The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Special Correspondence to The Statesman
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-The federal
resigned by Morrill, is being
ought after by Jack Evans, G. B.
'abine, VIM. Chambers, H. z. Balm
-er, Chas. Ogden and Judge Herman,
he latter of Fort Worth. If any more
applicants are on the list they do their
slyly. Ogden. of San An
onio. is the youngest applicant. He
s not over thirty-two years of age
ind has strong supporters. He is put
Town as too young for the place, and
nay as well give up his efforts, if ap-
oearances are Indicative. Arthur |
says Evans has all the nerve needed.
He uttered this sentiment lately. |
No doubt there is strong in
clination to give him the place.
but it is feared he is not a good man |
TO harmonize the Texas Republicans. |
If it was not for this serious obstacle !
he would have been appointed long |
ago. Judge Herman is engaged by |
the railroads it is said. He is an i'm
portation from the North to Texas,
and has long been attending to Gould's
business in North Texas. Or
the six applicants for the judgeship,
Chambers, Sabin, Herman and Ogden
have been here to see the president.
The treasurer's cash statement for
January shows a very satisfactory
condition of the treasury. There may
be some surprise expressed that the
coinage of silver dollars has not driven
gold from the treasury. The
81, gold coin and bullion, S144. 49,
1856; silver dollars and bullion, $31,
1871, 146. Total, $175 541, 1856. Of Uni
ted States notes, S42, 156 ,188; national
bank notes, $14, 746, 734; cash deposits
in national banks, $13,726,4 61. Total,
S6O629, 1896, and of fractional silver
and minor coins, $28, sol, 766. This lat
ter item cannot be treated as availa-
BILE to any great extent in treasury
payments, as the treasury is required
to redeem the coins in lawful money
upon presentation, and if once out of
the vaults they would soon return for
redemption in notes. An analysis of
the other side of the statement shows
obligations of the treasury as follows:
To outstanding checks, trust funds,
moneys belonging TO other depart
ments, discussing officers, clearing
house certificates, ETC., $110,069 1929;
to matured bonds and interest, 3d.
938, 5O3.31. Total, $124, O37 $3.50. To
meet these obligations, the treasury
holds, as stated: OF notes and cash
deposits, $70,629, 1885, of silver dol
lars on which certificates may be is
sued, S31, 191, 1882. Total, $101 $780,
545.54; leaving to be paid from the
gold in the treasury, 1922, 7,089.96.
Deducting this amount from the gold
owned, there remains 22,133, 64663
in gold coin and bullion in excess of
every possible obligation outstanding,
and this amount could, if necessary,
be applied to the redemption of
United States notes under the resump-
ton act.
The effort to create an inspector
commission for cattle has met the OPP
position of Lanham of Texas, who is
the representative of the largest cat
tie interest of Texas. He says, the
plan infringes on states rights, is OF
unconstitutional SAVIOR, would swamp
the industry in Texas and puts the
cattle market in the power of a syn
dictate who can make or unmake the
market. The bill is a very important
one and therefore give it herewith,
| so that persons may advise their rep
resentatives as to their views thereon.
| The measure is of vast Importance to
| Texas which has One-Seventh of the
cattle in the United States. The bill
| is as follows:
A bill for the establishment q, a bu-
raCiUn of diseased cattle,
and to provide means for the sup
preston and extirpation of pleuro-
pneumonia and other contagious
diseases among domestic animals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
/ United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the commissioner OF
agriculture shall organize in his de-
partment a bureau of animal industry
and shall appoint chief thereof, who
shall be competent veterinary sur
geou, and whose duty it shall be to
| Investigate and report npon the
number, value, and condition of the
domestic animals of the United States
their protection and use, and also in
quire into and report the causes of
contagion, infectious, and commun1.
/
means for the prevention and cure OF
the same, and to collect such informa-
ton on these subjects as shall be val
liable to the agricultural and CONNER
cial interests of the country; and the
commissioner of agriculture is hereby
authorized to employ a force sufficient
for this purpose. The salary OF the
chief of said bureau shall be $4,000 pei
annum; and the commissioner shall
appoint clerk for said bureau. with
a salary of $500 per annum.
Sec. 2. That the commissioner OF
| agriculture is authorized to appoint
two competent agents, who shall be
practical stock-raiserS or experienced
business men familiar with questions
pertaining to commercial transactions
in live stock, whose duty it shall be
under the instructions of the commits.
sioner of agriculture, to examine and
report upon the best methods Of treat.
ing, transporting and caring for ami.
mails, and the means to be adopted fol
the suppression and extirpation OF
contagious pleuro-pneumonia, and to
provide against the spread of other
contagious, infectious and commune
cable diseases. The compensation OF
said agents shall be at the rate of ten
dollars per diem, with all necessary
expenses, while engaged in the actual
performances of their duties under
this act.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty OF
| the commissioner of agriculture to
prepare such rules and regulations as
| he may deem necessary for the speedy
and effectual suppression and extlrpa.
ton of said diseases, and to certify
such rules and regulations to the eX-
ecutive authority of each state and
territory, and invite said authorities to
cooperate in the execution and en-
forcement of this act. Whenever the
plans and methods of the commits
sioner of agriculture shall be accepted
by any state or territory in which
pleuro-pneumonia or other contagious
| Infectious, or communicable disease
is declared to exist. and whenever the
governor of a state or other properly
constituted authorities signify Their
readiness to cooperate for the
extinction of any contagious
infectious, OF communicable disease in
conformity with the provisions of this
act, the commissioner of agriculture
is hereby authorized to expend SC
much of the money appropriated by
this act as may be necessary in such
Investigations, in paying for the ami.
mails it is deemed necessary to Slaugh-
ter, and in such disinfection and other
means as may be necessary to extir-
pate the disease; provided, that the
authorities of said state or territory
shall assume and pay one-half of the