Show A FATAI IN 13 M L AT B I 1 I 1 L POLICE supervision CANNOT BE EXERCISE DBY government 1 senator warren speaks for the cattlemen and Is s answered by senator proctor I 1 washington Washing tou juno 23 that there Is anatal a fatal defect ah in the meat inspection provision of ohp agricultural appropriation hill bill as it came from tho the house of representatives Is the opinion of senator bail baily bailey Y as expressed in tho senate today when consideration of senator proctors motion to send the bill to conf condolence olence was resumed ho he based his criticisms on the clause relating to the inspection of stock entering the packing houses saying that it gives a police supervision that the federal government cannot exercise he suggested that the provision should be made to read so as to make st it unlawful to transport from one state to another any beef product 9 that have bavo not been inspected as provided for by law ho contended that the provision is aa it stands is not so WO worda crded d as to make it conform to tho the constitutional provision concerning interstate commerce the inspectors could never determine which ot of the cattle sheep or swine are to go into interstate commerce and lie he predicts ctr that there would bo be another explosion and another examination alien the matter Is taken to tile the courts as no doubt it would be if there was no amendment 1 sir mr bailey expressed himself as anxious to secure the most drastic n spec tion bec because aube he said lie he was sa satisfied that nothing less would restore confidence and save the beet beef bal bu al ness from almost utter annihilation senator Be beverage Bev cridge verdge said that under the form sugg suggested stad by mr air bailey the inspection would still have to be conducted ca n at tho the packing houses aad d urged that the change would not al alter r the case ti f the interests of the cattle grower wore were presented presenta d by senator warren he contended that the government should pay the cost of the inspection and said that it if the cost coat should be assess assessed against the packing ho houses uses eliy h would simply transfer it to the pi producers ile he said it wa was an imputation up upa li i I 1 I 1 the legislators to come after us v suggest that future congresses will wi I 1 not increase the appropriation if it la Is found necessary he called attention to the fact that tile the government 1 1 hod alt appropriated for the gypsy moth extermination and othar plagues i chairman proctor of the agricultural commit committee stee said the comp comparison arlson was not a lappy happy one as one of the evils he mentioned came from providence and tho the other from the packing houses mr air beveridge said that it if appropriations for government inspection continued they would soon make a drain upon the treasury ile he expressed the opinion that thai every industry that needs inspection should pay for it i continuing inc hz speech favoring ad ac 1 uon by congress to take care of the expense of tho the cost of inspection M mr warren in reply to numerous interruptions said it was arrant nonsense to say that future congresses will not be wise enough to deal with increased ex expenses out of increased revenues he said he expected future members of tile the senate to be as wise as himself and almost as wise as the senator from indiana the senate agreed to send to con ferenci the agricultural appropriation bill contain containing hig the meat inspection provision |