The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-22
WARMLY C0MMENDS
CONGRESS- |! | Fam D
Mr.. De Almond Speaks in High
Terms Of His Course in Matter
l.of Cattle Inspection.

The Congressional Record. OF Tuesday.
contains the appended commendatory
references bybs Mr.. De Almond. Of Nils
souri, to Cong essnan Lamb. Of this dis
trict, and two other Southern niembers:
@f . Mr.. De. Almond !. Mr.. Speaker, I ven
ssture at the outset OF my very brief re-
marks to attemptsns hoplely, but ISthink
deserved, tribute to some other; per-
sons engaged in this Legislation who have
not yet been mentioned with approval
The main question OF difference now be-
tween the two elements of the committee
lis as to who shall pay for the inspection
Not, as to how the inspectors shall be
paid, but as to whether or not the pack
ers shall be taxed something to make
a fund In whole or in part to meet the
expense to DO taken out Of the --rea snry
10 pay these inspectorsa9 I . find. s upon
i oking over the papers IN the case after
they had been changed and presented and
Withdrawn. and as they now exist. that
there are three gentlemen here--the gen-
tlemen from Virginia (Mr. lamb and
the gentleman from mississippi O7srir.
5Candler) and the gentlemen from Ala
3bama (Nrr. Bowie)--Who, 1t seems to me.
IN the tossing Of bouquets, ought 70
have at least Whit OF the pleasant
odor going about through the House q I
this time. (Applause.) !. y RAJ. &; I
gentlemen, according to my
conception, have demonstrated in con-
nectloni with this matter, q devotion to-
public duty as well as a compr ehensiont
of II, which Will entItle them to the graft
ftude Of their constituents and to the good
Wishes OF the people OF the United States
in general They have been consistent
enough and honest enough and bold I'D
enough and dependent enough, to take.
the position and to hold the position
that those for whose benefit this inspec-i
ton is to be made. ought to contribute.
to the public fund out Of which the In
spectors are to be paid. .S3s .s8S I'll ~,
i.35 1.-THE proposed amendment read IN the
time OF the gentleman from Virginia (N1 ~
lamb, but, OF course, not possible to
be voted upon in this House at this
time, or perhaps at any time, would
impose upon these packers 9 tax OF five
cents for each animal Of the bovine
species Inspected and three cents for each
hog, sheep and goat; and yet. against
this extortion, against this great exao-
ton. against this tremendous draft upon
the exchequers OF the rich packers, there
is found In the majority OF the commit
tee, and will perhaps be found in a ma
jority OF the House.. thatgdeep, and ten-
der sense OF justice and that profound
regard for the defenseless packers tina
would reach into the VI treasury OF n tiiS
United States and take out nobody knows
how many millions annually In order
that that great five and sthree-c cent tax
may be saved to the Golfers Of these rich
packers! Somebody says that the pack
ers Will throw 1t back upon the stock
raisers, Imagine tho spcctacleEo OF ma y
with q steer that at the lowest price
that cupldity and combination and MOI
nopoly and wrong can impose upon the
seller, will command, We VIII say. q price
Of $40, standing helpless as that sum is .
scaled down five cents The truth about
II is that this inspection tax which It
Id proposed TO lay upon the packers would,
nearly as It Is possible for the masses
OF tho people to got anything out OF the
who ride over them, booted
and spurred. be paid by tho packers
Now, to this great commit
tee. at tho head OF which Is our distin-
guished friend from New York (Mr.
Wadsworth) distinguished not only as
an agrioulturist, but also lately dis ln- 4
guished In the realms OF literary achfnye-S
ment (hrp.ause). to this committee. to
these gentlemen. there appears aw ful in-
jnsticu terrible. threatened. impending
outrage In compelling millionaire packs
whose establishments ths
agents lately went, and had
to go With their noses swnthed and sat-
urat ted with disinfectants--in# ruthless,
unfeeling, outrageous why to put up FIVE
cents for the inspection OF q beef ana
three cents for a hog or sheep IN order
that their products may 80 thrnugh inv
terstatefnnd foreign commerce and be
made salnble What an outrage - CAP
plause on the Democratic slde.)