Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-12
IN CONGRESS.
SENATE.


ted Joint resolution appropriatinG
a. 600 doc TO continue the improve
m, mis- began by the Mississippi rive
improvement commission. After dc,
bate II was amended togive lttne 10TH
of "A bill, which passed.
Call Introduced a bill providing fol
the establishment of university oil
! medicine at the capital of the United
states for the advancement of science
and discovery of improved methods OIL
treatment aud cure of diseases. II
appropriates Sl,0O0,000 as n perpetu-
al endowment fund, the interest to be
paid for salaries of professors, cost OF
axneriments, etc. 100000 additional
IL sppropriated for the purchase of
grounds and erection of suitable build
ings. rheallopathic, homeopathic and
eclectic methods are to be represented
in the professorships.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Nv Edmunds- Providing for the re-
lief of survivors of the Jeanette ex-
pedition aud crew, and heirs of the
deceased members. 1t authorizes the
secretary of the treasury to pay Mel
Vile and Daneuhower $1,000 each;
RAYMOND L.. Newcomb, naturalist,
John Gale, acting DO !swaln, w. J.. V
Nendermann and James II. Bartlett,
seanlen. $500 each; remaining survlv-
ors $500 each. II also authorizes the
payment OF a sum equal TO
Que years. salary of each OF
the deceased members Of tue
Jeanette expedition and crew, to
their respective heirs
BY Catl-PrOviding for the estab-
lishment of postal savings banks. IL
requires the posulaster-Senerai To es-
tabli-h postal savings bank mt All
possibilities where the receipts equal
81 900 annually. Deposits will be re-
ceived for all sums under 800, pay
ment of which on demand is guaran-
teed by the government.
RETALIATION.
Anthony's resolution Vt January 9Th
was taken up, instructing the commits
mittee on foreign relations to inquire
into the eXp-dIency Of legislation to
enable the executive 10 protect
American interests against those Of
governments which have prohibited
or restrained the importation OF health
full meats from the United States. Van
Wyck moved an amendment, adding
except governments whose manu-
featured goods or products were pre-
viousiy restrained or prohibited from
free access TO our ports" Van Wyck,
proceeding to explain the purpOrt of
his amendment, the morning hour eX-
pred, and the matter went over.
CulloIn of Utah addressed the senate
regarding his bill Ia reorganize the leg
islative power OF Utah. IL provides
that the government Of Utah shall
consist OF governor and council of
nine, to be appointed by the president
and confirmed by the senate, who
must he citizens aud qualified voters
OF that territory.
DISEASES AMONG STOCK.
a meeting of the members of the
house committee on agriculture and
members of the committee of cattle
men appointed recently at Chicago
was held at the capitol. A general
discussion of contagious diseases
among cattle was INDUCED in. The
cattlenen, in answer TO inquiries of
representatives,, said the disease ex-
i-ted in Delaware. District Columbia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Connecticut, New York. and possibly
other plac. S. In New York few
counties are reported TO be infested.
Hunt, n. j., SAID congress would APP
proprintc an adequate amount, paya-
BILE on order of the proper authorities
OF the different states, to protect them
for six months against importation of
diseased cattle, us six months prohi-
bition would stamp out pluro-pneu-
monia.
DR.. Law of the cattle commission Of
the treasury department, said the dis
ease was undoubtedly the result of i'm
portation. He said with plenty of
money and the federal law
he could eradicate it in
twelve months. New York city had
at one time stamped it out in three
months. he advocated burning build
ings where the disease occurred. Judge
Carrick New York; gave the history
OF the disease. saying that i. waS like
Asiatlc cholera, spreading through
Europe anu reaching New York forty
years ago. 1t existed on the continent
OF Europe, in Great Britain, Australia,
New Zealand and this country.
All that saved the West from
the disease was live transportation
East TO West. Had it been otherw Use,
The Western plains would have been
Infected. He said there was one hun
dred million dollars invested in the
cattle business Of The United States.
Singleton of Illinois offered 81 900 re-
ward for any animal injected by
pieuro-pneumonis, but no one accept
ed II. Several members of the
cattle commission at once offered
to show the disease to any one
doubling its existence. Representa-
tive Weller gave notice that he in
tended to offer a bill appropriating
80 900, O01 by the government for the
suppression of contagious disease in
cattle, TO be d distributed among the
states and territories in the ratio
OF representation in congress; provide, d
each state shall appropriate Il sum
equal To the amount given by the gov
ernmeut.
The house committee on commerce
decided to bear arguments on January
oath, 18th and 18th from any persons
desiring to be heard against the pend-
ing bulls for the regulation OF inter
State commerce,
Arguments in favor of the bills will
be heard January 2Sth 29th and Goth,
after which there will be no public
hearing without unanimous consent of
the committee.
Az the meeting Of the house com
mlttee on Judiciary to-day Gray and