, 1884-04-29
Senators Airing Their Ignor-
ance and knowledge of 1t.
The Changes Which 1t is Grad
ually Undergoing.
A Final Disposition Will Prob
ably Soon be Reached.
Animal Bill.

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The Chair
laid before the Senate us unfinished BUSH
ness from Friday the bill to establish a
Bureau of Animal Industry and to extir-
pate contagious cattle diseases. The
question was on the motion of McPher-
son to commit the bill 10 the Committee
of Agriculture; lost. yeas IL, nays 30.
Senator Coke moved to except the case
known as Texas fever from the diseases
intended to be included within the mean
transportation to market. Thirty per
cent of the cattle coming to Chicago last
year We're Texas cattle and the testimony
from Chicago was that there had been no
disease among them. The amendment
was agreed to. Senator Morgan moved to
strike out the clause authorizing the pay
ment for slaughtered cattle.
Senator Beck was willing to authorize
an examination as to cattle diseases but
was unwilling the give the power for in
discriminate slaughter and so give an ops
portunity for widespread fraud. Many
of the largest cattle owners of the North
western territories. he said. were foreign
corporations. 1t was no SANDER to say in
many instances they sent their W rep
resentatiyes to the Legislature and no
man could 10 10 such Legislature unless
he was a representative of the cattle in
terest. 1t would not do to give those
Territorial Legislatures power to condemn
cattle by the wholesale and to pay dam
ages out of the money Of the United
States.
Senator Williams remarked that not one
in twenty herds in the Northwest belonged
to foreigners.
Senator Plumb said if he could have
his own way these foreign corporations
would not own cattle, land or anything
else in the Northwest, but the quantity of
cattle owned by such corporations was an
exceedingly small part of the cattle inter
est of the country. He defended the pro-
visions of the bill but said he had pre-
pared an amendment which would to
sonlc cAttlt ISiuoNc tHe ODltCtioH vi INC
Senator from Alabama. This amendment
was to strike out altogether reference to
the slaughter Of animals.
Senator Wilson sent to the desk and had
read a letter to him from the Commits
sioner of Agriculture in reply to Wilson'S
inquiries, saying the exclusion OF American
cattle from England for at least one year
would probably be Immediately decided on
by Parliament. 1t was understood the
cattlemen of England were determined to
keep ont American beef. The Commits
sioner adds: There was never a time
when it was more important to ascertain
the real condition of cattle in America
than now.
Senator Wilson said it was an important
fact that the British Government was
taking positive steps to exclude American
beef. I'VE should therefore show a
determination to give III cattle a clean
bill ofhealth as they are exported.
Senator Plumb's amendment was agreed
to.
Senator Bayfield, thought the purpose OF
the bill would now be fulfilled by an APP
preparation of ST., 900 instead of $3.50, 900
as allowed by the House.
Senator Plumb moved TO make the APP
preparation $685. 600, Senator Bayard's
motion to reduce the appropriation to
$780, 600 was disagreed to, as was also the
motion Of Senator Brown to make the
amount 800, 900 and Plumb's amendment
making the amount Sl50,O0O was agreed
to. On motion of Senator Harris an
amendment was agreed to c%onfing the
operations to cattle from which there was
danger Of disease spreading from one state
to another, Senator Miller, of California,
submitted as an amendment, the sub
stance of bill, heretofore introduced by
him, providing forithe ~quarantining and
inspection of export cattle, and Senator
Plumb wanted to secure the unanimous
consent that debate on the bill should
close at 3 p. M, Tomorrow and the vote
then be reached but this was not agreed to.
Adjourned.