New-York tribune., 1879-05-27
XLVIrH CONGRESS-IsT SESSION.
prnIr1Ap REpnRr OF PROCEEDINGS.

DISCUSSED IN TIE sENAIE-lNSfbNiiot' W.
CATTLE FOR ExPoRT-THE HOUSE NOT IN
SESSION
SENATE. WASHINGTON May 20. 1870.
The PRESIDENT pro TEN. laid before the
Senate to-day communication from the Secretary OF
the Treasury in answer to a resolution calling on him
for information in regard to appropriations for the
Bureau of Statistics ordered to be laid on the table ana
be printed. A.. co,,.,,,,oo NJ,
the Judiciary ported with amendments the senate Dl
in reference to District Courts IN Texas Ordered that
the amendments be printed and placed on the calendar
Mr. WIrHERs Dem. ya) introduced bill for the re-
lief of the @ and p for
the relief of workmen employed In the construction vi
Poverty Island Lighthouse, Lake Michigan ~, ,,ro
Mr. PLATT Qlep. COnn.l presented memorial OF Mrs
Adena Couant asking reimbursement 10 tne estaIe Oh
Henry Consn Ior expenses S nf1fra on m ams h
senate then took up hc P to provide for r me Ge ak
such coins legal tender IN SUMS nou en,eeng gnI
the pending question ecng on t6e eommtee con s1e "end
Mir EDMUNDS Q2cp., VT. referring TO the argument
that The bill would edualize the distribution of small
Itself in such plan o regulation Business sei reRu
ates the distribution OF the coin. and when the Govern
t would meet with failure He admitted that there is
Inconvenience from the accumulation of these coins
THE neople OF his state well of western states,
this But the objection his people have 10
com rs f' a is or standard value This species OF
legislation a saye that VIII not heal tne wOunu, ana
40 long as money Is issued that Is not up to the fneness
~ ruTnort. 10 be- A wrong policy will be pursued The
coins are deprecated because they Issued in excess
of the requirements OF trade.
Mr. FEkHY Rep.. Mlcn.) pointed out that no more
coin could lawfully be issued than was sufficient to re-
bar TO excessive issue. The object OF the bill is TO
make this deprecIatedcoin more valuable
Alr. EDMUNDs-Why does 1t need appreciation
Mr. FERRY-Because It Is below standard value, and.
bankers are unwilling to receive u. u,n, q
Mr.. EDMUND5-Tnat is not the question. why Is IL
Mr. FERRY-Because there is alloy in # than in
Mf EDMUSDs then said SO long the issue Is kept
down TO certain amount IL Wl 6e at par ABOVE taC
it will be below par lt Is below par therefore we
have got mucn in one place. He thought we had
got too nen an bat afqh n hin Wod make H subsidiary
cOin like greenbacks, equal to gold, Mr. Edlnunqs
in gold They not so redeemabe The Secretary OF
the Treasury Of course redeems them IN ha one OF TWO
legal tenders which is the less valuable therefore lie
redeems them in siver-not IN gold.
Air. FERRY said the redemption was TO be In STAN
peated that there could be no OF subsd
larry coin because It takes the place ." the fractional
currency, which Is limited 10 S0O.OOO,OOO.
Mr.. FERRY said the bill would not contract the cur
rency but would allow the subsidiary coin to be drawn
out from the Treasury the fractional currency
II would practically increase the value OF silver rea-
Mr.. .CoSKLING rRep.. n. " submitted an amend
ment to fourth section of the bill TO make silver com
of smaller denominations than IL receivable by post
masters for payment Of postage purchase OF postage
stamps instead OF silver COINS OF the face value or 20
cents and under as provided in the bill
The morning hour expired and the bill went over
The PRESIDENT pro tenn laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary Of the Treasury in
reply resolution asking information IN
gard TO the direct tax upon the States giving such In
formation relative TO the liability OF Georgia for such
tax. ordered to be printed
on motion OF Mr.. MoDONAND (Dem, Tnd.) the bill
introduced by him regulating the employment OF the
militia and the land and naval forces OF the United
Mr. Mcdonald proceeded to speak on the bill His
argument repetition OF the Democratic attack on
the election laws He claimed that in the elections OF
1878 by the aid OF these laws in close districts the Re
pubcans obtained twelve more Representatives N the
House than they would have elected without them
Though nominaly to protect voters In the south he
tons all over the country Mr. Mcdonald defined
he thought to be the proper use of the military power by
Mr. EDMUNDs Uep., VT said he would reply to Mr..
McDOnalds speech at some other time. lie gave way
for motion by Mr. MCPHERSON Dom, n. j. TO take
up tue bill relative to the transportation OF animals,
which agreed to, and the bill was taken UP and dis
Mir. Mcpherson said the bill was intended to
evils IN the transportation OF 1--we Stock and to Sc
healthy meat for consumption lie spoke at length
Mr. MCPHERSON said these stock yards are monop-
oies. and tney to be necessarily diversity
of ownership IN them might be difficult 70 reconcile with
transportation if monopolies could not be avoided
they could be regulated and this bill wonld provide
Mr.. MCPHERSON dem, N J.) said he had been asked
ONE time ago by a committee OF cattle exporters OF
NewYork aud Jersey CITY, whence 80 per cent OF an
exports Of cattle made to come to Washington and
try to secure the appointment OF competent inspectors
to examine cattle and give certificates proper. TINS
was considered necessary to gye c2padeneo % abroad m
Agriculture did appoint such an inspector at New-fork
but not asked TO appoint one at Philadelphia ana
enough the expenses OF ali the inspectors that
would be appointed under this act. The clause In
trOduced in the bill because was thought necessary
by the people engaged in exporting cattle. II par
tcuar shipper does not want his cattle inspected he
need not apply fOi II.
Mr.. MAXiY- 1t says the officer shall inspect
Mr.. MCPHERSON replied that there was nothing In
the clause prohibiting anyone shipping without cert
cate He could ship even II certificate were refused
when asked for.
MIR VOORHEES, Dem., Ind) moved to strike out the
clause above referred to- though he supported the bill
IN the man. These inspectors would have too much
power. They could ruin shipper by withholding Ger
diseased cattle. He read from high medical
authoritjes-noably James Law, r. s., and Professor
OF Veterinary Surgery IN Cornell University-to show
are often impossible to detect by casual
animation, and that thorough diagnosis would
cause ruinOus delays aud expense 10 shippers.
men would be required, and the cost aud detention
would be great Western cattle not diseased. but
any additional delay there would increase the Liability
disease. For this same certificate OF health
given to cattle that spend only short time in these
ports would be worthless, because the disease incurred
there might exist in germ be developed while
vessel No foreign country would accept the certificates
or inspectors Governments are jealous In these
matters and depend only their own officers. Eng
land has found necessary 10 schedule against certain
where disease among cattle exists and this is
one OF those. countries No certificates of any
inspectors will take OFF that list. The only
remedy Is to eradicate the disease by proper
quarantine and other health regulations.
Mr.. MCPHERSON (Dem., n. j.. said that while he be-
not Insist upon IT, the principal object Of the bill
to prevent cruelty to animals In transit .
without further action on motion OF Mr.. EDMUNDS,
4:25 the senate went into executive session and
after adjourned
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Senate in ex-
ecutive session to-day confirmed tho following