Evening star., 1939-06-25
Schultz Milk Bill
To Be Debated in
House Tomorrow
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Announces He Will
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result in any appreciable beneflt to
the consumers, unless, of course, the
imported cream is to be recon-
structed into fluid milk, and that
seems highly unreasonable"
Inspection Plan Criticized.
The report also criticizes the pro-
vision that the District health Off
Ger could either inspect all dairy
farms which apply for permit to
ship milk into Washington, or ac-
cept the report of local inspectors.
It says: "Manifestly, the District
health officer could not, under any
circumstances, inspect all the dairy
farms throughout the United States
which might be disposed to send
milk into the District. Hence the
effect of the bill would be, either:
% to force the District health Off
Ger to refuse to make inspections
beyond a certain radius, which is
now the existing practice, or (2l the
health officer would be required to
accept milk or cream produced under
regulations and inspection over
which he would have no control.
"In this connection it is interesting
to note" the report continues, that
the bill under consideration was
never submitted for opinion to either
the legal department of the District,
the District Commissioners, or the
health officer of the District, which
constitutes radical departure from
the fixed rules of the committee on
the District"
AidsOnly Large Combines.
Mr.. Bates directs attention to the
fact that the Schultz bill, which
would impose the Public Health
Service milk code upon the District,
would benefit only distributors who
are interested in reconstructing milk,
or the large dairy combines, which.
he says, lin all probability would
start moving their surplus into the
District from any point they saw
At, regardless of its age or purity"
The practice among certain dis
tributors of importing unlicensed
milk and cream in violation of the
law has been prevalent, and this
bill seems to be reward for those
who have seen fit to violate the law
without regard for the health or
safety Of the consumers of the Ds-
trict." the report continues.
ut is the opinion of the subscrib-
ers to this report that it is neither
desirable nor necessary to lower the
standard and quality of milk in the
District, and therefore 1t is neither
proper nor feasible to permit the
entry into the District of milk or
cream from all available sources, as
the safety and health of the con-
sumers of the District cannot and
will not be fairly protected without
inspection by the local health Of
f1cials.'
Would Lower Price.
Representative Schultz, whose
measure was approved in the Dis
trict Committee by 11-4 vote, last
night reiterated his conviction that
1t would lower the price of milk
here, and at the same time raise its
standards. He charged that the
opposition, which has raised the cry
Of lower standards" and poorer
milk, was so much "smokescreen,"
IN order to maintain high prices.
Strong opposition to the Schultz
bill is being registered by the Mary
land-Virginia Milk Producers As
sociation, and by District Health
Of1cer George c. Ruhland. The
association charged that "any fair
analysis of the United States ordi-
nance, and the present regulations
reveal beyond doubt that the
United States ordinance is much
lower and indefinite than the pres
ent regulations" Federal experts
say the code would raise standards.
Fight on Taxicabs Seen.
Another District day fight is ex-
pected on the bill sponsored by
Representative Joseph c. McArdle,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania to limit
the number Of taxicabs in Washing
ton to 500 for each 100000 popula-
ton and to $50 operators licenses.
There are now some 1900 cabs
licensed.
Other District measures awaiting
action tomorrow are:
To grant the District Commits
sioners authority to settle small
claims without special legislation in
each case.
To permit District hospitals to
hle liens on traffic damage awards
when a patient fails to pay his bill
for hospital treatment.
Permitting police from Maryland
and Virginia to pursue criminals
into the District and arrest them.
Setting up commission to regu-
late steam engineers.
Setting up commission to regu-
late the practice of optometry.
To move forward the date for
registration of motor vehicles to
April /, to conform with the laws of
adjacent States.
A minor amendment to the law
regulating building and loan asso-
cations.
To transfer the registration of
motor vehicle liens from the Office
OF the recorder of deeds to the De-
partment of Vehicles and Traffic.
Holders of automobile licenses in