New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Senate Passes
Bill toCOntrOl
Meat Packers
Cronna Measure, Containing
Voluntary License Clause,
Approved by Vote of 46
to 80; Aimed at Big Five
Creates Livestock Board
Action of Upper House Ex-
pected to Have Bearing
on Calder Coal Proposal

FROM The Tri6uneS Washington Bureaus
WASHINGTON, JAN 24.-Musterine
more support than was generally ex,
pected, the Gronna bill for control Of
the meat packing industry passed the
Senate this afternoon by vote OF
46 to SO. A Federal livestock commits.
sion of three members, with far-reach.
ing powers to control the packing busi-
ness, is provided for.
The measure, which has been a SUB.
ject of long and bitter controversy. ie
substitute for the Kenyon-Kendrick
bill. 1t now goes to the House, where
its opponents have, heretofore, been
confident Of blocking it's passage this
session. The unexpectedly large vote
for it in the Senate, however, has
served greatly to encourage it's SUD.
porters in the House, and tonight they
declare they will leave no stone un-
turned to force the measure to passage
before March 4.
A margin Of four to six votes in
favor CT the bill was what the Sena-
tors leading the movement for it ex-
pected on the basis of canvass made
Saturday. They were. therefore, agree.
ably surprised to find on the final
roll call that they were thirteen votes
ahead Of the opposition. Several Sena-
tors who had been dubious about sup
porting the bin turned to its support
at the last moment. Il
Bitter Struggle In House Seen
ArrArAir~ %r SfF
will ensue In the House the hnrdeEt
kind of struggle, much Of 1t under
the surface. over the question Of
whether the bill shall be disposed of
this session. If vote is had in the
House it undoubtedly will pass.
The final Senate vo:e was not on
partisan lines. 1t follows:
For the bill:
coadIr1 aeRvp'ic.ns asnsna B9rsh. Camper, curtis
Ksgg KKsilogg; Kenyon. LaFollette. Lenroot. Nc g
Democrats s-.Asharst. cnlberson. F,e,cbo-
Giasa core, Harris. Harrison, Hitchcock
sSnason Msnso os South Dakota Jones Of New
Overman. Owen. Pheian. Pittman. Pom.
creme, Ransden Reed, Robinson, Sheppard
Wash OF OF Mssssch..st. MHeUrssa Swanson; Trammell
tana-2S. " "Aoi1'
Total for the bili-4c.
Republicans Bail Hrand~1e. C.,.
Diilingh ham. Edge. Ekins, Fernaid France
hsao ha'o hsyss e.ss Kno1 Kno Lodge Mccumber. Nc
smoo,, A1?sss sushesiana Sew Pags; nhipp, Sherman
ga. warren
Democrats - Beckham, Dial. uen,n
King. Shields, Smith of Arizona Smith ~
10. 0 F" 't"%'nA
Total against the biii-ss.
A number Of Senators ordinarily
c!assed as conservative lined up for the
bill. One of the surprises of the dav
was the fact that Senator Reed. of Mis-.
souri,, voted in favor Of passage. He
had spoken against it earlier, but said
later he had been in error in sunnos-
Ing the bill required compulsory iicens-
ing by the Federal government, where
as it contains voluntary licensing fea-
turc.
May Affect Calder BIZ
It Is believed that the Senate action
will have an important bearing on the
fate of the Calder bill to regulate the
coal industry. Advocates of the Calder
measure declare that in view of the
action on the packers bill they believe
they can put their measure through.
Before finally passing the packers
bill the Senate considered number OF
amendments. Most of those proposed
were turned down, and those adopted
az rule we're not vital. An amend
| ment adopted on motion Of Senator
Pittman would exclude from regul alton
under the proposed act those persons
or organizations whose chief business
is the raising Of livestock or agricul-
turai products. This was adopted, SO
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