The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-15
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

\ SENATE.
! Washington, 14.-B0wen intro
duced a bill to reduce the postage o.
mailable matter of the second elias.
Referred.
| Plumb called up the joint resolu
ton appropriating $25 900 for tn
eradication Of foot and mouth dis
ease. Plumb said it was a very
serious disease and did not affec
the State of Kansas merely, but al
the States. He sent to the desk au(
had read dispatch from the Gov
ernor of Kansas, urging the import
ance of i'm mediate action.
Sherman moved to amend by
striking out the clause which pro
vldes that the money shall be eX.
pended in cooperation with tine
authorities OF Kansas. as the disease
was apt to spread to other States
and affect swine and O her animals.
Williams thought it would be
better to take up The bill relating
to contagious diseases in cattle gen i.
orally, which had been already IN
troduced into the Senate, md so
treat the inject as a whole.
z umb said he chad only otj cted
that the notice had been given Of a
protracted debate to come On the
general bill, and it was to avoid the
Inevitable loss and Damage which
would result from delay that in the
face of the pressing and urgent ne.
cessity for Immediate action, he had
introduced the present measure. He
had no objection to the amendment
offered by Sherman.
Coke moved an amendment strik.
Ing out the word "Ksnsas" and in
serting the words "With the consent
OF the State authoriti ties" so as to Sc.
cure to each State the same right to
exercise It's own Jurisdiction in the
matter II they preferred to do so.
Butler inquired why the Cover
nor OF Kansas could not do the Same
thing.
Plumb replied that he could, but
what sort OF spectacle would it be
'or the Governor Of State to estab-
ilsh q quarantine against the en-
tire commerce of cattle, unless the
systematic action OF the general
government would be promptly
'aken wherever theee diseased cattle
were marketed. There would be
ncalculable and unavoidable loss.
The disease was spreading through
many States and cattle were going
nto and out of many States, and
he action of States singIy would
lot reach the evil.
Cullom, speaking for Illinois, said
he people Of that State had dealt
with contagious dis
'ases heretofore, but diseases now
aging were spreading all over the
country, and involved largely the
question Cf inter State commerce.
He believed If the general govern
nent had taken prompt measures in
he early stages Of the epizoOtic, it
would have saved many millions Of
dollars.
Sherman Hoped the Senator from
Kansas (Plumb) would wait short |
ime to consider if the pleuro-pneu~
nonia bill should be reported from |
he ccmmittse. This foot and mouth |
isease had come to the United |
tates from Europe and was an exS
eedjngly serious disease. much |
nore destructive than p,euro-
and urged the total
or importing cattle for
be present. II this is the
irritable foot and mouth
isease that had destroyed
D many cattle in Europe, it was
be most unfortunate thing that
ad occurred to the cattle interest
{ this country. 1t was a national
nd not a local question. He thought
best to wait until the Senate |
lould take up the pleuro-pneu
lonia bill and act promptly on
lat. |,
Maxey said the power to appro-
rate $25,000 to investigate disease
Ksnsss or elsewhere is one thing,
ut the pc yer to appropriate money
r killing cattle is another thing.
on could not deprive citizens Of
:ates Of their property without due {
'ocess Of law. .
Coke quoted from Cooley on Con- !
itutional Limitations to show that Il
le national government could not
sumo any supervision of police a
liberties. Power proposed to be | s
ven the COMMITTEES on agriculture | &
dealing with diseased cattle in
9 United States was one wholly
ID exclusively res ding in authori- q
% OF States
Ingalls, was afraid that eventually r
9 Senate would be called upon to c
AXE a large appropriation for the q
tirpation OF foot and mouth dis n
Sc from the Democratic party.
He thought the dangeri
" largely under control, butt
tho ugh the people of Kansas had
Ken precautions, Congress was
t thereby relieved from taking
to consideration the propriety Of 2
,ociatiDg iseelf with States. Large -
mbers of cattle in Kansas Woo