The Crittenden record., 1906-06-08
At
WASHINGTON
lS Paramount at The
National Capital.
! UP IN THE HOUSE
ldge Amendment 10 Agricultural
Bill Temporarily ClOagcd
IN The House.
DR WHIPPING POST BILL SUICIDE.

a. lcAs, the Beyeridgc Amend.
J. the Agricultural Appropriation
J. been held up In the House.
|one who eats meat and q good
~ho do not know by this time
D. Bevcridge Amendment Is the
cd legislation which let loose
storm when Il was suggested To
government inspectors In all Of
cking and interstate slaughter
owing to the di=graeeful 9Th
hsanitAry conditions recently dis.
y In Chicago. The most deplor.
tate Of affairs was discovered
b. a personal commission sent
the President The Bsvcridge
imeni IN consequence was put a.
p IN the Agricultural Appropria.
Il The President threatened 10
D the whole report that had been
O. him n there was an attempt
d the legislation. but he story
i and the papeu of the eoun,ry
cnccd 10 print columns about the
so that the packers. feeling
H'm,i the worst had been done
have tried their best 10 block
p h th- House.
\ excuses for holding up this na.
Important piece Of legislation
ar.iod Il s hard 10 say how
\ ~ them come from the friends
measure and how many frum the
r. Boz disguise. Thcpackers have
thc nerve 10 6ght the lcgisla.
tpcnly bat have tried 10 make the
\ producers fight their battle. by
Fnr them that u the cost of the
riion b. sadilcd On the packers.
10 take Il out of the price Of
Although the aggregate cost
inspection would BE- something
$4,000 Il would amount TO only
i've cents per head of cattle
Filtered so that Il is plain 20 see
ihe desire 20 shif, the cost Of the
r''on b. only cloak 10 the killing
4 hill altogether n this inspec.
pore paid Tor by an annual appro-
lon. the inspecting force would be
quantity. After jus, 10 many
tons had bcsn assigned 10 duty.
would he no more available.
b. What the Meat Trust, wants.
f'ain number of inspectors are
sary Tor their interests. as thcy
p scll meat abroad unless /, bears
hc'al stamp Of this government.
anyone could have the govern
Inspection who was willing 10 pay
The force of inspectors would bs
ih.e quantity. Allof the indepcn.
Who are now kept out of the ex.
mea, business BY the Trusts.
n' able to break In and thsrV
oc enough inspectors 10 thor.
y saicguard the interests sf the
70 all sections Of the packing
and prevent the lawbreaklns
according 4. TO all accounts, the
, has engaged In Tor years The
'a''on IN question is In a very per.
state aud Il Is doubtful N the bin
linally gc, through ConFrcs. with
'la''r'al notifications likely To i'm.
y. usefulness and leave jus, the
''lc that the Meat Trust wan,s
'gh which 10 escape any ineonyc.
: or diminuiiOn Of IL profits.
TO-
oil 'he most surprising end shock.
vents 'haihai happened In public
''''h'ly was The suicide ,hii week
preventative "Bcrtio" Adams or
IaeIrhia Mr. Adams was heat
p throughout the country AZ the
.la author Of the Whipping Poe,
't'onal convictions on The subject
/, whipping los, ss a runishmsn,
lilne oi any suri, no one can deny
vile beallng. Tor which Il was 20
= punishment is worthy Of almos,
'ehal'y /. that can be devised for h.
'''l had the serious endorsement Of
eat many serious minded people.