Arizona republican., 1921-01-25
PACKER CONTROL MEASURE PASSES
 IN SENATE WITH
 l3 VOTE MARGIN
AFTER TEN YEARS BITTER CONTRO- VERSY BILL REGULATING PACKERS RECEIVES FAVORABLE ACTION-SUP- PORTERS ARE CONFIDENT OF HOUSE ACTION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-By a mar gin of 13 votes, the senate late today passed the long fought bill for federal regulation of the meat packers and other agencies of the livestock indus try.
 The vote was 46 to 3S and the legis- latioH. the center of bitter controversy for a decade now goes to the house with its supporters hopeful of final action during the present session of congress.
 A special rule to expedite house ac- tion Is to be sought.
 Partisan division in the senate was lacking. but most Democrats sup ported the bill, while a majority of the Republicans opposed it- The party lineup was IS Republicans and 2S Democrats for passage, with g Re publicans and 10 Democrats against.
 All fundamental features of the leg islation as presented by the agricul- tural committee as a substitute for the original Kenyon -Kendrick bill were retained by the senate.
 The bill would create a federal live stock commission of three members appointed by the president to have Jurisdiction over the livestock indus l try.
 This commission would have power
  1 information, have access to packers books and have general supervision over hackers stockyards, commission men and similar agencies. Review of the livestock commissions orders would be provided by the bill which also prescribes rules for conduct of the packing business and stipulations against monopoly, unfair trade prac- tices. engaging in unrelated industries and similar acts.
 1 Voluntary licensing of packers also is provided in an attempt by Senator Pomerene, Democrat of Ohio. to elim- ! mate this feature having been de- feated today 4s to S4. l Only two important amendments were adopted by the senate before passing the bin. One, by Senator Wadsworth Republican of New York. would include horses, mules and goats within the operations of the bill Another amendment by Senator Pitt man. Democrat of Nevada. would ex- empt all persons whose chief business 1 is livestock growing or production Of agricultural products, from the bill S 1 provisions. The author declared that the legislation should not extend to small stock growers who operate their own feeding yards.
 Other amendments adopted included one by Senator Borah, Republican Of Idaho, providing that all proceedings | of the livestock commission should be open to the public, and an amendment i by Senator Pomerene. Democrat Of Ohio, declaring that upon enactmenk of the bill all supervision of the federal trade commission over the livestock industry should be terminated and transferred to the livestock commits sion.
 Roll Gall Vote
 The roll call follows: Republicans for: Borah. Capper. Curtis. Gooding, Gronna. Johnson. l (CalifOrnia). Kellogg, Kenyon. La Toilette. Lenroot. McNary. Nelson. l Norris, Poindexter, Spencer, Sterling. ] Townsend and Willis. Total Republi- cans for-1S.
 Democrats for: Ashurst, Culberson. Fletcher. Glass, Gore. Harris, Harri- son. Hitchcock. Johnson, (South Dako- ta). Jones. (New Mexico), Kendriek. Owen, Phelan. Pittman. Pomerene. Ransdell, Reed, Robinson, sheppard. Smith. (Georgia). Swanson. Trammel ! Walsh. Massachusetts, and Walsh. (Montana). Total Democrats for-28. Total for-46.
 Republicans against: Ball. Brande- gee. Colt, Dillingham;, Edge. El1ins. F'erland, France Hale, Reyes, Knox. BodgA McCumber, Mclean, Moses. New, Page, Phipps, sherman, Shoot, Sutherland. Wadsworth and Warren. Total Republicans asainst-23 Democrats against: Beclham, Dial, Heflin, King. Shields, Smith. (Ari- Zona). Smith, (Maryland), Stanley. Underwood and WinianA Total ! Democrats against-10.
 Total against-33.