The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-01
THg CATTLE DISTgMPRR OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Special Message OF Governor Banks-The
LegtsGetuEes

TUE AIILE UlNIEHfEh UT MANlUuUNGIIN,
Special Message OF Governor banks-The
Toe extra session of tle L-sslsure OF Msssachuse',
hello proclamation OF has Excepency the Governor
and for the purpose oi skps suca scuon - might Do
IN view OF tue ekrful OF the
cattle dhtemper knosn as the feuro Pneumonia. com
menced Boston on Wednesday.
GKS1IKMks CD THE HOUSE, REPRESENTATIVE
The steptop Legislature directed during its
lss session 10 avsees acted upon tue cattle Of soms
nar,s of me Common ~ attn by dis,s inner cosey re.
sembhDg iu appearance and effect the disease called
P,en,o Pneumonia
statute approved on the last day OF the session provi
ded for the appointment OF three commissioners, who
were required according the provsJns of tho
provide for exurparon OF this disease They we're
and required visit without DELAY the
places In the III, Com mon wealth where the disease Sss
knoxn or suspected exist were empo 20
All cattle which mad been dsesset or b.a bsl,oxed "a
diseased HERDS 70 be forth xi,h killed aod buried aud
the premises where they we're Kept cIeapssd and
to in their oscreton the vaue OF the cattle
overnor and Coupci the alo gsnces made % the oers
of the cattle rec aod 10 give such s~ui orders
and dir ecton their adg nent public necessity
might require. IL provided the statute sno aid
continue Ia forcs for the term of one year
Immediavely upon the sdour msut OF the Ls9issture
COMMISSIONS hsued unoefhe provsoDs OF THIS 70
RohAru Fay ESQ of Iypn Paoh Iothrop OF .dIey and
Hon Amsss wsser, OF Brcosaeia Tness esaIemsn en-.
tered once upon the performances Of their duties After
progress hRo been made Mr. Fay, fro the pressure
OF private ements with from tne c,mm ssion
ana the vacancy was sup 1ed by the appoiutmsa OF
George b. IprbR, Eco, o. Mr.. IOthrop, SJuih
HAdley, acting as Chairman. The Comm ssioaefs have
been endeAvors by Or ruayer Or DA,i
Or. Bates gentlemen OF established reputation
as veterinary surgeons
detailed report OF the OBJ ratons of the Com
under the statute s here siih con implicated to toe Lss
lAture IL appears that all suspec srds
the Commi.sioners Eight hundred ana forty two nave
been slaughtered for which compensation has been sio~
ed by the Commssoaers TO tue amount OF ,t32 81
The approprsuon OF $4,000 male by The Legislature
was very soon eAnAnsteo. me iAoors OF Tue oonns
,s ss,smrsr non,,nu,ns :, sare.s sn1 The ouns mind
becoming more excited 10 tne ois1cs ~here ls fsags
were CHIEFLY c'nnnea anu "ne'e Nss,l'usy sh1csi Ala
seemed 70 threaten ne desr lonon Oh tue principal ocsup
ton and support 81 the people many geo srois ana paoc
spirited czers repftsetAns ohsftul pusnees interests
voluntarily subscribed to fand when was attended 10
enaoe the Con- mission srs 70 commune tne worx noS"a
standing the ishuie OF tae sppTopnAon, ala I, qua
rantee ali parne' concerned AZ los 10 case tue Ls
gsA'ne tno11 Ia 70 recognize ana pfo"ae Tor Tue IN
authorized expenditure of MONEY
eupsolpnons 70 neAry me amount OF - were AZ
oaVe nu VIC ms 5'.s. Nv sa .ae poS,'aoo
OF THIS sunAntyi maze some Iur'nsr progress out tas
disease bsi spftsa over larger tsfriory taan was al
tst suppressed oe ueuhe on toe para Oh the
legislature ~ers Desired as 70 Tue coas sc 10 De persisted
-As believed that more stringent regulations than thoes
Alo~ed D. tue act OF Aprl lo59 we're required, and
adduooal appropriations ron the treasury would be ID
On the Ism OF May, the Commlssobers male formsl
request that an xs session OF the Legislature should
called Ibis request Sis supported OF psuaon Of
committee OF tbs State 5,sfd Vi Agriculture, By several
members OF the Board RBt oy many i8lue alta. IA non
orsbls oiilz OF d1srert para OF the Commnnwsal A.
On the 2ih cas- Of May The proclamation Issued by
z1vics and CONSENT Of the Council for ses
sion OF the legislature tor tie consider aoa o. TINS spe
ciA sub Copies Of hsse papers are herewith trans
miiied.
Two considerations alone have impsei me with very
great reluctance 10 the members VI the Two
houses from thrir homes this OF year the
FIRST has reference " tue importance Of Tho interest 10
VOWED. IA not dsaster aisctlog Massachusetts, or
New England alone II the contagon IS allowed 70
spread without effort pste or restrain ultimate
y must rsgage the whole county ras neat catte in
The Uni.ed states In 1850 numbered as 31s,OJ0 Eslms
Ing the number al the present upJn this basis Dy
M oipg twenty per lumber a. the natural In
crease 10 ten years, IL viii exceed % OQo, 900.
The number OF mich returned TO tue Census
Bureau for $3.50 mil ons aud the nun ,er Of
working oxen nearly a million Ani three 10 arters
The value OF butter, cheese and milk useu Tor butter
aud eheeee returned In 1850 70 rou OF tbs agricul
ura product, according toe estimate OF Professor
Tucker, exceeded eighty mon dollars To thus must be
added 40 equal sum as tue value OF cattle slaughtered for
me market, ana The value Of The labor OF nearly million