Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-21
NEW YORK gentlemen
President Roosevelt aud Wad.wOrth
HumorOusIy Referred To
BY MINORITY LEADER


Washington, June 20.-Mr Wads.
worth Tuesday reported 10 the house
the agricultural appropriation bill with
the compromise amendment relating
70 meat inspection. The bill was re-.
ferred 20 the committee O, the whole
house. TO be taken up later Meat In.
spection amendment was adopted.
Mr. Williams OF Mississippi enllven.
ed the debate by calling attention 20
the differences OF opinion btween two
sons OF New York. the president and
Mr. Wadsworth Now is the winter
OF our discomfort IN the glorious sum.
mer by this son OF New York" said
Mr. Williams. which caught the humor
OF the house
In semi-humorous vein SIR. VIII.
iams continued. we must. under the
rules of the house. vote on this pro.
posed legislation just az II comes 10 us.
nursed by the speaker and the presi.
dent. and approved OF by the commit.
tee. because the committee on agri-
culture could not well do ANYTHING
except approve after these two great
ruling authorities had spoken. We
must vote II down There has been
laundering In the index az the other
end Of the line that was not followed
up. but We must remember. Mr. Speak.
er you and !. even you know more
than |, that men, Ike all other prod.
ucts OF Iron. are subject 10 expansion
and contraction by the effect Of the
weather. applause and laughter
As a broad general principle. Mr.
Speaker all sanitary legislation ought
10 be paid for by the public The rea.
son for that rule Is that nobody Is. as
a rule. responsible for unsanitary con.
ditlons. When the bubonic plague or
yellow fever inyades the country ev.
erybody knows that nobody wants 10
be the vehicle Of the transfer OF those
dangerous diseases. Nobody wants
20 catch them for the purpose Of civ.
Ing them TO other people. That Il
the reason for the rule that the public
ought 20 pay the expense, but every
reason points out the exception. Some.
times an unsanitary condition Is
brought about by the voluntary action
Of evil doers. When ever that Is the
case, then the expense of curing this
condition which has been brought
about by their acts ought ~ be borne
by them. tapplausel and I. for one.
had hoped hat the laundering In the
Index about making the evil doers
stand the expense Of curing their own
evil doing would be- followed up more
strenuously than @ had been Bur
here We are. We are faced with this
condition and being faced with A. %
is about'as good an outcome as could
be- expressed.
Now. ! wish 90 add this. There has
been some muck raklng that has been
going on IN connection with this mat
ter. and I want % pay my individual
tribute 20 a member OF this house.
think that in this particular legislation
he has been mistaken. especially upou
the point OF not making the eyll doers
pay for curing the evil condition
brought about by their own action
There has been some muck rakine
In which there has been a disposition
TO charge all sorts OF wrong motives
on the gentleman from New York
tMr Wadsworth.l have known him
for ten years. I have known him 20
cast more votes against bis own inter.
est than any man IA this house GAP.
plausel He Is a worthy son Of a no.
bic sire. tapplausel. and an honest
man II God makes honest men. zap
plause). and believe He does. n the
abbreviated disturbance between the
two gentlemen from New York had
come OF reasoning would have been
with the other gentleman from New
York. but my affections and feelings
would have been with this gentleman
from New York applause I think
we have had entirely too much tolor
aucc of the idea that whenever men
honestly differ about a .public meas
ure their motives are 20 be impugued
and their integrity % De- attacked
(Applause)
The speaker appointed as confcrees
Wadsworth. Scott and Lever OF South
Carolina.
Mr. Williams interposed a vigorous
protest az the last appointment. the
chair having passed over Messrs
Lamb and Bowie both being opposed
90 the committee. while Mr.. Lever "a.
vored a. Mr.. Williams said Il was
slap IN the face OF Mr.. Lamb. and
he protested a vigorous conference
was held 40 (he desk between the
speaker. Mr.. Williams and Mr. Wads.
worth The speaker withdrew the
conferees temporarily. but later re.
appointed Messrs. Wadsworth and
Scott and substituted Mr. Lamb for
Mr.. Lever. the latter having asked %
be excused.
When the bill was returned 20 the
senate Senator Proctor chairman ot
the committee on agriculture. asked .
that the meat inspection bill be retain. .
cd and the bill lie on the table
A strong flow OF gas has been de-
welcomed near nrOUuuooH TaV