The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-16

Arizonn and New Mexico and IS valued az
$40 100000.
Paris and Greenyille to-day entered the
fight for branch Of the fedora! cour'. All
the places competing for the branch except
Paris have died applications Tor the court
unsupported by full figures and intelligent
written reasons, without which nothing has
any showing here.
The special mail service between Deport
and Mosely, Lamar county, Is discontinued.
The bond Of ]. Allen Meyers, postmaster
at Bryan, amount $4,000, and Of j. NJ
Keith. postmaster at Armstrong, Erath
county, amount $3.50, were approved to-
, day. .
Proceedings of tho Forty-Eighth Congress
SENATE.
WAsHfyaros. Jan. Sin the senate to-
dsy petitions OF the citizens Of Kansas we're
presented for the constitutional amend
ment, granting women suffrage; Also
petition from citizens Of Minnesota, pray
ing that colonies aud families be allowed to
lay out villages on public lands In order 70
establish cooperative industrial societies
Mr.. Anthouy's resolution of some days
AGO, regarding retaliatory legislation by
the United Statas 10 NEE; the exclusion OF
American meats from foreign countries,
was brought up,
A resolution by Mr.. Plumb was agreed
to, requesting the president, II not incom-
patible with public interests to furnish the
senate with copies OF all the correspon.
dence In possession OF the department OF
state relating to the discovery OF phos-
nhates on the coast OF BraZ by citizens OF
the United States, ana a. TO the right OF
the United States TO said discovery under
the laws OF Brazil and what steps, II any I,
have been taken to obtain the dement's OF
the discovery for our shipping and CONNER
Mr.. Logan. from the select committee on
Improvement OF the Mississippi river, pre-
sented report. Ordered printed,
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced bill proyid
ing that the rates OF the Union and Central
pacific roads be reduced to ope-haif the
average rates existing In 1882 and 1ss3
without regard to classification. Referred.
Mr.. Apthouy Us resolution concerning the
prohibition OF the i'm portation OF he0lthiul
American meats was then considered
Mr.. Logan states that for nearly -FOUR
wears our meats have been excluded from
France and Germany and yet on examina-
lion by experts, OF The meats OF different
countries ours proved The best lie did not
wish TO counsel any course inconsistent
with proper line OIL poilcy
but his own Judgment was
that after failure Of iour years OF
diplomacy to set the mat or right, the only
way to meet the difficulty was by exclud-
ing from the United States certain impor-
tations coming here from the foreign coun
tries in question, snd thus give these
countries to understand tnat white certain
products of the country are excluded from
a Hf.H4 at haiF
not be permitted 10 enter our ports. lie
knew some people did not b.
lieve In retaliatory legislation, but
a. far M he was concerned
he believed in IL when necessary, ana be,
lieved the time had come for the United
States 10 say to France aud Germany tina.
that their present course oil exclusion had
necessitated = corresponding course OF ex-
clusion on the part of the United States
Mr.. Vest thought that q spirit OF inter-
national comfy would dictate the organiha'
ton OF thorough system Of inspection, so
Is to establish beyond doubt the soundness
of meats before leaving this country.
Mr.. ingalls, said the prohibition was based
on the theory that the meats were
unhealthy, aud If 1t were proven to
these governments that no euch cause
existed the inhibition wou d doubtless be
removed. What IL needed IS to declare
authoritatively that the meats are sound
ted by the senator from Missouri, Mr..
Vest, to institute O rigid system OF
inspection by government officers appointed
for the purpose Mt the proper places, IL
would have salutary effect. He, MI ln-
gals, could not believe that while the PEG,
pile OF Germany and Francs are In nsed o,
Srs Is'''' objections TO their
imp ,rtation. All new herds In this coun.
try ara affected with plsuro- pneumonia
and II 10 impossible TO tell by inspection OF
the preserved product whether II has come
n As claimed there are well authenticated
cases In which injury resulted from the use
of our exported meats. Mr.. ingalls, thought
the people Of foreign countries had right
10 protect themselves.
Mr.. Logan stated that four years had
elapsed since the exclusion began, and II In
that period we have not been able 10 con-
vince those foreign countries that We are
able to send sound meats, he would like to
know how many years would be necessary
70 produce that conviction.
" Mr.. Mcpherson, to show the unfair ois.
elimination made abroad against meats ss
from the United States, cited
the case of Great Britain.
Cattle reaching British ports from the
United States are obliged TO be slaughter.
ed at the port Of entry, and conveyed
thence as diseased meat. This applies 10
all cattle coming from tnt Outtca oeaeo''
whether from Infected or healthy districts.
while some drovss OF cattle, IL shipped
from Canadixn port after having been de-
tanned perhaps forty eisht hours longer on
their journey are allowed on reaching
Great Britain TO be carried all
over the United Kingdom. In order
20 give the highest attainable evidence OF
the health OF cattle, the cattlemen IN the
limited States hsd followed their animals
with successive bis II health all the way
through the United States TO the ports OF
Great Britrin, but 10 vain.
Mr.. Logan asked why should We hesitate
10 SAY 20 the naiions that while they refuse
20 take from US meass perfectly sound, We
shall refuse TO lake from them sdultersted
vines and liquors. which do more harm
han upsound meats. IL Is because We nsve
not nerve TO do H.
He did not see why we should be 50 very
miid-msnnered For his part, while they
exclude our sound meats. he woul- exclude
their edultersted wines aud ether sduitera-
I'D articles. There would Be nothing IN