Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-25

McPherson thought the hill de.
iec9ve, and moved lis recommittal.
Morgan said the bill provided for 4.
number Of inspectors, who wonld be
interested ia keeping alive the i'm.
preston that the disease existed
among the cattle ofthe country. n CON.
tinuance IN office depended npon the
lact orsupposcd fact that such diseases
existed.
Plumb then addressed the senate In
reply to objections maze to The
bill, aud in opposition "a
the motion TO recommjt a
recommital, he said, would be de. |
structive OF the bill, and an indin,. |
,ion that the senate did not want 10
pass any bill ON the subject of cattle
diseases this session. All the stock
growing associations had passed resp
iuliom iovoring the bill, and every
lhteiliSent Stock grower favored 1t.
In regard 10 the constitutional ques-
tion, Plnnlb said when n state had at.
tempted to keep ont cattle from another
state the supreme court decided il
had the constitutional power 20 do SO,
ana TO assert now that the United |
States had no power under the consti-
tutiont 10 regulate this Interstate COM
mercein cattle would be to assert that |
the power existed nowhere. Plumb
continued at considerable length, dis.
GUESSING the subject in various ways.
Coke said great interest of his state !
had been assaulted and libeled, and |
its value in consequence deprecated
by officials of the United States.
The bulk of testimony before
the senate went TO show there was no
pleuD-pneamopia in this country.
One gentleman had told him he had
advanced S50O,0 on cattle, and if this
bill had passed he would lose half, il
not Ibis money. The cattle interests
were suffering and would suffer from
this constant agitation. Where, he
asked, was the pleuro-pneum0nia?
Agitation could not locate Il, except in
the agricultural reports. If there
was any testimony of contagious
diseases among Texas cattle he would
only he interested to get passed the
best bin he could, but Us there was no
such Evidence he must oppose the bill.
Between one-seventh and one-siXth of
the cattle of the United States were in
Texas, and the treasurer OF the cattle
commission recommended that these
cattle be quarantined from
March to November, the only time
they we're fit for market This would
make great difference in the price OF
beef, and consumers would be largely
out of Pocket by it.
Jones iof Florida took the floor, but
gave way to the motion for the senate
10 go into executive session. After a
few minutes executive session, the
doors re-opened, and the senate adj
jourLed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 2i.-The senate
bill passed for the relief OF Il. q.
Schwatkaof Oregon.
The joiIt resolution passed authorize
ing the secretary Of war to lease to the
board of fish commissioners of Michi-
gan certain strip of land adjacent to
the Sault Ste. Marie canal.
Reports submitted:
Tucker, from the committee on jul
diciary-To punish the counterfeiting
of notes, bonds or other securities of
foreign governments. Placed on house
calendar.
Also adversely TO compel residents OF
courts ofanother state. Tabled.
Maybury from the same committee
adversely reported on the woman's
suffrage constitutional amendment.
Reed presented minority report.
Both were placed ON the house calen-
dar.
Seymour from the committee on
commercially authorize the erection
Of bridges across the Mississippi at
Rock Island and the Falls OF st. An
thopy and across the Missouri in
Douglass county, Nebraska. Placed
OIL house calendar
AL Xaimer from the committee on
territories-To reorganize tue legisla-
ture of Utah territory Placed on
house calendar.
The house then wentinto committee
of the whole for consideration Of the
senate amendments TO the naval APP
preparation bill.
No opposition to the recommends
ton of non-concurrencew was nlaue un'
til the amendment approprlatihge iov,
600 10 complete the ordnance outno
of the new cruisers was reached, "hen
| Blackburn moved concurrence. ne
would vote, he said, for non-concur'
renee in all the senate amehuneh's
except this one. ).
Blackburn's motion was agreed 10
by ia to %, and Randall gave notice
he would demand the yeas anu hays
In the house. -
O'NeilI OF Pennsylvania moved 70
concur in the amendment ior auu
tional cruisers, with an ahenuuieh'
providing that at least three OF ne v.s,
sells be constructed In the unl'ea o1a'es
navy yard. u,,.nos. IN
| Gibson expressed a willingness .o y,
vote Just and fair approprlauoi W
Tho money Of the people, Una. .hey
might have q navy to represent .hen
interest on the high seas: near ~
argument used against building nasy
except that 1t might interfere MIN ,ne
election of some gentlemen III ~
gr,ssional districts who nave sAio ''e
country does not need q navy, la, =
Bland--What would ynh 10 WIN "
navy to-day il you had y: o,,r husi.
Gibson--We would give our us ,so
ness men confidence to 30 gu. nv "" J
world aud establish tfane, anu WI -, l.
: navy we would unlock The lap9r u h III
country, and the men epguseu ~ IN; nnt
: ing and bearing the markets wou .rade
!, he able TO do 80. we nave ~ ave,
and If we follow your iesu w.
!. will have trade, anu }. IS ",~nerc,
v desire To see Americah ;ntsrest
: revived, because desire oui hat m
!, TO have some prolecilon, 'n ar n IN
u anxious TO build up navy, az" Who ca,
y country has no houesi men "v "
be entrusted with building = h ssss fla
had better lower our nas conntry.