Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-22

motion of James Mackey OF Barre. ]. L.
Martin, S. II. jackson and E. 3. Finn
were named as a committee to escort the
nominee of the convention into the hall,
or as Gen. Butterheld put It, retire and
bring Kit before us" Tumultuous APP
plause greeted Col. Haskins's appearance,
the whole convention rising and continu-
ing its applause as he passed down the
hall to the stage. Gen. Butterheld said
your committee has performed its duty
end 1 have the honor to present our
Kit This was the signal for more
applause.
Col Haskins first returned thanks to
the delegates and through them to the Re
publicans of the district for the renewed
expression of confidence i'm his ability to
represent them in the Congress of the
United States, to which he referred as
the highest legislative body in the world"
He said, in refutng certain published
statements that congressman had other
duties than distributing garden seeds and
looking out for the post Offices Of the dis
trict. He expressed his dislike for the
distribution of seeds and told Of his efforts
in committee to do away with this, but
the plan was continued by the general
action of Congress at the request of the
Southern representa- tives.
He then took up some of the more inn
portant measures which have come before
| Congress- including the Philippine tariff
and the denaturized alcohol bill. The
| main part of his speech was devoted to
| the beef packing bill now before Con-
gress, and in particular to his own work
| as a member of the committee on agri-
! culture. He referred to President Roose-
welt as honest. clean and patriotic but at
| times too strenuous, and liable to err the
/ same as any other man. He was evidently
not entirely in sympathy with the Presi-
| dents course regarding the meat inspec-
| ffAn h n hot fIn NJ
had INDUCED in criticism especially OF
| Judge Humphrey, which was unjustified
| The report of Neill ard Reynolds he said
| shook the confidence of the United States
and the world in the purity of our food
| products
The Beveridge amendment was so full
of holes, he said that you could drive a
yoke of cattle through II and the House
committee went to work to fix these holes
He explained in detail why the House
amendment is a more perfect measure
than the Beveridge amendment espec-
tally in that 1t avoids all possibility o.
being declared unconstitutional AS tn,
matter is a question of public health tho
committee decided that the government
should bear the expense of inspection anC
provided a permanent appropriation o
$4,000, 900 annually for the work. Presi
dent Roosevelt gave out a letter to tn
press, before the committee had received
the letter, CTlllclHlhB tile agricultural Svhi
mittee for its position on the expense o
inspection. Later the President apollo
gized to the committee and gave Senate
Beveridge a call down for deceiving hin
on the provisions of the House amend
ment.
Col Hasilins evidently spoke from hi
convictions but his structures regardin
the President did not fall wholly upo
sympathetic ears. Col. HaslSins declare
himself as a stand-patter on the .tarin
! Al one point in his address he indicate
plainly that Barre is likely to have
government building in less than tw
years. The pure food bill. the railroa
: rate bill and the Dillingham; immigratio
bill were among the important matters {
legislation to which he gave brief refer
! ence.