The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-07

alties of Fine and Imprisonment
Provided.
WASHINGTON, Jan. senator Ken
yon Qowa), a Republican, III behalf of
himself and Senator kendrick lNyo.l,
a Democrat, has laid before the com
mittee on agriculture bill designed
% take the place of the Kenyon and
kendrick measures dealing with the reg
ulation OF the packers
The bill contemplatea extending to in
du-trial enterprise when it attams such
| size as to be matter of national con
Germ, the policy Of federal control under
the commerce clause relating TO inter
state commerce. In other words, II Is
proposed to place the business in live
stock and its products under the control
the federal livestock commission,
which is to be analogous to the inter
state commerce commission. deriving its
powers from the same provisions of
the constitution and having them spec
itically defined by congress.
Senator Kenyon explained that this
plan had been adopted because there
\ was 50 much protest against the licens-
ing requirements of the bills under CON
sideration. Under the former bills the
d secretary of agriculture was to issue
4 licenses to manufacturers and distrib-
4 tors of livestock products 1t was OBJ
: iected that this gave too great power to
single official Accordingly it j. now
proposed to do away with the licensing
feature and to create the federal live
Il - ftt.
commissioners appointed by the presi
dent and confirmed by the senate al
q $1,000 year
The commission IS to be divided be
tween the political parties and 80 or
gained THAT the term OF one commits
B sioner shall expire each year. The com
q mission will elect il own chairman eacl
q year No commissioner may engage il
s. any business related to meat packing
4 The commission will have the powe
heretofore exercised by the bureau G
q markets, department Of agriculture, a
n to gathering and distributing informa
ton about the live stock and related in
- dustries II NAV exercise all neceS Sar,
a powers gathering information, subpocar
q ing witnesses. administering oath5 ant
requiring testimony. Broad powers ar
i conferred for making rules, regulation
nd orders to execute the law
\ 1t is declared unlawful for any packe
to engage in unfair, discriminatory o
deceptive practices; to apportion the sup
7lies OF stock or to apportion the mar
ket Tor product. among different pack
ing concerns; to engage in any 9th"
Is foodstuiTs business than in live stool
products where that might result in less
a euing competition, restraining com
n cree. or tend to create monopoly; 1
conspire TO arrange apportionment Q
q territory among packers or apportio
b purchasers Of live stock or their product,
4 or to control prices: 20 conspirc agree {
do ANYTHING to injurc competitors.
y Within two wears the packers mus
N dispose Of all interest IN stock yard mar
N [ete. The commission may make regu
y latione governing purchase. GAannfactur'
q storage and sale of foodstuiT~, or com
n nodities other than those handled b
"A he packers. and may require any pack
ct 10 refrain from participation in an
IA such business.
The most detailed statements must b
q s'rn;t by packers concerning thei
81 business, and all books, accounts, col
n respondence and memoranda are subieC
II 20 examination, by the commission.
u Penalties up to six wears Imprisonment
n n $1,000 fine. or both, are provide
a for furnishing false information OF tc>
r timony.