Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-21
Senator Proctor Attacks House
Substitute for Meat In
spectiOn Bill.
BEyERlDeE AGREES WITH HIM
Lodge says Their History i' one OF
Defiance Of Law and Public
Opinion

tor today called up 90 the senate I1
agricultural appropriation o.l, lh.
made the usual motion for agreemer
10 the r.ques, Tor conference. ID
then nass statement concerning th'
house SUBSTITUTE Cor the meat inspee
zion bin saying there were essential
points OF difference between The LU,
houses. one ot these Doe said. was ln'
omission by the house of me seHai.
provision requiring that the dair "I
Inspection be- placed Ur cans ConiaiAM3
meat and the other the transfer of iI.
cost OF inspection from the packers O..
the national treasury Speaking Of
the latter change. De said that n Wis
radical. and. boz h's opinion uuWis'.
and advised that the house Amendment
on that point be not accepted me
packers could. he declared afford ihn
expense Of an Advertisement fprlooked
AZ In that light the government cer-
tihcate would be- OF Immense benedt.
M Proctor also charged that the nI-
merous protests which have been CONE
ing 20 tho senate ON This subject have q
common origin IN Chicago. and in sup
port OF bis statement read a number
OF protests 60 show the language % oe
practically the same wherever they
may be dated.
Senator BevendEe agreed with Nr.
Proctor AZ 20 the uuwi7dom or ne
house changes In the matters Of date OF
label and cost OF inspection, but OK
pressed qualification that the provision
Tor night surveillance had been retain
ed The two essential changes he con-
tidered as most important, declaring
that n the date Is not % De used u VIII
be possible 70 pass on as fresh meat
that which may have been Inspected
Ave years ago lie said that the date
was stamped on meat shipped abroad,
and argued that the same plan should
be pursued With reference 20 meat con-
sumed at home. Why. he asked should
the people pay for the packers inspec-
ton ana not the packers themselves.
and agreeing with Mr.. Proctor said
The guarantee stamp would be worth
5000 900 or 100000 900 for advertising
purposes Looking az the matter 10
that light, the cost NJ Inspection would
not be a burden because the inspec-
ton wouhd be a great benefit The cost
would at the most be innnitesimal-s
cents per head FOR cattle and 3 cents
FOR swine II would be impossible tor
packers 10 increase The price ~ me1t
or decrease that OF stock on account Of
mi. slight charge; hence. the alarm on
this account was grouudless.
The inspection should be paid out az
the profits OF the packers themselves,
and not by the government the stock
growers nor the consumers. lie pre-
dietsd that the house appropriation
would be inadequate TO meet all the
demands on u. while the Zee system
provided by the senate would adjust
Itself 10 the demands made upon II.
He pointed out that national banks pay
for their inspection as DO oleomargs-
rine manufacturers, and oven immi-
grants coming into the United States.
Hence. the proposition IL not novel II.
he said, the plan Is 20 be changed there
will be a vast drain on The treasury,
and predicted that 80 0oo.0 600 year
would soon be required for meat IN
,pection alone Tie said the packers
alone are responsible for the agitation
that had been aroused but predicted
that In the end the result would be a
restoration ~ confidence and therefore
beneficial he credited the pr0speC-
tive success Of the measure 10 The
president. who had stood firmly from
the beginning foT tho most complete
Inspection hil on the statute books n
any country
Senator Lodge also spoke for the
senate provision. although hc said 10
might be considered "audacl0us to DO
% On view ~ the announcement that
the house had perfected The measure
and the president bad accepted it, he
pleaded especially f0r the dating ~ la-
hels. because the public has thc right
20 know what Dr. Is buying Ha ana
not agree that the producers and the
consumers would u0t Zee. The effect
Of the tax. f0r judging the future by
the past. the packers would ful iu q
tax OF a few mills au excuse for an
Increase of several cents "a round on
the meat they sell and "a similar de-.
crease ON the stock they buy Never
the less. he thought The packers should
pay the cost He charged the Chicago
packers with trying Go defeat The Leg
islaton.
The attack from Europe did not alarm I
Mr. Lodge ytl much. Tor De said that .
practises In foreign countries are no I
whit better than our own he read I
Newspaper extracts to show that lu /
England rotten eggs are used 300 maxi I
ing pastry. and fayer,l cattle are but- I
chered for btef and also quoted am an. /
tIcip from AN English review t1 show .
that morals |r that country are moi lam .
they should BE-
Discussing the rr1ur of men n ron. I
trol Of tho packing Industry Mr.. Lodge .
said their history has hern one af utter .
defiance AZ Iaw and public opinion. Hs F..
referred ~ "a recently ruhfish.d inter-
view with Nelson Morris .r which This I
great usrkcr showed ,,utemrf for
writer's of books ana the Massleiussfts
senator said The writing of book
brought about the present situation.
and n may occur Zoo tho packers thaf .
temptiole