The semi-weekly miner., 1884-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
aCNAmr
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The Com
mittee ON Agriculture unanimously
ordered a favorable report on the bill
to prevent the spread Of pleuro-pneu.
monia prepared by Representatives OF
the cattle Interests and introduced
by senator Miller. ~
Senator Miller If California, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations
reported the Senate bill prepared as
an amendment to the Anti-C Cninese
act, and 1t was placed ON the calen-
dar. Its provisions have been pub
lished. ...
Miller Of California. from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations. report
cd favorably bill 10 provid for ex-
ecutinR the treaty stipulation relat-
ing to the Chinese. The bill IL In
tr0duc d aud referred.
Logan introduced \ hill to increase
the efficiency Of the army. 80.
The Chair (Sherman) laid before
the Senate the unfinished busines, of
y..steriay. being the Mexican Land
Grant Titles bill. This was debated
ut great length, and several amend
ments proposed and rejected. An
amendment offered by C,'ke was
agreed tO-excepting from the limita-
tiOn of the act giving three years
within which claims have to be pre-.
sented. all minors, married women,
and persons non cOmp0s mentis.
Without action the Senate went into
executive session and then ad-
tOurned.
Bills introduced and referred-By
Thomas, authorizing the purchase
of 5eay Har6or for disabled steam
ships.
BY Curtin, for the establish.
ment of q branch home for dis
ahled volunteers in one of three
Western Sta es.
Belmont, ::from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported q resolution
requesting the President tn traDs-
NIT to the Hru-e copies Of all CORES.
o ndpnce between this government
and Great Britain, respecting fugi
tives Of justice since December %,
1875, when extraditiOn under the
treaty of 1912 had been resumed,
and That the c.rrssp ndence be ac-
companied by the pr j-tts for new
extrad ton treaties submitted by
either government tO the other since
the suspension in 1875 of the Op-
Grafton of the tenth article Of the
treaty of lS42. Adopted.
C,er,en,s, from tae same COM
mitt.e, reported u resolution calling
upon the Secretary of State tor infOr-
nation NJ T., which foreign ministers.
c0nsuis and agents Of the United
States had been absent from duty
since the first If January. 1882, the
length Of absence, aud whether SAL
ary was paid during the time.
Adopted.
The House went into com mittee of
the whole, (Cobb in the cha r., Oh
the PieurO-pueulnunia till. Lanhaln
81 rongly opposed the bill as ehdan-
gering one vast interest OF the
C.,uhtry's industry His opposition
W u not Inspired by his apprehension
mat there exists to-day within his
Sta.e u single ca>e Of pleuro-pneu
luOnia. Why had not th> cOlnmiuee
seen tit 10 restrict the Oper
ati0n to nlates in which the
plague exists. There were In this
measure evils aid dang r. infinitely
llure thai the cattle plague. He
criticised s-riatim the provisions vi
the bill, anI esp. cially the section
which provides f,r the division Ut the
expen 9 uf .radicating The disease
t,el ween the United States aud the
State In winch 1t exists, and the
$25O, ,OOO proposed to bo appropriated
would not be pocket Grunge COM
pare.l with the Vast sums tnat would
be needed. No more magnificent
ulan has ever been conceived tO un.
lock the vaults If the Treasury and
dlsxOrge the public funds.
Rrgan took the same ground In
t., the measure aud IYut d
that many Of its provisions arc un-
He cnntended that
1t gave the Federal GOvernm+ ut
power expressly reserved to the
states.
Eaton considered the pending bill
the most ,uischlevOus due presented
to Congress the present session. 1T
should be entitled y bill to abr.,gate
and annul the Constitution and de-
prives the States of rights which
belong N them. 1t Undertook .tO
make the President msster of the
people. This was another of those
wedpes driven into the Constitution.
Anderson spoke In support of the
A terrible diseas. was
one OF the greatest IN
terests of the country. Congress had
the pOwer on the ground of project.
ing the general patlic right and yet
the proposition t. stamp It out was
met with the old, old argument of
State sovereignty aud S'ate 'igh.s.
NJ such an Object N was made
when the Mississippi leves ulll came
up.
Muldoon favored the general pur-
port Of the bill but opposed certain
provisions aud G We notice that he
would 1T the proper time vote TO- re"
for amendment and revision.
Pet ees and Lawrence supported the
bill aud dwelt upon the Immediate
necessity of such steps.
Cameron expressed hearty concur:
renee in the purpose ct the legi-la-
ton, and failed to find any constttu-
tional stumbling block in he way of
voting for 1t A liberal construc ion
of the e institution sh Mlld always he
given when great public good is to b:
accomplished or great public evil
averted.
R,well cnntended that the pro.
posrd legislation Was ab-oIu ely nee
. ss .r.y to protect the cattle interest,"
and it was not p 'ssio:e tor the States
Il, d. 81 wlthou. Federal aid.
Perkins cuntended that Congress