Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-28
final Disagreement on
Meat inspection
Reported.
AGREE ON ALL ELSE
Rate Bill Framed Up to Please
All Except TILL
man.

Washington. June 2S.-The confer.
ees on the agricultural bill at 2:10 re-
ported disagreement in regard TO the
meat inspection amendment. Senator
Proctor reported to the senate an
agreement was reached as TO the other
provisions of the bill.
Go 10 President.
Washington. June 2S.-There will be
a conference on the meat inspection
provision in the agricultural bill today.
The senate conferees have conferred
with the president in relation TO the
difference between the two bodies and
he told them he preferred that all
agreement should be reached whereby
the packers would be compelled 10 pay
the cost of inspection and that the
dates of inspection should be placed on
the meat. He expressed desire, how
ever. that the conferees exercise their
judgment in regard 10 those points.
Reports Deadlock.
Washington. June 2S- Absolute
deadlock on the meat inspection amend
ment TO the agricultural appropriation
bill was reported by Senator Proctor
TO the senate after three sessions of
the conferees had been held. The Yer
mont senator said the house conferees
had declined to consider any compro-
mise on the subject of the payment Of
the cost of inspection by the packers.
The senate conferees offered to com
promise, he said, upon tax of cents
head on cattle and 3 cents on hogs.
sheep and goats, TO be collected and
turned into the treasury the same as
any other revenue. He said compro-
mise proposition showing the $1,000
900 appropriation provided by the
house would remain in the bill and the
cost of inspection be paid therefrom.
In reply to the question from Hale. he
stated the tax would amount to about
one-half the appropriation.
say Tax Unconstitutional.
The third conference of the day
had been concluded short time before
Proctor made his statement. At that
conference he offered the compromise
proposition. which was met by the
house conferees with the argument that
it would be unconstitutional on the
ground that congress has no authority
to levy a direct tax upon chattels.
Washington June 2s.-The conferees
on the railroad rate bin formulated
their third report today and ii will be
signed by Elkins and Cullom and the
three house conferees. Tillman again
withholding his signature. The com
modify agreement was made 10 apply
to railroad companies" the word com
panies having been added to the pre-
vious agreement which changed the
application from common carriers" to
railroad" in order TO exempt pipe
lines.
$4,000 Less for Moline.
Washington, June 2S.-The senate
committee on public buildings today
reduced the house appropriation for
the building at Moline, Ill. from $751;
900 10 $4,000
No Debate Immunity.
Washington. June 2S.-The house to-
day without debate adopted the con-
ference report on the bill defining the
right of immunity of witnesses under
the interstate commerce commission.
Pure Food BIII Reported.
Washington June 2S.-The pure
food bill was agreed upon by the con-
ferees yesterday and reported TO the
senate just before adjournment. The
house bill was taken as the basis OF
agreement. and into this were grated
many of the important sections of the
senate measure which has been given
great attention by Senator McCumber
and Representative Hepburn extending
over three sessions of congress. With
the exception of two sections OF the
bills were not materially different.
Two provisions of the house bill
were eliminated entirely. They were
the sections which authorized the sec
retary of agriculture to fix standards