The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-24

Senator Bailey Expresses Him
self as to the House
Provision.
SENATOR WARREN'S TALK
MEASURE is FINALLY SENT TO
CONFERENCE.

Washington. June 25.-That there is
fatal defect in the meat inspection pro-
vision of the agricultural appropriation
bill as II came from the house Of repre-
sentatives IS the opinion of Senator Bailey
as expressed in the senate today when
consideration of Senator Proctor's mo
ton to send the bill to conference was
resumed. He based his criticisms on the
clause relating to the inspection Of stock
entering the packing houses, saying that
1t gives a police supervision that the fed
eral government cannot exercise. He sug-
Eested that the provision should be made
10 read so as TO make il unlawful 10
transport from one state TO another any
beef or beef product that have not been
Inspected as provided for by law
Should Be Amended.
He commended that the provision as it
stands is not so wOrded as to make it
conform to the constitutional provision
concerning interstate commerce. The in
spectors could never determine which of
the cattle, sheep or swine are to go into
interstate commerce and he predicted
there would be another explosion and an
other agitation when the matter IS taken
into the courts, as he had no doubt it
would if there was no amendment.
Mr. Bailey expressed himself as anx-
1Ous to secure the most drastic inspection /
because, he said he was satisfied that
nothing less would restore confidence and /
save the beef business from almost utter
humiliation.
Senator Beveridge said that under the /
form suggested by Mr. Bailey the in +
spection would still have to be conducted +
at the packing house and urged that the 4
change would not alter the case.
Warren in Defense.
The interests of the cattle grower were /
presented by Senator Warren. He con- +
tended that the government should pay
the cost of the inspection and said that if 4
the cost should be assessed against the /
packing houses they would simply trans /
fer It TO the producers He said il was 4
an ImpuIation upon the legislators to /
come after us" 10 suggest that future /
congresses viii not increase the 5000. 900 /
appropriation If it is found necessary. lie 1
called attention to the fact that the gov
eminent had appropriated for the Gypsy 4
moth determination and other plaques
Chairman Proctor OF the agricultural !
committee, said the comparison was not /
happy one as one of the evils he men
toned came from providence and the
other from packing houses.
Mr Beveridge said that 4 appropTia-
tons for government inspection continued
(. they would soon make a drain upon the
treasury He expressed the opinion that
every industry that needs inspection
should pay for it
\ Dig at 5everidge.
Continuing his speech. favoring action
by congress to take care Of the expense of
the cost or inspection. Mr. Warren. in 7
reply to numerous Interruptions. said il
was arrant nonsense 70 say THAI future
congresses viii not be wise enough to
deal with increased expenses out of in
creased revenues. He said ne expected /
future members of the senate to be as
wise as himself and almost as wise as
the senator from Indiana.
The suggestion was made By Mr.. Car
ter that It IS economy for the govern
ment to pay for the inspection for if
1t were put on the packers they would
put 1t on the stock raisers and farmers
and IN the end it would be put on the
Mr.. Warren said the packers would
recover anything charged against them
for inspection from the stock raisers or
consumers.
Mr.. Warren Sneered.
After he had spoken some time Mr..
BIeveridge said ne would not ask Mr..
Warren to answer any more questions as
ne was in hurry to send the bill to
conference Mr.. Warren said Mr.
Beveridge had done a great work in get
ting the inspection act placed on the
agricultural bill and added:
But that was an escapade, an elOpe-
ment in the night, if / may say il. with
our any clothes, and he ought not to
object 10 having his measure clad in the
way that was lone By the house and ap-
proved by the president.
How about the dates on the cans?''
asked Mr.. Beverage
IF the senator wants an answer to that
he must withdraw his inferred request
for me TO hurry through my remarks. %
said Mr. Warren.
Wiling
70 Ar. Beveridge the question Of fig
ures and dates concerning which he knew
more than he did OF cattle and cattle
Mr.. Beveridge said again that he would
withdraw his question relative TO dates on
the can IN the interest OF rushing the
bin TO conference.
As to Rushing the Can.
wei. then replied the Wyoming sen
etor. Il VIII leave the matter Of rush {
ana He can rush the can as he Dleases
and ] VIII follow him / will devote nv
remarks TO discussion OF the expense
In reply to a remark By Mr.. Nelson
that il IS only the range cattleuen that
object to paying the cost Of fnsDecfion |
GT Warren placed in the record q Isree
number OF kilograms disputing this point |
He said that the very bill under discus
air protection of fruits experfmenffn~ in /
fowl raising and everything except cat
s'The poor old COW is IegisIated against, >. ]
said Mr. Warren THE birds the geese ! ]
the turkeys. the birds Of the air do not / I
have to pay for inspection because they
are not a COW The inspection Of mis-
cellaneous insects is provided for and the
government pays for IT.
Men and Insects.
would you call the packing house men
miscellaneous Insects asked Mr. Mel ;
] II viii leave that to the senator said
kA5r Warren. He cannot provoke me into
alefending the packers"
II Senator Gallinger followed Mr. Warren
a. the interest of a thorough inspection
c4-meat products at the expense OF the
packers
Senator Hepburn also contended for the
label dates and said that csrcasses kept
in cold storage should be labeled as well
as canned meats. He said that meat
dereuerates even in cold storage and gave /
en- instance within his KNOWLEDGE in which
eighty men had been sent to bed BY eat
frg cold storage beef
The motion Of Senator Proctor to send /
the bill to conference was then agreed
10 and Messrs Proctor. Hansbrough ans
Simmons were appointed ccnferees on be
half Of the senate. /,