The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-15
For the Beveridge Amendment
to Agricultural Bin.
ALL FOR THE WORSE.
Chance of Roofing Ont Evil Will
Be Minfmized.
Drops a Hint That the Meat
Business VIII Suffer.

Washington, June 15.-Secretary Loeb
today gave out the following summary
of the letter President Roosevelt wrote
Chairman vadsworth of the house COM
mittee on agriculture, disappearing of
that committees substitute for the
Beveridge amendment to the agricultur-
al bill regarding the inspection Of meat
products:
In the letter to Mr.. Wadsworth the
president stated that almost every
change in the proposed house amend
ment was a change for the worse as
compared with the senate amendment
and that no matter. how unintentional-
Iy, it was in the presidents judgment
so framed as to minimize the chance Of
roofing out the evils in the packing
business; that the president felt it
would doubtless suit these packers who
objected to a thorough going inspection,
but that he also felt It would In the long
run be a heavy. blow to the honest stock
raisers and the honest packer; that the
proposed amendment would gravely
hamper the secretary Of agriculture in
doing the work appointed him to do
and would simply defer the day when
we could restore the foreign and in
terstate trade on meat to a satisfactory
position. The president has explained
verbally that he is far less concerned
with the question as to whether the
packers or the government should pay
for the inspection than with certain
other features in the BILL
Chairman Wadsworth of the house
committee on agriculture, says he shall
make no statement whatever regard
ing the presidents criticism of the
meat inspection amendment.
Other members OF the committee
who attended an informal conference
today said that the committee will
stand pat" on the substitute. After
the conference with members OF his
committee who voted for the substi-
tute, Mr.. Wadsworth discussed the
matter with Speaker Cannon
It is pointed out by Representa-
tives Adams Owls. J, Brooks (Col.)
and Lorimer (In.l. members of the
committee, that the lack of night in
spection to which the president calls
attention as being a fault of the sub
stitute is provided for in two para
place the language is "said inspectors
shall have access at all times to every
part of said establishme ent.''
In another referring to the inspec-
ton to be made the language is dur
ing the night time as well as during
the daytime when the slaughtering of
said cattle, sheep, swine and goats or
the preparation of said food products
is conducted during the night time"
After the conference between Speaker
Cannon, Chairman Wadsworth and 9TH
er members of the house committee on
agriculture today, Speaker Cannon was
asked regarding the situation and had
this to say:
II do not care to discuss for publi-
cation the report of the house commit
mfttee on agriculture touching meat
inspection. It is now pending before
the house. and in common with other
alorr7 F,ta1-c Of he sol
that it will receive safe and sound
consideration I a malso satisfied that
before congress adjourns legislation will
be enacted to provide efficient inspec-
ton for one-third Of the worlds meat
product finding markets in the United
States and foreign countries.
1.-The floor of the house is the place
for debate, consideration and action re-
garding a matter which is pending leg
islation.''
Chairman Wadsworth has written a
letter to President Roosevelt in reply
to that received by him from the White
House last night.