The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
Passage of the Cattle EsiI-Provisions of the
Measure as Adopted.

Measure as Adopted.
WAsHINGTeS, April 29-The following bills
were favorably reported:
By Mr.. Ceekrell, from the committee mill
tary affairs: The House joint resolution to auth
olize the Secretary of War to loan 2oO flags to
the city of Charlotte, n. c. for celebration of
the Meeklenberg Declaration of Independence.
Passed
Also, from the same committee: A resolution
to loan flags and bunting for use at fair in
Richmond, Va, in May, under the auspices of
the First regiment of Virginia Volunteers, to
aid in erecting home for manned and disabled
confederate soldiers. Passed.
Mr.. Cockrell while reporting the measures
favorably, remarked that the committee had
concluded that legislation of this character was
not judicious, and would not in future be recon-
mended.
Mr. Morrill,, from the committee on finance
reported favorably joint resolution appropriat
ing $25, 900 to defray expenses of the ceremonies
connected with the approaching completion and
dedication of the Washington monument A
committee of arrangements for the occasion is
provided for to consist of five senators, eight
representatives, three members of the Washing
ton Monument Association, and the United
States engineer in charge of the work. The
Grafton will be delivered by Hon Robert c.
Winthrop, who delivered the Grafton on the oc-
casion of laying the corner stone, in 1913.
Placed on the calendar.
By Dir. Garland, from the judiciary commit
tee: To provide for the establishment of terms
of court in the district of Colorado.
The Senate passed the House bill authorizing
the Marsh National Bank, at Lincoln, Neb to
change its name; also, the House bill authoriz-
ing the First National Bank, of Nashville to
increase its capital stock.
Mr.. George offered a resolution for reference
to the committee on patents, directing that com
mittee to report a bill providing that hereafter
no patent shall be granted for any invention or
discovery made by any person who, at the time
of the invention or discovery, shall not be eiti
zen and resident of the United States, and
further instructing the committee to inquire into
the expectancy of providing by law that all pat
ents hereafter granted shall be subject to pur-
chase by the United States for public USE upon
a fair valuation thereof Referred.
The bill to provide for the sale of the Indian
reservation in Nebraska and Kansas was read a
third time, and. after short debate, passed
The Chair laid before the Senate the unfinished
business of yesterday, the same being the
pleuro- pneumonia bill After debate by MeSsrs.
Morgan and Miller of California, the bill was
passed as amended The bill provides that the
Commissioner of Agriculture shall organize i'll
his department a bureau of animal industry,
with chief who shall be a competent veterinary
surgeon, and who shall investigate and report
the condition of domestic animals in the United
States and the causes of contagious and nfee-
tious diseases among them. He shall also collect
such other information on these subjects as may
be valuable to the agricultural and commercial
interests of the United States. For this purpose
the Commissioner of Agriculture is authorize ed
to employ force net exceeding twenty persons
at any one time. The Commissioner is to appoint
two competent agents, who shall be practical
stock-raisers or men experienced in commercial
transactions affecting live stock who shall re
port the best manner of transporting and caring
for animals and the means to be adopted to sup
press and eXtirpate peleuro pneumonia and 9th
dangerous he
compensation of such agents is fixed at $40
day. The Commissioner is to prepare as early
as possible, such rules and regulations as may
be necessary to eXtirpate the diseases named
and to certify such rules, etc. to the executive
authority of each State and Territory and in
vite the cooperation of such executive authority
in the execution of the act of Congress. When
the rules, etc, shall have been ac-
cepted by such executive authority, the
Commissioner may eXpend on the States so
accepting so much money may be necessary
for the purpose of the Investigations contemplate
Ell by this act, and for such distinction and
quarantine measures as may be necessary to
prevent the spread of the disease from one
State or Territory to another.
In order to promote expectation of live stock,
special investigation shall be made as to the ex-
istence of contagious diseases along the dividing
lines of the United States and foreign countries,
and along the transportation lines from all parts
OF the United States to the parts from which cat
tie are exported, and reports made to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, who shall cooperate with
the State and municipal authorities corpor-
ations and persons engaged in thetransportation
of neat cattle by land or water in
establishing regulations for the safe conveyance
of cattle and preventing the spread of disease;
and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
to take such steps as may be necessary, not
inconsistent with this act, to prevent exporta-
ton OF cattle affected with any contagious
disease especially pleuro pneumonia Trans
portation companies forbidden to trans
port cattle affected with any contagious or com
munieable diseases from one State or Territory
to another but the socalled splenic Texas fever
is excepted from the category of communicable
diseases so far regards transportation of cattle
to market.
Violation of the act by railroad companies or
vessels is declared a misdemeanor on the part
of the manager captain, punishable by fine
not exceeding 5000 or Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year, or both. 1t is made the duty
of United States district attorneys, to prosecute
the cases. The sum appropriated for the pur-
poses of the act is $l50,000
The Chair laid before the Senate the next
special order, the shipping bill, which was re-
ported by Mr. FRYE from the committeeon com