Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-27

SSSu non. JOnn BiSSeu the matter was
referred TO the Committee on Elections.
On motion of Walton the State Treasurer
/ was requested to makea financial statement
LOT the guidance of the House.
Seaton offered Concurrent Resolution
proposing that no business should be tIans-
acted except that for which the Legisla-
ture had been convened, consideration of
which was postponed until Friday at 10
an
The Governor's message was referred to
special Committee, consisting OF Greever,
Cartier, Of Chase, Ellis, Armagost, Stewart,
OF Allen, Green, of Riley, and Titus.
Maudie Beardsley, of Topeka, was elect
ed page for the session.
A Special Committee of nine was appoint
ed TO whom all bills pertaining to cattle dis
eases shall be referred
Cartier, OF Chase, introduced bill pro-
viding for the appointment of a State Vet
Urinary Surgeon, to hold Office until the ses-
sion OF 1885, his successor to then be APP
pointed, and to hold Office for two years.
unless removed for cause. The salary to be
1900. His duty to be to Inspect herds re-
ported affected, and report to the Live Stock
Sanitary Commission of the State; keep
himself posted on veterinary diseases, their
cause and prevention, and report to the
State Board of Agriculture, etc.
Bryant introduced bill for the incorpo-
ration. of live stock insurance companies.
Another bill, and the most important, in
connection with the foot and mouth disease
provides that the Secretary of the State
Board of a agriculture, the State Veterinarian
and Commissioner TO be appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Senate
shall constitute Live Stock Commission,
of which the Secretary of the State Board
of Agriculture shall be President, and
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duties of the Commission shall be
to protect the health of domestic
cattle, and it is empowered to establish
quarantine, sanitary and other regulations.
| On its order the State Veterinarian shall
| visit localities affected, establish quarantine
and take steps to prevent the spread of the
| disease. The Commission is to be convened
| whenever any member receives notice of
any malignant disease from the Veterina-
rian, and shall proceed at once to tue in
fected district, establish quarantine, list and
describe affected or exposed animals, cause
them to be branded with the letter ID ;"
prescribe rules for separating affected cattle,
etc. When necessary the Commission shall
cause affected or exposed animals to be killed
and burned, after appraisement, and shall
have power to employ labor and material
to maintain quarantine. The bill provides
that animals already diseased when brought
into the State shall not be paid for, or if
brought from an infected State or Territory,
or II GLS owner SudlI nave violated QudrdQ-
tine or any rule or regulation of the Com
mission. Owners or persons knowing that
a disease prevails shall report the fact to
the Commission and to the Sheriff and
County Clerk of the county in which
: the disease is located. The Sheriff and
County Clerk shall visit the locality, and
prescribe regulations until the Commission
acts. The bill provides penalties for viola
tons of the provisions OF the act and for
bringing cattle from any State where infect
ious diseases exist; also for transporting
diseased cattle; also for keeping an affected
animal after having been informed that it
was affected, or selling it, but he may sell
such animal if itrccOVecs and the Veterinary
surgeon gives the owner a clean bill of
health of the animal. All animals killed
by order of the Commission are to be paid
for by the State at the rate allowed by the
appraisers and the Commission. The mem
Der of the Commission to be appointed
shall receive five dollars per day; other
members to be paid actual expenses. This
bill was prepared by Secretary Sims, Sena-
tor Thacher and Speaker Snoddy, at the re-
quest OF the Governor.
In the Senate on March 18th Blue offered
a resolution referring all bills introduced
bearing on the recommendations of the
Governor, to a Special COmittee of seven
which was amended on Classes notion
giving the Committee power TO send for per-
sons and papers, Buchan offered a substi-
tute, which was adopted, and provided that
all such bills should go to the Committee
on Agriculture and that it have power to
send for persons and papers.
Williams of Doniphan county, offered a
resolution that the senate would entertain
no bill that does not have direct reference
to the stock disease and necessary apprOpri-
atiOns which was laid over until Friday.
Ware of Ft. Scott offered the following !:
| WHEREAS a man named TOuZalin, pur-
porting to be manager of the affairs OF the
Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe Railroad
Company, came to Kansas, and has recent
ly in an impertinent manner sought to
place his road in antagOnism to the State Of
Kansas, and has endeaVOred to raise an in
surrectiOn against and to break down the
efficacy of the railroad laws of said State,
now therefore be it.
Resolved, By the Senate the House Of
Representatives cnncurTing therein, that we
do hereby direct the Board of Railroad
; Commissioners to prepare and submit to the
next SESSION Of the Legislature the draft of a
proper and reasonable maximum rate bill
especially applicable and adapted to the
traffic of said road, its branches and leased
, lines within the State, which was laid over.
Bills introduced were as follows: BY
f Breyfogle, providing for extension of the
time for the erection of an addition to TIE
Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Olathe. The
l bill passed. By Kelley, providing for the
appointment of State Veterinary Surgeon,
being the same bill introduced in the House
previously and already described. By Kel-
ley, providing for the protection of dome sic
animals (already describedl. By Hackney,
amending the fees act.
In executive session, the appointment OF
w, @. Jones as Warden of the State Peni-
Tertiary was confirmed.
The Senate accepted an invitation from
the House to visit it and listen to a state
ment and explanation of foot and mouth
disease at o'clock, and adjourned for that
purpose.
In the House on March 10Th the bills in
trodu ed were as follows: By Rhea amend
! ing the law in relation to sheep inspectors
r by Turner, amending the law relating u
: Texas cattle; by Green, of Riley, accepting