The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-18
Pass House
Packer Bill
Senate and Sterling Measures
Turned Down on Close
Vote

Washington, June 1.-THE long fight
IN congress over legislation TO rcgulat"
Ia" packing industry was virtually
ended today through the adoption by
the senate. A. 20 a. Of TIC regulatory
bill recently passed by ;he house. sew
r-al amendments by tho senate ne"cS>
states return Of the bill 10 the house
which probably viii order IL sent 10
conference.
Fa.yag" Vr rho house hi! came after
sr,rn days Of continuous and heated
debate. and after the senate had voted
down the hill reported BY its ngricu!-
ture committee and Z measure nf:"r"d
h. Senator Sterling. Republican. South
aSota.
Tho housa biz a. pa sSed proNidea fo-
REGULATION Of tho meat packers Of the
country b. the secretary of aGr.cul-
tur". The agriCu!tur" committee NH.
, which provided for regulation ny i've
stock commissioner. was rejected 81 I"
q yesterday. and today was defeated
, again 50 10 81. Tic Sterling bill. "tth
provisions similar 10 ihr r"mmitt'-
measure. except for regulation hy the
federal trade commission. went d3"n 10
defeat. So |" 81.
Tue house hi. on IN" tiEa! roll call
was supported 10y - Republicans and
us Democrats. and opposed by - Re-
uhlicans and s Democrats.
The roll call follows:
For tho Bill
RcruhiIcans-Ror Bursum. Cappcr,
Cummings. curtis. Ernst. l'rchnGhuy'
sen. C;ood,nS. Ilarrcid, Johnson, Jones
tWashl. Kenyon. Ia Toilette. l.cnroot
Lodge. Mccormick. McCumhcr. McNary
/ Nelson. Nicholson. Norris. Oddit. Poin'
dexter. Shnr,ridSs Spencer, Stcrlin and
SutherLnd--cI
Democrat S--A ShurSi. Caraway. G6rrE
Class. Harris. H"fiin. Jones (Ncw Mex
i,cl. kordrirH. Myers. ONcrman. Owen
Piltman. Sheppard. Swanson. Trammel
Walsh tMLsS.l. Walsh tMnnt( and
Watson G;"nrS.dI--lN.
Tota,--4I.
Against tho Bill
Ecpublica MS - BrandrS"". Cameron
Dillingham;. Edge, F"rnald. KcEes. Knox
Mclean New. Phirps. Sm"ot. "ads-
worth Warren, Watson lndl and We'll
ler-.l5.
Democrats .-.- Eroussard. Dial. King
Stanley. Underwood and Villa MS.
T5tai--"l.
The moro important amendment
made b. ;ha scnat" included one 10y
Senator Kenyon. Republican. Iowa. re-
curing packers and Stockyard opcr-
aturS 10 keep such records and state
ments on account MS the secretary Of
agriculture may require, and author
ling the secretary to prescribe uniform
methods OF accounting and examine
business methods. Insertion OF this
amendment VAS described by packer
regulation forces rs having put teeth
I'm III" house bill Another amendment
a,.or'e I'd IS designed TO rcm"N" the small
butcher from the regulation.
The BIZ! rs passed forbidS the pack
t-r 10 engage In unfair or deceptive
devices nr practices tn apr"rti"n the
supply By Intoxicating. to restrain CONS
mCrcH or create monopoly. or I" MA
nipula;n prices by Intoxicating. II
nISo prohibits Stockyard opera from
charging unreasonable rates ur engaging
in deceptive practices.
The house bill during tho debate in
the scnat" generally was described As
less drastic than the agriculture COM
mite" measure. and Senator III Toilette,
Rcpublican. Wisconsin. charged that II
had been written in part by the pack
orS. The Wisconsin senator voted for
tho house bill on the final roll call. and
later explained that TIC Kenyon and
other amendments had made 1t MGR" ac-
ceptabIe.