Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-01-27
SENATE PASSES
PACKING BILL
Would Put Meat Industry Under
Government Control.
PARTY LINES oBLITERATED
Eighteen Republicans and % Demo-
Gratis For; 10 Democrats and %
Republicans Vote Against Meas
ure-Up to House.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The Gronna
bill placing the packing industry I'M
der strict government control was
passed by the senate. 1t now goes to
the house, where, it is said, there is
little prospect Of its passage, at least
mot at this session.
Although it became apparent when
the senate by agreement began ballot
ing On the amendments to the bill at
-four O'Clock that it would carry, the
final vote Of 46 to So, an hour later,
came as 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 to
prevent conspiracies among the pack
.crS to control markets and prices, re-
strict food supplies, crush competi-
itiOn or prOfteer.
Must ReIinquish Yards.
! Preparation Of these practices were
icharged 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 it's passage the
packers shall have relinquished their
stock yard holdings. This also has
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 by
Senator Smith, Democrat of Arizona,
permitting the packers to appeal the
decisions of the live stock commits
sion to the courts also carried.
Party lines were defaced in the final
vote, with no attempt by either side to
organize movement for its passage
Or defeat.
Lineup of Senators.
Republican senator's who voted in
the affirmative were: Capper, Kan
sas; Curtis, Kansas; Goodings, Ida
tho; Borah, Idaho; Gronna, North Da-
lIota Johnson, California; Kel-
Iogg, Minnesota; Kenyon, Iowa;
Lafollette, Wisconsin; Lenroot Wis
4consin; McNary, Oregon; Nelson,
Minnesota; Norris, Nebraska; Pom
dexter, Washington; Spencer, Mis-
souri,; Sterling, South Dakota; Town
send, Michigan: Willis, Ohio-1S.
Democrats voting in the affirmative
were Ashurst. Arizona; Cuberson,
Texas; Fletcher, Florida; Glass, Vir-
rSinia; Gore, Oklahoma; Harris. Geor-
gia; Harrison, Mississippi; Hitch
cock, Nebraska Johnson, South Da-
lkota; Jones, New Mexico; Kendrick,
Wyoming; Kirby Arkansas; Nickel
tar, Tennessee; Myers, Montana Over
yman, North Carolina: Owen Okla
'homa; Phelan, California; Pittman,
Nevada; Pomerene, Ohio; Ransdel,
Louisiana Reed, Missouri; Robinson.
Arkansas; Sheppard, Texas; Smith,
Georgia; Swanson. Virginia; Tram
mell, Florida; Walsh, Massachusetts
walsh, Mentana-2S.
I; Senators who voted in the negative
Were: Republicans-Ball. Delaware;
Brandegee, Connecticut; Colt, Rhode
ilSland Dillingham;, Vermont: Edge.
New Jersey; Elkins. West Virginia:
Fernald, Maine: France, Maryland;
Hale, Maine; Reyes, 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, Wyoming-23.
Democrats - Beckham, Kentucky:
Dial, South Carolina; Heffiin, Ala
bama; King, Utah; Shields, Tennes-
see; Smith, Arizona: Smith, Mary
iand Stanley, Kentucky; Underwood, |
Alabama; Williams. Mississippi-1O.