The Washington times., 1906-06-10
HOUSE Is MERClFUL
TO MEAT PACKERS
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tors shall Immediately destroy the car
oasses of all condemned animals. The
effect Of this would be to allow the es-
Establishments. as has been the rule in
the past. to save something on the
condemned carcasseS by converting
them into soap grease.
What action the committee will take
in the matter of the cost of inspection
of the meat 1t is a little difficult TO de-
termine- Representative Haugen. a
member OF the committee. said yester-
day that every one of his fellow mem
Ders. so far as he knew. was in favor
OF making the Government pay the cost
of the inspection. This would be d.
rectly opposed TO the provisions of the
Beveridge bill and TO the wishes Of the
President Mr.. Roosevelt thinks the
packers should pay for the inspection.
Government to Bear Expense.
All who ventured n prediction yester-
day said the committee would recon-
mend that the Government bear the
larger share, If not all. of the cost Of
the inspection. II was confidently
stated that not even Judge Cowan's
declaration of the cattle mems willing
ness. under certain conditions. TO stand
for such costs win result in the COM
mittee giving them the chance for IL.
In fact, the members of the committee
are not ut all sure that all the stock
men would like TO pay these costs un-
der any circumstances.
1t is morally certain that, If the
wishes Of n majority OF the House OBJ
tain-and there seems no probability of
anything else happening-the packers
will be relieved Of pretty much all the
expense of the inspection of their
products.
With the changes indicated written
Into tho Beveridge bill by the House
committee and passed by the House,
there viii be an excellent chance for a
long drawn out struggle between the
House on the one side and the President
and the Senate on the other. And Il is
safe to say that the President, in this
fight, will stand TO his guns until the
last horn blowE. He Is determined to
carry his measure through at all costs.
With the hearings before the House
committee closed by the addresses
heard before it yesterday forenoon. and
with the Bevcridge bill already passed
by the Senate. the conflict Is not far of.
Secretary Wilson's Position.
Fred P. Johnson. secretary Of the Col
Orado Cattle and Horse Growers Asso-
citation, had n conference yesterday with
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson.
"AH We want is n law that will per
NIT of the proper inspection of the
slaughterhouses OF the country" said
the Secretary. That law ought to have
been passed before this, and we realize
that every days delay Is costing the
stock interests heavily. We cannot help
that Just as soon as Congress gives
us practical law we are prepared 20
say TO the people: Now. all that was IS
past. and from now on you may depend
upon it that the meats from our packing
houses are all right"
Who will say that. Mr.. Secretarv?"
L Will try to have the President make
the statement over his own signature.
n he does not do II. will do It myself.
You may say 20 the stockmen for me.
that We will do all in our power TO re-
store the public confidence in the meats
from our packing plants. and with a GER
tihcate from the Government that will
be an effectual guarantee"