Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-21
Goes to Conference.

The agricultural appropriation bill
was then sent to conference. There
was some disagreement over the Sc.
lection OF the minority members of the
conference and the speaker stated that
me will announce the conferees later.
,Wadsworth of New York, Scott of
E isss and Lamb of Virginia, were
named as the conferees to represent
1.-The house.
The basis of a complete agree
fment on the meat inspection legisla-
Etlen between President Roosevelt and
the house committee on agriculture
was arrived at last evening at the
White House. Speaker Cannon repre-
scented the committee in this instance
and subsequently spent some time ex-
planning the situation to the committee
IN It's room at the capitol. The bill
was practically completed when the
committee adjourned Yesterday; it au-
thorizes an annual appropriation of
i$B,O0O,000 to pay the cost of inspection
and will contain no provision for the
ulevy OF an assessment to make up any
idef1ciency in the amount available for
this work, as suggested by Mr.. Cowan,
representing the Texas cattle, growers,
and later urged by the President.
The court review provision will not
he contained in the measure. This &C.
ton meets the suggestion of the Presi-
dent. The words lin thu Judgment or
THE secretary of agriculture" will not
be inserted, as suggested by the Presi-
dent, and this conclusion now meets
Mr.. Roosevelt's approval.
The section waving the civil ser.
ice law for one year in the selection
of inspectors is out of the provision,
also one of the Presidents recommen-
cations
President Yields One Point.
There is to be no date. on the label
II the packing of meat food products.
\ this the President yields to the
pmmittee. The language which gives
inspectors the right to. the packing
ANTS at all times is amplifled by the
1rds, whether the same be in oper-
ion or not"
With these changes made the Presi-
mt has indicated his entire satisfac-
on with the measure which was re-
orted from the committee as a sub
dilute for the Beverage amendment,
md was today recommitted to the
committee that the changes might be
made. Ordinarily Speaker Cannon
does not take such active part in leg
Station as he has in the present in
tance. It has been explained, how
yer, that he regards the passage IF
q adequate, meat inspection bill with
i possible speed as vitality essential
) the welfare Oh many important in
ustries throughout the country.
The objection which was urged to
the President as a reason why he
should not insist on giving authority
to the secretary of agriculture to levy
TAX to make up any deficiency was the
constitutional provision that congress
shall levy all taxes. A head tax on
animals, it was pointed out, would be
Van exceedingly unequal one, as the
value of fine beef steer would be
much greater than a steer of inferior
weight and condition, yet the tax
would have to be the same. The same
condition would prevail as to all AMI
mails killed for food.
The guarantee of the constitution Of
aVery mans nights to have his griev-
lnces heard before court was also
presented to the President forcefully
S to why the decision Of the secretary
Of agriculture should not be made final
rs would be the case should the words
lin the discretion of the secretary of
agriculture" be inserted throughout
the measure. In this argument. 1t is
said the President acquiesced on the
ground of its containing a fundamental
principle of guaranteed rights.