The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-15
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL.
Authentic Text Of the Celebrated Pleu-
rO. Pneumonia Bill.
A Specials Wendings In the Mazes Of
the Capital.
What Our Delegation Have Put on the
Calendar.
Bleeding u Kiusas lIailoas for Help-la-
teresiing Senate Debate.
Blasphemous B.lford Mak's More Mer-
riment fer the House.
Grand Daughter Refused a
Paitry Pension.
Miscellaneous Capital News Notes.
Miscellaneous Capital News Notes.
THE PLEURo-PNLUMoSiA BILL


TIE PLEURo-PNLUMoSiA BILL.
WAsntrdroS, March H-[spscial. Pol.
loving is iuii xt OF the celebrated llcuro-
pneumosta bili az 10 passed the house. IL
is now before the senate:
That he con missioner OF agriculture shall
organize IN his department bureau OF an-
imal industry. and shall appoint a chief
thereof, VINO shall be . competent We eri.
nary surgeon, and whose duty II shall bs
under the direction OF the said commits
siOner, TO investigate aud report upon the
condition OF domestic animals OF the Uni-
ted Siatee, their protection aud use, aud
also inquire into and report the causes
Ot contagious and communicable dis.
eases anon them, and tne means
Tor the prevention aud cure OF tue same, and
to collect such mi 'rmation on THESE sun
eta ~ sholl be valuable 10 thesgrioul nral
and commercial interetts Of the country
and the cnmmiss ODer Of agriculture IS
hereby authorized TO employ force SUI.
ficient for this purpose The salary of th-
cnlri OF this bureau shall be thB same ~
that p.id 10 utner chiefs OF divisions IN said
department; ana the commissioner shall
furnish 10 the cliel of said bureau the nee-
essary clerical force for the transaction OF
the bu inese OF the bureau.
Sec. . lhUt the Commissioner OF agri-
cul uIe is au hOrizsd tO appoint two com
petent agents, who shall ne practical stock
rAisers or experienced business men famll- |
lar with ques IONS pertaining 10 commercial
transsctiuns ia i've stock, whose duty n
shall he under the ilslructiOra or the
commissioner of agriculture tO exaisine
sud report upOu the beet methods OF tr.s'-
Ink tra sporting and caring for animals,
aud the means to be adopted Tor the su
preston and eItirpsuon OF Contagious
pleuro-pneumo' L., ava TO provide az g,inst
the spread Of other contagons, infectious,
aud c ,mmuuiCatle diseases. TAe cOmpen-
sttinn ~ SAID rge IL shall be At The rate Of
$40 pr ricm, W',n sll nee, gltrv eEpt. srs,
wui engiR, q In the psiuM performances OF
their duties uuder ths bcl
Sec INA. ~ Or4tr 20 promote the
expectation oi live sto"S irlm the Uuiied
st tes the c1mnlssicI1r agriculture
sn.ll make special 10y Iigs on ~ 10 thr
ex sfeuce Of contagious a.surD pneumonia
or lung-plague. or auy lntssous or 'om~
muHica Ile disease, aiUug the dividing line
DO, Wrtn i6g United Staies aud foreign
countries aud siung tbe lines II trauspof-
tation from I'll parts oi thr Uultrd Sat q
10 and Including ports from winch 1--we
stock are exported, and make report oi The
results OF suoh lnves igatou TO the sscre-
tary. OF the treasury, who shall estab-
lish such regulations concerning
the expoFlntion and transportation
OF live stock as the results
OF said in ses'iRnilon may require
Sec T. That to prevent the expectation
from any pori OF the Unitei States 10 any
port in u foreign country Of live stuck M CT
ed With any infectious or c0niegious dis
ease, and especially pleuro-pncumohia, tho
secretary OF the treasury ou the repoH1
provided for IN section J. be- and he is mere
by authorized 10 take such steps and
adopt such measures. not Income stent tn
the provisions Of his net. as he may deem
necessary.
SEQ. 8 That II shall be lhs duty of the
commissioner OF agricuiura 90 prepsrc
such rules and regulations as hp may deem
necessary for the SPEEDY snd .hsctual sup
preston ana extirpsiiOn Of cOntaginus
pleuro.pnsumoDia, and 10 certify such re les
and regu iona to the exec tive authority
OF each state and ierritory and invie said
authorities to cooperate IN the execution
and enforcement Of the provisions OF bis acf.
Whenever tue plans Hnd methods Of the
commissioner OF agriculture shall be ac-
cepted IN any tttte of territory IN VII Gu
contagious peuTO- -pneumnnit IS declared
to exist, and whenever tho governor oi
state, or other proporly constituted author
tiles, signify their readiness to cooperate
for the extinction thereof the commis
sioner OF agriculture ia HEREBY su horned
to eIpeDd so much OF this appropriation ~
may be necessary In the investigation
of the facts % 10 the dis.
ease, in paying Tor the animals
~
slaughter and in such dsiniecion and
Other means as may be necessary to stamp
out the disease, aud whenever state or
territory in any section of which c1nta- |
gipus or infectiousdiseasee exists which the
com missioner OF agriculture has declared
TO ne dangerous to the animal indusries
OF the nation fails TO make provisions for |
its extinction, or to Cooperate with the
plcns Of the com missioner OF agriculture for |
the extlt ctiOn OF the disease, the |
president OF the United States, on the pre-: l
sentaiiOu OF the facts by the commissioner /
oi agriculture shall be- authorized 10 de- |
clare the sid state or territory, or such |
part OF said st-te or territory ~ is danger !
Gus to the animal interests Of the country, I
in quarantine, aud to regulate or prohibit .
the transportation OF cattle out OF said .
state territory or district.
SEC 6. That the commissioners oi the I
DisircJ OF Columbus, whenever no iiied .
by he Commi-sioner OF agriculture .
that rn infectious or cont sciOus q saase al
fec ing domestic suima s aud especially |
M disease known Us pieuro-pueumouia,
has been brou ht into or has appeared IN
the District uf C1lumbis, shall iake meaf-
ufes t. tnppress the same promptly and 10
ErtVent the same from spreading; and for
this purpose the SAID C1mmissi0ners are
he.eby empowered 30 order and re
oui-e that any premises, or farms where
such disease exists or has existed be put IN
ousr-utine 30 order all or any animals
coming inio the dl4tric' 10 be detained al
spy place or pl ices for the purpose OF in
spection and examination; to prescribe
regulations tor and TO require the d'struc
tion of animals effected with contagious
n suro-pneumonia emo for tie proper dis-
posi,ion of their hides and carcass,s; 10
prescribe regulations Tor disini-otion and
such other regulations as iney may Deem
necessary 10 prevent hi. Ciion or COO.
ta.ion being communicates, ,and shaliTfpoft
to the mmissioner ~ sgfioul ure Whtt-
ever they may d in pursuance OF the pro-
visions Of this section; and the taid coo,-
mis.ioners shall csriiv HnS erre-ses OF,
feudins the Aforesaid M ssurcs ~ the com-
missioner Of agriculture. WHO Is hereby em-
powered to nav she tams in the muruer
prescrihei by law.
sec Z Thst 30 railroad company within
the United States whose Tosn towns any
part Of lire OF road ffom ole siste or ter-
ritory 10 another, or from = = sts INTO the
District Of Columbia, or tue owners
or masters of any stesm or sting
or other vessel or boat, shall receive tor
or trarspOft from one sisie
or te ri;pFy 6, another. or from ans stale
i.ifo the Disricf Of Columbia, any live cat
tie affected gith any cor rgiou- OF infec-
tions disease, aud especially the disease
kno~n o. conisgious pleuro-pneumonis or,
luue-p aeue: nor shsl rny pers "a. CO Il
psnv. or corporation deliver Tor sucn usns-
to any Vilros1 company. |