the impression that the depart
ment had not a sufficient list of per-
sons available for that position. He
has since been informed that there will
be a sufficient number ready for work
whenever the legislation becomes eff
fective.
Chairman Wadsworth of the COM
mittee, who is in New York, is ex-
pected to return to the city tomorrow.