Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-01-27
MEAT CONTROL
BILL IS PASSED
Senate Measure Places Packing
Industry Under Strict Gov
eminent Supervision.
NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE
Little Prospect of Final Passage This
Session--18 Republicans and 20
Democrats For; 10 Democrats
and % Republicans Against.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The Gronna
bin placing the packing industry I'M
der strict government control was
passed by the senate. II now goes to
the house. where, 1t Is said, there is
little prospect of its passage, at least
not at f Il ir7;' session.
Although ii became apparent when
the senate by agreement began ballot.
ing on the amendments TO the bill at
four o'clock that 1t would carry, the
final vote of 46 to 3S. an hour later,
came as distinct shock to it's OPP
pOnents.
They had confidently predicted that
whatever the result might be, it would
be close They were totally UMPIRE
lpared for the show Of high feeling
against the packers disclosed by the |
Iyote.
The chief purpose Of the Gronna
bill Is the establishment Of federal
live stock commission, with powers to
prevent conspiracies among the pack
lers to control markets and prices, re-
strict food supplies, crush competi-
ItioD or profiteer.
Must Relinquish Yards.
| Preparation of these practices were
charged against the packers by the
federal trade commission, whose re-
port 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 1
packers shall have relinquished their I
stock yard holdings. This also has !
peen undertaken In the proceedings
brought against the packers by the
department of Justice, which are now +
In the courts. Z
opponents of the measure were not
routed, however They put Z
Through nm amendment by Senator
Pittman. Democrat of Nevada, ex.
empting farmers and live stock pro. .
ducers from the provisions of the bill,
Another amendment sponsored by 4
Senator Smith, Democrat of Arizona,
permitting the packers to appeal the
Occasions of the live stock commits
rsiQp TO the courts also carried.
Party lines were defaced In the final =
vote with no attempt by either side to I
organize q movement for Its passage
Or defeat
Lineup of Senators. r
Republican senators who voted in
the affirmative were: Capper, Kan r
sas; Curtis, Goodings. Barah- =
ldaha Johnson, California: Kel- ,
Iogg, Minnesota Kenyon, Iowa =
Lafolette, Wisconsin: Lenroot, Wis \
consin; McNary, Oregon; Nelson,
Norris, Nebraska; Poin-
dexter Washington; Spencer, Mis- +.
souri,; Sterling, South Dakota; Town n
send. Michigan; Willis, Ohio--1S. =
Democrats voting In the affirmative RI
we're: Ashurst, Arizona; Culberson. n
Texas; Fletcher, Florida Glass, yir- y
GINA; Gore Oklahoma; Harris, Geor-
sia; Harrison, Missssipp Hitch
cock, Nebraska: Johnson, South Da- =
sota; Jones, New Mexico; Kendrick. =
Wyoming; Kirby, Arkansas; Nickel Il
ar, Tennessee Myers, Montana; Over
nah, North Carolina; Owen, Okla
IONA; phelan, California: Pittman,
Nevada; Pomerene, Ohio: Ransdel.
Louisiana; Reed, Missouri; Robinson,
Arkansas; Sheppard, Texas; Smith, n
Georgia SWANSON Virginia. Tram. n
nell, Florida; Walsh, Massachusetts: q
Walsh, Montana--2S.
Senators who voted In the negative
we're: Republicans-Ban Delaware:
Brandegee, Connecticut: Colt, Rhode r.
Island; Dillingham; Vermont: Edge. n
New Jersey: Elklns. West Virginia: y
Fenald, Maine; France, Maryland:
Hale, Maine; Reyes, New Hamp-
shire; Knox, Pennsylvania; Lodge,
McCumber. North Da.
Soa: Mclean. Connecticut; Moses.
New Hampshire; New, Indiana; Page.
Vermont; Phlpps, Colorado: Sherman. =
Smoot. Utah: Sutherland. n
West Virginia; wadswortn, New
York; Warren, Wyoming-2s.
Democrats Beckham. Kentucky.
Dial, South Carolina: Hetfin. Ala.
oama; King. Utah. Shields. Tennes.
Zee; Smith, Arizona; Smith. Mary. n
and; Stanley, Kentucky; Underwood. y
Alabama; Williams, Mississippi-i0. y