The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-25
PACKING CONTROL MEASURE PASSED
 BY THE SENATE
Supporters Hope for Final Ac- ton By the House During the Present Session of
 Congress
By Associated Press

WMSntnEtOn, january S9--Dy a
 margin of 13 votes, the Senate late
 today passed the Iong-fouGht bill
 for federal regulation of the meat packers and other agencies of the live stock industry. The vote was 46 to 33 and the legis-
 lation the center of bitter controversy
 for a decade, now goes to the House
 with it's supporters hopeful of final ac-
 ton during the present session of Con-
 gress. A special rule to expedite
 House action is to be sought.
 Partisan division in the Senatee was lacking, but most democrats supported
 the bill, while a majority of the re-
 publicans opposed it. The party line-
 up was IS republicans and 2s demo- crats for passage, with 2s republicans and 10 democrats against All fundamental features of the leg islation as presented by the agriculture committee as a substitute for the origi-
 nal Kenyon Hendricks bill were re- tained by the Senate. The bill would create federal live stock commission of three members appointed by the President to have jurisdiction over the live stock industry. This commission would have power to issue orders, col lect and disseminate information, have access to packers books and have gem
 eral supervision over packers. stock yards. commission men and similar agencies. Review of the live stock commissions orders would be provided by the bill. which also prescribes rules
 for conduct of the packing business and stipulations against monopoly, un- fair trade practices, engaging in un. ! related industries and other similar acts
 Voluntary licensing of packers also is provided. an attempt by Senator
 Pomerene democrat, Ohio, to eliminate this feature having been defeated to- 'ssay, ss to ss
 TWO AMENDMENTS Only two important amendments were ladopted by the Senate before passing the bill One, by Senator Wadsworth, 1 republican, New York. would include horses. mules and goats within the operations of the bill, although horse and mule markets would be excluded from the proposed federal supervision. Other amendments adopted include one by Senator Borah. republican, Idaho pro- viding that all proceedings of the live stock commission should be open to the public, and an amendment by Senator Pomerene, democrat. Ohio, declaring that
 upon enactment of the bill all super vision of the federal trade commission
 over the livestock industry should be terminated and transferred to the lve- stock commission.
 Friends of the bill succeeded in with standing virtually all' other revisions proposed. ands also defeated motion to recommit the bil. to the agriculture committee An amendment by Senator Hitchcock democrat, Nebraska. propos- ing that packers give weeks notice of bids and prices for livestock. was lost. 70 to S0 The author said it was de- signed to stabilize the market HOW THEY VOTED On passage of the bill, the Senate was recorded as follows:
 Republicans, for: Borah, Capper, Cur tis, Gooding. Gronna, Johnson tCaiifor- nia). Kellogg, Kenyon, La Toilette. Lem l root McNary, Nelson, Norris, Poindex- ter. Spencer Stirling. Townsend and Wll- lis. Total republicans for. IS. Democrats, for: Ashurst, Culberson, Fletcher. Glass. Gore, Harris, Harrisop. Hitchcock Johnson South Dakotaj, Jones (New Mexico), Kendrick, Kirby, McKellar. Myers, Overman, Owen. Phe- Ian. Pittman. Pomerene. Ransdell Reed. Robinson, Sheppard. Smith (Georgia). Swanson, Trammell Walsh (Massachu- setts). and Walsh (Montana.) Total democrats for, B. Total for B.
 Republicans against Ball. Brandegee. Colt, Dillingham;, Edge, Elkins, Fernaid, France. Hale. Reyes, Knox, Lodge Mo- Cumber, Mclean, Moses. New, Page. Phipps sherman. Smoot, Sutherland, Wadsworth and. Warren.
 Total republicans against, g. Democrats against Beckham, Dial, Heflin. King. Shields, Smith (Arizona). Smith. (Maryland), Stanley. Underwood. and Williams (Arizona.)
 Total democrats against, 10. Total against, 8.