Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-13
WASHINGTON.
TIE BONDED WHISKY .ADV0C4TEs
ABANDON THEIR CAUsE.
The Question Of Forfsifing Unesrned and
GraBts-Pay OF Msrshsls-How to Ex-
tirpate P1suro-Pneumonia in Cattle
Dinner 81 Secretary Frelinghuysen.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

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members assigned to the ways and means
committee. They made canvass yesterday
and to-day to ascertain the feeling of the
Democratic members of the
committee. 1t is taken for granted that
the Republican members are opposed to
extending the bonded period, and no in
quiries have been g5Ria among them Mr.
Morrison, Mr.. Hur1 and Mr.. Blackburn
are counted certain for the extension. Mr.,
Blount, of Georgia, and Mr.. Mills, of
Texas, said they would stand by their
record on this question IN the Forty
seventh congress in opposition TO exten-
sion. Mr.. Hewitt did not give definite
answer, but left the impress
sion he also vas opposed to
the bill. Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, said it
was an axiom that the entire delegations
from Alabama and Georgia would vote
against the WHISKY blll. This completes
the list of Democrats On the ways and
means committee. And upon hearing the
result of the canvass Mr.. Thomps of
Kentucky, the most ardent supporter of
the interests of the manufacturers of
whisky, said he had no hope of getting the
bill out of the committee.
UNEARNED LAND GRANTS.
A congressman who takes special in
terest in the movement looking to the
forfeiture of unearned land grants, says
a canvass has been made among senators
who had been supposed to be unfavorable
| to it, and it was ascertained that the ma
jority are IN sympathy WITH the work
which the public lands committee has IN
dertaken. This conclusion is, however,
contrary to the general belief based upon
the record of some of the N ost prominent
senators, and the supposed influence thas
secured the election of others. The pub
lie lands committee goes on with entire
confidence in their success, determined
at least to give the popular branch of con
gress a good record on this subject.
THE PAY MARsHALs.
The annual reporl of the attorney gen
erel recommends the oboition of the sys-
tenn of paying marshals and deputy mar
shal in fees. Mr.. Springer having called
the attention of the department of justice
to this recommendation, and inquired
what method of payment the department.
would suggest, has received q reply which
will probably form the basis of action by
congress. There is no difficulty ebout
paying the marshals an annual salary, but
as deputy marshals are often appointed
only temporarily, and sometimes hold of
foe for short time, some other method
must be devised. The department officers
suggest that marshals be given a fixed
salary without any allowances for fees, and
that they be held responsible for any e1-
csssive fees paid to deputies or improper
allowances to their deputies by deducting
such unlawful or excessive allowances
from the pay of the marshal who may be
responsible for the abuse.
EURo-PNRUMoNIA.
| Several cattle brought to market in
Washington were bought by an agent OF
the department of agriculture and slaught-
cred to-day in the presence of scientific
men connected with the department, west
ern cattle men and mombers of the house
committee on agriculture, to show what
pIeuro- pneumonia in cattle is in its differ
ent stages. Sections of the lungs of three
beeves were exhibited at the capitol
this morning, one showing the
healthy lupg, th3 others the
disease in its advanced and final
stages. The disgusting appearance of the
specimens viii tend to lessen the demand
for beef among cong gressional beef eaters,
and may promote speedy legislation for
the eradication OF the disease. It had been
contended that pleuro- pneumonia did not
exist in this vicinity, but it is understood
that the cattle from which the specimens
were taken were brought from Virginia for
sale as beef.
The conditions prerequisite to a perfect
quarantine of health in our cat
tie exported are for lung
plague, that the governors of the states in
which the infection exists shall put in force
such measures as shall prevent the remov-
al of any bovine animal out of the conta-
gioned area, and above all, its introduc-
tion into any public stock yard through
which export cattle are driven. For Texas
fever, that the national government shall
prevent the shipment northward out Of
the area infected with Texas fever, of ali
cattle whatsoever excepting from the be-
ginning of November to the beginning of
March. In regard to new legislation the re-
port says every consideration of due pro-
tec5ion to home herders, and of the sound
imported ones demand that the secretary
of the treasury should be empowered to
order the instant slaughter and safe dis
posal of all imported herds that may be
found to be infected on their arrival, or
that may develop dangerous contagious
disease daring quarantine. 1t may not
be needful in all cases to use this power. :.
1t should, however, be rigidly executed in
all cases of rinderpest, swine plague, lung
plague and sSeep pox. We urge that
legislation be secured, empowering the
secretary Of the treasury to have all
ruminants (other than cattle) and all
swine imported if judged necessary to pre-
vent the spread of contagious disease
slaughtered and safely disposed of, or Sub
mitted to quarantine until they shall be
considered uninfecting. Since the execu.
tive authorities of the different states ha
their attention drawn to the necessity of