The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON. Feb. %, 1879.
BILL. TO PREVENT THE EXPLOITATION OF DIS
EAsED CATTLE FROM THE UNITED STATES
A communication from the Secretary of the Treas.
ury laid before the Senate to-day rcciting the
action taken by the British government in relation
70 the importation of American cattle. and enclosing
the draft OF bill which he recommends for passage
as folows:--
Do it enacted &c. That the Secretary of the Treas.
be and he is hereby authorized to take such steps
and adopt such measures not incon sstent with the
provisions of this act he may deem necessary to
prevent the expectation from any port in the United
states to any port i'll foreign country OF live cattle
afflicted with pleuro pneumonia or any infectious
disease.
SEC. 2-The Secretary of the Treasury is, in pur-
suance of the authority granted by the first section
of this act, authorized to appoint one more skilled
pcrsous a. inspectors at the port of New York and
any other port in the Uuited States from which he
may have information that live cattle are being
shipped, whose duty it shall be to examine care
fully all live cattle offered for shipment such
port. and il upon such examination it shall
be found that any cattle about 10 be ex-
ported infected with any infectious disease.
that fact shall be reported without delay to the Col
lector of the PORT whose duty il shall be, under such
regulations may be prescribed by the Secretary of
the Treasury, to refuse clearance to any vessel
The exporter OF such cattle as shall be found free
from any such infectious contagious disease and
not in any infected herd shall be entitled to certi-
cate from the Collector to that effect
SEC. 3.-The Secretary of the Treasury shall have
authority to prescribe all needful rules and regula-
tions for carrying the provisions of this act into
effect and all expenses attending the execution of the
shall be paid out of the appropriation for col
lecting the revenues from customs provided how.
ever. that the Secretary of the Treasury may pre-
scribe by regulation such reasonable fees for ins
ton as he may deem just and equitable to be paid
of this act
ITEMS FOR sUNDIY CIVIL EXPENSES.
The following appropriations are embodied in the
bill making appropriations for sundry civil expenses
of the government for the fiscal year ending 80
$780, and for other purposes. as reported to the
House today
Public buildings. Court House and Post once.
Atlanta, $1,000
custom House and Post Office. Albany, $4,000
Post Office and sub-Trcasury, Boston. Mass,
s35o.O0O.
Custom House and sub-Treasury. Chicago. H..
Custom House and Post Office. Cincinnati,
custom House and Post Office, Fall River, Mass,
$4,000.
Custom House and Post Office. Hartford. Conn,
Post once, Harrisburg, Pa. $4,000.
Post Office and Court House, Kansas City, NO.,
Post Office and Court House. Little Rock. Ark,
$40 900.
Custom House. New Orleans $4,000.
Custom House, Court House and Post Office, Nash
Post onice aud Court House, Philadelphia.
S3JO,OO0.
Custom House and Post Office at 81. Louis ss5o 900
Court House and Post once. Topeka Kan, &jO,OOO
Court House aud Post Once. Utica, y, w. f25.OOO
Treasury Building, Washington. for annual repairs
S25.0O0.
For repairs and preservation of public buildings
under the control of the Treasury Department,
100000.
LIFE SAVING STATIONS AND LIGHT HOUSES.
For establishing life saving stations and life
boat stations the and lake coasts Of the United
States, $4,000.
For expenses Of revenue cutter service Pay OF
captains, lcitcnants engineers. Cadets pilots and
for the pay Of petty officers and misce niieous
pcnditures which cannot be included under special
heads. $sG0,OOO.
For labor and expenses of engraving and printing
S35OUO0.
Expenses of removal OF the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing TO the new building in course OF cree
ton. f50OOO.
Keepers OF lighthouses salaries, fuel ratons rent
&c, of y75 light keepers and fog signal keepers,
&5s5.OOO.
Expenses Of light vessels. scamcns wages rations
repairs salaries supplies and incidental expenses Of
thirty onc nghtships, $2I0,OOO
Buoyagc, x25.Ww.
Fog signals, t5D.0O0
Supplies OF lighthouses S375,000.
Repairs of lighthouses. s255,VO
Lighting snd buoyagc, ft3OuOO.
For general repairs aud improvements at the gen.
cral lighthouses and buoy depot at staten Island NJ
u, $iO0DO
For protecting the site Of Absccom lighthouse
Atlantic City, n. j., S20,UO0