The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-14
MILL PASS 1GlY LAW
INSPECTION Naascye WIN be Thor
ougi ana Fair T. Al.
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House Committee Considered the Oov-
crilge Amendment for Six Hour
and Observe Strict Secrecy About
what Was Gone.
Washington Jane decentralization
Of ,ne proposed meat inspection law oc-
.upied some time at the White House.
The president consulted with several
members OF congress regarding th D
question Representative Henry. OF
Connecticut. one of the members ~
the agricultural committee. talked CD
the president. but AT the conclusion Oh
his conference he said he could not go
into ac.ails concerning the situation.
"a satisfactory meat inspection law
ain De enacted" said Mr. Henry. "lt
au o. law which will have teeth
too. IT will be along the lines OF the
proposed amendment Of Senator Bevcr-
idre 90 the agricultural appropriation
bin. but there may be some modification
Of that proposition"
Mr. Henry would not venture TO say
precisely what the house provision
would contain. but he thought it would
meet the approval or the president and
Of the people.
Speaker Cannon and Senator Hop
l,ins. of Illinois. also discussed the sub
iect Of meat inspection with the presl-
dent
AS 20 meat inspection" said Speak
or Cannon. 81 have not talked hsc
minute VITA thc members of the asri-
cultural committee about the matter
The committee. in it's wisdom. will re-
port to the house such a measure as
it shall deem just. and We. as the
great rody of Oh" house as deiibera.
tive body AGAINST the non-deliberative
senate will pass upon the committee:
proposition
THE house Will pass an inspection
measure that will De just and fair
alike 20 the public. the packers. the
stock raisers and The shippers. Just
what the nature OF the act may be ]
do not know 7 learn that % per cent
Of the products of the packers is not i'm
spected. hut is absolutely healthful AZ
to the other S per cont. we will provide
that it also will be prepared under the
best conditions possible 50 that there
win be nothing on which anybody can
complain"
The house committee on agriculture
was locked in its room with the Bey'
eridge beef inspection amendment fol
six hours. When the session ended
members said they had agreed to OBJ
serve strict secrecy regarding what had
been done.
There was a general statement, how.
ever. that nothing had been done H.
nally"
The Beveridge amendment was taken
as the basis of action and the greater
part of IL was gone over tentatively
II is understood the committee found
itself generally in favor Of striking
from the Beverage amendment the
requirement that the labels on the cans
containing prepared meat products
shall bear the date Of manufacture
The problem Of federal jurisdiction
10 enforce sanitary regulations on
which the question Of c0nstiiutionaliiy
was raised. has a tentative solution al
least i'm a proposition to have all Ia
bells for every character Of meat pro
duct. canned and otherwise. issued by
the secretary and attached to the pro.
duct only after such sanitary rcgula
tions as the secretary shall prescribe
have been complied with and approval
given by the government inspectors
These government labels should be the
passport of meat products into inter
state and foreign trade and common
carriers are 20 Doe forbidden 10 accept
for shipment consignments Of goods
without official government labels
This provision. like all others is only
in the tentative stage.