Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-17
Packer Bill.
Adv vanced
lnSenate a
Less Drastic House Draft Sub.
stituted for Committee
Measure By a Vote of
81 to "a.
Attacks Made On Lobby

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, June l6.-The senate
today decided by vote OF 81 to 81
TO substitute the less drastic house
draft for the packer regulation bill
recommended by the senate agricul-
ta-e committee.
This action was taken in the face
Of charges by Senator LaFollette OF
Wisconsin that the house bill was
drafted in part by attorneys for the
packers. Senator Kenyon OF Iowa
also asserted that the house bill was
favored by the opponents of legisla-
ton regulating the meat packing in
dustry.
The main point of difference be-
tween the two measures lies in the
responsibility for enforcement of the
act. The house bill vests the Sec
retary of agriculture with authority
to administer the measure while the
senate bill creates, under the Depart
fnent of Agriculture, federal live
stock commissioner, appointed by
the president and subject to con-
firmation by the senate, to regulate
the packers. The final roll call on
the measure was put off until tomor-
row. Just when the senate was
about to take final vote Senator
Sterling OF South Dakota proposed
an entirely new substitute and forced
an adjournment.
Called Packers Bill.
Senator LaFollette declared that
the house bill was "the packers bill"
The house bill" he said, represents
the desires of the packers. They
are opposed to the senate bill be-
cause they are afraid it really regu-
lates."
II have here in my hand he con-
tinued, waving document, "a copy
of the house bill as it was originally
introduced. 1t contains also num-
Der of suggestions written in hand
writing between the lines. This copy
was delivered into the hands OF 7.
e. Atkeson, head ofsthe National
! alrange, BY Mr.. Lightfoot. attorney
Eor the beef trust. Seven Of the most
important Of these suggestions were
adopted and written ito the house
bin. This copy was furnished to me
by Mr.. Atkeson.'
By vote of "a to 81 the senate
adopted an amendment offered by
Senator Norris Of Nebraska, provid-
ing that nothing i'll the bill should
be construed as taking away any OF
the powers of the federal trade conf
mission.
An amendment by Senator Wads-
Jorth OF New York to 'smove all
live stock products and byproducts,
not used for food from the applica-
ton of the bill, was adopted by
cote OF So to 50.
Kenyon Denounces Lobby.
During the closing debate Senator
i<cnvon made fiery derunciation
O; the packers lobby.
"There have never been such a
lobby against any bill in the history
cf legislation as against this BILL.
said Senator Kenyon. "When the
Lobby investigation comes along, If
II does hope we may have some
light thrown on the packers lobby"
Senator Kenyon charged that the
, packers had a hand in bringing about
the defeat OF former Senator Cham
herlain OF Oregon.
An amednment of Senator McCor-
mick OF Illinois, providing that conf
mission men and dealers should be
suject to the. same provisions as
packers, was adopted Another
amendment adopted at the instance
of Senator Mccormick provide that
purchasers of cattle should have only
60 days in which to make complaints
against commission men instead OF
one year, as provided in the house
bill.
~ Senator McCornlick characterized
the packers bill as long-needed leg
islation, although he criticized GER
tain provisions of the senate meas,
ure, as being altogether too broad
and arbitrary in the powers con-
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