The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-25
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL.
The Foot aud Meulh Dlsease-fnterest-
Ing, Important Correspondence.
Text OF Mr.. Cnlberson's Federal Court
Bill.
Happenings NJ tho Capital as Seen
Through Special Spectacles.
ISenntor Vance Hits Protection and
Its Apostlesa Ringing Blow.
The Senator's are Beginning TO Awaken
"A Busy Day.
THE Consultation as Foot Bah In the
House.
The Consultation as Foot Bah In thC
House.
Miscellaneous Washington News Items.
THE Poor AND MOUTH DISEASE.

THE Foor AND MOUTH DISEASE.
WAsnisGroE, March q. - Especial 80
Mensures which have been introduced in
the British parliament for The prevention
N toot and mou IA disease ia the United
KINGDOM are Indicated hefeNiih:
Depattment OF statc-To Iol, william II
Hatch, Chairman Of the Comm lteo On Az
rIcullure, House II Rol resentauyes
sIR--I nave tho nunur % enclose here
,cith. Tor the information and con-
Alteration Of your com mittee, COPY
of "A diepatch 10 this deDarimcn.
from Mr.. Lowell, the American minister ne
London, O ncerning measures which have
been introduced into che British pariia-
ment for the prevention OF ioot'aud-mouth
disease in the United Kingdom.
have the honor to be, sir, your obedient
servant, ,.
Legation Of the United states London, Feoru'
AIRY % lSSi-To Hoo. y. Il. Fieliughuyheu,
sIn, The recent prevalence Of foot.and.
mouth disease IN the uuited kingdom has
not only caused great lossos and greater
approximations among the farming. ponuls'
Ifinn. hut has been adroitly used by the
friends OF protection and the enemies OF the
party in power for the purpose OF bringing
10 the eurlAct aud rendering active GER
tain amount OF political discomfort. IL Is
assAmed that though this mhlsdy may he
ORIGINATED 10 other less favored quarters OF
'Hhe globe YET that the soil end climate OF
IEppland have been endowed by tho Cfea-
Tor with some divine immunity in this re-
spect. aud 1t has not been ditlicult 20 per-
auade the agricultural classes that their
Losses have been due 10 the dnwise and
even culpabie laxity OF the govern
meat IN the admission Of foreign
rettle, Looking round In thtie irritation
forNome object on which 10 vent II, the
farNers have nGtufnlly selected the mimic
WV 81 the most obvious and attaihabla. As
many OF the liberal members OF pariia-
meut are largely IN erested IN the question
as laud-holders, and represent rural con
stiiuenoes, the question has assumed so
much political Importance as TO give soms
anxiety to t. government.
The natter was not slluded to IN the
, aneach from the throne nut was thought 30
urgent that bill was introduced ia the
hoIiee Of lords by Lord Cariiuglord, pres''
dent OF the council, to deiiue more precise
10 and In some resDpcts to enlarge powers
already possessed by the privy council vita
respect TO the importation OF cattle.
The bill amended on motion Of the Duke
n, Richmond with Tho intention OF making
IL obligatory on tine prlvy council TO pro-
hibit such importation from any country
in which they we're not satisfied that the
disease did not exist, will now 10 TO the
house OF commons.
What will be- its fate there IL Is, 81 course,
;mpossible 10 ioretsil; but, from oil hear.
7 sbould think it hardly likely that 1t will
leave this commons with any abatement OF
It's more rigorous provisions. The wish
and hope OF the farming interest 10 absoiute
exclusion: but this will be difficult OF at
faipment, because the grazlers, both here
and In Scotland, are fully sensible OF the
advantage they would gain by the tree al
mission of cattle on the hooi.
Hitherto the privy council have perform
ed a very difficult and complicated duty
with great fairness and with leaning, II
there WAS any, towards tue most ioerai III
depreciation of the law.
But the c,amor Is so loud ana SO per,
sistent that they may find themselves iorcei
to.measures which In priDcipie-they would
dIsapprove. The question mas grown 10
such dimensions that one OF the persons
most competent 70 give an opinion asst
me that he thought IL to be politically me
most important which would confront The
mi,6stry in any election that might occur
In an AGRICULTURAL constituency.
Should the proteotiOnists and farmers
friends oucceed in bringing about anything
like the exclusion OF foreign cattle there
wnuld soon be an even more powerful re-
acnon brought about oy the higher prioes
Of meat that would inevitably follow, ana
, which " 10 the tbialy-veiod object OF the
agricultural interest 10 produce. -,
ITAoueh 1t might be almost Impossible III
/ tikritory so vast as ours 20 prevent tne
Occurrences Of sporadic cases OF toot.and-
mouth disease it occurs to me that It might
be- feasible thoroughly to DIS
infect and keep disinfected certain routes
and ports OF shipment by rigorous
inspection and an answering resolution
In stamping out everv spark OF e1istln,
confa0ion. We're such a course persevered
In, IL would produce conviction here, as
nothing else, especially no amount OF argu
nlent ever could or will. -,
have the honor TO be, with great re-
j. l.. LOWELL.