Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-25
HOUSE TO DECIDE
FATE Of PACKERS
Bill Establishing Federal Reg
ulation Passes Senate,
as to 80.
FRIENDS PREDICT VICTORY
Hope for Measure Becoming Law
at Floodtide-"Little Fellows"
EXEMPTED.

With a victory in the Senate behind
them. proponents of the bill for the
federal regulation of the meat pack
ers today were laying their plans for
action in the House.
The Senate. by a vote of 46 to 80.
passed the packer bill late yesterday
afternoon--a margin of thirteen
votes. The Senate did not divide
along party lines. but majority of
thedemocrats voted for the bill, While
a majority Of the republicans voted
against it. The lineup showed eight
cen republicans and twenty-eight
democrats for the passage of the bill
and twenty-three republicans and ten
democrats against the bill
A special rule, giving the packer
bill the right of way in the House,
will be sought when it is taken up in
that body. Every effort will be made
to obtain final action at the present
session of Congress. Exhaustive
hearings have already been held by
the House committee on agriculture.
and it is not believed that further
hearings will be undertaken.
The vote in the Senate i'm favor of
the bill was larger than had been ex-
)pected BY either the supporters or the
opponents of the bill. and it's success
there has increased hope for similar
action in the House. 1t has been gen
orally cOnceQeu Cndl the Dill WOulQ
have harder time in the House than
in the Senate. but this may not prove
correct.
Would Create BOaro.
All fundamental features of the leg
islation as presented by the agricul-
ture committee as substitute for the
original kenyon-kendrick bill were
retained by the Senate. The bill
would create a federal live stock
commission of three members, ap-
\pointed by the President, to have
Jurisdiction over the live stock in
dustry. This commission would have
power to issue orders. collect and dis
seminate information, have access to
packers books and have general SUI
pervision over packers. stock yards.
commits sion men and similar agencies.
Review of the live stock commissions
orders would be provided by the bill,
which also prescribes rules for con-
duct of the packing business and stip-
ulations against monopoly. unfair
trade practices, engaging in unre-
lated industries and other similar
acts.
Voluntary licensing of packers also
is provided. an attempt. by Senator
Pomerene. democrat. Ohio. to elimi-
mate this feature having been de-
feated. 43 to "a.
Only two important amendments
passing the bill. One. by Senator
wadsworth. republican, New York.
would include horses. mules and
goats within the operations of the
bill. although horse and mule markets
would be excluded from the proposed
federal supervision.
Another amendment. by Senator
Pitman, democrat. Nevada. would
exempt all persons whose chief BUSH
ness is livestock growing or produce
ton of agricultural products from the
bil1's provisions. The author declared
that the legislation should not extend
70 small stockgrowers who operate
their own feeding yards.
How They Voted.
On passage of the bill the Senate
recorded as follows:
Republicans for Borah. Capper.
Curtis. Gooding, Gronna, Johnson of
California, Kellogg. Kenyon. La Fol-
iette. Lenroot. McNary. Nelson. Nor
ris. Poindexter. Spencer, Sterling.
Townsend and Willis-1S.
Democrats fer-Ashurst. Culberson,
Fletcher, Glass, Gore. Harris. Har-