The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-20
UNANIMOUS VOTE
is CAST FOR WILEY
Pure Food Expert Wins
Sweeping Vic
tory.
COMMITTEE HAS
ITS REPORT READY
Storm Centre of Last Summers
Sensational Controversy Is Sus-
tanned All Along the Line.
Said That No Politics Has
Entered Into Findings
of Investigators.

Washington. January 1s.-Dr. Har-
vcy w. Wiley. chef of the Chemistry
Bureau of the Department OF Agrlcul-
turc. the storm centre OF the food adj
ministration controversy last summer,
Is given q clean bill OF health in the
report of the House committee that in
vestlgated the charges and counter
charges. The committee. In its report,
which will be presented TO the House
next Monday, sustains DR.. Wiley all
along the limo except on technical and
unimportant details.
The evidence taken in the case was
voluminous. and it is not repeated in
the report, except by brief references,
tual conclusions of the committee. The
Republican members of the committee
Joined with the Democrats In making
the report unanimous. The report of
the subcommittee was amended in a
number OF particulars. Including It's
! references to the Remscn board. which
investigated and passed expert judy
ment upon the greater food problems.
No Politics in Report.
There is no politics in the report"
SAID Chairman Moss Of the committee.
This fact together with compromise on
some of the matters about which the
members Of the committee had differ
cnces of view. reported full agree
ment
The report pays much attention TO
inc fensen board. to the activity OF
| solicitor McCabe, who was the prlnct
pa opponent OF DR.. Wiley in the de-
partment, and its recommendation lions in
general. recommend that DR.. Wiley be
given u free hand in the enforcement
OF the pure food and drug law, thus
iiHiitips very largely the power former
~ exercised hy Solicitor Mccabe. This
Limitation already has been put into
effect under the action taken by Pres
| ident Tart shortly after the adtourn
ment OF the extra session brought tho
active congressional inv estigation 10 a
close. ~
| Inc maj stamp of approval of tho
conclusions, reached after the months
VI NV stsatloh. was affixed by I'LL the
members OIL the committee TODAY Tho
committee Immediately ordered the re
port printed contidcntially, and decl,n
Gu 10 announce the recommendations
| until the report Is made public next
! Monday ioN'
Inc investigation was made by tho
Rouse Committee on Expenditures IN
the Department of Agriculture and rs
hearings during the recent extra
session OF Congress awakened wide
national interest. Secretary OF Arri
culture Wilson, Dr. Wiley. soiici-
tor George Z. McCabo and a host ne
other witnesses contributed to The
symposium OF revelations rera rdIne,
the demoral'zed conditions surround.
ing the administration OF thu, nure
food law.
In the course of these hearings. DR.
Whey told how most OF his Rings
were arbitrarily overruIcd; that there
were few cases of drug law y,oiations
| prepared because many lines ~ ,nniin;.
were taken out of his hands AM turn,
co over to the Remsen Referee Roara
LOT investigation. He said hta hands
were thus absolutely puralyzed.' His
decisions conflicted with the Remse,,
Board' and he said that the leas. that
that could be done for the publics pro-
teet,oh was to prohibit the use Of
toods or drugs until the board had de-
| cided in favor OF their use He added
mat this policy had not been carried
out. The big controversy between hin,
ana the Remsen Board was over m.
chemistry Bureaus finding that ben
Soate of soda was harmful
Only One Dissent.
virtually the only dissent from the
sweeping verdict for DR. Wilsy Ia
based on the irregular employment OF
Dr. Ii. H. Rusby. of New York. as
S2O day expert, Il compensation uhich
was not TO aggregate over sl.6OO in INV
one year. the amount authorized undnr
law. IL was this cmploymen, at that
per diem rate. 10 get around tho Off
cial Limitation OF pay for such SER
vices to $1,000. that the personnel
board of the department. first, and then
Acknowledgement Wickersham, recon-.
mended the removal of Dir. Wiley from
office.
DR.. Wiley's assistant, DR.. Dunlap.
round memorandum Of the agree
ment on this subject when DR.. SVilcv
was absent and reported It TO sccrc,
tary Wilson. Dr.. Dunlap almost in
variably sided with Solicitor McCabe
| In the decision OF the Pure Food Board
OF which DR.. Wiley was the other
member.
DR.. Wiley told the COMMITTEES Inst
five months ago that he had found n
useless to appeal to Secretary wilson.
and that he had practically surren
dered" his authority for enforcing tho
pure tood law 10 MeSSrs. McCabc anu
Dunlap. He declared the Rusby CON
tract was necessary to secure his Ser
vices. He said that in using a lettc,
from DR.. Rusb: regarding ais pros
3ective services as All expert the per
sonnet board had omitted the most as
sential portion of the letter. the stats-
mcnt of DR.. Rusty that tho arrange
ment for his services had been agreed
upon as fair and satisfactory "if ap-
proved by the department. DR. Wiley
testified that he had fully explained
to Secretary Wilson the terms OF tho
arrangement with DR.. Rusby.