The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08

tered. IhlS, he Indicated, was 10 pre-
vent injury to the trade
SOUGHT TO HOLD REPORT.
Mr.. Neill said he replied that he was
not authorized to make any trade or
deal: mat he did not know what the
Presidents plan was. but had come TO
secure an adequate legislation Neil1
followed this statement with a letter he
had received from DR. Dyson. in which
it was suggested sanitary committee
be appointed and that il be given thirty
days to accomplish improvements. pend
ing which no reports should be made
Neil1 denied the statement of Wilson
that the floors were scrubbed daily. The
dirt in some Of the rooms was caked on
the floor. which had not been washed
for weeks There were some dirty and
some clean rooms. but a clean room
seemed to be accidental and gave the
impression that sanitation was not a
matter that was looked after in those
plants.
Representative Haugen of Iowa want
ed to know the objection TO artificial
light
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT INJURIOUS.
I'VE are working right here in this
room with artificial light and have fifty
others right in this Capitol"
MY opinion is" replied Neill. that
no one should be required to work eight
hours day by artificial light"
Chairman Wadsworth took up the
statement in the report that we saw
meat shoveled from dirty floors into
rotten boxes and pushed from room to
ROOM
..How do you know they were rotten;
Did you test them
1--WE felt them and smeIt them There
are floors there" he continued, which
all the seas could not wash the dirt
from"
When Lorimer asked the witness II
he had any complaint to make as TO
his treatment as a witness Neill replled
that the treatment of the witness (Wil-
son) yesterday by certain members or
the committee and the treatment or
himself today by the same members
was strikingly different. especially
when the testimony Of Wilson. tended
to raise a direct question of veracity
between himself and Reynolds and Will
son.
That's Just what I think, too" as
serted Representative Lamb OF Vir-
ginia, warmly
At this point Henry of Connecticut
declared that this report came directly
from the President, who is responsible
for it and stands sponsor for II. In
view of this it is, he believed, highly
discourteous to question It,
FAvORS FEDERAL INSPECTION.
Nein said. Some of the questions
have been asked in an attempt to lead
me into statements which i absolutely
do not intend to make
NeiIl denied that the girls sit down
They only have permission. but there
is nothing for them TO sit on" he as
serted.
Asked to go into the details of his In
structions from the President by Rep
lreseutative Cromer of Indiana. Neiu
replied that he was not told to go any
where except Chicago However. he
refused to go into this subject further.
as he might be compelled to refuse 10
answer some questions.
Did you have any objection TO the
manner in which the meat was handled
in the girls room?" asked Lorimer.
Il must say after a pause. replied
Neill that I was so interested In OBJ
serving the condition Of the workers
in that room that did not take notice
of the product"
Neiu commended the Government in
spection, but would not commit himself
on the State inspection.
TT was a mistake TO state. as Mr..
Wilson did yesterday" he said. that
the packing houses are open to the
public" He then described the hog
sticking process and said-
''One man sticking hogs was nearly
as clean as am; another was covered
with blood"
The committee adjourned until 1880
tomorrow