The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-07
EMBALMING OF MEAT
is PRESIDENTS CLUB
Evidence of Use Of Chemicals
Held by Roosevelt, Pend
ing Action.
Sensational Sequel to NELL Rey-
nolds Report Threatens
the Packers .....
BY w. w. aermane.

Washington, June T.-There can be
no complaint bee attse the house COM
mittee on agriculture has arranged for
hearings on the meat inspection ques-
ton.
~ The Beveridge amendment came up
in the senate without any hearings hay
ing been had and there was no discus
sion of it's provisions on the floor. The
senate in THIS instance acted like the
house habitually does 1t picked up
the Beveridge amendment and tackled
giving it the slightest consideration.
Mr.. Proctor, chairman Of the senate
committee on agriculture, said few
days ago, in speaking of the senate s
action, that he did not oppose the bill
in the senate because it then seemed
too late to do so, but he permitted it
to go thru, so far as his vote was con-
cerned, assuming that it would be taken
up in conference and there adjusted.
Will Be Drastic Laws.
The hearings before the house com.
mittee present the first official word
congress- has had on the subject aside
from the message Of the president and
it's accompanying report. The testimony
thus far has been entirely ex parte, al
tho official and, in the interest of fair
play, the country will probably be will
ing to have both sides heard before
legislation is enacted. $50. {. Fl . .. zss Is
There will be legislation and it will
| be drastic in character. In fact, how
there can be anything else the public
cannot see, but at the same time fair
play will consent that the hearing be-
fore the house committee be had and
made part of the records on congress.
Nobody will be harmed, and after the
law has been passed, the packers can
not say that they have not had a day
In court.
| Cannon Not Foe.
Obviously the purpose Of these lead.
ers Of the house committee in ordering
the hearings was to make sentiment, II
possible, for the packers, but this time
they VIII be disappointed; Z is net true g,
way of prompt action by the house or Is
leaning toward the packers. I am au
thorized TO say that the attitude Of the
| speaker is one of absolute neutrality
and impartiality. He has assured. the
president that any report coming from
the Wadsworth committee on agricul
ture will receive the serious attention
of the house, regardless Of its charac
ter, and that he will not use the power
Of his high office to influence the com
mittee or congress in either direction
Whatever the house wants to do in thu
meat inspection case he will consent to
! The inspiration that the speaker wa!
friendly to the packers no doubt grew
? out Of the fact that he has not taken of
his coat and gone to work in favo
Of the Beveridge amendment. :, g..
Have Another Bomb. -,
Messrs. Neill and Reynolds, the presi
DENTS special investigators, are har
at work on another section Of their re
port, which is to be sent to congress pre-
tided there is disposition on the par
Of either house to depart from the spiri
of the Beveridge amendment. Thi
supplemental report has to do with tn
use Of chemicals, dyes, ETC., in the pres
ervation and coloring Of meats, and
promises to be more sensational tina
the first one, for it will deal with tn
use Of poisons and authorizations of VI
rious kinds, and present the >conclusio
; that these have been used in such quar-
, titles as to be an actual menace to HI
man life.
The first report dealt exclusivel
t with the question Of sanitary cond