Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07
WASHINGTON.
Lanham's Maiden Speech on the Cattle
Disease Bill.
Brief Notes Of the Days News at the
National Capitol.
Special TO the Gazette.

Washington, February G.--Lnuhan
to-day made his opening argumen
against the pleuro-pneunonia bill. III,
attacked the bill at various points
spoke of the vast magnitude of Texas
compared her size To that of the East
ern states, then gave large number q
statistics showing the magnitude o
the cattle business of TIE country
compared the cattle industry with tina
of all the states In the Union, and for
chilly showed that the bill contained
clauses which may constantly lead to
the obstruction of transportation OF
cattle from Texas and other states. He
alluded to the vast scope of the
bill and said the proyIs-
ions of the bill should be
confined TO the states in which the dis
ease existed. He declared that pleuro-
pneumonia was not known in Texas
on account of the favorable climate,
and wound up by asserting that the
gentleman from Colorado Belford]
never dreamed Of more efiectual
way of draining the treasury. The
speech was listened TO with marked
attention by members of both sides of
the hall and galleries. Hatch, father
of the bill, sat directly in front of the
speaker and attempted TO interrupt
him frequently, but always with dis
comfort to himself. AT the close,
numerous members rushed to Lanham,
and shaking hands with him, con-
graduated him on the ability dis
played In his maiden effort, The |
speech is pronounced decidedly the |
best of the opposition. There is little
doubt but what the bill will be de-
tnA aI
also. spoke in opposition.
BREvITIEs.
Private dispatches here say that the
Texas Republican state convention
will be held at Fort Worth.
Mayor Saylor of Austin, now here,
will probably be made customs collec-
tor at Brownsville. He will return
home shortly on account of Ben
ThompsOn's trouble.
Alexander Simon of Waco and Mr..
Cochrane of Buffalo, Leon county,
passed here on their way to New
York.
A MAIL PETITION.
Throckmort0n to-day presented
petition from the citizens of GarviD,
Wise county, asking for the establish
ment of mail route from Decatur by
way of Garvin to Springtown.
BY Associated Press.
Washington, February 6.-The sem
ate committee on agriculture unani-
ordered favorable report on
the bill to prevent the spread OF
leuro-pneumonia, reported by repre-.
sentatives of the cattle interest, and
introduced by Senator Miller.
SENATE.
Washington, February 6.-Miller OF
California, from the committee on for
,ign relations. reported the senate bill
as an amendment TO the anti
chinese act. Placed on the calendar. ,
It's provisions have been published.
Senate bill approprivting $757 $50 for I
he completion of the capitol terraces
md stairways connected Herewith
passed.
The following bills were reported
avorably with amendments, aud I
placed on the calendar Miller, from
he committee on agriculture-BillI
for the suppression and ex-
irpation Of pleuro.pneumonia and
,ther contagious diseases of domestic
Logan-To increase the efficiency Of
Ihe army.
The chair laid before the senate the
'esolu,ion offered by Butler, request
ing the president to transmit to the
senate record of the proceedings OF
he Proteus inquiry. Agreed TO-,
Frye offered a resolution, winch was
agreed TO, directing the secretary OF
The Interior TO report TO the senate
whether or not in the act OF congress