The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-20
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On Agr,Oaiturs's sUtssst,u fov ths Senate
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VIKING for mufs fIaid lusprctlon n mssa
and meat products entering lato iorplen
and interstate cofumsfce, wa adoptea
~ the HeuNs to-day IN q hurry, Only
forty minutes wrre consumed In detNts
and the substitute vent through ~ q big
majority. There wasn't any doubt as 10
tho result In tho House after President
Roosevelt, Speaker Cannon and members
of the Agricultural Committee had agreed
on the termeof tho amended amendment.
The only exception 20 the generally har-
monioua combination was Representative
Do Almond Of Missouri. ono Of the Demo.
cratic leaders. who insisted to tho last thas
tho packers and not the Government. as
the substitute provided, should pay the
cost Of inspection. Many other members.
including nearly all the Democrats and some
OF the Republicans. held h same view
but did not 20 with Mr.. De Almond to ths
length Of voting against the amendment.
At the opening Of the session Representa-
tive Wadsworth. chairman Of the Committee
on Agriculture. reported the Agricultural
Appropriation bill from his COMMITTEES with
the recommendation hat the Senate amend
ments be non-c0ncurred In, with the excep-
ton Of the meat inspection (Beveridge,
amendment, and a conference with the
Senate be asked. As to that apendment,
the committee recommended concurrence,
with an amendment embodying it's substi-
tute.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Wadsworth was
recognized to move to suspend. the ruleg
and send the bill to conference in accord.
anoe with the committee's recommended
tons. He supported the motion with a
brief speech In which he was not able to
hide altogether the feelings aroused by
the Presidents criticism OF the COM
mittee's provision as originally agreed
upon. Once he raised a laugh when he
spoke Of the committee making a change
that everybody present knew President
Roosevelt had made.
Representative Williams, the minority
leader, had a little FUR with the Preside9t
and Speaker Cannon over the laundering
In the index which was not realized in thc'
contents OF the struggle, and said that like
other articles made of that metal an iron
man was subject to contra ction and ex-
pansion with changes OF the weather.
While the House cheered wildly he paid a
warm tribute to the honesty. sincerity and
patriotism Of Mr.. Wadsworth.
After the amendment had been read at
length Mr.. Wadsworth explained the changes
that had been made in the oommittee's sub
stitute subsequent to Its reoommitment
yesterday. With the exception OF two;
those relating to the court review and the
inclusion Of inspectors under civil service,
they were largely verbiage. Illustrating, Mr..
Wadsworth quoted the language Of the
original amendment relating to the matter
of continuous inspection, -at all times
and added "they have changed that to night
or day" and when recalled by the laughter
that this evoked, hastily amended 1t to @the
committee has changed It,
AS to the change made with respect 10
the destruction Of condemned carcasses;
Mr.. Wadsworth said he believed the House
would agree that it was mere verbiage and
that not a new idea was included in it.
Regarding the civil service provision, he
said that It was inserted by the committee
with the single view of enabling the Score
tary of Agriculture to expedite the work
Of inspection. There was not the slighteA
objection. he said. to its going out.
III, like soothing syrup, these amend
ments will soothe, pacify and quiet, why
let 'em go in.' fLaughter.l
3And now I come, In conclusion Mr..
Wadsworth said, "to what may be termed
the court review clause. The paragraph
In the original Senate amendment made
the Judgment Of the Secretary of Agri.
culture mandatory and final. That clear
ly was unwise and injudioious, IL not
unconstitutional, and the committee, in
order to make the matter entirely fair ana
just, inserted in the bill a clause giving the
right to the courts which the ablest lawyers
on the floor thought is granted under the
Constitution and the existing general laws.
Therefore, / say, the clause was entirely
eliminated and the packers and s~laughterers
in Chicago, II they consider any Of the rights
Of their property are injured in any way
by the operations Of this law, can invoke
the jurisdiction Of a United States Judge In
Chicago; and l know Of no difference be-
tween the honesty and integrity Of a United
States Judge in st. Louis, Kansas City,
Fort Worth, st. Joe or any other place where
these slaughtering and canning establish
ments are located. Applause.
In conclusion, l simply want to assure
this House on behalf Of the Committee on
Agriculture that the provisions OF this bill
will insure to the public a rigid meat and
meat food inspection law [Applause.l
Mr.. Williams, the minority leader, con-
tributed a little gayety to the discussion.
I'VE have for some time he said, 'been In
apprehension Of a serious and interesting, II
not sensational, discussion between the two
gentlemen from New York, one at the other
end Of the avenue and one in this House, but
to-day everything seems to be smiling. We
might quote Shakespeare:
Nov is the winter of our discomfort.
Made glorious summer by this son Of New York.
tLaughter.l
"Of course, this legislation could not be de-
feated II / wanted to defeat it land l do not),
because i understand that the two ruling
authorities Of this American form Of Govern.
ment determined upon just exactly what
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