National Republican., 1884-01-16
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
"A Lively Discussion in the Senate on tho
Rights Of the American Hog.
Strong Speeches in Favor Of Decisive
Retaliatoy Measures,
The House Considers the Question Of "Improving :"
the Mississippi
A Disposition shown 20 Oppose Hnsty
Appropriation OF Money.
TIE SENATE.

In the senate yesterday the following petitions
were presented and appropriately referred:
BY Mr. Plumb: From many citizens of Kansas
praying for the passage by congress and submis.
sion to the states for ratification of n sixteenth
amendment comforting suffrage OH women
resolution offered by Mt. Plumb was agreed
TO requesting the president, If MOI incompatible
with public interests, to furnish the senate with
copies all correspondence In possession OF the
department OF stale relating TO the discovery of
nhosphntgs upon the coast Of Brazil by citizen
o. the United states. AMI as to the rights Of the
United States in said discovery under the laws OF
Brtzl. and what steps, any have been taken to
avail OF the 'nrns IT said discovery to our ship.
ping anl comu ercial iute Q Is.
1ne following oils were presented:
by MIR. Pialt: 10 amend the provisions of the
revised statutes relating IS the iufringment of
BY Mr. Van Wyck: To secure reasonable rates
OF transportation 10 tue people over railroads
adeu 6y the issue OF large amounts OF United
ststes bonds and public lands. preamble to the
bill recitCs that
"Whcreas, under the act act of 1862 providing
for the construction OF the Union Paclnc railroad
II is provided that whenever it shall appear that
the net earnings OF the roa shall exc ell 10 per
OF iaie and freight, II such rates aie unreason-
Whereas the Credit Mobilier investigation
not exceed ,s5l,OOOOO0, OF which one half
was. was provided by the proceeds of United
only twenty.f five aud one-half millions pro.
vided by private capital; and whereas the an.
nual report of both the Union and Central Pacific
railroads show large sums as net earnings over
and above 10 per cent. oil their cash cost, there
fore, In order to protect the public interest and
TO secure reasonable rates oil charge t0 the people
BE u endcie3, &C., That the tariff Of charges
upon local nnd through ffeightS over the Union
and Central Pacific railroads be reduced to one
hall the average rates existing during the years
1882 ana 1883, without regard to clns lcation."
The bill was referred to the committee OH the
Mr.. Anthony called UP his resolution of some
Gays ago, which directs the commit on fnreign
relations to inquire into tine expedency Of such
LEGISLATION as shall enable the executive to pro
tect American Interests against those governments
which have prohibited or restrained the imporla.
ton OF healthiul American meas.
Mr.. Logan stated that Tor nearly four years our
meats have been excluded from France aud Ger
of all the meats of the different countries ours
proved to be the best. The correspondence which
had taken place Oh the subject between our gov
eminent ana the other governments concerned
would show some vigorous letters demanding
revocation OF the DEGREES and promises made that
such revocation should be effected, but it would
seem That the policy OF our county had been of
such character MS merely to keep the thing moy-
ing along in the hope that the foreign countries
might be coaXed into reyOking the obnoxious de-
rrees Mr l.. did not want to counsel any course
Inconsistent with proper line of policy, but
his own Judgment was that after the failure of
four years OF diplomacy to set the matter right
the only way To meet the difficulty was by eX-
cluding from The United States certain importa-
tions coming hither from the foreign countries in
question: aud thus give those countries to under
stand that White certain sound products of this
products Of theirs will not be permitted to enter
our ports He knew that some people did not
Sseye rn III resdaoy h egislailon but 81 far as he
essary. and he believed the time had come for the
United Sta es to say to France and Germany that
their present course OF exclusion will neccsstate
corresponding course Of exclusion on the part
OF the United States.
Mr.. Vest inquired whether the examination re.
ferred to as having been made by experts was
made IN this country or abroad.
Mr. Logan replied that he had been informed
N "a thaf An,aN
headed by Commissioner Loring had made an
examination, and their report would show that
time, and that that fact was known 10 the au-
thorl'ies OF the foreign governments.
Mr. Vest said that the cattle men of the United
States recently held convention in Chicago, and
In the report of their proceedings he found u
statement made by one of their Der that the
trst step to be taken in remedying the difficulty
with the foreign governments was the organiza.
tion OF board OF inspection IN this country Mr..
Vest thought that spirit of International comfy
would dictate the organization OF Il thorough sys-
TEN OF inspection, so as to establish beyond a
doubt the soundness OF the meats before leaving
Mr., Ingalls, did not understand that the foreign
governments had excluded healthy ments. The
ground Of exclusion was that the meats were un-
healthy. No doubt this action was stimulated by
persons engaged in similar business abroad but
the governmental action was bas I'd on the theory
that the meats were unhealthy, and if 1t were
proved 10 those governments that no such cause
existed the inhibition would doubtless be re-.
moved. What is needed is all authoritative
declaration that the meats are sound Ii an al.
tempt We're made In the spirit Indicated by the
senator from Missouri INF. Nestl 10 institute
ii2id system Of inspection by government officers
appointed for the purpose ut the proper places 1t
would nave most shluthry effect. lie lMr. In.
gallsl could not believe that while the people of
Germany and France are in need OF our meats
since the supply raised IN their own countries is
insutheient for their wants, they a.e making
Brouudess objections to the importation of our
meats. All knew that the herds of this country
are aiiected BY pleuro-pneumoniI, aud it is I'M.
possible TO tell by an Inspection OF The preserve
PRODUCT Wnttnur III came from Il sound from "A
diseased animal. II, ms Is claimed, there are well
authenticated cases in which injury has resulted
from the Use Of our exported meats, Mr.. Ingalls,
thought the people of foreign countries had
right TO protect themselves.
Ar. Logan stated that four years had elapsed
since the exclusion began, and If IN thut pert d
we nn,l iiut been able 10 convince those fIrelgn
countries that we were able to send them sounl
be Necessary TO produceJhat conviction!
uiMimr:: mr.: van WycS inquired what the senator from
those foreisu nations excluded our meats, while
they actually need more meat than they had
MI. Logan 'llu not presume to make ANY posi-.
tive assertion as 10 tile reason. He might think
that II was done in the interest oi men cEga. I'd
in TIE meat business in those conntries-h5 had
seen that statement made-but 1t might be that
tnat statement was erroneous, and he would n /
make the sta cement himself. lie was in favor ot
some retaliatOTy legislation becuu,e he did not
thnk That by anything we cun.t do we would yt
able to conviAce the foreign powers that meats
were sound.
Mr.. Mcpherson, to show the unfair dlscrimi-
nation made abroad against meats om the United
States. cited the case OF Great Britain. Cattle
reaching British ports from the United States are
obliged to be slnug herGd NJ the port OF entry and
lie conveyed thence as dressed meat and this az.
plies nil cattle coming from the United STATES
whether from an infected district or f ON one
nOtoriOusy Tree from infection While the same
drove OF cattle II shipped from Canadian port
after having been detained Ierhaps forty eight
hours Ion or on the journey, is allowed, on reach
ing Great Britain, 10 be carried all over the United
Kingdom In order to give the highest utlainub BILE
evidence of health in the cattle the cattle men of
the United States had followed their ANIMALS with
successive bills OF health all the way through the
United States to the ports OF Great Britain, but in
tnin.
Mr.. Logan, continuing said that everything had
peen tried that could be tried to convince foreign
nations of the soundness of our meats, except re-
thliatory legislation. Inspection as good as gov.
ernment inspection had already been made. Let
government inspection be tried. however he had
NO objection TO II. But why should we hesitate to
Say to those nations that while they refuse to take
FROM us meats that are perfectly sound, We shall
refuse to take from them the adutGIted wines
aud liquors which do even more harm than un.
sound meats? Is IL because we have not the
nerve 10 do itp lie did not see why we should be
SO mild hammered For his part, while they eX-
clude our sound meats he would exclude their
ndulterated wines and other adultelRted articles,
trary TO sound policy in TINT,
Mr. MaNey thought thar, so long as the test-
mony which asserts the sOundness of the meats
was not the testimony of q government officer II
would afford ground for criticism abroad, aud we
had better have government inspection. If the
assertion made by Germany and France, that the
meat is unhealthy be true their position is i'm
tlols the reports of our inspectors asserting the
EUuuluesB of the meats would be something uDOn