Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-24
IN CONGRESS.
SpS Arr

importation oil wheat, rice, corn and
cotton in foreign countries.
The senate proceeded to considera.
ton OF bills on the calendar. The bill
amending the Revised Statutes In
relation TO timber depreciation was
passed. 1t protects Indian rsserva.
tons from unlawful cutting Of timber.
The chair laid before the senate the
special order, being bill to establish
the bureau of animal industry and
prevent expectation OF diseased cattle
and provide for extirfa ion of pleuro-
pneumonia and other contagious
diseases among domestic animals.
The house bill was substituted for SEN
ate bill.
Plumb said the cattle interests of the
country were unanimously In favor OF
the legislation proposed by this bill.
Coke severely criticised the depart
ment of agriculture for sprt aiding false
reports as to the nature of the disease
among American cattle. He had care
fully read the consular reports, and
found no pretense of any animal hay.
pneumonia ever having been land
ed in England or any other
European country. II this bill
which 1t gives the commissioner of
agriculture. Coke would recommend
his people to get rid of their cattle as
soon as possible. There was but one
reason, he thought, why the agricul-
| tural department had given such wide
| publicity TO the absrrdly exaggerated
reports about cattle diseases; that was
that the department WAS determined
to aggrandize itself at the
expense of the cattle in
| terests of the country
The states separately We're quite able
to deal with their own cattle and
should not be inteffered with. Our
government was not paternal aud the
people could take care of their
own cattle without the pattern II
cere Of the agricultural department.
Coke would favor bill
10 prohibit importation or expectation
Of diseased cattle, hut would not vote
for n bill appointing an inspector to
go Smelling around mems stables to
hunt up cases of imaginary disease.
Williams regretted that the senator
| from Texas Coke had been carried so
far by the warmth of his feelidgs ia
denunciation of those who wanted to
pass the bill He, for one, favored the
| bill. He wanted 10 know ii Texas
| bulls belonged 10 any royal race. like
the sacred bulls of India. Texas steers
were tall, slab sided bulls [langhterJ,
with horns some times extending seven
feet In Width, but with all that they
were entitled TO no more privileges in
this democratic country than common
cattle. "rhey say there Is no pleurn-
pneumonia in this country" said he,
''my God, II has been ia New jersey
New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland
end District Of Columbia" He had
himself seen IL. If that disease should
once spread upon the plains IL would
b. ineradicable, and the duty was I'M
peyative 10 stamp 1t out.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April % Payson,
from the committee on public lands,
reported the bill TO prevent unlawful
occupancy of public lands. Placed on
house calendar.
Randall. from the committee on APP
propristions reported back the naval
appropriation bill with the senate
amendments, and moved non concur
renee in these amendments.
Kasson raised the point OF order
that the amendments must hrst be
considered in the committee OF the
whole. The cotton Of the appropria-
lions committee in recommending
non-concurrence in The amendments
was TO expedite the appropriation
bills, and secure early adjournment.
Townshend, from the same commit
ter, reported back the post-oilice appro-
pristion bill, with the senate amend
ments, and moved non-concurrence In
those amendments. On tue point oil
order by Kasson, this bill and amend
ments were also referred TO committee
of the whole.
The house then went into commit
tee Of the whole on .the naval appro-
pration bill. Randall said the senate
had entered twenty important apiehd-
ments, increasing the appropriations TO
the extent of S6,52S,9s0, aud one
amendment which reduced THEM
So 600.
Kasson said the main importance OF
the amendments was not IN tne
amount OF money appropriated, but IN
the object of the appropriations.
was proposed 10 secure an armament
for tue new vessels now IN process OF
completion and proceed with the con-
struction of the new cruisers.
lie expressed his admiration ~ tne
action of Democratic senators III vol
ing the appropriation for rev VESTS
aud for proper ordnance, anu ~,
hoped that in this house Inc reco.u
might ut the proper time snow INA,
when IL came 10 Il question OF naliona'
honor and safety there was no uiv'sIon,
aud be appealed TO his friends IRON
the South To help restore the o'u xenl-
| ,,ant M I,ot or mud nitui ration for The
navy, which could not be restored
until the flag was put afloat on we
seas, ani the country was READY 70 us'
f.pd il with It's blood. He wanted
The new vessels TO be furnished
with guns, and the country 70 be
exempt from that danger OF buniiia-
, ton which was ever present 70 every
nation which was not prepared ~
, blpod and physical means 10 deiehu
its honor.
Randall IN reply said chat no one on
the Democratic side aud 10 one WHO
sympathized with the party was re-
, sponsiblc for the paralysis OF the navy,
nor was there any guilty neg'ecS ~
that particular. he senate amend
, m,nts 10 the naval bill increased me
over Sc. 800 900. OIIhi-
a. GOl'o0O was for monitors, snl
40 50O 600 for steel cruisers. ina
, Amendment was SUBSTANTIALLY ia ths
Lill on the speakers table. lie Hng
gested that the house should mol entel
mon the building OF more cruisers u
Ills bill when there was o bill on IN
sa,pe subject pending In the nava
Committed. Waving consideration