The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-02-19

The Malignant Disease Bill.
On Monday, In the house, will come
up for discussion and action, the bill,
originating In the council, for the pre-
vention and extinction OF malignant
diseases among domestic animals.
This measure has been banded about
at the hands of pseudo critics as a mon
strous piece Of foolishness, but the
council after a most thorough and crit
cal examination of the measure, passed
1t by a vote Of g TO 3; as indeed they
should, for the interests the legislation
aims to protect are vital interests, and
SO regarded not only in this country
but In Europe. Mr.. Sturgls, Who in
troduced the bill, has expended a vast
deal Of time in Investigating the sub
ject, and presents the result Of his Ia
bors in a measure embodying all the
good and applicable points Of similar
legislation elsewhere. 1t is unnecessary
to review the measure here and the
causes which necessitate 1t are well
known to all, especially those interested
in sheep and cattle. The bill Is not q
piece OF foolish nlppery urged for no.
torlety or personal advantage. 1t is
the carefully framed result of a careful
investigation into facts, which are well
slbstantiated, and affect the vital In
terests Of the territory, for without
tIAgn iHtaraufs tT,ara mould 10 rntGE-r
left.
The disease which has rendered leg
i~slation of some kind necessary, has
been the subject of investigation by
governments across the water as well as
our OWE. On the 10Th inst. the asso-
clated press carried over the country In
its dispatches the report of a commits
sion appointed from Washington to
make a carful survey and investigation
into the cattle plague; and in this re-
port the commissioners embody in u
general way Il request for powers SINH
lar to those granted by the provisions
of Mr.. Sturgis' bill.
In this report in order to carry out
these suggestions, thecommlssioners rec
ommend d liberal appropriation by con-
gress, to be discussed by some deslgna-
ted federal officer. In case the work
is delegated to the different states.
The commission desires that a liberal
appropriation will be made from the
federal exchequer sufficient to
the greater part Of the outlay, and that
this be paid over to the executive of the
infected state on the approval of the
veterinary surgeon, or organization de-
signed for that purpose. The commits
sion consisted of James Law, E. F.
Thayer and J. II. Saunders.
A measure which is looked upon as
of such great Importance by the coun-
try at large, becomes much more i'm
p~ortant in a territory like our own,
where the only industry to amount to
anything is the one likely to suffer by
thelack of protective legislation enabling
tho territory to exert effective efforts
as a territory, with beneficial results
which could mover attend the exertion
of individuals.
Mr.. Post, our delegate, has intro
duced a similar measure in congress,
and its Importance Is 80 patent that the
committee to whom 1t was referred has
reported it back fayorably, and 1t prom
ises to become a law.
1t will be seen by the provisions of
tho federal appropriation referred to,
Wyoming must have a commission sim
liar at least to the one created by Mr..
Sturgis' bill, in order to reap any bene-
tit from the appropriation, aud which
in Itself would be nearly or quite sufh-
oient to defrsy the territorial expenses
in this line under ordinary oircumstan-
cea.