Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-14
MEAT INSPECTION.
Continued from Page One.)

resentation of the live stock raisers.
The conclusion represents the JudS-
| ment of the members Of the committee
| as against seven who preferred the
| Beverage amendment, slightly altered.
| A minority report will be made 10 the
| House.
Representative Cromer Of Indiana leu
the forces in the committee 1aVorins
the Beverage amendment. he oller-
/ ed four amendments 10 the beVerlose
| amendment and then moved lis a"oP
| ton by the committee in the place OIL
| the substitute which had been perfect
ed.
On rnotjon he was sustained by Rep.
Henry of Conn, Haugen OF Iowa, DAVIS
Of Mimi. Republicans, ana Lamp oi
| Va, Bowie Of Ala, and Chandier OF
| Miss. Democrats. Nine votes We're r.
4 corded in the negative on TINS motlon
and the substitute was then adopted by
| nine NEGATIVE votes on the other mo-
| ton.
| The four amendments which Mr.. Gro
mer offered to the Reveridge amend
ment are all cor.ained in the substi-
tute. They were:
| First-That in the destruction Of I'M
fit meat products, the destruction
should only be for food purposes
| Second-That the inspection should
he restricted to continental United
| States and not extended to its possess
siors.
Third-Waiving the civil service Op-
| Grafton for ono year IN the selection Of
| inspectors.
Fourth-Excepting the farmer and
| small butcher from inspection.
The members who voted for and car
ried the substitutes We're Chairman
Wadsworth of New York; Scott of
Kan; Haskins of Vermont; Lorimer of
| Ills; Brooks of Colo; Adams of Wis:
| Cocks of y. Y. Republicans: Lever Of
South Carolina and Trimble Of Ky.
| Democrats.
The bill as approved by the commit
| tee was made made public tonight.
| The sanitation provision reads as fol-
| lows:
| THE secretary Of agriculture shall
| cause to be made. by experts in SAM
| tatiOn or by other competent inspec-
| tors, such inspection of all slaughter
| ing. meat canning, sailing. packing.
| rendering. or similar establishments in
which cattle, sheep. swine and goats
are slaughtered and the meat and meat
| food products thereof are prepared for
| Interstate or foreign commerce as may
be necessary to inform himself con
| corning the sanitary conditions Of the
same and to prescribe the rules and
| regulations Of sanitation under which
such Establishments shall be main
| tanned; and where the sanitary condi-
| Of HI Oh
such that the meat and meat food pro-
duets are rendered unSound. unhealth-
| full, unwh0lesome. or otherwise. unfit
| for human food, he shall refuse to al
| low said meat or meat food products
to be labelled. marked. stamped. or
| tagged as inspected and passed
| That the secretary of agriculture
shall cause an examination and inspec-
ton of all cattle. sheep. swine and
goats. and the food products thereof
slaughtered and prepared in the es-
| Establishments herein before described
| for the purposes of interstate or for
| eign commerce To be made during the
| night time as well as during the day
| time when the Strengthening Of said
| cattle, sheep, swine and goats or the
preparation of said food products is
conducted during the night time.
! THAT no person, firm or corporation
| shall transport or offer for transrorta-
! ton, and no carrier of interstate or for
eign commerce shall transport or receive
for transportation from one state or ter
ritory or the District Of Columbia to any
other state or territory or the District OF
/ Columbia or to any place under the juris-
| diction of the United States, or to any
! foreign country, any carcasses o. parts
| thereof, meat, or meat food products
thereof which have not been inspected
examined and marked as inspected ard
passed. in accordance with the terms of
this act and with the rules and regula-
lions prescribed by the secretary Of agri-
culture. Provided that all meat and meat
food products on hand at the date of the
approval of this act at establishments
where inspection has not been maintained
or which have been inspected under eX-
isting laws shall be exempted from the
operation of this section under such
rules and regulations as the secretary Of
agriculture may prescribe
The provision putting the cost Of inspec-
ton on the government follows:
| THAT there is permanently appropriate
cd, cut of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000
900 for the expenses of the inspection of
cattle, sheep. swine and goats and the
mea: and meat food products thereof.
which enter into interstate or foreign
commerce for each half year. And tn"
secretary of agriculture shall. in his an
lnuaI estimates made to Congress, submit
a statement in detail. showing the num-
Der of persons employed in such inspec-
tons and the salary per diem paid to
each together with the contingent eX-
penses Of such inspectors and wher" they
have been and are employed"
ADJOURNMENT