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SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY
' 'All &e News
The Largest
Daily Newspaper
Printed in Texas
While
It Is News.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR.
HOUSTON. TEXASprUESDAY JUNE 5. 1908.
PIUCE 5 CENTS.
A DENIAL IS ENTERED
REVOLTING CONDITIONS
BY CHICAGO PACKERS
IN PACKING HOUSES
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Stringent Need for Immediate Thorough and Drastic
Inspection Exists Says President.
Declare Their Plants Are 'Clean Their Products Are
Wholesome and Their Methods Sanitary.
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A RIGID INSPECTION
Is Declared to Have Been the
Settled Policy for Years.
HIDE BEHIND THE FARMERS
And Allege that the Blow Really Falls
Upon that Class.
FOREIGNERS MUST NOT BE TOLD
Of the Existing Conditions as It Might
Prevent Them from Making Fur-
. ther Purchases of the Output
of the Packeries.
Associated Press Retort.
CHICAGO June 4. -Eight of the big pack-
ing establishments In Chicago Issued a Joint
statement tonight replying to the charges
- mado In the Nelll-Reynolds report of their
... lnveHlgatlon ct Jiia - jftcklng.Bl!lts rid.
of the president's message. In this
statement the packers declaVe their
plants are kept clean; their meth-
ods of manufacture are sanitary; their prod-
ucts wholesome and for years doctors
bamtsts. sanitarians and official Investi-
gators from practically every civilized nation
on earth who have made examinations of
the manner In which the meat packing
plants are conducted have been entirely
satisfied In every instance with the condi-
tions existing In this Industry. Despite this
fact the packers assert that they stand
ready to adopt any practical suggestion In
the line of Improvement. The packing com-
panies who affixed their signatures to the
statement are Armour & Co. Swift & Co..
Nelson Morris & Co. G. H. Hammond
company Omaha packing company and the
American Provisions company McNolll &
Ubbey Schwarsschlld Sulxberger A Co.
The statement which bears the official
signature of eachf these corporations fol-
lows: "Tin question rained as to whether dis-
eased meats are sold by our packing bouses
Is s question on. which tho whole world
wants the facts and the truth must ba
told. Is the entire meat end live stock in-
dustry to have a 'square deal?" T'lls vital
side of tlie wnole question however is ab-
solutely Ignored In President Roosevelt's
message and all but omitted In tho Neiil-
Rernolds report."
The statement declares that every pound
of meat in the establishments of the packers
comes from animals inspected and passed
on by veterinary agents of the department
oX agriculture.
RIGID INSPECTION ALLEGED.
Continuing the statement says: "The ad-
ministration at "Washington know.s - these
facts. The writers of the Nelll-Reynolds re-
port know them. Tnat these are the facts
Is reluctantly admitted In their reports but
even this slight reassurance to the public Is
almost burled In the tail end of what they
have written.
'We have been believers In rigid animal
and meat inspection since the Inspection w-as
first Inaugurated. We have shown our be--lief
In It by shouldering for the benefit
of the Industry an annual loss cf approxi-
mately H.OOO.OjO our loss on animals which
are bought as healthy and condemned on
Inspection after slaughter. And now. In"
spite of persistent misrepresentations we
are heartily In favor of making this inspec-
tion more efficient if that can be done and
of extending the operations of the law to
cover tho sanitary conditions of the packing
houses.
: "It is to be regretted that Messrs. Nelll
and Reynolds did not get n practical light on
their subject before writing s report in
which it la apparently assumed that blood.
grease and th" overy-day- Incidents of ani-
mal slaughtering are dirty. In contrast with
their view we call attention to a report on
packing house condition by Prof. T. J. Bur-
rill Ph.D. vice president and professor of
bacteriology of the University cf Illinois and
Prof. H. S. Grlndley professor of chemistry
t the same Institution."
This report by Profs. Burrlll and Grlndley
which Recites tlie results of sn investigation
made within ten days is offered by the
packers as their commentary oh the detailed
allegations of Messrs. Nelll and Reynolds.
-as good as could he expected."
After going Into detail on their Investiga-
tion and asserting that the general conditions
In connection with the packing Industry are
s good as could be expected under the cir-
cumstances their reports say: .
"Our observations make It Impossible for
Ss to believe the horrible stories recently ap-
pearing In print or that anything approach-
ing the dscribed conditions la this Industry
really exists. It was apparent to us that
the work of the government Inspectors was
done In sulci accordance with the regula-
tions issued by the bureau of animal Indus-
try. The condemned carcasses or parts of
carcasses are followed by these officials
notwithstanding the statements to the con-
trary to the rendering tanks and these
tanks are sealed and unsealed In their pres-
eooe and only In their presence. If these
men sre competent for tiie-r work and they
appeared to us to he performing their duty.
It Is Impossible f:i the peckers. If they so
desired to use condemned animals or Var-
tasses. We paid attention to the charges
Vat employes spit on places Winch come In
eniact witn mese pronucts. we saw only
De man expectorate during the investlga-
on snd he was a government official. The
IcklntT business If for butchers and anyone
avlng any connection with the actual work
as no use for dre-s suits or kid gloves.
lu not milliner nor Jeweler's work. Wi
Id not find nvtMnr wrioiisly repurnant
! Clonllnep or Who.worWnrrW In the op-(
i ninons or prorenure. nm wvnn nno a a-
$ r- on the part of nil emplnyes we came fn
CftnUct with to avoid unclean practices."
A' CURIOUS FLEA.
Continuing In their statement the packers
Mr: "In the light of what we are doing-. um
(Continued on Face Four.
PECAN BAYOU'S RAMPAGE.
Crops Along the Valley Are Be-
ing Washed Away.
Houston Post Special)
BROWNWOOD Texas. June 4.-P-can
bayou la on one of Its periodical
rampages and crops along Its valleys
are being washed away and damaged.
Heavy rains here and at the head of
the stream put the bayou out of Its
banks and during last night the wa-
ter was so high that several people In
the lowlands moved to higher quar-
ters. The valley at that time was almost
covered from the slough bridge to th
Swinden farm across the bayou a dis-
tance of a mile.
delay"7n"the"'Tl
'US."
OF ANTI-TRUST CASES DUE TO
CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
The Trials Will Be Taken Up as Quick-
..... ly as Possible .Efforts to Compro- .
raise Having Been Abandoned.
(.Houston Post Special.)
AUSTIN'. Texas June 4.-The suits of the
State against the Fort Worth live stock ex-
change and its members for alleged violation
of the anti-truBt acts were not called for
trial lu the Twenty-sixth district court here
today. The criminal docket Is to be dis-
posed of before these cases can be taken up.
One of the criminal cases went to trial and
occupied the attention of the court all day.
Another criminal cose is yet to be tried. It
will probably take up all of tomorrow.
Attorney General Davidson and Assistant
Attorney General Llghtfoot were on hand
as were also Judge Tom West S. B. Canty
Judge J. H. Robertson and Judge N. A.
Stedman representing the defendants. Sev-
eral witnesses for the State and defendants
were also here from Fort Worth and Dallas
to give testimony m the cases. Among the
witnesses for the State are Senator W. C.
McKamay stockman and farmer of Da Ira.
Senator McKamay was a member of the leg-
islative committee of the last legislature
which investigated the "beef trust" In
Texas. He Is said to be possessed of Impor-
tant testimony relating to the operations of
the packing houses in this State.
Attorney General Davidson and the attor-
neys representing the defendants say that
they will announce ready for trial when the
cases are called.
All negotiations looking to a compromise
of the suits are said to have been aban-
doned. There Is a bare possibility however that
a renewal of tlie negotiations may be made
before the cases are called.
! PEACE IN THE HOUSE.
Having Got What He Wanted Mr. Wil-
liams Now Bests.
Atnatti Frtss P.tport.l
WASHINGTON Jmie 4. Peace spread Its
pinions over the house of representatives
today tho leader of the minority Mr.- Will-
lams (Miss) being willing to call off the
forces of opposition now that the report
of the conferees had been made on the
statehood bill.
This being suspension day a number of
bills both of local and National interest
were passed wltn little or no debate.
The house being officially notified by
the senate of the death of Senator Arthur
Pue Gorman of Maryland Mr Talbot tMd
presented resolutions of condolence and
after tho appointment of seventeen members
to attend the funeral sen-ices the house.
as a further mark of respect to the late
senator adjourned.
Previous to adjournment It was unani-
mously agreed that the first two hnurs of
tomorrow shall he given over to bills under
suspension of the rules.
During the passnge of the bills under
suspension of the rules today the message
cf the president relating to conditions in
the packing bouses waa received.
PATRICK HAS A NEW SCHEMjE.
Will Now Try to Take His Case to the
Federal Court.
I Houjlci Post Special )
NEW YORK June 4.-Lawyer Patrick
who has been In the death house In Sing Sing
for over four years awaiting execution for
the murder of William Marsh Rice has
planned a new move to escape death in the
electric chair a week from next Monday.
Patrick has very little hope that Recorder
doff will graut him a new trial on the
ground of newly discovered evidence. For
that reason he has been at work night and
day In his cell. Patrick's latest move will
be made public officially the moment that
Ooff denies It's motion for a new trial.
Should that be the recorder's decision.' Pat-
rick has prepared two new motions. One Is
lu the form of a writ of error and the other
In the form of a writ of habeas corpus.
Both applications are to be made to a
Judge of the I'nited States circuit court and
in case of his denial an lmmeTlate appeal
Is to be made to the I'nited States supreme
court. The mere filing with the clerk of
the highest court of such appeal paper
would act as a stay of all proceedings.
BIG RECEPTION TO BRYAN
Is Planned by the Travelers' and Hotel
Men's Anti-Trust League
4ttcatei Preu Reeort.
Vtrn' TnDL' Tun 1 A recenflon In which
43f .n a-- the cnuntr-r will tut
a'mocr"U from "er he country will te
Invited to tnke part will be tendered to
William J. Bryan In Madison Square garden
In this city on his return from a trip around
the world. The thalrman.of the Travelers
and Hotel Men's Anti-Trust league today re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Bryan written at
Constantinople In which he accepted the In'
vttatlon to be present at the reception which
will ho under the auspice of the league. Th
executive committee of the league will hold a
meeting tomorrow to discuss the preliminary
plana
To the Public: The last day for the col-
lection of a sum of money for the Young
Men's Christian Association building a
movement that possesses an untold meaning
for the young men of our community as well
as for the general moral uplifting of our
entire city for the life of the young men
of today will have much to do with the
health and habits of the generations to fol-
low Is here.
Let us make this the closing day of the
campaign one ever to be remembered by
every-citizen -ef Houston? - -rieb. - e jeeT
SARGENT TO TEXAS
TO
LOOK AFTEE IMMIGRATION
STATION AT GALVESTON.
Something Most Be Done by Federal
Authorities to Care for the People
Being Landed There.
Houston Post Washington Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. June 4. Commissioner of
Immigration Sargent goes to Galveston to-
morrow to Investigate the needs and th
present facilities for taking care of the Im-
migration that Is being diverted to Texas.
He will determine after looking Into matters
how much to' spend at Galveston "for an im
migration station the money being now avail
able. .
The complaints that have been pouring In
from Texas about tlie Interpretation of the
Immigration laws by the Inspectors on the
Rio Grande were laid before Mr. Sargent by
Representative Garner In a letter. Mr. Gar-
ner wants the commissioner of Immigration
to have conditions at tlie border Investigated
with a view of securing a more practical un-
derstanding of the law. The charge that an
Inspector at Laredo made a woman pay 110
head tax for herself and children and then
refused to refund the money when she was
ordered deported because she lacked the re
quired sum of money as charged in Texas
newspapers was one of the cases laid be-
fore Mr. Sargent. He has not yet Indicated
what steps he will take In regard to these
complaints.
(Associated Press Report.) .
WASHINGTON. June 4. In order to meet
the new conditions arising from the an-
nounced Intention of the North German Lloyd
Steamship company to make regular land-
ings at the port of Galveston Texas and to
more efficiently provide for the handling of
immigrants at that place Frank P. Sargent
commissioner general of Immigration will
leave here tomorrow for Galveston where he
will confer with representatives of the
steamship and railroad companies on the
subject. It has been found necessary in
view of the anticipated increase In the num-
ber of arrivals at Galveston to consider the
question of the establishment of a deten-
tion camp at that city. At present examina-
tions are made either on shipboard or on the
docks but It Is recognised that thla plan
will now have to be abandoned.
It was stated today at the bureau of im-
migration that In view of the strong agita-
tion regradlng the proper disposition of Im-
migration to this country unquestionably
great numbers will. If the purpose of the
North German Lloyd Steamship company Is
carried out. be diverted from the larger At-
lantic cities Hid find their way hit - the
forms of the South. It was announced that
the move is not In the Interest of any par-
ticular class of Immigrants although It is
believed that the majority of the foreigners
will be Italians. Advantages offered bv
Southern States for Immigration have been
fully looked Into by Mayor Dos Planches the
Italian ambassador who made an extensive
trip into tnai section or the country and re-
ported the results of his observations to his
government. The subject also received at-
tention nt the hands of the Southern Indus-
trial parliament nt which Inducements were'
held out to the Immigrants to take up their
home in the South and become Identified with
Its industries.
BUBTOH HAS RESIGKED.
Sent a Very Brief Note to Governor
Hoch.
(A rscciated Press Report.)
TOPEKA. Kan. June 4. I'nited States
Senator Joseph R. Burton of Abilene after
a conference here today with several close
friends placed his resignation In the hands
of Governor Hoch. Senator Burton left his
home yeJterday for Topeka and Immediately
upon arrival there .went Into secret confer-
ence with his Hose friends to talk over the
situation. These friends Included Bailie P.
Vaggener of Atchison a democrat; tV. P.
Hackney Oeorge-m.ndUy and a few others.
As has been his custom since the charges ot
Irregularities were first brought against htm.
Senator Burton declined to talk for publica-
tion before going Into the conference thla
morning.
Soon after receiving the resignation. Gov-
ernor Hoch sen a telegram to Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks notifying him as the presid-
Inf officer of the senate of Senator Bar-
ton's resignation and Its acceptance. The
resignation was extremely brief. It read:
To His Excellency Governor V. E. Hoch.
..'Vu1. ""-Sir: I hereay rwtgo as a
I'nited SUtea senator for the Stat of Kan-
sas to tak exfeot immediately. Very re-"
specltully. Joseph &. BurtoaV
Will He Mike t''he Last JumP-
young or old It matters not what they may
have before contributed o- contributing One
Dollar. J
Let the head of very Household of every
boarding house of every hotel take up a
collection from all those within tue first
thing this morning 'and forward the same
to headquarters Vfl Mainfstreet giving the
names of the persona contributing.
This does not mean thus larger sums wilt
not be accepted; they an) absolutely neces-
sary but we wish to wrApess every citizen
with odr great desire to have every eae con
SUMMARY OF NEWS
THE WEATHER:
Eastern TexasParty cloudy; fresh
south winds.
Domestic.
THE ARKANSAS State democratic conrenticm is
to meet today at Hot Springs.
A NEGRO only IS ymn old has confessed to
murdering a woman at Little Rock.
PATRICK is new figuring on two mores by which
be may take his case to the Federal supreme
court.
IT IS DENIED from Douglas Arii. that any one
has been executed at Caaanea Mexico for incit-
ing the recent trouble.
Washington.
SENATOR GORMAN of Maryland Is dead.
SENATOR BURTON ef Kansas kas finally hand-
ed in his resignation. v 'v
THC' RATFinTX'fiialrf reported by the
conferees is a victory for the senate.
THE PORT ARTHUR port of entry trill was
passed hy the house with but one opposing vote.
MINORITY LEADER WILLIAMS having been
fiven what he wanted there is peace in the
ouae.
COMMISSIONER SARGENT is coming to Texas
to investigate the need lor an immigrant station
at Galveston.
IT IS REPORTKD officially that the recent
trouble at Caoanea. Mexico wai bred at St.
Leuis by revolutionists.
THE REYNOLDS -M'N EI IX report shows revolt-
ing and abominable conditions existing in some
of the Chicago packing houses
ATTORNEY GENERAL has been given power to
shut off one met lie! oi grafting practiced by
some of the clerks ot Federal courts.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT sent in a message
denouncing the metht in vogue at the packing
houses and demandirt immediate action.
Texas.
MRS. DAN C. PARKiR of Galveston committed
suicide.
BIG BED of fullers earth has been found near
Somerville.
THE FISIIERMFN h were captured by Mexi-
cans have arrived at akeston.
TOM B. JOHNSON' b.i disposed of his controlling
interest in the San Antonio Light.
IT IS DKMEI) Iron: Orange that there has been
any break in the pr: -e oi lumber.
THE TRINITY is b-h above the danger mark
and there is a coatn .iance of the rains.
THE BODY of Mrs. V I'lurn Weber who drowned
herself at Beaumcint. i.as been recovered.
JOHN M. Dl'NCAN cf Tyler will go to the les:-
lature to represent StimiIi and- Gregg counties.
THE SIXTH annual convention of the Texas Fire
Prevention association is under way at Galves-
ton. ASSISTANT Attorney General Pollard has dis-
sected the election isw and has interpreted the
shady sections thereof.
THE AXTI-TRL'ST tiwi were not taken up at
Austin because the court was busy. Effort! at
a compromise have hern abandoned.
Railroads.
WORK of laying rails on the C S. N. O. and P.
has bes-tin at kinder l a.
COMMISSIONER MO FIEtD intends making a
staterarut anent the recent reduction in passen-
ger fares.
THE TRAINMEN' and locomotive firemen are
taking protests against the aonpsas feature of
ta rate bill.
CHIEF ENGINEER Gl'FRTXGER is at San An-
- toato arraasing tor materia! SOT beginning woik
on ta Texas road.
Sport.
OXE LONEtV favorite 5--re! at Laterals.
HOUSTOlt Asutin and S.m nroni won.
BELMERE seat Minmc A in ta the Buffalo
derby.
THE RIDING of Jockey K.'Irs was a feature at
Belmont-
MATHEWSOV got rt cut cf the game for dis-
puting with the umpire.
Commercial.
MARKETS at Chicago avi New Ortsarrs were
closed. -
ESTIMATFS of a hravv m vtment sHd set affect
the coffee market
THE GOVERNMENT covet report had keen di-
counted but there ere r irrcrosa scthag orders
THERE WAS some rmnivtl in the stack mar-
ket bat sentiment tnr.j:: skeptical and wocei-
tain. v
THE PACKERS are trvirs to break the sssrket
for the better grades ot vjttle and partially suc-
ceeded. Houstcn.
THE ICE WAR ha it! rr .sed
caused an ke srarc:.
consutsptssa sad
ALL COl'RTS tor I
of Jeff Davis' birt!:
yesterday - hector
asnaian will close
THE Y. M. C. A. Ivr Hire raaanairn will close
wim a wnirlwina t:ntn. nc nnm sww
fidrnt.
THE TEXAS Chri'iae F-.leavor societies will
meet in seventh annoai c meentioa ia Hoostoa
today.
BARNEY MOVFETT. a :r fireman was seri-
ously injure ycstri t- sitemoosi while Basking
a sua to a fire.
THE SCHOOL BOAK e 'erted a supervisor for
the manual treimne V -irTraewt. Ta ataner of
the select ion oi tea.e deterred.
KO ACTION was taken by the Yews Men's
DessnHiack dab in the matter af tndorwng can-
' aifiacrsv Committee apr-inted iarrrte the four
aaodidatts to governor to speak Uoassssa
The workers ae cos-
tribute something for a contribution now
means an Increased Interest later on and
. we should all certainly have an Interest in
a movement that means so much to those of
us who live today as well as those who shall
follow us.
William A. Wilson
President Board of Directors;
J. Lewis Thompson
Treasurer of Building Fund.
All subscriptions must be sent to Building
Fund Headquarters 207 Main street on Tues-
day which is absolutely the last day of the
campaign. . . -
PORT ARTHUR BILL
WENT THROUGH THE HOUSE
WITH LITTLE OPPOSITION.
Broocks Was in Charge of It and Did
Well in His First Effort One
Amendment'Adopted.
(Houston Post Washington Bureau.'
WASHINGTON. June t.-The house today
put the Port Arthur port of entry bill
through with but a single dissenting vote
that of Kenedy of Nebraska. Representative
Broocks called up the bill immediately after
the approval of the Journal and made a brief
presentation of the case. Payne of New
Tork and Kenedy of Nebraska spoke In op-
position to the measure.
Representative Burton said while the fight
between Sabine and Port Arthur was a
squabble between rival canal and railroad
Interests the merits in the case lay with
Port Arthur and the bill should pass.
Kenedy piled Burton and Broocks with
questions on the subject and was so badly
used up that when Madden of Illinois took
a hand Grosvenor of Ohio Jumped in to help
the N'cbraskan out of his predicament. Bur-
gess of Texas and Mcl-eavy of Minnesota
rrade strong speeches for Tort Arthur.
Kenedy Is a new man and his fight like
thnt of Broocks. was a maiden effort.
Broocks. however msde a good showing and
w as congratulated on the result of his work.
The entire Texas delegation was behind him
and helped make his victory over Payne
such a complete one that the bill passed
with but one amendment which makes Sa-
hir.e Irtstesd of Sabine Pass' the sub port of
entry. No trouble In pa?lng the bill In
the senate Is anticipated.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON. June 4. Rival and con-
flioihig business Interests were met todny
In the house over the bill creating a new
oollortlon district In Texas to be known
ss the Sabine district with Port Arthur
lis the port of entry and Sabine as a S'jbport.
Mr. nrooks of Texas. Mr. Burton of Olilo.
Mr: Iturgess of Texas and Mr. MoOrenry of
Minnesota supported the measure whllei
'r. I'.'iyne of New York and Mr. Kennedy
of Nebraska opposed the .hill. The bill Is
ti outsrowth of the conveysnce to the
rrV'M Sta'es government of the Port Ar-
t!. :r ship canal turning basin and si'.js in
consideration of making Port Arthur the
port of entry. This canal connects Sabine
j1 with Port Arthur and is ISi feet w!le
itnd twenty-five fevt deep.
Air. lUiisiesa of Texas with considerable
1 in answer to several questions put to
l.it;i bv Mr. Kennedy of Nebraska said the
f.io r:iiT he iKennedyl halls from the gre.tt
nl:.':it holds of The West that supplied wheat
t '.--.: sr 'i IVrt Arthur to Kuropean rorts
o' cht to stop his antagonism : that the htll
si s in the Interest of Texas snd Nebrssk.i
rd otr.er Western States securing E-iro-r-
.n p.irts for their products.
Mr Proocks of Texis showed the dtrfcr-
eM. e In shipments from Port Arthur and
S.ibire Pass.
Mr. Fsvue of New York explained how
r.' -c'i move important Sabine I'nss was tbnn
Port Arthur.
The vote on the motion to suspend the.
r.:le a::d pass the bill was almost uiuni-
nuti-s.
TO MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT
To Get the National Quarantine Bill
Through.
fW:"ii" JV ircuwsf'.'S 9ra.l
WASHINGTON. June 4 Negotiations bv
the .in-iraM-re conferees will be resumed this
wok Mr 1 1 pbiirn. chairman of the house
c.vr.. nrlv.ee oi interstate and foreign com-
!::. roe. ar-1 J'iUe llavey of Iiuisiana. will
confer w.th S nator Spooner tomorrow and
ak for a. r-sumption of the conferences. It
ts expected that Senator Spooner will acqui-
esce in t'.e rtouest.
K'ch.irdson of Alaliams who has been
quot.d as eiposrl to the bill without section
T. sais tea: f..l ir than see the measure
fail he wo.M aKe to striking out the sec-
tion. The h.o;c is expressed by th Louis-
tana rneri :r. -t ice bill w.ll be so modified
In confer. roe s to insure Its i passage by
the' senate. j
ANOTHER SHOCK AT FRISCO.
No Damage Has Been Reported as a
Result.
(A 'I vie 3 Trr Rrpsrt.y
SAN FRANCISCO. Jare 4 -An earthquake
shock waa felt here snd in Oakland at 11 34
taolght It was of short duration.. No dam
sg has bee reported. 1
SHOW OF INTEREST
In the House Was Promptly Re-
pressed by Speaker.
(Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON June i. When
the speaker laid before the house
today President Roosevelt's message
and summary of the Investigation
made by Messrs. Nelll and Reynolds
on the methods of the beef packers
great Interest was displayed by the
members In the message of the presl-
dent. The reading of the message a)
wascIosciy followed and at Its con
elusion there was a show of applause
J which was Instantly checked by the
speaker referring the document and
J the accompanying papers to the com-
mlttoe on agriculture. a)
aenate' victory
IS THE RATE BILL AS IT COMES
FROM COMMITTEE.
Elkins Is Charged With Having Done
Some Fixing arid Was Regarded
With Suspicion.
mansion Post Special.)
NEW TORK. June 4. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: A storm Is
gathering about the head of Stephen' B. El-
kins. United States senator from West Vir-
ginia. Throughout the consideration of the rate
bill by the committee of which he is chair-
man the West Virginia senator has been an
object of suspicion. No great surprise was.
In consequence manifested by his fellovr sen-
ators when the report of the conferees made
yesterday showed to them evidence of ma-
nipulation by the West Virginian. But there
were open manifestations of Indignation.
Not only Is Mr. Elkins charged with re-
sponsibility for striking the sleeping car
amendment from the bill but In nt least two
Instances he is charged with having put Into
It matters which the conferees had no right
to consider. 1
With regard to these features Senator-!
Lodge entered vigorous protest to Senator
Tillman charged with the responsibility of
presenting the conVrence report and It was
..i.h ei'io c.h. ..Tioe Hnle restrained
with difficult) that .s. nator Hule restrained
himself from criticising the conferees then
and there. When the report comes before
the Senate for formal consideration tomor-
row a vigorous fight will be made upon pro-
visions which it Is charged. Mr. Elkins
"sneaked'' Into the bill. One of these pro-
vides that railroads shall connect with lat-
eral or branch lines upon the application of
such lateral or branch lines. Senator Elkins
made a hard fight to get this In the bill
when It was before the senate but he was
voted down. The conference report shows
that he has succeeded In getting this Incor-
porated In tho bill as an amendment to the
provision requiring railroads to construct and
maintain switch connections upon the re-
quest of any shipper.
It Is asserted by senate leaders that the
conferees had no authority to put Into tho
bill any matter that had not been adopted by
one house or the other. This lateral lines
amendment was defeated In the senate and
could not properly therefore have any
standing in the conference. On this ground
it will be opposed when the conference re-
port Is made and a strong effort will be made
to induce the senate to disagree to it. In
view of these criticisms made upon the ac-
tions of Senator Elkins the indications are
that the senate will not agree to his lateral
lines scheme which Is understood to be
prompted solely by conditions In his own
State. In which he I personally If not finan-
cially Interested.
Another fenture of the conference agree-
ment to which similar objection is- made. It
not having been adopted by either house. Is
a provision for Increase of the salary of the
secretary of the commission snd for the ap-
pointment of an assistant secretary. Theoe
two features with the action of the conferees
In striking sleeping car companies from the
bill will give rise to much criticism in the
senate and perhaps also In the house.
As finnlly agreed upon the measure Is. in
all essentials the bill as It passed the senate.
It is a senate -ietory. Analysis of the action
of the conferees shows the senate receded
only from minor positions wh'le the house
conferees agreed to all the Important amend-
ments of the senate.
TO CHANGE TACTICS
So that High Officials Can Not Escape
on Technicality.
" (Houston Post Spedot.)
NEW TORK. June 4.-A special to the
Eagle from Washington says: So surpris-
. Ing have been the revelations of graft and
unlawful discriminations in the business of
tho Pennsylvania R'ailroad company and
other lines Interested in the coal carrying
business that tha members of the Interstate
commerce commission have determined to
alter their methods of Investigation so as to
avoid extending Immunity to the big officials
of the roads. The officials "higher up." who
are responsible for the illegal practices which
have beeti unearthed In the Pennsylvania
company will not be permitted to go on the
stand and thereby take the Immunity oath
and escape prosecution as the Chicago pack-
ers did.
That there will be prosecutions of Influen-
tial railroad officials for violation of the
herman anti-trust law. on the conclusion of
'the commission's inquiry there is no doubt.
Suits may also be brought under the Erklns
rebste law. I A numper of the smaller fryi
of the Pennsylvania have already securedi
Immunity from prosecution for their Illegal
acts jhrongh having testified to the method
cf discrimination. Henceforth great cara
win be observed by the rem mission regard-
Ing who Is called before it to tell the Inside
secrets f the road only the minor division
superintendents and the men In charge of
the beoks and accounts will be heard. The
men who control the policy of the road and
who are responsible for the peculiar methods
ot discrimination that have bcea ravaaled
wid net ba subpoenaed.
HEALTH IS MENACED
By the Methods of Handling and
Preparing the Products.
THE USE OF CHEMICALS
In Freshening Tainted Meats Can Not
Be Prevented by Existing Law.
THE COST OF THE INSPECTION
Should Be Borne by the Packers Be
cause of the Possibility of Iusuf f i .
cient Appropriations Defeating -Objects
of Statute.
(.4 ssociated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON June 4. The president to-
day sent to congress a message transmitting
the Reynolds-McNeil report on "the condi-
tions alleged to exist in the packeries of Chi-
cago. The report was made to he president
aome time -slnce-ann tweenUy portions of It
have been permi'tted to leak to evidence tbo
necessity for the enactment of the Beverldga
Federal inspection bill. The text oi the mes-
sage is as follows:
Text of the Message.
To the Senate and House of Representatives.
I transmit herewith the report of Mr-
James B. Reynolds and Commissioner.
Charles P. Nelll the special commission
whom I appointed to Investigate Into tha
conditions of tlie stock yards of Chicago and
report thereon to me. This Is of a prelim-
inary nature. I submit it to you now be-
cause It shows the stringent need of Imme-
diate sction by the congress In the direction
of providing a drastic and thorough inspec-
tion by the Federal government of ail Block
yards and packing houses anil of their prod-
ucts so far as me latter enter into Inter-;
slate or foreign commerce. The conditions
shown by even this short Inspection toi exist.
In the Chicago stock yards are revolting. It
is imperatively necessary in the interest of
deceucia thnt they should be radically
changed. Vnder the existing law it is wholly
4uuioafclulB to secure satisfactory- results.
When my attention was first directed to
this matter an Investigation was made sja-
der the direction of tlie bureau of antmal
Industry of the department of nsriculture. .
J When the preliminary statements of this
nvt.stiftlon wre brought to my attention
they snowed
such defects in tlie law and
such wholly
UNEXPECTED CONDITIONS
that I deemed It best to have a further Im-
mediate Investigation by men not connected
with the bureau and accordingly appointed
Messrs. Reynolds and Nelll. It was Impossi-
ble under the exlstin; law that satisfactory
work should be done by the bureau of an-
imal industry. I am now however exam
ining the way the work was actually dona.
Before I had rec-tved the report of Messrs.
Reynolds and NeHI I had directed that labels
placed on anv package of meat food prod
ucts should state only that tha carcass of
the animal from w'llch the meat was taken
had been Inspected at the time of slaugh-
ter. If Inspection of meat food products at
all stages of preparation is not secured by
tlie passage of legislation recommended X
shall feel compelled to order that Inspection
lalwls and certificates on canned products
shall not be used hereafter. .
The report shows that the stock yards and
packing houses are not kept even reasonably
clean and that the method of handling- and
preparing food products Is
k UNCLEANLY AND DANGEROUS TOI
liEAHll.
Under existing law the National govern-
ment has no power to enforce Inspection ot
the many forms ot prepared meat food prod-
ucts that are dally going from the packing houses
into Interstate commerce. On ac-
count of Inadequate appropriations the de-
partment of agriculture la not even able to
place Inspectors In all establishments de-
airinar them. The present law prohibit tha
shipment of uninspected meat to foreign
countries but there Is no provision forbid-
ding uninspected meats In interstate com-
merce and thus the avenues of interstata
commerce are left open to traffic in diserused '
or spoiled meats if. as hss been alleged
on seemingly good authority further evils
exist such as the Improper use of chemicals
the government lacks power to remedy them.
A law is needed which will enable the in-
spectors of the general government to In-
spect and supervise from the hoof to tha "
can the preparation ot the meat food prod-
uct. The evil seems to be much less In th
sale of dressed carcasses than in the sale- of s
canned and other prepared product said
verv much less ss regards products sent .
abroad than as regards those used at home.
In my Judgment the expenses of th in-
spection ar pai? by the fee levied on each -animal
slaughtered. If this Is not done the
whole purpose of the law can at any time
be defeated through an Insufficient appro-
priation and whenever there waa no par-
ticular public Interest to subject It would
not only be easy but natural to make the ap-
propriation Insufficient. If it were not tor
this consideration I should favor the rov- .
ernment psvlng for the Inspection. The
alarm expressed In certain quarters concern-
ing the feature should be allayed by a real-
Isatlon of the fact that In no case under
such a law will the cost of Inspection exceed
S cents per head.
I call especial attention to the fact that
this report is preliminary and that this in-
vestigstion Is still unfinished. It Is not yet
possiUe to report on the alleged abuses
of the
USE OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS
In connection 'witTi canning meat products
nor on the alleged doctoring In this fashion
of tainted meat and of products returned to
the packers as having grown uneatable from
a germ or other reasons. Allegations ar
made In reference to this nature.
Let me repeat that under the law there
practically la no method of stopping the
buses If they should ba discovered to exist.
Legislation la needed in order to prevent th
possibilltv of all abuses in the future. If
no legislation Is passed then the excellent
result accomplished by the work of till
special committee will endure dnlyiso long
as th memory ofl the committee s work Is
fresh and recrudescence of the abuses is ab-
solutely certain. I urge the immediate en-
actment Into law of provisions which will
enable Ithe department of agriculture ade-
quately to Inspect the meat and meat food
products entering Into interstate commerce
and to supervise the methods of preparing
the same and to prescribe the sanitary ooo-
dtltons under which the work shall be per-
formed. .
1 therefore commend to your favorable
(Continued oa Pag Fcur.
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