Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-06
Recommendations Of the Cattle
Commission Ontho Subject Of
PleurO-PneumOnia.
The Secretary Of the Interior
Censured for Proposing to
Lease the Park.
Lively Debate In tho Senate ON tho
Presidential SUGGESTION.
CAPITAL NOTES.
special Dispatch to Tln Bss.
CATTLE PLAGUE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., January o.
In discussing the question of the
admission of American store cattle to
Great Britain, the cattle commission
report says: 1t Is vain to hope that
England will remove restrictions as
loug sB we fsil to chow that the last
vestige of infection has been wiped
out from our land, and nothing short
of absolute and undeniable extinction
of this disease In the United States
will open the British market to our
live cattle nd save us those millions
we are now every year prodigally, We
might almost say insanely, throwing
away The report estimates the
yearly losses from the lung plague in
the United S ates Nat from 1000, 900
to- 5000, 900 head. The capital rep
resented by the present yearly losses at
per cent would be from $40, 900, 900
to $50, 900, 900, and that represented
by prospective losses at the same rate,
81, 900, 0OO,0 The governing prin.
ciple In all these recommendations is
that the federal government shall for.
bid the movement Of store cattle out
of any infested state, except after
quarantine, such as is now imposed on
cattle imported from infected foreign
countries. The report recommends
that tho secretary of tho treasury ba
empowered to order the instant de-
structlon of all animals which In
quarantine give any evidences
of dangerous contagious disease.
LEASING YELLOWSTONE PARK.
On the first OF September last Aot-
ing Secretary of the Interior Joslyn
agreed TO ]osse to Csnol T. Hobart
and Honry +, Dluglass a territory of
4i0 ACRES within the Yellowstone
national park for hotel purpos %. Ho.
bart and Douglass associated with
them Rufue Hatch and the lerso wAs
drawn ready for signature, On Dc.
cember 1th the senate at the instance
of Senator Vest inalructed the aecre.
tary Of the interior to furnish the sen
ate with copies of the agreement aud
proposed lease. The matter was re.
fcrred to the committees on territorie,
to investigate and the committee in.
olines to the conolusion that the in.
terror department has transoended it,
authority in making tho agreement
and agreed to report the bill clearly
defining the duty of the departm
and also extending the arel
Of the park TO the cas-
to line north and south througl
: Cedar mountain and south ward to tn
44th parallel, north latitude, an addi
tion of 3 1884 square miles, whole are
of which would be 6. GA square miles
1 The bill provides that all terrltor,
, within the limits of the park shall b.
r withdrawn from settlement, ocou
I psnoy or sale, and set apart az publ
, park or pleasure ground for the peopl
' Of the United States. Tho presen
1 treGpsssers will be removed an,
. further trespass prevented, troops t,
. be usod il necessary. Fish shall onl.
. be taken with hook and line ant
; killing of game prohibited. The secre
. tary Of the interior may grant leases TO
? terms not exceeding ten years of smal
; parcels of ground, but no more groun,
q shall DO leased than is necessary TO
/ hotels or storehouaes for the accom-
Y mouation OF visitors, and the necer
a sary outhouaes, and for gardening o
{ grazing land in connection with tn
: hotels, but No exclusive privilege O
u monopoly Of any kind shall DO granite
= which shall In any manner interfer
o with free and unrestrained access O
4 the public to all portions of the park
The extension of the limits Of tn
park was recommended by the con-
mittee upon the suggestion of Ger
eral Sheridan, who has, as command
r er the military department embracin
It the park, mads careful study of tn
!, country and was convinced that tn
q reservation should include the pre-
}, posed eItention on account of gee
!, graphical and other physical cUnd
j. tlonH.
WAR CLAIMS.
- The house committee on war claim
q agreed to report favorably the claim
q of Cap. Nicholas Bigley FOR $2l0
- coo, tina alleged value of the steamC
Hercules aud tow If coal deBtroye
on tho Mississippi at Memphis
1868 and Of Mary Jane Veazle fl
So 600 for property taken by II
y United State, troops a. NatchI2 du
81 Ing tho war.
OLD WAR CLAIMS.
:. The house committee on war clair
~ to-day agreed to report fAyorably {
y the Rosencraps bill allowing tho sta
70 of California $25, 900 for the mon,
psld by the state on account of e
penses in the Indian wars and autho
izlng the treasury department to sc
a., tie also iavorably the claim of Ca
~ tain Nicholas j, Bigley for $21, 81
~ the value Of the steamer Hercules a
- n a tow of coal destroyed at MempI
~ y, in 1868.
The house committee on naval afla
ogread 70 ask IN appropriation sc
cient to build two heavy armor
cruiFers, one cruiser Of 4, 600 and thl
cruisers Of $500 tons; also for Z
'er patch boat 9nd Il torpedo boat, all
o' be If steel, II was agreed further,
tho event Of the appropriation bei
~. made in bulk, to urge that half of /
~ work be let at public contract
,,F FRUIT FOR THE FLUSKEY5.
The senate naval oommittees
W. day agreed on general bill, viii
,us will allow tho government officers
od tho United States TO receive med
ny from foreign governments,
.saJi The house Judiciary committee
,st day, after discussing Knotts resol
tion declaring all Northern Pac