, 1881-02-20

Of Bureau, to make Investigations as to the ex
1stence Of cuttle diseases along the Gannae ilnt
ports from which live stock are exported. ant
make report to the secrttary Of tue Treasury
VINO shasf esta h'sa such fceuh'aon 1nr tra11s:
! Investigations il1nv require. Tho MIneudmsnt
was to limit the regulations OF tho secrctary rc
the ports fur which Investigation might shuw
Mr.: Ingalls, regarded the bill as the worst be
mad ever rend on any subject. t'ieufu- pneumo-
@ a rseap a9a"SsPSass!y se S Sh
| worse than the diseAss. It was u
conttict1ny, fncoherent meiiey t*it, and a, 5umhIe
| ment, was directly 1T 'yarlnnte with the Consti
tuition and at war with the lights Of Stutes. It
ere:tea = i,iofsttx,ns uachtae, unknow. 10 the
and committed the Gtsct:ithent tu fndetnll and
enormous Expenditure TOR ail coming time He
would like to be Informed upon what principle
tho Government cvud ba Fequired to purchase
every sick or unheuitty stcsr in the Country and
pay Tor Z two-thit.ls Of The value of well one.
a sick nnimal had no vlue ut iii. II tic
t owners Of cutt'e were !nde'nntcd against
~ Sss bocs WY sho, not ,or the
and the owners Of horses for epizo0tc? Tie
reason for any such pulttS was US goud in one
Instance us the other. Htt inquired rs 10 tho
the Gulf Suites tn The Wet Indies from the pro-
visions IT tho bill: TIC answered that tho pur-
Pose of this was to nntcl tho votes Of the Sem
H., Messrs Johnston aud Clke replied BY explain
1ag the pecutiuritcs Of tie Texan fever. which
FSnaered II not communicative to herds IN the
to receiving cattle from Gulf ports.
ar Maxey said t that IT. there had been my
us he regarded tho yhule bill rs utterly suhycr-
s've OF our theory Ut goFfrument, and tho long
est stride toward centrslfzauou lie hnd seen
since ne Ind been lr the Senate.
Dir Ingalls, was glad 10 hive bis own opinion
eorrob!ratcti by II Scnattr 81 much experienced
rs the senntor from rcAih. mud proceeded with
and mprncticable> and excessively expensive in !
ITS details. Upon the lust consideration he said
tue oil could uot be nla!h operative without ur |
annual expenditure In tG silur1cs. trlnsportn- |
Ton. and travelling EXPENSES Of *.U0, ,0iD, while |
the expense for inspection aud Slaughter Of in |
Iected live stock was too VAST to be now COM
Mr.. Williams remarked that rs 1T Ind been
found impossible for the StAtes individually to
Eeappe :r% %tth the st sul}se ths proposition bud
~ to furnish nn instru,neltality strong enough
t. I, stranXte tho unttle. disease. He added ttat
estimated thnt it would take more thun 81, ,000,UW
to stump out tho disease in New York and New
Nr. ingalls, added that he would submit Amend
[nents with view To ptrsectins the BILL
sr. Kirk wood favored attiun upul the subject
'Sitlou1 Y dclay. He said the two tnnin Objects or
the Dtil were tu remove tho restrictions l,,H en-
1nrrussn'ents undnr which Atnercan cattle nro
1ow exported to Great Britnn, and to prevent
me Inc. spread Of the cattle disease into the West
Ind Northwest where cattle .,rc now hcrtlcd py
,no tens Ut thousands. un Important element in |
Tue wealth Of tho cAuntry He spoke ut tho i'm
1nrtance Of the export truue now swelling TO !
nl!llons and nppen!e' I'd the senators not to ap-
'roach tho bill in sur,t Ut cr4licsm ner ".
nut that IL they ,bclieTed the obI+.cts were
worthy, to come forward and aid in pefeciiug q |
'iti thnt would secure them.
Mr' Morgan. Ia yiaw of the objections to the
III. constitutional and otherwise, moved its re-
onltnittAl to Il select eonlmlttte. ,
After remarks by Mpss;s MrPhersnn John $
ton, Rniis, and kirkw>od, upon the proprietT |
considering some one OF tho special bills !
ending on the subject Mr.. Morgan withdrew f
IL motion and Mr,. Rollins gave @luifce OF his in
ention to move us IL substitute for tho pcuiipc !
lSHsure sH.,. oil! formerly Introduced by him.
Without progress .nu the bill the Seunte nc | =
O'clock adjourned to give the Senators an on :
ortuMtty tu attend thafuueral Ut nepressuG- |
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