Show PACKING INDUSTRY DRAWS DRAINS FIRE IN SENATE Party Lines Line Broken in Debate Debate De De- bate of Kenyons Kenyon's Measure Measure Mea Mea- Measure Mea Mea- sure for Control I WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Dec 15 Federal Federal regulation of oC tho the packing meat-packing Industry Industry Industry Indus Indus- try as proposed in a bill as proposed by the agricultural committee was attacked attacked at attacked at- at tacked In the Senate Tuesday by Senator Senator Sen Sen- Senator ator Wadsworth of or New York and Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Smoot of Utah Republicans The bill was defended by Senator Kenyon Kenyon Ken- Ken Kenyon yon Republican Iowa sponsor of the original packer regulative proposals Tho The bill would provide for voluntary voluntary voluntary volun volun- tary registration and licensing of packers and for the creation of or a a. livestock live lIve- duct stock hearings commission and d which enforce cew would rules s c conduct conduct con con- and d i regulations A uniform accounting system would also be bo requested PAnTY LINES S i. i Senators Wadsworth and Smoot were joined in their attacks by Senators King Democrat Utah itah Pomerene Democrat Ohio Watson Republican Indiana and Sterling Republican South Dakota all of or whom opposed certain features of the proposed bill Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Kenvon Kenyon was assisted in his de defense de- de I dl by bv Chairman Gronna of or the agri- agri a ri- ri culture committee and by Senators Lenroot Republican Wisconsin and Kendrick Democrat Wyoming Senator Wadsworth declared that the bill would bring about general licensing in the Industry and It would mean paternalism I We have hav have had some soma som pim rl Ti 1 i H. I I I licensing business during during- e the last ii three years he added and I do not I believe believes you could get mAny votes In I the senate for its reestablishment The Tho provisions for supervising the Industry the New York senator said would result in unnecessary hamperIng hamper hamper- I ing of business SMOOTH T. T Senator Smoot attacked the general principle Involved on the ground round that I retail profits in meat distribution were of greatest Importance to the er He added that packers' packers wholesale I prices had changed hanged very little in the last two years and said that If the senate really wants to do something I for the consumer it Is III be beginning inning at the wrong end of the line |