Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06


Washington, Jan. 31.-Representa-
tive Williams OF Mississippi intro
duced bill n the house yesterday
for an Investigator b. the department
of commerce and labor of the so
called paper trust
Fight o er Time of Rebates.
Consideration OF the rivers and har-
bors bill was begu in the mouse. In
view Of the Importance of the meas
ure, carrying nearly $S4,000,0o0,
there was a large proportion Vi the
members present, and there were In
dications OF a battle royal over nu-
merous projects which failed TO Sc
ct3re favorable consideration III ne
committee Mr.. Burton OF Ohio, chair
man of the committee, after the house
had gone into a committee OF the
whole, with Nh Currier of New
Hampshire in the chair, stated that
by agreement with the minority mem
bers of the committee he was dlrectea
to control the time under the general
debate.
Mr.. Dalzell oil Pennsylvania in
stantly remarked that this was an I'M
heard OF precedent He added that
while he believed Mr.. Burton would
be eminentiy fair, ne believed II most
unwise for the house to depart from
its custom and suggested that the
leading minority member Mr.. Bank
head of Alabama, should control halt
of the time Mr. Williams of Missis-
sippi agreed that this suggestion was
fair Mr. Bartholdt of Missouri VINO,
with other Missouri and illinois re-
representatives., desired to be heard in
favor of the projects not in the bill
and against the projects in the meas
ure wanted to know if SIX hours OF
the time which Mr.. Burton had agreed
he should have. would obtain unde.
the new arrangement. Mr.. Burton re-
piled that he would be willing to con
cede three hours but Mr. Bankhead
said he had not thought of the mat
ter. Rather than run the risk uI De
ing crowded out Mr. BarthoIdt ou-
jected to the agreement that Mr.. Bur
ton should control the time and the
whole control now rests with the
chairman of the committee of the
whole, Mr. Currier.
Takes President to Task.
The house completed the agricult
ural appropriation bill after adopting
sundry amendments. feature was
a speech made with view o. the JUS
LITIGATION of the present meat inspec-
ton law by Mr. Wadsworth of New
York, who retires from congress with
the close of the session. lie took the
president to task Tor the lal,ers iet-
ter of last summer in a severe criti-
cism of the bill
Mr.. Wadsworth's speech came at
the completion of the agricultural ap
preparation bill When he rose. ask
ing the committee to revert to the sec.
ton relating to meat inspection. he
said:
Last June, when the meat inspec.
ton legislation was under considera
ton by congress the chief executive
Of the nation saw fit, in a letter ad.
dressed to the chairman of the com
mittee on agriculture in unmeasurel
terms, and in language conveying a
threat, and in words intimatirg doubt
as to the sincerity and honesty of
purpose of the members of that com
mittee, to condemn the meat inspec-
ton bill, reported by the committee
on agriculture for the consideration Of
tho house"
The members. of the house who
We're in the cloak room hurried odt
on the floor, crowded about the speak
er's desk and filed the aisles near
where Mr.. Wadsworth stood. Mr..
Wadsworth sent to the desk and lad
read the presidents letter and the
Wadsworth letter in reply. MI
Wadsworth, resuming, said:
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