Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-01-25
WILEY IS SUSTAINED
ADMINISTRATION OF PURE FOOD
LAW BY WILSON, ATTAckEDs
BY HOUSE BODY. I'M NM
DOCTOR GIVEN CLEAN BILE
Congress Asked to Change Method 81
+ Applying Law In Giving Chief of
Bureau Of Chemistry Full Power
Positive Reorganization Demanded.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Dr. Harvey
w. Wiley is held mot guilty" of con
spiracy to evade the law in a report
filed with the house by the committee
which conducted an investigation last
August into the charges on which
President Taft was asked to dismiss
the nations chief chemist from the
government service.
Not only does the committee alb
solve Dr. Wiley from criticism for the
employment of DR.. H. II. Rusby of
New York as a government expert at
technical rate of $50 day. but 1t
attacks in measured terms the whole
administration of the national pure
food law and demands Of congress ac7,
ton to change the method In the de-
partment of agriculture by which the
law is applied.
Rusby Incident Led to Inquiry.
The so-called Wiley investigation
arose from the charges made in the
agricultural department that DR.. w.
D. Biglow and DR.. L. r. Kebler, all of
the bureau Of chemistry, had arranged
secretly with Dr. Rusby so that the
latter need work only 80 days In the
year for, an annual saalry Of $1,000.
This was declared to be deliberate
evasion of the established limit Of
50 day.
I'VE find from the evidence that the
charges of conspiracy have not been
established" says the committee re
port, 'but. on the contrary, that. the
accused officials were actuated
throughout solely by desire to pro-
cure for the bureau of chemistry an
efficient assistant in the person Of DR..
H. H. Rusby under terms and con-
ditions which those officials believed
to be in entire accord with the law,
regulations and practice Of the depart
ment of agriculture.
Signed by All Members.
The report of the committee on ex-
penditures in the agricultural depart
ment is signed by. all the members.
Democrats and Republicans alike. It
declares that DR.. Wiley and his ASSOC
ciates communicated the facts Of DR..
Rusby's employment fully to Secre-
tary Wilson. It holds. however, that
the contract for the employment Of
DR.. Rusby is technically illegal and
recommends that congress make spe-
ciflc provision for the engagement Of
experts in the agricultural depart
ment. &
criticise Department Rule.
The committee makes sweeping
criticism Of the methods Of the de-
partment. It recommends that the
chief Of the bureau be given the full
power which the law supposes him to
have over all employees Of the bureau;
that the board Of food and drug 4 In
spection be made up entirely from
within the bureau Of chemistry, and
that the power Of the solicitor to pass
upon the findings Of the bureau Of
chemistry be withdrawn.
Points to Mistake BY Wilson. III
''The secretary Of agriculture seems
to have regarded the findings Of this
board as conclusive in: all cases over
the opinions and findings Jof the bu-
reau Of chemistry, the tribunal which
BY express terms Of statute is vested
with authority to determine the ques-
ton Of administrati and misbrand.
ing within the meaning Of the act {
says the report The COMMITTEES de-
clares the board should not be con
tlnued under the simple authority Of
the executive order to exercise al1ch