Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-12
Measure Will Be Just and Fair to All
Interests Concerned
:oMNITTtE HARD AT WORK on BILL
Two Paragraphs Of Bevsridge Amendment
Considered.
DELEGATION FROM ST. JOE IS HEARD


WASHINGTON. June Reconsideration
Of the proposed meat inspection Law oc-
cupled some time at the White house,
the president consulting with several
members of congress regarding the es-
tion. Representative Henry of Con- \, =,
one OF the members of the sgrieuE ~
mittee. talked with the president y
the conclusion OF his conversation : u
he would not go into details conce.
the situation.
"A satisfactory meat inspection law WI,
be enacted" said Mr.. Henry. 1T will be
Law which win have teeth, too 1t will
be along the lines Of the proposed amend
msnt of Senator Beveridge to the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, but there may
be some modification OF that proposition"
Mr.. Henry would not venture to say
precisely what theN house provision would
contain, but he thought 1t would meet the
approval Of the president and the people.
Speaker Cannon and Senator Hopkins
Of Illinois also discussed the subject of
meat inspection with the president.
AS to meat inspection" said the
speaker. 'the house will pass q measure
that will be just and fair alike to the
public. the packers the stock raisers and
the shippers"
Committee W0rktng on Bill.
For three hours today the house commit
tee on agriculture devoted itself to the
preparation Of meat inspection amend
ment 20 the agricultural appropriation bill.
The result Of the morning session, as an
nounced by the members present, was
that the first two paragraphs of the Bev-
eridge amendment had been gone over and
one or two minor amendments relating to
the verbiage had been agreed upon.
The statement OF the cattle men at the
hearings last week that the president
would have 70 be suited in any bill which
is passed. IS being observed by the COM
mittce. ard II iss understood that the pres
ident wa in communication with the COM
inittcc room during the consideration to-
dag.
The committee looks with favor, 1t Is
said, on several OF the suggestions made
by Mr. Cowan. representing the Texas
Cattle RaiSers association in the hearing
Last week. and submitted to the commit
ties IN writing today.
,,.s. Question OF JurIsdIctiOn.
The problem OF federal Jurisdiction 10
force sanitary regulations on which the
question OF constitutonality was raised
has a tentative solution at least on propo-
sition to have all labels for every charac-
ter Of meat product, canned and otherwise
issued by the secretary and attached To
the product only after such sanitary reguls-
tIons as the secretary shall prescribe have
been complied with and approval been
given by the government inspectors. These
government labels are then to he the pass
port OF meat products into interstate and
foreign trade and common carriers ar,
forbidden TO accept for shipment consign-
msnts OF goods without Official government
labels, This provision. like all others Is
only IN the tentative stage. The question
OF who shall hear the cost of the inspec
tion has not yet been reached in the con.
sideratlon Of the amendment. Several med
incations are said to have been recon-.
mended regarding the discretionary au
thollty to he given the secretary under
the proposed new law
Delegation from 81. Joe.
The consideration of the amendment wa.
interrupted during the afternoon session
OF the committee that delegation repre-
senting the business interests Of st. Jo
seph, Mo. might be heard in presenting
their demand for speedy legislative action
The delegation was headed by Louis t
Gold.ng. publisher; Judge r. f. Calver
Mayor w. f, spratt f. A. King, banker
aud II. G. Krske, secretary Of the Bus
ness Mems league. Mr.. Golding. as chair
man of the committee, declared the situa
ton at St. Joseph TO be serious under IN,
existing conditions. He said there wer,
three packing houses there doing a yearl,
business OF over aSOOOO.OOO; that the criti
cism OF bad sanitary conditions did no
apply TO the modern plants at st. Joseph
that the sanitary regulations were strictI,
enforced and the most scientific appliances
used.
The business was being injured and tn,
injury was increasing daily. This state
mont, VIII be made to President Roosevelt
by the delegation tomorrow morning
se Coat OF Inspection.
The agricultural committee questioned tn
delegation closely on the problem as {,
who should bear the cost OF inspection
The answer was that as the packers o
81. Joseph were not transgressors agains
sanitary rules II seemed hardly fair tina
an additional tax should be imposed o,
them, particularly In the face of Erea
injury TO their business done by the pub
lished reports diserediting the American
meat product.
The delegation was heard by the aEri
cultural committee in executive session an,
they left for consideration a detailed re
port OF 4 local committee OF St Josenl
eitiSenel Who had made a recent and care
fu Investigation OF the packing houses Il
that city. After the hearing the commit
Tee resumed consideration Of the BeveridE
amendment
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