National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-30
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
What Are the Provisions OF the Bill
Creating IL ms Passed by tho Senate.

What Are the Provisions OF the Bill
Creating IL ms Passed by the Senate.
As amended and passed by the senate tho
bill providing for the establishment of bu-
reau of animal industry and tho extirpation
of, contagious cattle diseases provides that
the commissioner of agriculture shall organ
ize in his department bureau Of animal
industry, with chief who shall be q compe-
tent veterinary surgeon and who shall inves-
tigate and report the condition of tho domes-
tic animals of the United States and the
causes of contagious, infectious, and
communicable diseases among them
He shall also collect such other information
ON these subjects rs may be valuable to tho
agricultural and commercial interests of tho
United States. For the purposes OF the tu-
reau tho commissioner Of agriculture is au-
thorized to employ force not to exceed
twenty persons OF any one time. The salary
of the chief of tho bureau is fixed at $4,000,
that Of the clerk at $1,000. Tho commissioner
is to appoint TWO competent agents, who shall
be practical stock raisers, or men expert
encod in CONNIE rcial transactions affecting
live stock, who shall report tho best manner
OF transporting and caring for animals, and
| the means to be adopted to suppress and ex-
| tirpato pleuro-pneumonia and other danger
GUS, contagious, or communicable diseases.
The compensation Of such agents Is fixed at
| $40 per day.
Tho commissioner is to prepare, as early as
possible, such rules and regulations as may be
necessary to oxtirpate the diseases named,
and certify such rules &C., to the executive
authority of each state and territory, and
invite tho cooperation of such executive
authority in the execution of the act of con-
gress. When the rules, &C., have been ac'
cepted by such executive authority the com
missioner may expend in tho state 80 accept
ing so much money as may BIO necessary fol
tho purpose of the Investigations contem
plated by the act, and for such distinction
and quarantine measures as may BIO necessary
to prevent the spread of the disease from one
state or territory into another.
In order to promote expectation of live
stock special investigations shall be made al
to the existence Of contagious diseases alont
the dividing line between the United States
and foreign countries and along the transpor
tation lines from all parts Of the United State
to parts from which cattle are exported, anc
reports made to the secretary of the treasury
who shall cooperate with the state ant
municipal authorities, corporations, and per
sons engaged in transportation of neat cattl
by land or water in establishing regulation
for the safe conveyance of the cattle ant
preventing the spread of disease, and tn
secretary of the treasury is authorized to tax
such steps as may be necessary, not incon
sistent with the act, to prevent the exporta
tion of cattle affected with any contagiou
disease, especially pleuro-pneumonia.
Transportation companies arc forbidden t
transport cattle affected with any contagiou
or communicable diseases from one state o
territory to another but the so-calle
splenetic or Texas fever is excepted from tn
! category of communicable diseases so for a
. regards the transportation of the cattle t
market. Violation of the act by railroa
companies or vessels is declared . misde
meanor on the part of the manager or car
tain, punishable by fine not to exceed $500
or imprisonment not to exceed one year or b
both 1t is made the duty of United State
district attorneys to prosecute the cases.
The sum appropriated for the purposes {
tho act is $4,000 Gnstead of $250,000 as al
D proprated by the house of representatives
a The commissioner of agriculture is n
quired to report annually to congress a fu
account of the operations Of the bureau,
4 list of all persons employed, their compens
4 tion. &c.