Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-28
MEAT CONTROL
BILL is PASSED
Senate Measure Places Packing
Industry Under Strict Gov
ernment Supervision.
NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE
Little Prospect OF Final Passage This
Session--1s Republicans and &c
Democrats For; 10 Democrats
and % Republicans Against.

Washington, Jan 26.-The Gronna
bin placing the packing industry un-
der strict government control was
passed by the senate. 1t now goes to
the house. where, it is said, there is
Htt!e prospect OF its passage, at least
not ut this session.
Although ii became apparent when
the senate By agreement began ballot
ing on the amendments to the bill al
four O'Clock that II would carry. the
final vote of 4e to 3S. an hour iater,
came as a distinct shock TO its oppo-
nents.
They had confidently predicted that
Whatever the result might be, it would
be close. They were totally unpre-
pared for the show of high feeling
against the packers disclosed by the
vote.
The chief purpose of the Gronna
bill is the establishment of a federal
live stock commission, with powers 10
prevent conspiracies among the pack
ers to control markets and prices. re-
strict food supplies, crush competi-
tion or profiteer.
Preparation of these practices were
charged against the packers by the
federal trade commission, whose re-
pert to congress, after an exhaustive
Investigation of their activities. re-
suited in the introduction of the Gron-
ma bill.
Another big feature of the measure
is the provision which requires that
within two years after its passage the
packers shall have rellnquIshed theil.
stock yard holdings This also hes
been undertaken in the proceedings
brought against the packers by the
Department of Justice, which are now
in the courts.
Opponents of the measure were not
completely routed, however They put
through an amendment by Senator
Pittman, Democrat of Nevada. eX
empting farmers and live stock pro
ducers from the provisions of the bill.
Another amendment sponsored oy
Senator Smith, Democrat of Arizona,
permitting the packers to appeal the
decisions of the live stock commits
sion tn the courts also carried.
Party lines were defaced in the final
vote.
Republican senators who voted in
the affirmative were Capper, Kan
sas; Curtis, Kansas; Go0dngs, Ida
ho; Borah. Idaho; GrOnna, North Da-
kota; Johnson California; Kel-
logg. Minnesota; Kenyon, Iowa;
l.afollette. Wisconsin; Lenroot, Wis
consin; McNary, Oregon; Nelson.
Minnesota; Norris, Nebraska; Poin-
dexter. Washington; Spencer. Mis-
souri Sterling. South Dakota; Town
send, Michigan; Willis. Ohlo-1S
Democrats voting in the affirmative
were Ashurst. Arizona; Culberson.
Texas: Fletcher. Florida: Glass, Vir-
ginia Gore. Oklahoma Harris Geor-
gia: Harrison, Mississippi; Hitch
cock, Nebraska: Johnson, South Da-
kota: Jones. New Mexico; Kendrick
Wyoming; Kirby, Arkansas; Nickel
lar. Tennessee; Myers. Montana Over
man, North Carolina Owen, Okla
homa: Phelan, California Pittman.
Nevada: Pomerene. Ohio; Ransdel.
Louisiana; Reed. Missouri; Robinson.
Arkansas; Sheppard, Texas; Smith,
Georgia Swanson, Virginia; Tram
nell. Florida; Walsh, Massachusetts;
Walsh, Montana-2S.
Senators who voted in the negative
were Republlcans-Ball, Delaware;
Hrandegee. Connecticut; Colt Rhode
Island: Dillingham;, Vermont; Edge,
New Jersey Elkins. West Virginia;
Fernald. Maine; France. Maryland;
Hale. Maine; Keyes. New Hamp-
shire: Knox. Pennsylvania Lodge,
Massachusetts McCumber. North Da-
kota: Mclean, Connecticut Moses,
New Hampshire; New. Indiana; Page,
Vermont; Phipps. Colorado; Sherman,
Illinois; Smoot, Utah; Sutherland
West Virginia; Wadsworth, New
York. Warren. Wycming-23.
Democrats - Beckham, Kentucky;
dial. South Carolina; HefFiin. Ala
hama; King. Utah: Shields. Tennes-
see; Smith, Arizona; Smith, Mary
land: Stanley. Kentucky: Underwood,
Alabama Williams, Mississippl-lO.