New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-30
THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUsTR
PROVISIONS OF THE PLEURo-PNEUMONlA BILL AZ
IT PASSED TIE SENATE

| PROVISIONS OF THE PLEURO-PNEUMONlA BILL ~
| IT PASSED TIE SENATE
| WASHINGTON, April 29.-As amended ana
passed by the Senate the bill providing for tho establish
ment OF Bureau OF Animal Industry and tho e1iiTp|
ton contagious cattle diseases provides that IN" 'O
missioner OF Agriculture shall organize In Ills depart
men Bureau OF Animal Industry, with u chiet who
| shall be "A competent veterinary surgeon. aud mii
investigate and report the condition Of the don &c an
mas of United states, and the causes Oh Contagious
| infectious and communicable Diseases among ih'n
He shall also collect such other Information on th7c S
ects as may he valuable TO the agricultural ana com
ercia Of the United States For the purposes
of the Bureau the Commissioner of Agriculture Is author
lied TO employ force not TO exceed twenty persons at
time The salary of the chief OF the bureau Is hAo"
al $1,000 that of the clerk ut ~, 900 Inc 'ohhs-
oncr Il 70 appon two competent agents who shall be
practical raisers OF experienced IN o0mmcrcai
transactions affecting live stock, who shall repor' the
best manner of transporting aud caring for animals ana
the means TO he adopted 10 suppress and exirpale
pleuropncumouia and other dangerous contagious vi
communicable diseases. The compensation OIL SUN
agents is fixed at $40 per day.
The Commissioner is to prepare as early rs Po9N'
such rules and regulations may be necessary 10 oA'
nate the named and certify such rules, etc. 10
the executive authority OF each state and TERRITORY u
invite the cooperation Of such executive autho'I' " NV
execution of the Act OF Congress Wheh the ruoS' w.
shall have been accepted 10y such executive au'oS'
the Commissioner may eXpcnd III the St''o ~ "'''P'
so much money as may be necessary FOR the VI
the Investigations contemplated by the act ana
for such disinfection and quarantine measures hS
NAV be necessary prevent the sprea1 Oh Ihe
disease from one State Territory into another
In order to promote expectation of live stock special
Investigation shall be made Is to the existence OF coma
aous disc ise along the dividing line between the United
states and foreign countries aud along the trahSport
lion line; from an parts Of the United states 10 ports
from which cattle exported and reports made to the
secretary Treasury who snail cooperate with the
state and municipal hor1ty corporations, AMI persons
engaged in transportation Of neat cattle ny land
water establishing regulations for the SAFE con
veyance OF the cattle and preventing the spread o. dl
eaSc and the Secretary of the Treasury Is authorized 10
take such steps may be necessary not ineohsstcnt
with the prevent the expectation OF cattle affected
with any contagious disease, especially pleulo pneumonia
Trans pOrtdtlOn companies are forbidden 10 transport
cattle affected with any contagious disease from ono
Territory another but the so-calied sicnetc
Texas j. excepted from the category OF conn
ucshlc diseases far regards the transportation OF
the cattle TO market Violation OF the act ny railroad
companies vessels is declared msiemeail0r on me
of the captain, punishable Dy nhc hot 10
exceed 1000, Imprisonment not 10 exceed one year OF
by both Ii Is made the duty OF the United states DISTRICT
Attorneys 10 prosecute the cases.
The sum appropriated for the purposes OF the act -
81 80 900 The Commissioner of Agriculture is required
annually TO Congress full! account OF e OF
erat0ns OF the bureau, list o. all persons empOyca
THEN compensation, etc.